Passion: A B.I.G. Story

Christopher George Latore Wallace was born in a struggle. His mother and father gave birth to him on May 21, 1972. His mother a pre-school teacher and his father who left his mother to raise him alone was a politician and welder . Christopher was a great student and very smart, receiving several awards in English. Christopher was nicknamed “Big” do to his large size. Growing up in the middle of the crack epidemic in the late 1980’s, he began dealing drugs at the age of twelve. At the age of seventeen Christopher dropped out of school and became further involved in criminal activity leading him to probation and ultimately landing him in prison for nine months

As a teenager he recognized his passion (Music) and began rapping. He would go on to record a demo album, soon to be named in The Source’s Unsigned Hype column. The Demo was soon heard by Sean “Puffy’ Combs at Uptown Records, Christopher was soon signed to Uptown Records, but Sean Combs would be be fired shortly after and Christopher would follow him to a place more like home “Bad Boy Records”.

His story goes on, but how about you listen to his first solo hit “Juicy”. This song will give you a taste of what his life was like.

No matter the struggle, find your passion and you will create your legacy!

Christopher George Latore Wallace’s Passion has been Identified

Passion: The Definition of Passion - Leona Lewis !

Born in London Borough of Islington, to social worker parent Aural Josiah and Maria Lewis.

Leona Lewis was put through theater school very early at the age of five. At the age of six she decided that she wanted to be a singer. She went to school at Ambler Primary School in Finsbury park and also attended Sylvia Young Theatre. She was later enrolled in Italia Conti Academy and then BRIT School. There she learned Guitar and Piano and worked very hard to write her very own songs.

Leona wrote her first song at the age of 12. At the age of 13, she won the Lady D under-eighteen talent show at Hackney Empire. Although her focus and passion was music she would become a keen dancer and actor.

As a teenager Leona Lewis would go on to write and produce a number of songs including her demo album, Twilight which was never released. She also recorded a version of Minnie Riperton’s “Lovin You’ with music producer Marley J. Wills. Unable to secure a contract Leona Lewis took a number of jobs to pay to get into a recording studio, including waitressing at Pizza Hut and receptionist job at chiropody surgery in Stoke Newington High Street.

With no luck and her dream fading away, Leona considered placing her music career on hold to attend a University, before her finance Lou Al-Chamaa, that she has known since they were ten years of age persuaded her to enter X Factor.

Since winning she has been Nominated for three Grammy awards, Her second single, "Bleeding Love", was the biggest-selling single of 2007 in her home country, topped over thirty international singles charts including the United States, Canada, Australia, Japan, New Zealand, Mexico, the Republic of Ireland, France, Italy, Germany and Russia, and has since become the biggest selling single of the twenty-first century by a female, propelling Lewis to international fame.

Like Pablo Picasso, Leona Lewis begun her journey within her passion at a very early age.

Leona Lewis’s Passion has been identified