PHOTO CREATED BY MY GURL NANCY! THANX MAMA!Although Lakithia Jones is strikingly beautiful her talents are not to be overlooked. It would only take sixteen bars for anyone to recognize what Lakithia was destined to do.
She was born in Milwaukee, WI November 7th, in the 1980's. At the tender age of two she was already moon walking to Michael Jackson's "Beat It," her mother says. By the time she was seven Lakithia was singing solos at her local church. Her family moved away to Lafayette, IN when she was nine. It was then that Lakithia began to sing gospel songs in churches across the midwest. Constant church going was the way of life for her family. Lakithia developed a love for singing and performing.
At the age of fourteen Lakithia's family moved back to Milwaukee in order to care for her elderly great aunt and uncle. The family moved just above the elderly couple in the inner city on Milwaukee's north side. Lakithia faced new challenges in her new environment. She was used to suburban life in Indiana and was now surrounded by drug abuse and distribution, crime and teenage pregnancy. Lakithia recalls drug deals going down right outside her bedroom window and being awakened by late-night shootouts and sirens. She struggled to adapt to her new school surroundings. It was no longer cheerleading, track meets, and basketball games. It was now survival of the fittest. Lakithia had to protect herself against jealous, violent threatenings and other perils of the urban school scene. She memorized protective bible versus and began to shape a new personality as she was drawn to the street anthems of Tupac, Notorious BIG, Snoop, Jay-Z and Scarface. Ms. Jones released her frustrations on paper through poetry,
rap lyrics, songs and diary entries. She lived in a bubble not having many friends. Lakithia's family and environment didn't necessarily encourage dreaming, but like a rose growing through concrete, she dreamed.At the age of eighteen Lakithia demanded freedom from her over protective parents. She left and began to pursue her own identity and security. It wasn't too long before Ms. Jones was deceivingly lured into the night life. It was then that she saw many devastating things and learned a lot about the dark side of life. After a couple of negative events Lakithia quickly came to her senses remembering her christian roots. Her brief walk on the dark side was over.Lakithia began to steer straight and threw herself even deeper into her musical endeavors. Shortly after working with a couple of struggling rap groups, she was introduced to local producer Eddy J. Eddy J was extremely impressed by Lakithia's talents. In 2000 they began recording immediately and placed the finished product, "Lakithia Jones aka Miss Angel," on MP3.com. Though it was her first recording her talent and potential were evident, Eddy J says. In 2001 they continued to record and finished a second album self titled "Lakithia Jones."
The album was sufficiently promoted through local radio airplay, airplay in New Orleans, Los Angeles, concerts in local clubs, local auditoriums, northern Illinois, cableTV programming( The Lakithia Jones Show) and PBS's MPTV. It sold in local stores Discman, Flipside records and Churches in northern Illinois and Atlanta GA. Everyone was drawn by her rich voice tone and passionate stage show. Lakithia and Eddy J continued to hustle with the ultimate goal of a record deal until 2003.In 2003 Ms. Jones's ambitions carried her to Los Angeles, CA. Things didn't go exactly the way Lakithia expected in LA. She found herself faced with new challenges again. Lakithia had overcome past struggles so she was up for the fight. Now facing not knowing how bills would get paid and where each meal would come from, she relentlessly pressed toward her dreams. While in LA in 2004 she found herself on shows like Girlfriends, Gilmore Girls, ER and Eve. After some time Lakithia was back on her feet and still pursuing her dreams.Everything that Ms. Jones has faced and overcome has only made her stronger and her talents are more honed than ever. She found her nitch. Lakithia's Lyrical ability, delivery and voice tone speak for themselves. She has a relentless tenacity to back her giftings and talents. Lakithia prides herself on individuality. She will stop at nothing to see her dreams come into existence. Lakithia Jones is one opportunity away from superstardom.I edited my profile with Thomas Myspace Editor V4.4 (www.strikefile.com/myspace)
