About YFame
Born and raised in Philadelphia, YFame “Famey Miscellaney” has been making music since the age of ten. The “quiet kid” spent most of his childhood attending showcases with parents Lester Bridges Sr. and Celestine Morris.
In 2001, Famey auditioned and was named a finalist on the syndicated music television show “Showtime at the Apollo” in Philadelphia. The self-proclaimed “product of lonely nights in a dull basement” began his career as a DJ turned music producer/songwriter in 2005.
YFame struggled his way to graduation from Pennsauken High School in 2007. Feeling slighted by teachers and peers who told him he would never succeed, YFame dropped his first mix tape “Bookbagz ‘n’ ChuckTaylors” in September 2009. His edgy lyrics read, “look at the empty book bag, I hope I’m pissin’ these teachers off — the ones that doubted me when I look back, when success is what I was speaking of.”
YFame’s career gained considerable momentum in 2008 when he sold out a series of local venues and two of his songs were played on rotation by Sirius XM, Philly’s Power 99 and Brooklyn College Radio. Nominated for “Best Local Album” at the 11th Hour Readers Choice Awards alongside rapper-friend Floco Torres in Macon, Georgia, YFame’s success became noteworthy.
In May 2009, the sudden death of his father and manager forced the young rapper to skip a meeting with independent hip-hop label TommyBoy Records. Fueled by frustration and pain, the aspiring artist felt an underlying obligation to succeed in his career to sustain his father’s legacy.
In November 2010, YFame released his first official single “Applause” on iTunes as part of the “Somebody-ish Nobody” album. “Applause” was featured on DJBooth.net as “backed by a street-ready piano-loop beat of [producer] Stro, the [DJBooth] newcomer lists off all the reasons why we should be showing our appreciation.”
In 2011, YFame’s versatility and passion for music and visual arts landed him a recording contract with Grammy award-winning producer Jerry ‘Wonda’ Duplessis. In August 2011, YFame founded the Miscellaney Music Group incorporating artists, music producers, songwriters, graphic designers, poets and talented speakers with a common goal to “open people’s eyes and ears to a greater experience of music and art.”
In the midst of the 2011 Occupy Wall Street movement, YFame released his music video for “Change the World” featuring esteemed singer/songwriter Sean McGee. The song preached to youngsters, urging “hustlers in the ghetto to the babies in Haiti — to the kids who never settle for the word ‘maybe’” to make the world a better place. “Change the World” received over 17,000 hits on YouTube and over 22,000 hits on WorldStarHipHop.com. In 2012, YFame released a video for “Somebody-ish Nobody” received over 20,000 hits through media marketing firm BLKDMNDS.
YFame’s music does not reflect that of the average urban rapper — replacing cliches, violence and materialism with soulful melodies & sincerity. Most of his music reflects his talent, edginess and the struggle of anything-but-ordinary lifestyle.
