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BlameitonG also known as Gregory Wings is an American hip hop artist, music promoter and entrepreneur based in South Africa.[1][2][3]
Background
[edit]BlameitonG was born on December 15, in 1982 in the United States of America. He attained a Bachelor's in Business Administration and a Master's degree in Business Economics at the University of Pittsburgh through a full time scholarship.
In entrepreneurship, he founded his first real estate company in 2002 called Metropolitan Realty & Construction then Metro Brokers in 2005. ln 2015 he established HVAC and a construction company called Blue Screen Construction.[4][5]
In 2023, BlameitonG co-founded an entertainment company called Ternary Media Group with his former Nigerian business partner, Sedote Nwachukwu through which they organized a Burna Boy concert in Johannesburg, South Africa, scheduled for September 23, 2023 but the show could not happen[6][7] because of dispute between BlameitonG and Sedote Nwachukwu[8] who was accused of fraud during the planning of the event.[9][10][11]
Discography
[edit]Albums
[edit]- Too Many Secrets 2022[12]
Singles
[edit]- Sunday Morning
- Actions Without Consequences[13]
- Accession
- Coffee Friends
- Conquest[14]
- Beautifulest[15]
Tragedy
[edit]In 2007, BlameitonG faced legal troubles leading to a 122 month sentence in federal prison in 2007 with significant financial consequences of $8.5 million in restitution, and the federal government seized $19.5 million from his earnings and was released in 2014. In 2019, he survived a shooting during an attempted robbery in Los Angeles.[16]
External links
[edit]- BlameitonG at IMDb
References
[edit]- ^ "GREGORY WINGS ALSO KNOWN AS BLAMEITONG - LA Weekly". 8 August 2023.
- ^ "Burna Boy concert promoter seeks protection, claims his life is in danger". 5 March 2024.
- ^ "BlameitonG Navigates CJ So Cool Through Mentorship & Entrepreneurship".
- ^ "US businessman partners with local construction companies to build good and affordable homes for South Africans -". 16 March 2024.
- ^ "US Businessman to Help Build Good Affordable Homes for South Africans". 16 January 2024.
- ^ "'Failed concert's millions must remain in SA'". 26 November 2023.
- ^ "Ternary Media Group - Burna Boy show postponed". 20 September 2023.
- ^ "US rapper fights to keep millions in SA after Burna Boy no-show". 28 November 2023.
- ^ https://www.sowetanlive.co.za/s-mag/culture/2023-09-21-fraud-claims-lead-to-burna-boy-concert-cancellation/
- ^ http://www.msn.com/en-za/news/other/burna-boy-concert-scandal-gregory-wings-cleared-of-charges/ar-AA1rfB30?apiversion=v2&noservercache=1&domshim=1&renderwebcomponents=1&wcseo=1&batchservertelemetry=1&noservertelemetry=1
- ^ "Is Burna Boy's show postponed or cancelled? More drama unfolds between organisers".
- ^ "BlameitonG Releases New Album "Too Many Secrets"". 16 February 2022.
- ^ "BlameitonG Shares Debut Single "Actions Without Consequences"". 24 March 2022.
- ^ https://www.europeanledger.com/article/561041074-blameitong-releases-new-single-conquest
- ^ https://gaana.com/song/beautifulest-1
- ^ "Gregory Wings also known as BlameitonG".