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Byline: Aprill Brandon
Jun. 29--As a backup dancer in videos such as Juvenile's "She Get It From Her Momma," Yvette Gbalazeh started to notice that she was a better writer than a lot of the men she was around in the hip-hop industry. Never being one to back down, she began to think that if they could do it, why couldn't she? Thus was born Lady Lyricist, or Lyris for short. With an aggressive style and tough lyrics, the female rapper and deejay from Victoria has just released her second album and is opening for acts like Trina and Paul Wall.
But Lyris has had her fair share of obstacles on the road to success, including getting out of an abusive relationship … - VICTORIA ADVOCATE
Discography
"Just A Friend" Single -- Released 2004
"MisLeading Lady" Album -- Released 2008
"The Alphabet Project" Album -- Released 2012
"Lyris Live" Album -- To Be Released 2014
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I survive and live off of my daily street performances. - Lyris
1999-2009 Give It Up Productions.
Owner.
What has Lyris done in the business?
'93 - First television appearance: Lyris was on 20/20 reading a poem for W.A.R.N. program at Crain middle school in Victoria TX at 12 years old.
99 - After graduating high school at 16 yrs old, walked onto the University of Houston cheer squad as a tumbler, competed at nationals in Daytona, FL.
1999-2004 Fat Man Production Houston, TX
Intern.
2000 University of Houston Small Business Development Center Houston, TX
Small Business Start Up Certification.
02 - Natural multi-tasker and while working for Fat Man Productions on the set of Juveniles music video they increased my role and I ended up on MTV.
03 - While working for the same production company on another video set I split roles and filled in for a model who didnt show and I did a back flip for a scene which ended up on BET.
03 - Extra in the Scarface music video Recognize.
04 - Univision owned radio station KPTY-FM held the Sunkist Sunlab contest to find local talent and I qualified to the finals where I performed on E. Beach in Galveston, TX.
04 - Performed at the KBXX-FM Super Bowl Red Carpet Star Walk at the Mercury Room in Houston, TX on the main stage.
04 - Opened for Trina at Konnections for Capt. Jacks birthday.
04 - Opened for Slim Thug in Little Rock, AR.
05 - Opened for Trina again at the new Konnections.
05 - Appeared in the Mike Jones video Back Then.
05 - Made the alternate pool for TLCs Are You The Girl? contest for the UPNs television show.
05 - Opened for Chingo Bling in Victoria, TX at the Riverside Convention Center.
06 - Opened for BAM of Street Military in Victoria, TX at Club Fuego.
06 - Opened for Trae, Lil Boosie, Vicious, & E.S.G. July 9th in Crawley Louisiana for an event hosted by KJMH-FM.
06 - Brought down the house in New York at Club Pyramids Training camp Tuesdays.
06 - Performed at TIs Club Crucial in Atlanta, GA.
2006 Scratch DJ Academy New York, NY
Advanced Course.
07 - Qualified to the finals of The Next TVs Making The Next Hit hosted by Lil Wayne and Chief Rocker Busy Bee.
2007 Victoria College & UHV Victoria, TX
Associates of Arts. Major-Psychology Minor-Criminal Justice
08 - Understudy or Grand Master Dee from Whodini in Dallas Essence festival
09 - Understudy for Grand Master Dee from Whodini for Jan. show at Houston Arena
09 - Promo model for Creed & Rockpit.com - Sept.25 at Woodlands Pavilion
10 Winner of The Battle of the Bay in Oakland, CA
10 Opened as a DJ for Korrupt Show
10 Casted for Kesha video We Are Who We Are
'10 - Extra in 3 episodes of 1000 Ways To Die" on Spike TV
'10 - Extra in Indie film "Venus and Mars"
11 Fighter in new MMA reality show sponsored by Tapout, Bedhead, and Rockaholic.
11 On Lopez Tonight performing from Hollywood blvd.
11 On Baggage show hosted by Jerry Springer
11 Understudy at Whodini show in the Inland Empire
11 - Performed for Hot TV party hosted by Wickett Crickett and Maliik Rasheed
'11 - Performed for Beatsmith entertainment at Ken's Club Houston Tx.
'12 - Opened for SPC 25th anniversary April 14th at Numbers club Houston Tx
(K-Rino and Klondike Kat)
I survive and live off of my daily street performances. - Lyris
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