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Best Hip Hop Performers of 2009
December 9, 2009
The Pittsburgh City Paper named Kellee Maize the 3rd best Hip Hop
performer in Pittsburgh for the second year in a row after national act Wiz
Khalifa and Formula 412.
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Best Hip Hop Performers of 2008
December 19, 2008
The Pittsburgh City Paper named Kellee Maize the 3rd best Hip Hop
performer in Pittsburgh along the likes of Wiz Khalifa and Formula 412.
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Young Creatives: Kellee Maize
August 6, 2009
For the latest installment of our Young Creatives series we visit Kellee Maize,
who by day heads up Nakturnal, a women-owned and operated events
promotion company in Pittsburgh, and by night emcees and sings.
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Introducing Pittsburgh's Finest: Kellee Maize
June 12, 2008
One of the city's crown jewels is a cool, young woman named Kellee Maize.
She's endeared her self with everyone and when leaves everyone
enthusiastic when she walks in the room. Many of us like to say her name
twice just to show the love.
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25 Joints To Get You Through The Day
November 13, 2009
This week we come with a whole lot of goodies guaranteed to stimulate.
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25 Joints To Get You Through The Day
March 10, 2009
In the same vein is Pittsburgh native Kellee Maize who recently was cited as
one of the best in the city that now calls itself 'Sixburgh' because of the 6
Superbowl wins. Last year Kellee hit us over the dome with an album called
'Age of Feminine'that centered on Women's empowerment and spirituality She
returns with a new song called 'Third Eye' which takes us deeper.
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Women ROCK!
September 16, 2009
Women ROCK! celebrates the city’s talented female artists in music, dance,
performance and visual art. This first-of-a-kind event benefits Dress for
Success Pittsburgh which promotes the economic independence of women by
providing professional attire and career development tools.
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ROCKIN’ WOMEN: THE ARTISTS
September 16, 2009
A spiritually oriented person, Kellee volunteers for various community
organizations and is driven by an undying need to create positive meaningful
change and unite women.
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    Kellee Maize
    January 22, 2010
    Kellee Maize is a talented girl from Pittsburgh who sings/raps over some
    Scottie B and King Tutt Baltimore Club beats!
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    Kellee Maize: House full of hip-hop
    January 28, 2010
    Kellee Maize doesn't fit the demo of a hip-hop artist, unless that includes
    spiritually empowered, platinum-blonde white female social activists from small
    towns in Pennsylvania.
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    Pitt Grad Brings Hip Hop to Southside
    January 28, 2010
    Kellee Maize is a workaholic.She works, on average, 90 hours a week — on
    writing, singing, dancing, Web site production, her events and promotion
    company, yoga, astrology and more. She just about does it all, even amid
    recording and planning the release of her sophomore hip-hop album ...
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    Most Downloaded Artist On Frostwire Ever
    January 29, 2010
    Looking at the hot blonde on the album cover you would never suspect
    hearing a strong woman rapping meaningful lyrics over Baltimore club style
    beats. Kellee Maize original hip hop style has already helped her capture the
    hearts and ears of most Pittsburgh hip hop fans.
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    Short List: Music
    January 29, 2010
    Chances are you've heard the name Kellee Maize: The emcee,
    concert-promoter, spoken-word artist and girl-power pusher is among the
    local scene's ubiquitous figures. Tonight, at Fate Lounge ...
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    Pittsburgher Kellee Maize does it all
    January 27, 2010
    Pittsburgh Renaissance woman Kellee Maize is interviewed ...
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    Kellee Maize CD Release Party
    January 29, 2010
    Kellee Maize is the founder of Nakturnal, a Pittsburgh business that produces
    and promotes some of the best events in town. In additition to helping
    Pittsburgh businesses with guerilla and online marketing Kellee is an
    established recording artist who has been performing in Pittsburgh and beyond.
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    X-Clan reunion highlights hip-hop awards
    January 29, 2010
    Last year, the Pittsburgh Hip Hop Awards went head to head against the
    Grammys at the Pittsburgh Hilton. This year, the fourth annual event,
    presented by 360 Entertainment and again at the Hilton. Best Female Artist:
    Nina Ross, Lady Homi, Kellee Maize, Sash Mead, Donnis, Kizzi, Red Eye,
    Hollywood, Lovely.
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    Over 150,000 downloads in 10 days
    February 12, 2010
    Kellee Maize’s Aligned Archetype, a CC BY licensed hip-hop record, has
    already received over 100,000 downloads  from the FrostClick community
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    Kellee Maize
    February 9, 2010
    i'm pretty obsessed w/ "say watcha want", which uses samples from the royal
    tenenbaums soundtrack ...
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    Kellee Maize - Aligned Archetype
    February 16, 2010
    Rarely are music listeners presented with the opportunity to dance (which
    becomes a sort of compulsive urge when listening to Maize) while being
    intellectually stimulated in the process ...
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    Phone Interview With Kellee Maize
    March 18, 2010
    Don't let the long golden blonde locks & the lead singer looks fool you. Kellee
    Maize is as down and intelligent a femcee you'll find these days.
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    Kellee Maize - Aligned Archetype
    March 18, 2010
    Question: have you ever kinda been embarrassed at yourself for liking really
    commercial/catchy songs that are just a bit shit. Well this crazy bitch adds to
    my list, except not shit.. she’s actually f#cking good.
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    Kellee Maize - Aligned Archetype
    March 18, 2010
    Today I got a lesson in judging a book by its cover. The moral? Don’t do it.
    See that girl in the picture above? That’s Kellee Maize. Whatever your first
    impression was, disregard it.
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    grateful for you to comment on the article that is written about me! It really
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    Thanks in advance for your support!!! :)

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    Kellee Maize - Aligned Archetype
    March 18, 2010
    “How can I align with the energies affecting my body, mind and spirit and all
    the different archetypes within my being to help create real change on the
    planet?” A worthy question for anyone, and more extraordinary coming from
    the mouth of 20-something musician ...
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    Playlist of the Week - Kellee Maize
    March 24, 2010
    Sunny days are back! Discover this playlist, with some hippies, groovy jazzy,
    nights of whiskey, My Bubba & Mi, the amazing female MC Kellee Maize and
    many others to enjoy right now with your coffee
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    Kellee Maize ready to take on the rap world
    March 31, 2010
    You can't judge a book by its cover, as the saying goes. But when it comes to
    music, more often than not, you can get a pretty good idea what an artist ...
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    Song of the Day - Future Remix
    March 29, 2010
    Kellee Maize’s Baltimore club sound reminds me a lot of Rye Rye, except
    Maize is from Pittsburgh and has a 21 track album all set to go. And it bumps.
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    Recommended Download - Kellee Maize
    March 28, 2010
    Little did I know that with four songs, this new age rapping cutie would prove
    to be a front-runner in Hip-Hop’s Freshman class, zooming passed ...
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    We Plug 2 Y.O.U... KELLEE MAIZE
    April 10, 2010
    OK NOW before we get into this, I wanna ask you to put to one side any and
    all of the preconceived notions that you might have about what Music is OR
    should be OR should sound like OR who OR what should be making music ...
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    KELLEE MAIZE
    April 13, 2010
    In terms of expecting someone to look a certain way and then finding that
    assumption is more wide of the mark than a Terry tackle, this girl’s right up
    there. Top quality lyrics from this Pittsburgh rapper ...
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    Fri musik från Jamendo 54: Kellee Maize
    April 13, 2010
    Denna gång presenterar jag ett riktigt stjärnskott! Kellee Maize är en
    amerikansk hip-hop/club diva helt i klass med de stora stjärnorna på radion.
    Ytterst välproducerad mainstream hip-hop kryddat med ...
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    Recommended Download - Kellee Maize
    April 11, 2010
    Some can debate where hip-hop belongs or exactly what it is, or
    whatever…however, when I hear a white girl hippie with a penchant for dance
    beats and hip-hop flows—and does it non-ironically, you’ve got my attention.
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    Review of Aligned Archetype
    April 10, 2010
    An absolute bomb! An electronic album with hip-hop, percussions, indian
    vibes and more! A must-have!
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    Don’t Start None With Kellee Maize
    April 9, 2010
    Hip-Hop has come along way from Kool Herc cutting up breaks for an
    exclusive group of party-goers at 1520 Sedgwick Avenue in The Bronx.
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    Mind Right (Young Money – Bedrock Remix)
    April 23, 2010
    Remember Kellee Maize? Yes, that blonde bombshell hailing from Pittsburgh,
    well she sent me her latest single where she goes over Young Money’s
    instrumental of Bedrock ...
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    Free Music Monday: 10 Free Downloads
    April 26, 2010
    Pittsburgh’s Kellee Maize brings together hip hop, house, dubstep and more
    on her second album, Aligned Archetype, a work that weds feel-good dance
    energy with spirituality and mysticism ...
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    Mind Right | Kellee Maize
    April 25, 2010
    Every time I hear “Bedrock,” I’m conflicted. I love that beat, but the song is
    just so damn trashy, and I really can’t give a good Goddamn about Young
    Money…thankfully, Kellee Maize laid some verses down ...
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    Kellee Maize – “Pulse”
    April 23, 2010
    Eastern influence will always find its way into a hippie’s music; it’s inevitable.
    Not sure if Kellee Maize would necessarily refer to herself as such, but I don’t
    think it’s out of the realm of possibilities ...
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    Kellee Maize : the vibe with the smile
    April 21, 2010
    Blonde girls can rap! The female MC Kellee Maize definitely proves it on her
    new album Aligned Archetype. This talented artist from Pittsburgh mixes ...
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    Personality Test: Kellee Maize
    April 15, 2010
    Kellee Maize is a CEO, creative director, a singer/songwriter, dancer and
    rapper. She runs an all-female events and promotions company called
    Nakturnal, which has become fairly ubiquitous in Pittsburgh nightlife ...
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    Kellee Maize - Yesterday Music Video
    May 4, 2010
    Check out Kellee Maize's new music video, Yesterday at OnSmash!
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    Kellee Maize – “Start None”
    May 1, 2010
    You see that pretty lady in the thumbnail? That's Kellee and she probably
    goes harder than you on the mic. We've had Ms. Maize in the ...
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    Kellee Maize – “Start None”
    April 30, 2010
    Pittsburgh rapper (yes, the girl in that picture is a rapper) Kellee Maize has
    quite a loyal following. Last time I posted about her I got 96 comments.
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    WATCH "BIG PLANS"
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    Exposed: Kellee Maize
    May 10, 2010
    There’s apparently more to the 412 other than the Penguins, Zao, and Wiz
    Khalifa. Got her mixtape and have been hooked since. Her style is
    indescribable. One song is Bmore Club, the next is ...
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    Kellee Maize – Big Plans
    May 5, 2010
    Pittsburgh bombshell emcc Kellee Maize unveiled her new video this week of
    Big Plans. Directed by Adam Buncher who is known to be doing alot of Wiz
    Khalifa videos ...
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    KELLEE MAIZE - "START NONE"
    May 5, 2010
    I first spotted Kellee over @ P&P  and didn't really know what to expect. See,
    Kellee is a female emcee from Pittsburgh (yes this little blond hair cutie is a
    rapper) and doing exactly the opposite of what I normally do ...
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    Kellee Maize - Mothership
    May 31, 2010
    She's a White Blond Rapper. Who happens to rap and sing about yoga,
    meditation and almost everything that you can hardly associate with rap. How
    come she's such a hit then?
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    Kellee Maize – Yesterday
    May 11, 2010
    Feeling this track, the first from Kellee’s album ‘Age of Feminine’. She’s
    soulful without trying too hard and has got style in abundance. Expect to hear
    a lot more. Can’t wait to hear more of the rap tracks from the album...
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    Kellee Maize - Big Plans
    May 10, 2010
    Are you gonna read ya horoscope today? How about instead you just watch
    this vid and listen to Pittsburgh-based femcee Kellee Maize speak through
    her many different aura's and signs...
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    Kellee Maize – Big Plans (Video)
    June 11, 2010
    Kellee Maize brings us a white girl/baltimore club joint. This is the first time I
    have heard of her, but after I did a bit of a search, she certainly has been
    around for a hot minute ...
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    Hip Hop Roundup!!
    May 29, 2010
    Kelle Maize is a cute blonde button of a white yoga enthusiast who also
    happens to dabble in dropping sick rhymes over some not-too-shabby beats.
    Yes, times they are a changing, and Kellee would like to ...
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    WATCH "GODETTE"
    Kellee Maize – “Big Plans” & Lady Gaga?
    June 16, 2010
    I still have no idea what to think about Kellee Maize. To be completely honest,
    I don’t get it. She’s a pretty blonde rapper from Pittsburgh.
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    Kellee Maize among Amazon.com’s Top 10
    most downloaded albums
    June 30, 2010
    Kellee Maize understood the power file sharing and creative commons as
    positive promotional tools, that’s a screenshot of her album "Aligned
    Archetype" among the top 10 most downloaded albums on amazon.com.
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    Mahogany Minute – Kellee Maize
    June 16, 2010
    I grew up…in Central Pennsylvania in between a bunch of farms and
    colleges. So I was around a lot of hippies and rednecks. But I love mother
    nature and I can pee outside without a problem
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    Kellee Maize – “Big Plans” [Video]
    June 16, 2010
    Some rapper Chick from Pittsburgh Kelle Maize, my first time hearing of her.
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    Video Spotlight: Kellee Maize "Big Plans"
    June 30, 2010
    Here at Dropout UK we’ve been watching this girl called Kellee, and we would
    recommend you take a look at her new video for the song ‘Big Plans’. With
    plain back screens, the spotlight is on the dancing and pigtail popping ...
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    Kellee Maize – Rocks the Campus
    June 30, 2010
    Kellee had the day off as the students buckled down to get their projects
    finished. In her absence, I took a tour of the classes to see how each class
    was progressing. I knew that a lot of projects were going well ...
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    Kellee Maize - Big Plans
    June 30, 2010
    Check out the latest video from Kellee Maize “Godette”. Produced by Cynik
    Lethal.
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    #1 on AMAZON
    July 1, 2010
    So many people on my facebook and Twitter saw me skyrocket on the
    Amazon rankings after they (Amazon.com) agreed to give my album away for
    free.

    It took many months to make this happen, negotiating with TuneCore and
    having them contact Amazon to finally put it through.

    Once they actually made my album free, downloads skyrocketed, and I saw in
    literally one day, that I shot past Eminem, Drake and even Miley Cyrus.

    Some other feats included:

    • Over 12,000 blogs & sites picked it up and linked to my Amazon page
    • I received over 60+ album reviews
    • I'm #3 on Google if you search for "female rapper"

    Unfortunately though, the Big Record Labels complained (the same ones that
    are reaching out to me) and had me removed from the rankings.

    I was lucky enough to get a
    screen shot from a fan though.
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