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File #: 230588    Version: 0 Name:
Type: Resolution Status: ADOPTED
File created: 9/14/2023 In control: CITY COUNCIL
On agenda: Final action: 9/14/2023
Title: Honoring and congratulating the Champion of the Week, Chill Moody, a West Philadelphia born Hip Hop Artist and entrepreneur for being the first Community Artist in Residence at the Mann Center for the Performing Arts.
Sponsors: Councilmember Thomas, Councilmember Jones, Councilmember Gilmore Richardson, Councilmember Brooks, Councilmember Bass, Councilmember Driscoll, Councilmember Gauthier, Councilmember Lozada
Attachments: 1. Signature23058800

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Honoring and congratulating the Champion of the Week, Chill Moody, a West Philadelphia born  Hip Hop Artist and entrepreneur for being the first Community Artist in Residence at the Mann  Center for the Performing Arts.

 

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WHEREAS, Chill Moody is a Philadelphia-based rapper, having grown up in West Philadelphia  on Allison Street off of Landsdowne Avenue. He graduated from Overbrook High School and  Millersville University with a degree in speech communications and public relations; and

 

WHEREAS, Chill Moody has been a long-time figure in the Philadelphia music and business  communities respectively, active in both for well over a decade. He has released many albums,  mixtapes, and countless singles; He has launched many business ventures and partnerships; and

 

WHEREAS, Chill Moody has taken the city’s burdens and battles on his back, and composes  music about the issues and stories that make up the City of Philadelphia; and

 

WHEREAS, Arts and Culture are a crucial part of the city’s economic output. Music venues,  murals, and history define the city, and Chill Moody contributes to this by promoting the arts,  music and culture economy; and

 

WHEREAS, Not just an artist, Chill Moody is an entrepreneur with his own record label, has his own  beverage company and consulting firm, under the “nicethings” moniker; and

 

WHEREAS, As Community Artist in Residence at the Mann Center for Performing Arts, Chill

 Moody organizes and hosts free performances and community/ youth oriented events; now, therefor, be it

 

RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA, That we hereby honor

 and congratulate West Philadelphia born Hip Hop Artist and entrepreneur Chill Moody for being  the first Community Artist in Residence at the Mann Center for the Performing Arts

 

FURTHER RESOLVED, That an engrossed copy be presented to Chill Moody further  evidencing the sincere admiration and respect of this legislative body.

 

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