Angela Yee
Encyclopedia
Angela Yee is an American
radio personality
on New York City
's radio station
Power 105.1
.
section of Brooklyn, New York to an African American
mother and a Chinese
father. When she was 15 years old, she moved to South Orange, New Jersey
. Angela attended Wesleyan University
, where she majored in English. Having aspirations of becoming a writer, she gravitated to the marketing and music industries soon after graduation from college. Her first job after college was working at Wu-Tang Management.
's radio station, Shade 45
, at Sirius Satellite Radio
. She started her radio career at Sirius in 2005 as the co-host for The Cipha Sounds Effect. When Cipha Sounds left Sirius in July 2008, Angela took over the hosting duties full time and the show was renamed the Shade 45 Morning Show Starring Angela Yee. The name of the show was later changed to The Morning After with Angela Yee.
In December 2010, Angela left Shade 45 and began hosting The Breakfast Club on Power 105.1
, alongside DJ Envy
and Charlamagne Tha God. She also works as a correspondent for MTV2
's Sucker Free
.'
The Source (Magazine)
named Angela Yee as one of the top radio personalities in the country in their "Power 30" issue.
United States
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radio personality
Radio personality
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on New York City
New York City
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's radio station
Radio station
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Power 105.1
WWPR-FM
WWPR-FM, also known as "Power 105.1", is an urban contemporary radio station that features hip hop and R&B licensed to New York City that serves the Greater New York area....
.
Early life
Yee was born and raised in the FlatbushFlatbush, Brooklyn
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section of Brooklyn, New York to an African American
African American
African Americans are citizens or residents of the United States who have at least partial ancestry from any of the native populations of Sub-Saharan Africa and are the direct descendants of enslaved Africans within the boundaries of the present United States...
mother and a Chinese
Chinese people
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father. When she was 15 years old, she moved to South Orange, New Jersey
South Orange, New Jersey
-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 16,964 people, 5,522 households, and 3,766 families residing in the township. The population density was 5,945.3 people per square mile . There were 5,671 housing units at an average density of 1,987.5 per square mile...
. Angela attended Wesleyan University
Wesleyan University
Wesleyan University is a private liberal arts college founded in 1831 and located in Middletown, Connecticut. According to the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, Wesleyan is the only Baccalaureate College in the nation that emphasizes undergraduate instruction in the arts and...
, where she majored in English. Having aspirations of becoming a writer, she gravitated to the marketing and music industries soon after graduation from college. Her first job after college was working at Wu-Tang Management.
Radio
She hosted Lip Service and The Morning After with Angela Yee on EminemEminem
Marshall Bruce Mathers III , better known by his stage name Eminem or his alter ego Slim Shady, is an American rapper, record producer, songwriter and actor. Eminem's popularity brought his group project, D12, to mainstream recognition...
's radio station, Shade 45
Shade 45
Shade 45 is Eminem's uncensored Hip-Hop/Rap-heavy urban contemporary channel. Eminem Brings On-Air show hosts. It debuted with a hip hop format in 2004, changing to its current incarnation when it was added to XM channel 66...
, at Sirius Satellite Radio
Sirius Satellite Radio
Sirius Satellite Radio is a satellite radio service operating in North America, owned by Sirius XM Radio.Headquartered in New York City, with smaller studios in Los Angeles and Memphis, Sirius was officially launched on July 1, 2002 and currently provides 69 streams of music and 65 streams of...
. She started her radio career at Sirius in 2005 as the co-host for The Cipha Sounds Effect. When Cipha Sounds left Sirius in July 2008, Angela took over the hosting duties full time and the show was renamed the Shade 45 Morning Show Starring Angela Yee. The name of the show was later changed to The Morning After with Angela Yee.
In December 2010, Angela left Shade 45 and began hosting The Breakfast Club on Power 105.1
WWPR-FM
WWPR-FM, also known as "Power 105.1", is an urban contemporary radio station that features hip hop and R&B licensed to New York City that serves the Greater New York area....
, alongside DJ Envy
DJ Envy
DJ Envy is a mixtape DJ from New York. He is known as New York's leading mixtape gardener. He currently serves as the President & CEO of BLOK Entertainment, his own management and production company that has already produced tracks for such artist like DMX, Murderers, Funkmaster Flex, Foxy...
and Charlamagne Tha God. She also works as a correspondent for MTV2
MTV2
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's Sucker Free
Sucker Free
Sucker Free, known as Sucker Free Daily on weekdays and then Sucker Free Countdown on Sundays, is MTV2's sole hip-hop video block. Previously, Sucker Free aired weekdays for one hour, then eventually sporadically until the week leading to February 28, 2010. Sucker Free Countdown, its 2 hour top 15...
.'
The Source (Magazine)
The Source (magazine)
The Source is a United States-based, monthly full-color magazine covering hip-hop music, politics, and culture, founded in 1988. It is the world's second longest running rap periodical, behind United Kingdom-based publication Hip Hop Connection. The Source was founded as a newsletter in 1988...
named Angela Yee as one of the top radio personalities in the country in their "Power 30" issue.