Free Marie

About

Well known as the first host of the BET show 106 & Park, she is also a television producer and philanthropist who founded the Free4Life Foundation. She worked as a disc jockey at a Los Angeles station and was formerly a co-host of the Ed Lover Morning Show on Power 105.1 in New York City.

Before Fame

She attended the Roxbury Center for Performing Arts for 11 years. She also joined a few groups, performing and winning talent shows as a singer and rapper.

Trivia

As a recording artist, she put out a debut studio album called Pressure Free in 2003. She has appeared on albums by Wyclef Jean, Erick Sermon, Lisa Lopes and Ed O.G.

Family Life

She was born Marie Antoinette Wright in Dorchester.

Associated With

Busta Rhymes was featured on her single "Uh Huh."