Question: Facts: - instrument: vocals , piano , guitar , bass - years active: 2008 -- present - birth name: kortney jamaal pollard - origin: savannah , georgia , u.s. - label: bystorm , konvict , rca - genre: gospel , r & b , hip hop - alias: jamaal pollard - birth date: 12 january 1988 - name: mali music - background: solo_singer - image: http://reese-reloaded.tumblr.com/post/101131863239/mali-music - birth place: phoenix , arizona , u.s. - associated acts: tye tribbett , akon - occupation: singer-songwriter , record producer , musician Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of mali music -lrb- singer -rrb- .
Answer:
kortney jamaal pollard -lrb- born january 12 , 1988 -rrb- , who performs under the stage name mali music , is an american recording artist , singer-songwriter and producer .his two independently released albums , '' the coming '' -lrb- 2008 -rrb- and '' the 2econd coming '' -lrb- 2009 -rrb- , earned him much critical and underground acclaim .in 2011 , he was the first inspirational artist to be a part of bet 's acclaimed '' music matters '' series .signed to rca records in 2013 , mali released the single '' beautiful '' in anticipation of his first major album release '' mali is ... '' , which was released on june 17 , 2014 and earned a grammy nomination for best urban contemporary album .pollard was born in phoenix , arizona .he learned to play the piano at age 5 and at age 11 was active in the ministry of music in his church .in 2011 , he signed a short lived contract with akon 's label konvict muzik .