Charlie Uptown
b'This week we are Kush Chatting with Charlie Uptown also known as \\u201cThe Hip Hop Messenger\\u201d who\\u2019s an independent artist and actor from Washington Heights, NY. \\nIn 2015 Charlie Uptown graduated from the City College of New York with honors majoring in sociology. At City College Charlie Uptown hosted a hip hop radio show from 2012-2016 called Bottom\\u2019s Up! Social on WCCR 590 AM and WHCR 90.3 FM. In 2015 Charlie Uptown performed at John Jay College Mega showcase presented by John Jay radio and hosted by the legendary host of 106 and Park Miss Free. That same year Charlie Uptown was the official voice and game announcer for the City College men and women\\u2019s basketball team. For 3 years Charlie Uptown curated and hosted open mics at the Word Up Bookstore in Washington Heights, providing an outlet for aspiring musicians. In 2019 Charlie Uptown performed in Philadelphia at the Voltage Lounge with hip hop legends Mr. Cheeks and Cuban Link judging the event. Since 2019 Charlie Uptown has been acting on drama series such as ABC\\u2019s For Life, Showtime\\u2019s Billions, Netflix\\u2019s The Politician, and the upcoming Warner Bros. Pictures film In The Heights. In 2020 Charlie Uptown featured in Ghost Bars, a mixtape series for underground artists, presented by hip hop legend Styles P.'