Reading Comprehension English Plus 2

A SUCCESS STORY

When Jamal Edwards was sixteen years old he was just a normal teenager from London. Just a few years later, he became a multimillionaire. He is now the boss of one of the most successful music channels on YouTube, and he even received an award from the Queen for his services to music. So, what's his story?

Jamal was born in 1990. When he was sixteen, he received a video camera for Christmas. At first, Jamal filmed things near his home. One day, he made a video of foxes in his garden. Jamal uploaded the video to the Internet and received 1,000 visits! He had an idea: he could combine his love of filming with his other passion: grime music.

Grime is a type of hip hop music that started in London. There weren't any grime artists on TV at the time, so Jamal started filming them when they were performing in the street and at concerts. Then he uploaded the videos to the Internet. Thousands of people watched and downloaded them.

In 2007 Jamal started his own online TV station, called SBTV. At first, he just showed grime music videos, but he soon added live concerts and interviews with musicians. SBTV is one of the largest music channels for young people.

Now, at the age of twenty-four, Jamal is famous in Britain for his business achievements. He runs several different companies in the music business, as well as other areas. He also wrote a very popular e-book, and designed clothes for the popular fashion shop Topman.