Black Assets was born Ashley Yates from Itta Bena, Mississippi. She is the representation of the new era of fun, soul, rock and RnB music. We welcome Black Assets back to The Patterson for a headline gig, and the first in her new series "The Soul Stage" highlighting the future of Soul music in Baltimore by showcasing new and upcoming soul, funk, indie artists from the Baltimore scene. Soul music changed the world! Artists like Aretha Franklin, Marvin Gaye, Jill Scott, Erykah Badu, Dwele, Musiq Soul Child, India Arie, Sam Cooke, Stevie Wonder, Luther Vandross and more touched the hearts of countless people around the globe for decades, also making a huge impact in hip hop music via sample culture. It brought harmonies and rifts to rock music, and has been the soundtrack to many of our favorite movies. With the impact that it has had on her life, Black Assets wants to bring the soul back to the Charm City and trail blaze a lane for it here in Baltimore by amplifying critical local voices.