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BIOGRAPHY

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North London rapper Jermaine is bringing a brand new energy to the face of UK hip-hop. The London based MC is a reformist artist who believes in “keeping it real” and demonstrates it through his music and lyrics.To Jermaine, Rap music has shamefully gone overtly commercial. He says artists in the genre are neglecting authentic and genuine issues affecting people preferring instead to churn out cheap “blinged-out tunes” and party songs. Jermaine says this is an overused and cheap strategy proven to thrust lazy rappers into the charts and earn them a dime. With the underground release of his mixtape, “Street Poetry Vol. 1”, Jermaine sets the tone for his mission: an unabashed and patent derision at message-less music.Taking a new approach to addressing street matters, a lighter way to enlighten, and some of the sharpest double entendres and wordplay, the former Jermaine imparts his vast knowledge of street life in the frankest of manners. No song portrays Jermaine’s anguish like “Dear Nan” featuring Pedro. On the track, Jermaine narrates events leading to his abrasive brush with the law over a long-running case of GBH. Jermaine was under severe scrutiny from the police for a fracas on the streets. And even though the feds couldn’t find any evidence to link him with the alleged assault, Jermaine was constantly placed under the microscope; and sniffed around. That, coupled with the incarceration of his cousin (as told in the song “Letter from Jail”); and his brother, DVS, on alleged homicide and drug charges, inspired Jermaine to pick up the pen and paper. He says: “Through my music I have found purpose in life because of the experiences, me and my family have gone through. And it’s reflected in my writing. I try to focus on positive and righteous stuff because that is what our communities; and society at large need in this time. “I know the streets and right now we are going through a period of self destruction. We need to portray it in our music because the youths of today are lacking that knowledge. They are strongly influenced by music as their teachers are quiet hands-off because the policies and legislations of the land shockingly encourage them to be passive,” Jermaine says.Plug tracks off his 20-track mixtape include narrative “A Letter From Jail”, the sophomoric “Dreaming Of Better Days” and the inspirational “I’m Trying”. He enlists the talent of little-known rappers such as GB, Row.D, Dairy and the prolific Dj Baby Blu on a few of the tracks, while a team of four producers lace up the record. Part of the chorus on “A Letter from Jail” goes: “I ain’t here for the money or the fame/ I’m just here to make you understand that this ain't the place/Think twice before you pull out that gun from your waist/ ‘cause jail ain’t a place you wanna spend your days/”. The song, Jermaine says, is inspired by his conversations with his cousin who is doing time. The mixtape has a standouts in “Dear Nan”, sampled from Tracy Chapman’s classic “Talkin’ About A Revolution” and the title track; “Street Poetry”. Jermaine says: “ Most of my work is influenced by my life and the world around me and I certainly hope that when people hear this, they can be influenced to positively make a change. We can still address real issues within our music and still make music that people can enjoy. I want to retain that as a developing artist. You will hear it on the mixtape and you will hear it on the debut LP we are working on at the moment.”With the release of his debut mixtape, Jermaine dissects the streets and unmasks them from the façade they are perennially guised with. .
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STREET POETRY VOL 1

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