Jesse

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Member Since: 5/16/2006
Band Website: heavyweightent.com
Band Members: Jesse is the CEO of Heavyweight Entertainment as well as an artist on the label. Although the label is independent they are doing it in a very major way. With execs in H-Town, ATL, L.A. and from N.Y. down, Heavyweight has made there movement known. Theyve not only dropped CD after CD but they have thrown party after party from D.C. to Houston. Most recently Jesse was featured on DJ Kay Slays King Me mixtape. When asked How do you feel about being on a Drama King exclusive, Jesse responds, Im just waiting to shoot the video. It is a big step from Jesses native South Oak Cliff hood in Dallas, Texas. Due to industry connections he linked up with D.K. the self-proclaimed Best Rapper Alive who was signed to Jay Z at 17. When asked Why would you link up with Jesse? D.K. says Real recognize real and the hood know the hood so it was all love In 2005 Jesse released a solo mix tape We Done Shod Up pushing an impressive 12,000 copies. A year before that, 2004 he released a duo album with M.Klean entitled 2 Throwed selling 9,000 copies and garnering attention from major labels. Their single Pimpwalk was a hit and was spun in Houston and Washington, D.C. When you talk about grinding Jesse and Heavyweight Entertainment are the definition. Not only has their star producer Miguel Graves sold beats to multiple rappers and label A&Rs but he graduated Howard University with a bachelors degree in chemistry while producing 90% of Heavyweights arsenal. Jesse has been all over the country performing and promoting Heavyweight Ent. He is said to have a movie in the works, a monster of a solo album he says hes ready to debut titled So Southern, and a mixtape The Calm before the Storm featuring A.Pinks, D.K., the 730 Paperboys, and M.Klean. It looks like its Heavyweights time to shine.Contact Information:Jesse [email protected]
Influences: Once in a while an MC steps into the game with charisma, style, and an unmatched flare. Jesse is the MC the game has been waiting to emerge. Not only does he have a grind like Jay-Z no Roc here though only Heavyweight, but he has the whole Texas behind him. Jesse has turned down major deals so he can blow up his on buisness, Heavyweight Ent. While rappers are out there going to get cheesecake for a deal Jesse signed to his on label. With producers and artists signed to his label Jesse is ready to take the world by storm. Jesse says " I'm the only nigga rappin like I rap, I'm the only nigga who grind like I grind so its only right that I can go straight to Houston and sell 2,000 copies in a weekend or fly out to NY and sell a few thousand copies in a weekend, its nothin. These rap niggas that supposed to be on are working a 9 to 5 everyday to pay bills and shit." Not Jesse though, according to him he quit college and work and hasn't looked back since. With his buzz getting bigger and bigger its only a small matter of time before Jesse really is your favorite rapper. Jesse just finished filming a video for his single "Drank by the Pint" that is set to be aired on Street Flava in Houston and Flava TV in Dallas. Jesse says that he is one of the few independents that can go shoot a 20,000 dollar video with no major deal or major distribution. He says that being indie is better for him because he can go drop a verse in Baseline Studios and bump that track right in the projects without worrying about getting jacked or hated on. "The streets respect me because I am the street, I eat off the street. If Jesse do a show at Blue in Dallas or Houston its gone be my people in there rockin wit me if I fly out to ATL and do a show niggas is gone show love".
Record Label: Heavyweight Ent.
Type of Label: Indie