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DALLAS RAPPER KEEPS IT REAL WITH DEBUT CD "HUSTLE OR DIE"
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Dallas, TX (BlackNews.com) - Dallas Rapper JaFeezie is here with his debut CD release, "Hustle or Die" on his homegrown JMK Music Group entertainment label.
"Hustle or Die" is available at www.jafeezie.com
"Everybody's life has love, hate and pain in it," Jafeezie said. "Making music is my way of dealing with it, growing from it, and moving on."
Born in Kingston, New York, JaFeezie’s life was changed forever when his parents divorced and he moved to Dallas, Texas with his Father at the young age of 2. But that was the first of many moves, as JaFeezie quickly found himself going from Texas, then to Kansas to live with an Aunt, then back to Texas again.
As a result of his turbulent youth, JaFeezie says this made him turn away from his peers and from his parents to where he found his true talent: rapping.
Jafeezie, now 32, was introduced to the piano, at 8, and from that point forward music became his soul inspiration. "I basically taught myself how to play and began to put words to the music of the piano," JaFeezie said. "By 10 I became familiar with rap music with the sounds of Kool Moe Dee, Run-DMC, LL Cool J and others we all became to love. This was around the same time that movies like Krush Grove gave spark to the break dancing era."
By age 11 JaFeezie started writing his thoughts on paper. "I would always be in trouble with the teachers at school, and in trouble with my Dad because I would never do any of my homework. I would just write poems in the spiral notebook that I had. I didn't realize I was writing them in the form of rap."
A year later JaFeezie found himself in Topeka, Kansas staying with his Aunt after his relationship with his Dad soured. While attending school in Topeka he would 'rap battle' anyone who thought they had the skills to beat him. "I would out rap anyone hands down. Until one day I met this kid by the name of Dewey Washington (evilloc). We battled day after day at school until we finally decided to start the first ever rap group in Topeka called Def Style."
Performing all over Topeka for a 2 year period, the duo's unique sound and style captured people's attention. "I got my first real taste of success, but looking back on it I wasn’t able to totally capitalize on my talents right away, because I was still very young."
At one point his musical dreams took a detour when he returned to Texas again and gave up on rapping for several years. Reborn out of years of constant hardship, Jafeezie re-launched his rap career at 27, and has been going strong every since. Unleashing a sound that listeners immediately recognized as a mix of East and West coast styles and a bit of the Old South as well. Listeners can feel his personality through his music, like old school rap, with originality in both the lyrics and use of sound.
"I've been back in the game strong, brushing up on my skills, studying the rap game, the business side of the game and the artist side of the game," says JaFeezie. Taking notes from successful artists such as Master P, Sean Combs and Jay-z was all the inspiration it took to start his own record label. Now with his first ever national album the world has yet to feel the wrath of JaFeezie.
"Let my story send a positive message to the youngsters growing up under me: Never stop your dreams. Keep pursuing them as long as you live," JaFeezie said.
About Jafeezie
The artist (real name Jason Kemp), was born in Kingston, New York and now resides in Dallas, Texas. He is all about expressing life and its lessons through his music, in positive ways.
About "Hustle or Die"
Sample tracks can be heard at www.jafeezie.com. The CD is available through the web site for $8.99 and MP3s for $6.99. In addition, the CD is available online at cdbaby.com, amazon.com, apple itunes and is distributed through Super D Distribution. For a limited time the CD has been discounted before it becomes available in retail outlets starting in August.
Jafeezie is available for interviews by e-mailing jafeezie@yahoo.com or calling JMK Music Group at (469) 765-5107.
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DYI Artist JaFeezie Continues to Create His Buzz for Hustle or Die
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DYI artist JaFeezie has established JMK Music Group with the motivation to gain exposure through his self-release titled Hustle Or Die.
Cedarhill, Texas (Billboard Publicity Wire) June 5, 2007 -- DYI artist JaFeezie has established JMK Music Group with the motivation to gain exposure on a self-release level. In the first year of campaigning for his freshman release (titled Hustle Or Die) has paid off, creating a vital buzz for search engine optimization. "When we first heard Hustle of Die, our project managers conducted a Google search to see what came up and we were impressed to see eight pages full of JaFeezie search engine presence", states Josh East, Senior Project Manager for MusiK1.
When we first heard Hustle of Die, our project managers conducted a Google search to see what came up and we were impressed to see eight pages full of JaFeezie search engine presence
In the second phase of record campaigning, JaFeezie understands the importance of looking to third parties to aid in the next level of creating a buzz. His artist ran label has concluded the impact of both Internet and terrestrial radio promotions, press release presence through Billboard_Publicity_Wire and of course his continued success of online marketing tactics. With these new initiatives in place, JaFeezie will then look into shopping his recordings to potential label interests to gain associated label status for overall record campaign support.
For labels interested in working with JaFeezie, feel free to contact Jason Kemp at (469) 765-5107.
Hustle or Die is available for purchase on http://www.itunes.com iTunes.com and Amazon.com.
About JaFeezie
To learn more about JaFeezie, feel free to visit his website at JaFeezie.com.
About MusiK1
MusiK1 performs as a record campaign service provider and digital label, with a strong focus on new business development tactics by forming strategic partnerships with industry leaders and cutting-edge technology companies, primarily established to support the independent artist and label community, while catering to the overall music industry.
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Billboard Publicity Wire is the major and indie entertainment press release service that combines the direct-to-media distribution approach of traditional PR wire services with the latest direct-to-consumer social media features and search engine optimized (SEO) internet distribution techniques. It's the most effective service available for generating media coverage and online visibility for your artists, music, films, games, events and web sites.
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ALBUM:HUSTLE OR DIE
SINGLES:YES
ALBUM:BIRTH OF A LEGEND
SINGLES:I GOT PAPER,SHAWTEY SO THICK
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JaFeezie pronounced(jay-fee-zie)was born in Kingston New York on Jan 25th 1974.At the age of two JaFeezie moved to Dallas,Texas with his dad due to a Divorce.At the age of 8 JaFeezie was introduced to a piano,from there on music became a soul insperation to JaFeezie.Teaching himself how to play JaFeezie quiclky began to put words to the music of the piano.By the age of 10 JaFeezie became familiar with rap music.The sounds of Kool Moe Dee,Run-Dmc,LL Cool J and the old school rap we all became to love,it was around that time that breakdancing was huge with the movies such as Krush Grove and Breakdancing giving spark to the breakdancing era.At the age of 11 was when JaFeezie first picked up a pencil and wrote his thoughts on paper,not knowing that what he was writing was poems in the form of rap.JaFeezie would always stay in trouble with the teachers at school and in trouble with his dad because he would never do any of his homework,He would just write raps in the spiral notebook he had.At the age of 12 JaFeezie moved to Topeka ,Kansas to stay with his aunt because him and his DaD could not get along.It was there in Topeka that JaFeezie began to grow not only in his writing and rapping but mentaly and phyiscal growing.While attending school in Topeka Kansas JaFeezie would Rap Battle any one that thought they had skills and would out rap them Hands Down.Untill one day JaFeezie met his match a young kid by the name of Dewey Washington(evilloc)the two battled day after day at school untill they decided to start the first ever rap group in Topeka called Def Style.Performing all over Topeka,people there began to love thier style.This went on for sbout 2 yrs untill the day JaFeezie had to move back to Texas.Still into music and hip hop JaFeezie still continued rapping and started Hustlin.From the age of 18 till the age on 27 JaFeezie gave up on rapping and left it alone.Since the age of 27 JaFeezie has been back in the game strong,brushing up on his skills,studying the rap game,the business side of the game and the artist side of the game.So at the age on 32 was when JMK MUSIC GROUP was formed.Taking notes from [multimillionaires)Master P,Sean Combs,Jay-z, was all the inspiration it took to start his own record label.Now with his first ever nationally album being released in Feb of 2007,the world has yet to feel the wrath of JaFeezie.
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