J-Essential Performing @ "The Line-Up" 12-1-11

J-Essential will be performing tonight @ Silent Knight & The Band Called Fuse weekly showcase "The Line-Up." The show will take place inside the back room of "Grisly Pear" ( 107 MacDougal St.
Btwn Bleeker and West 3rd st.) - 10:30pm-1am....21+. Fellow emcees Kalae All Day & Ms.Mahogani Brown will also be holding down their own sets!! Guaranteed freestyle jam session for the emcees and artists in the crowd! The MPC will be on deck with brand new beats...

J-Essential Performing Live @ Legion Bar (790 Metropolitan Ave , BK,NY)

TONIGHT!! J-Essential, We Stole The Show & Unfigured will be performing @ "Show Stealers." The showcase will be held @ Legion Bar (790 Metropolitan Ave. off the L train - Graham stop). Show time is 10pm, 21+ $5 cover! Copies of "Speaker Medicine 2" along with other albums will be available for sale at the event! If you are in the NY area, come through and check out new material that will be dropping before the end of 2011!

TONIGHT!! UglyBraine, Sean Price, Natural Elements...

Sean Price will be headlining this show tonight @ Public Assembly (70 N. 6th st, BK). Doors open @ 8pm - $10 cover, 21+ Come check out J-Essential rocking with the band Uglybraine! Additional performances by Natural Elements, Maffew Ragazino, Rasheed Chappell, Johnny 3 Rounds, Stark The Dutch, Zeps and hosted by Poison Pen. Copies of Uglybraine & J-Essential LP's along other gear will be available @ the show!

SKI BEATZ "24 HOUR KARATE SCHOOL 2" RELEASE PARTY TONITE!!!

The legendary Ski Beatz has blessed the hip-hop world at large with yet another amazing project - the 2nd edition of his "24 Hour Karate School" series! If you are in the Brooklyn NY area tonite, come out and support Ski and the Senseis along with performances by Cassidy, STS, Locksmith, Da$h, Tabibonney, and others @ Cameo (93 N.6th st, BK,NY) $8 cover - if you will not be in the NY area please purchase the album via download here

Nocturnal Business - Produced by M-Phazes

In anticipation of 3 NEW MIXTAPES - 2 of which will feature older, unreleased J-Essential tracks from over the years, and will b mixed/hosted by the 1 and only T.Guilladeane!! - I have uploaded 1 of my favorite joints from back in the day: "Nocturnal Business" - which was produced by the heavily sought after beatsmith "M-Phazes" (recently produced the title track for Talib Kweli's "Gutter Rainbows" album, and did a bulk of Pharaoh Monch's "WAR" LP) Please pass this along, and make sure to keep checking in for the first free downloadable mixtape dropping soon (exact date TBA later this month!)

Defamation Nation Presents: "86'ed Across The Land" Jumpoff Party!

On Friday, June 17th @ the Brand New "Persona" shop in Lowell MA (51 Market St.), Defam Nation will be hosting a live event to celebrate their summer season line "The 86'ed edition. Along with the showcase of the ill summer gear there will be live performances as well, including sets from J-Essential, Steve Rey, Easy Money & more special guest TBA!! If you are in the Lowell area and would like to attend, please follow this link to the facebook flyer and RSVP!

Photos From The Brooklyn Hip-Hop Festival "Show & Prove" Competition

On April 14th 2011 @ Public Assembly in Brooklyn NY, J-Essential performed alongside T.Guilladeane for the 1st round series of Brooklyn Bodega's "Show & Prove" artist showcase. Although J-E was not selected to advance into future rounds of the event, the night still became a memorable one with an explosive set packed full of energy and talent and a special guest appearance from one of BK's finest, Mr.Man of the Bush Babees. Included are several photos from the night taken by Photo Rob - Enjoy!