Jesse Dangerously

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Jesse Dangerously
Jesse in Ottawa, November 2008
Background information
Also known as	Jesse D., J.D., Little Girl Toast, Bad DJ Budget Cuts
Born	Jesse Alexander McDonald (1979-10-19)October 19, 1979
Origin	Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Genre	Alternative hip hop
Instruments	Vocals, Sampling and programming, Drums, Ukulele, Theremin
Years active	1996-present
Labels	Hand’Solo Records (for The Library Steps), Coax Records (for Lizard Grove)
Website	http://dangerously.ca/

Jesse Alexander McDonald (born October 19, 1979), better known by their stage name Jesse Dangerously, is an alternative hip hop artist from Halifax, Nova Scotia^{[citation needed]} and operating out of Ottawa, Ontario.^{[citation needed]} Dangerously has released solo projects, provided guest vocals for other local artists, hosted a weekly radio show, written a weekly column, and produced beats for other musicians. They are a member of the Backburner crew.

Career

Rapper MC Chris has referred to Dangerously as a nerdcore hip hop artist, saying the following:

"The truth is I'm kicking every other rapper like me's ass up and down the boardwalk. I only like one and will say his name quite happily. Jesse Dangerously. He's good. The rest suck. That’s hard to say and i haven't said it before because some of these people are my fans, some are my friends."

From June 2004 until May 2007, Dangerously hosted The Pavement, a weekly hip hop show on CKDU 88.1 FM that was handed down to them from Buck 65 and Skratch Bastid. They have guest lectured at Saint Mary's University on the topic of gender issues in rap music and popular culture, and from January 2006 until October 2007, they penned a weekly column on regional hip-hop for The Daily News of Halifax.

Personal life

McDonald is non-binary and uses both they/them and he/him pronouns.

Discography

References

External links

• Jesse Dangerously's site
• Jesse Dangerously's Blog
• Halifax Daily News column
• Electronic Press Kit
• Nerdcore Compilation CD Project