Halifax has been good to Jesse Dangerously, and Jesse Dangerously has been good to Halifax. Both an archivist of and participant in the city's hip hop scene, Dangerously has been a cheerleader at the gigs of others, a sight to behold at gigs of his own, and keeps the city in raps every Friday night as host of CKDU's The Pavement.He was recently rewarded for all of his efforts by being voted runner-up Best MC in the Coast's Best Of Music poll, and featured on CBC's Atlantic Airwaves."I'm honestly a phenomenally gifted MC/producer/percussionist with a keen grasp of odd time signatures and moderate skill in expressing emotions and/or concepts," says Dangerously, having wisely chosen a genre that loves a braggart. A prolific performer and producer, he has three solo releases to his name, as well as a handful of collaborations and a slew of production credits. A big fan of 1988 to 1994 era hip hop, Dangerously's influences include the lilting hyperspeed of Chip Fu; the pop culture whirlwind of Das Efx; the indignance and unabashed political overtones of Public Enemy; the intricate rhyme schemes of Lord Finesse; and the cocky arrogance of teenaged LL Cool J or Fresh Prince. When these favourites are processed through Dangerously's own filters, the end result is an almost impossible mix of contrasts. Brainy and bratty. Fast talking and sing-songing. Self-aggrandizing and self-deprecating.In addition to his frequent Halifax performances, he has also toured Eastern Canada, performing at Toronto's Wavelength and the Under Pressure Graffiti Festival in Montreal. He is releasing his fourth solo CD at the end of the summer of 2005. CAREER HIGHLIGHTS Winner of Hip Hop Artist of the Year at the Music Industry of Nova Scotia awards. Voted runner-up Best MC in the Coast's 2005 Best Of Music pollA top-ten finalist in a Napster-sponsored writing/rapping competition judged by Chuck DHosts CDKU's weekly hip hop show, handed down from Buck 65 and Scratch BastidGuest lecturer at Saint Mary's University on the topic of gender issues in rap musicReleased three solo albumsProduced beats for Josh Martinez, Passage, Wordburglar, and Johnny HardcoreFeatured on CBC radio's Atlantic AirwavesSpent five years as the drummer for indie-jazz-rock band YesheFeatured on the heavily downloaded Backburner mixtapeParticipated in freestyle competitions at the MarqueeReceived over 10,000 hits on mp3.com DISCOGRAPHY:SOLO:Break - 1996Eastern Canadian World Tour 2002 - 2002How to Express Your Dissenting Political Viewpoint Through Origami - 2004 Inter Alia - 2005COLLABORATIONS:The Sentinels - The Lying City EP - 1998Imaginary Friends - The ImF Ride b/w Even Exist 7" - 2004GUEST VOCALS:Crackbeat Society - The Cracker - 2000Crackbeat Society - Christmas Cracker - 2000Backburner - Big Talk - 2001Johnny Hardcore - Johnny Hardcore - 2002SJ the Wordburglar - The Wordburglar EP - 2003Cix-AM - Wake-Up Juice - 2003Stream - Crawl: Beyond April - 2004Ricky Sophomore - 2005Apt - Canvastripper - 2005MC Frontalot - Nerdcore Rising - 2005Sequestrians - Get The Benjamins - 2005GUEST BEATS:Josh Martinez - Josh Martinez & The Hooded Fang - 1999Josh Martinez - Made In China - 2000Bending Mouth - Bending Mouth - 2002Johnny Hardcore - Johnny Hardcore - 2002SJ the Wordburglar - The Wordburglar EP - 2003Bleubird - Sloppy Doctor - 2003SJ the Wordburglar - Wordburglar EP (vinyl) - 2005COMPILATION APPEARANCES: EDA Angelfood - 1999Paul's Boutique 10th Anniversary tribute - 1999Kendomaniax - 2001 Bassments Of Badmen vol.2 - 2003Polygon Minute - 2004