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Jessica Leeanna Jones (born November 25, 1998) is an American Rapper from Baltimore, Maryland. She is also a dancer, actress, and singer.


Early Life

Hanging out with friends, listening to music, playing basketball, cheerleading and spending time with her family was the norm for the young Jessi Jone.

That all changed at the age of 11 when Jessi saw Lil Wayne's group Young Money and wanted to become a rapper. Although she didn’t take it serious at the time Jessi began to write rhymes and pay attention to the Hip Hop genre.

After watching a Nicki Minaj interview on the Monique show Jessi began to take rapping serious and spent hours writing her first rhyme. In addition to Nicki Minaj, Jessi Jone was also influence by Mc Lyte, Queen Latifah, Drake, Lil Wayne and The Notorious B.I.G. These inspirations and listening to other genres of music like Country and R&B helped Jessi to perfect the art of storytelling and her unique style.


Musical career

With nothing making her happier than listening to and making music Jessi Jone has embarked on her music career. Jessi Jone had a love for the arts at a very young age recording her first song at the age of 11 and performing in front of an audience by the age of 13. It was that first performance at her middle school talent show where she first began to impress people with her lyrical skills and stage presence. Jessi has performed over 100's of times in the DMV area. She has also performed major roles in plays such as The Wiz, F.A.M.E, Raisin in the sun and one where she portrayed rap icon Mc Lyte.

Jessi who describes her music as “confident, thrilling and relatable” began to develop a following when her self- produced freestyles over industry beats began to circulate around Baltimore. This popularity also led to regular performances all over the DMV area for Jessi Jone gaining her a solid reputation for electrifying crowds. Jessi has also caught attention on Social Media with thousands of views combined on her humorous, YouTube music video reactions, and rap videos.

After releasing her first single of 2020 Jessi is now working on building her fanbase in order to become one of the most successful Female Artists of all time.