Florida Rapper JES B Lives By One Mantra: “You Hold Grinding, You Gon’ Get It”

JES B’s “Go Dumb” is a style of the South. The tune and visible is an ode to Florida tradition and geared up with baddies, drank and all of the elements wanted to have what lots of people think about to be a “good time.”

Hailing from Dade Metropolis, JES B is an upcoming rapper and entrepreneur who’s been grinding for greater than a decade. Utterly impartial, JES is a agency believer in doing no matter it takes to realize your targets and desires, whether or not it’s hustling or perfecting one’s craft within the studio. 

So far, he’s invested greater than $200,000 in his skilled music profession— however the grind continues. Past the vitality in his music, JES B’s persona is infectious. His positivity and intention to stay drama-free doesn’t go unnoticed, and his unwavering want to placed on for his metropolis is way appreciated by the locals.

JES B has labored with notable rappers like Boosie Badazz, Mike Jones and even Future, however that doesn’t even start to the touch on the warmth he has forthcoming. 

AllHipHop spoke with JES B in downtown Los Angeles throughout his sooner or later within the metropolis. He mentioned his roots in Florida, connecting with Boosie Badazz and Mike Jones and the way he received a Future verse.

AllHipHop: Being from Dade Metropolis, Florida, what was that like rising up? 

Jes B: Dade Metropolis, it was plenty of love rising up while you have been little. All people knew everyone, everyone displaying like to everyone. We stayed in flats referred to as Lake George Flats. Each home had seven, eight individuals in them. Two, three bedrooms, had seven, eight individuals. It was all close-knit. It was violence right here and there. However while you in it, you don’t even know till you step away from it. Like rattling, I lived there? However it was plenty of love in Dade Metropolis. I nonetheless f### with my individuals in Dade Metropolis. Hey, I’m taking it to the highest. 

AllHipHop: What was the second you fell in love with music? 

Jes B: After I was little man. My granddaddy was in a band referred to as Daddy Dave Band, so I used to be seeing that. My cousin named Tyrone earlier than he handed away, he was a singer. He was all the time seeing by the home with a brush. I’m like, I might try this. Not likely sing, I wish to do music. That’s what actually made me fall in love with it, my household. 

AllHipHop: Prime 5 artists all time?

Jes B: Michael Jackson, too cool. [laughs] James Brown. I like Eazy-E. Cali, ya dig? Who else do I like? Ice Dice. Not solely simply rap, the entrepreneurship. I really like that, that’s what I do. And yet one more… Trick Daddy. Florida legend, I f### with Trick.

AllHipHop: What sort of entrepreneurship do you do? 

Jes B: I do a pair, little little bit of the whole lot. Whooty-woo. After I say Whooty-woo, that’s off digicam. So we received that. I received a pair field vans, put some individuals on the street. Bought a few tax places of work. Simply hustling. 

AllHipHop: How’s the impartial grind? 

Jes B: It ain’t simple. You spent some huge cash. 

AllHipHop: I noticed you invested greater than $100,000 in your music?

Jes B: What? That was then. S###, I’m most likely $200,000 now. You bought to although. All people needs to be a rapper, however what you gon’ do to actually get to that subsequent step and to get individuals to listen to you? I invested some huge cash into my music. Investments, staying centered. Keep out the best way. It’s simple to get caught up in say a n*gga hating on you or one thing. Increase, you tricked off the road. I’m simply making an attempt to remain out of it, keep optimistic and maintain pushing ahead. 

AllHipHop: What was the second you realized you can do music for a residing? 

Jes B: Me and Ball Greezy had a present in Tampa at this place referred to as Inexperienced Gators. I’m on stage rapping and all the ladies are singing my songs. I didn’t even know they knew my tune, I’m like oh s###!

AllHipHop: What tune was it?

Jes B: It was a tune referred to as “My Shawty.” It’s an older tune, I don’t even assume I put it out. It was an area tune. It was a tune speaking about women. I used to be with Ball Greezy and he’s coming with the ladies, so I wished to match his vitality. They have been singing within the crowd. Me and my boy, he checked out me and I checked out him. Oh s###, I might do that s###. That was historical past after that. 

AllHipHop: Was watching “Go Dumb” final evening, you have been going loopy!

Jes B: Go dumb, it’s going dumb! You see how they do it in Florida? I had them turnt up. The vitality like I used to be telling you about, everyone having enjoyable. We’re going dumb, and I’m spitting laborious ass Florida bars. Individuals can relate to it, the world can relate to it. Not simply Florida. All of us can go dumb and have enjoyable. 

AllHipHop: Discuss connecting with Boosie, how’d that occur?

Jes B: My dawg Boosie. Bought linked with him by my dawg Hotboii. He set all of it up, set the function up for me. I used to be telling him a pair months earlier than the function: “bruh my cash straight. I would like the function with Boosie. I wish to do it already.” He stated “once I name you, be prepared.” He referred to as me out the blue sooner or later, it was 12 o’clock at evening. He stated “Boosie in St. Pete, wassup?” 

We was within the automotive. St. Pete an hour and half, we didn’t give a f###. We within the automotive, we go to St. Pete. I shoot him the money he needs. Boosie’s like, “I like this n*gga.” Boosie loves that money. I gave him money, I gave him a bag of weed. I gave him a bottle of Hennessy. I gave him some presents. He’s like “oh that’s an actual n*gga.” He made a monitor and he heard my monitor. He’s like, “Okay, I’ma go laborious.” 

I heard different artists, Boosie gave him a trash verse or he rushed it, as a result of he does so many options. He went laborious on my tune. He did his factor on it.

AllHipHop: Did you develop up listening to Boosie? 

Jes B: Yeah, all of us did. We didn’t haven’t any alternative. All of us undoubtedly jammed to Boosie, Trick [Daddy],  JT Cash. All them boys, we locked in. Particularly Florida. Although he’s from Louisiana, that’s nonetheless the South. I undoubtedly grew up listening to Boosie. 

AllHipHop: What about Mike Jones? That’s my man.

Jes B: That’s my dawg! We received the tune “Conor McGregor” that’s about to return out. Much like the Boosie factor. A promoter named Devonte, he in Cali someplace. He hit me up and stated, “Hey, Mike received a present in Tampa. I do know you wish to do a function with him.” Similar factor: “Is your cash good?” Pshh, all the time. Or I’m on baby assist [laughs]. Kinda. The cash alright. I work, right here and there.

AllHipHop: What number of children you bought?

Jes B: Eight, I believe? Perhaps seven. Eight (counts). Let’s go eight. 

AllHipHop: That’s rather a lot!

Jes B: Eight? They stated when you’ve got 10 children, you will get off baby assist. Is that true? Are you able to look that up for me? [laughs] I would like you to look that up for me.

AllHipHop: How would they get assist then? 

Jes B: That’s not my drawback. After all, I’m nonetheless gonna do my job. I received eight children. I do for my children although, so it’s cool.

AllHipHop: Again to Mike Jones…

Jes B: Increase, shaggy dog story. They’re like “do the function with Mike, they’ll give it to you for this worth.” Oh yeah? It was rather a lot cheaper than I believed. They’re like “hey JES B, query. May you decide him up from the airport?” [laughs] F### you imply? I’m a rapper n*gga, I’m not no Uber. They’re like “nah, decide him up from the airport.” I picked him up, we clicked it off. 

We began hanging out that day, we did a tune. It was good vibes. Later that evening within the membership, we have been in VIP collectively. Each time he received to point out in Florida, I pull up on him. We rock out in actual life. All these songs are popping out this 12 months. A variety of this new music shouldn’t be even out but. I It’s referred to as “Conor McGregor.” The hook go like this: “watch how I transfer, watch how I dance.” Hey!

AllHipHop: What about Future? How did you faucet in? 

Jes B: I suppose a promoter, you understand how they do offers? “Hey, I’ll pay you this plus you owe me a verse. A 16.” So he did one thing like that with Future. He stated “yeah I received a 16 bar verse with Future. You’ll be able to pay me, and it’s already cleared by the label.” I desire a contemporary one from Future, I wish to be nose to nose. He’s like “That’s 60 grand,” I’m like nevermind. [laughs] 

I’ll take that one proper now, so it occurred that method. I purchased it from them. It received it cleared from the file labels, it was cool. Individuals requested me, “did you meet him? I be eager to say hell yeah, that’s my n*gga! However nah. [laughs] It wasn’t the timing proper? The timing wasn’t proper. Quickly although, they gon’ hear me. Both method, they gon’ hear me.

AllHipHop: What did you need followers to get out of your story? 

Jes B: That you may be from a bit city like Dade Metropolis. Even should you ain’t received the assist of your metropolis such as you need it, you wish to nonetheless take the f### off and blow the f### up. Nonetheless don’t have any hate or resentment in your coronary heart, be like “oh f### them.” You can be small city and blow up. Put it this fashion, I’m from Dade Metropolis. You watch soccer? The Championship recreation was Washington versus Michigan. The quarterback’s from Dade Metropolis. Now he’s a famous person from Dade Metropolis. 

AllHipHop: What’s his identify?

Jes B: Michael Penix. He’s been within the league, enjoying faculty for six, seven years. Now he’s a famous person. You bought to maintain grinding, and that’s my story. You retain grinding, you gon’ get it.