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![]() Jess Bourke (2021) | |
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Birth name | Jess Bourke |
Genres | Hip hop |
Occupation(s) | Rapper and former professional netballer |
Jess Bourke, [1] better known as JessB, is a rapper and former professional netballer from Auckland, New Zealand. [2] [3] [4] She has released two EPs (Bloom and New Views) and won Best New Zealand Act at the 2019 MTV Europe Music Awards. [5] [6] JessB's debut studio album is scheduled for release in July 2024. [7]
Bourke is of Kenyan descent and was adopted by New Zealand parents. [8] After high school, she joined Central Pulse of the ANZ Championship netball league. [8] She also played for the Northern Mystics. [9]
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Feels Like Home |
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3 Nights in Amsterdam |
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Bloom |
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New Views |
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Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album |
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NZ Hot [13] | |||
"Soul Free" [14] | 2017 | — | Non-album single |
"Take It Down" (featuring Rubi Du) [15] | 2018 | — | Bloom |
"Set It Off" [16] | — | ||
"Bump Bump" (featuring Church Leon) [17] | 2019 | — | New Views |
"Mood" [18] | 37 | ||
"So Low" (featuring Paige) [19] | — | ||
"Time Out" (featuring Abdul Kay) [20] | — | ||
"Pon It" [21] | 2020 | — | 3 Nights in Amsterdam |
"Flying" (with Abdul Kay, Blaze the Emperor, Mo Muse and Raiza Biza as BLKCITY) [22] | — | TBA | |
"Shut Up!" [23] | — | 3 Nights in Amsterdam | |
"From Tha Jump" [24] | 2021 | — | Non-album singles |
"Can't Fake It" [25] | 2022 | 39 | |
"Moment" (featuring Kranium) [26] | 2023 | — | Feels Like Home |
"Ring Ring" (featuring Gold Fang) | — | ||
"Hold Me Down" [27] | — | ||
"Come Find Me" [28] | 2024 | — | |
"Talk of the Town" [7] | — | ||
"Commando" [29] | — | ||
"Life Is Lifting" [30] | 2025 | — |
Title | Year | Album |
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"Expose This (Remix)" (Yaw Faso featuring JessB) [31] | 2018 | Non-album singles |
"Bloodlines" (The Adults featuring Estére and JessB) [32] | ||
"Meditjin" (Baker Boy featuring JessB) | 2019 | Gela |
"The One You Want (60s Song)" [33] (Stan Walker featuring JessB) | 2022 | All In |
The APRA Awards are presented annually from 1982 by the Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA), "honouring composers and songwriters". They commenced in 1982. [34]
Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result | Ref. |
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2021 | "Meditjin" (Danzal Baker, Jess Bourke, Dion Brownfield, Jerome Farah, Dallas Woods) | Song of the Year | Shortlisted | [35] |
The ARIA Music Awards is an annual award ceremony event celebrating the Australian music industry. They commenced in 1987.
Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result | Ref. |
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2020 | "Meditjin" (with Baker Boy) | Best Hip Hop Release | Nominated | [36] [37] |
Best Video | Nominated |