Jesse Dangerously

Jesse Dangerously
Jesse in Ottawa, November 2008
Background information
Birth name	Jesse Alexander McDonald [1]
Also known as	Jesse D., J.D., Little Girl Toast, Bad DJ Budget Cuts [2]
Born	(1979-10-19)October 19, 1979 [3]
Origin	Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Genres	Alternative hip hop
Instrument(s)	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, better known by their stage name Jesse Dangerously or The Halifax Rap Legend, 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." ^[4]

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. ^[5]

Personal life

Dangerously is non-binary, ^[6] and uses both they/them and he/him pronouns. ^[7]

Discography

Solo

• B.R.E.A.K. (1996)
• Eastern Canadian World Tour 2002 (2002)
• How to Express Your Dissenting Political Viewpoint Through Origami (2004)
• Inter Alia (2005)
• Verba Volant (2007)
• Humble & Brilliant (2011)

Collaborations

• The Sentinels - The Lying City, EP (1998)
• Imaginary Friends - The ImF Ride b/w Even Exist (As In, "We Don't..."), 7" (2004)
• The Mighty Rhino - "Basically Jesus" (also featuring More Or Les, I Am Joseph & Cam James), from We Will No Longer Retreat Into Darkness (2018)
• The Library Steps - Rap Dad, Real Dad, LP (2018) (Collaboration with Ambition)
• Danger Grove - Want, For Nothing, LP (2018) (Collaboration with Lizard Grove)

References

1. "CHICKENS". ASCAP. American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers. Retrieved May 3, 2023.
2. "Bring Your Girlfriend to Rap Day, by Jesse Dangerously with Audra Williams".
3. "This Aint Hollywood, Hamilton, ON - 19 Oct 2018 - YouTube". YouTube . 20 October 2018.
4. "Colorado springs show cancelled? « nerdcore.info – geeky hip-hop news". Archived from the original on 2011-07-21. Retrieved 2007-11-25.
5. "The Daily News: Columnist - Jesse Dangerously". Archived from the original on 2006-09-08. Retrieved 2006-04-13.
6. @JesseDangrsly (2019-09-05). "@fiddlersgreen92 @Cupcakes_n_Rap @SarahDunsworth Hi I'm a non-binary person who receives cisnormative privileges ba…" (Tweet). Archived from the original on 2025-07-11 – via Twitter.
7. "Login • Instagram". www.instagram.com.{{cite web}}: Cite uses generic title (help)

External links

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