JG has many roles in society. He is a rising musical activist, a charitable person and a correspondent for Counter Punch, a political newsletter.
You have probably heard him, read his writings or seen him in concert. He's performed on the same stage with Zack De LaRocha of Rage Against the Machine, Tom Morello, Dead Prez and Boots Riley.
In addition to big stage performances, he has given many energetic performances at numerous college campuses, such as the recent "08 Protest Concert" at Northmoor Park at Washington University.
Those who were not there missed a great performance. He has also appeared with the "08 Protest Concert" at Drake University, University of Nebraska at Omaha, Saint Louis University and Saint Thomas University in Miami.
Aside from performances, JG has helped organize political rallies at Saint Thomas University and to protest immigration decrees in Little Haiti and Overtown in Miami.
JG was born in the suburbs of Omaha, Nebraska. It was in Miami, however, that he developed his political and social awareness of the disturbing and unresolved issues in Florida, as well as world issues.
His exposure to the literature of CLR James, Huey P. Newton, Angela Davis, Bobby Seale, Frantz Fanon, Jean Paul Sartre, Noam Chomsky and Howard Zinn, and the lyrical grasp of Joe Strummer, Tom Morello, Bad Brains, Chuck D of Public Enemy, KRS-1 and Zack De LaRocha, just to name a few, shaped him into the passionate emcee he is today.
JG uses his dogmatic lyrics over a modern-day punk and hip-hop beat, which is more appropriately called "Revolutionary Hip-hop," (insurgentjg.com) to get his message across.
He hopes that people become more politically and socially aware of topics like U.S. politics, urban exploitation, and issues in Haiti and Latin America.
His music demonstrates that hip-hop is not all about gangs, violence, self-indulgences and girls.
Hip-hop can also emit a more positive essence. JG explains his music as "uncompromisingly to the left" and says that the truth is in "the justice of democracy."
JG has an album out, which is appropriately named, "Insurgent." You can get a taste of the 18 track album on his website, insurgentjg.com, where six tracks are featured.
He collaborated with Doc West of The Singlemindedpros, Short Term of Root Tone Music, DJ HavikenHayes, Vibe One and the mixing ability of Ken Theis, also known as "tha Infidel," to produce his hip-hop/modern punk sound. "Insurgent" addresses Haiti's independence from France in 1804, his views on a democratic versus a republican government and capitalism. "Insurgent" is also available for order at the website.
On Oct. 15, JG independently released "Boomerang Politick," an EP that concentrates on the recent issues in Haiti. The EP can be checked out at his website as well. The LP is coming soon.
From a musical standpoint, JG is an extraordinary emcee and it will not be long before he is mainstream. Yes, we have emcees like, KRS-1 and Chuck D from Public Enemy, but there is a new generation of political emcees emerging and JG is one of them.
I give his music a B because it is positive, which is something we need more of in hip-hop. For more information on JG, you can visit
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