JAMAAL ST. JOHN BIO
Jamaal's poetry is a cross between old school hip-hop rhyme schemes with cunning wordplay, accentuated with relevant social, political, cultural and economic topics. Jamaal manages to layer these aspects with a comical dexterity that only few poets can match. Jamaal has many accolades to his credit. He currently is the poet with the second most wins at the acclaimed Hottest Poets slams based at Jimmy's Uptown Restaurant in Harlem, New York. He is a three (3) time Nuyorican Poets Café Grand Slam Finalist. He is currently The Grand Slam Champion of the Nuyorican Poet's Cafe. His is also the very first SOUNDBITES SLAM CHAMPION. Jamaal has won the Toronto International Poetry Slam two years in a row (2004, 2005). Jamaal taped for Russell Simmons' Def Jam Poets during the second season. Other Featured artist