Jabee Williams
"Jabee's music has the potential to change the world," Chuck D personally stated on air of his radio program and personal Twitter. Receiving blessings from some of the many profound hip hop pioneers is the wildfire buzz that keeps Jabee's rap career flourishing. Jabee is a rapper born and raised from Oklahoma City. While his Hometown is not known for their hip hop culture, his accomplishments have gained immense local and national attention. While on NBA lockout, Kevin Durant had Jabee perform at his All-Star game. Towards the end of 2013, Jabee was an opener for EL-P & Killer Mike on the "Run The Jewels Tour." Following the RTJ tour, Murs caught wind of Jabee and his music. He offered Jabee a one off LP deal on Murs' label, 3:16. Dropping in December of 2013, "Everything Was Beautiful and Nothing Hurt" was released. The album "Everything Was Beautiful And Nothing Hurt" debuted at #50 on the iTunes charts and continues climbing with physical and digital sales.
With widespread attention growing, Murs then asked Jabee to be the main supporting act on the Ice Box Tour. For the latter of the 2014, Jabee has been on the road becoming one of the fastest rising stars. As of June 2014, Jabee has appeared across the country as the vocal and focal point for a leading role in the new NIKE x Kevin Durant Commercial, "The Baddest." Soon after the NIKE commercial, Jabee received some news of nomination by Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (ATAS) for an Emmy, in partnership with Funnel Design Group. FDG and Jabee won a Emmy Award for his performance in "What if," A solo commercial he wrote and styled for the Science Museum of Oklahoma. More recently, Jabee was invited to Shade 45 in NYC to be featured and interviewed by Sway on "Sway in The Morning." While on air, Jabee was able to show his musical talent but also his personality, humility, and performance range to the public; all while gaining high praise from Sway and his team at Shade 45 and MTV.
