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Find sources: "Jesse Dangerously" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (April 2025) (Learn how and when to remove this message) (Learn how and when to remove this message) Jesse Dangerously Jesse in Ottawa, November 2008 Background information Also known as Jesse D., J.D., Little Girl Toast, Bad DJ Budget Cuts[1] Born Jesse Alexander McDonald[2] (1979-10-19)October 19, 1979[3] Origin Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada Genres Alternative hip hop Instruments 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/ Musical artist **Jesse Alexander McDonald**, better known by their [stage name](/source/Stage_name) **Jesse Dangerously** or **The Halifax Rap Legend**, is an [alternative hip hop](/source/Alternative_hip_hop) artist from [Halifax](/source/Halifax_(former_city)%2C_Nova_Scotia), [Nova Scotia](/source/Nova_Scotia)[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*] and operating out of [Ottawa](/source/Ottawa), [Ontario](/source/Ontario).[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia: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](/source/Backburner_(hip_hop_group)) crew. ## Career Rapper [MC Chris](/source/MC_Chris) has referred to Dangerously as a [nerdcore hip hop](/source/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](/source/CKDU-FM) that was handed down to them from [Buck 65](/source/Buck_65) and [Skratch Bastid](/source/Skratch_Bastid). They have guest lectured at [Saint Mary's University](/source/Saint_Mary's_University_(Halifax)) on the topic of [gender](/source/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](/source/The_Daily_News_(Halifax))* of Halifax.[5] ## Personal life Dangerously is [non-binary](/source/Non-binary),[6] and uses both *[they/them](/source/They%2Fthem)* and *[he/him](/source/He%2Fhim)* 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](/source/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. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Bring Your Girlfriend to Rap Day, by Jesse Dangerously with Audra Williams"](https://dangerously.bandcamp.com/album/bring-your-girlfriend-to-rap-day). 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["CHICKENS"](https://www.ascap.com/repertory#/ace/search/workID/915381748). *ASCAP*. American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers. Retrieved May 3, 2023. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["This Aint Hollywood, Hamilton, ON - 19 Oct 2018 - YouTube"](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ErlMfVuPX1s). *[YouTube](/source/YouTube)*. 20 October 2018. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Colorado springs show cancelled? « nerdcore.info – geeky hip-hop news"](https://web.archive.org/web/20110721225345/http://nerdcore.info/index.php/2007/10/15/colorado-springs-show-cancelled/). Archived from [the original](http://nerdcore.info/index.php/2007/10/15/colorado-springs-show-cancelled/) on 2011-07-21. Retrieved 2007-11-25. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["The Daily News: Columnist - Jesse Dangerously"](https://web.archive.org/web/20060908205237/http://hfxnews.ca/index.cfm?cid=45). Archived from [the original](http://hfxnews.ca/index.cfm?cid=45) on 2006-09-08. Retrieved 2006-04-13. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** @JesseDangrsly (2019-09-05). ["@fiddlersgreen92 @Cupcakes_n_Rap @SarahDunsworth Hi I'm a non-binary person who receives cisnormative privileges ba…"](https://twitter.com/JesseDangrsly/status/1169625229779460096) ([Tweet](/source/Tweet_(social_media))) – via [Twitter](/source/Twitter).{{[cite web](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Cite_web)}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service ([link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:CS1_maint:_deprecated_archival_service)) 1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** ["Login • Instagram"](https://www.instagram.com/jessedangerously/). *www.instagram.com*. {{[cite web](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Cite_web)}}: Cite uses generic title ([help](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:CS1_errors#generic_title)) ## External links - [Jesse Dangerously's site](http://www.dangerously.ca/) - [Jesse Dangerously's Blog](https://rljd.tumblr.com/) - [Halifax Daily News column](https://web.archive.org/web/20060908205237/http://hfxnews.ca/index.cfm?cid=45) - [Electronic Press Kit](http://www.sonicbids.com/JesseDangerously) - [Nerdcore Compilation CD Project](https://web.archive.org/web/20071011013349/http://www.bedoper.com/nerdcore/) Authority control databases International ISNI VIAF WorldCat Artists MusicBrainz --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Jesse Dangerously](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jesse_Dangerously) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jesse_Dangerously?action=history)). 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