Jon James is a hard man to put a label on, he’s a former extreme sport athlete (free skier for Travis Pastrana’s Nitro Circus) turned ‘stunt rapper’. Today Jon James is dropping his debut EP (available for download on his website), ‘Rex Leo’, and this morning he released the first single off that album, ‘Hello‘, with an accompanying music video featuring Travis Pastrana, Rory Bushfield, Drama Diablo, and many other extreme sports athletes. Jon James’ ‘Hello‘ is 100% the Banger of the Week, as this song’s been playing in my head ever since I first hit the play button. Make sure you bros watch this video start to finish, because there’s A LOT TO SEE.
Even without the music this video might be good enough for me to post, as it chronicles a man learning to sky dive, but I’m not gonna lie to you bros: ‘Hello’ by Jon James IS a banger, and this song’s been stuck in my head ever since I got a preview of it last week.
For you bros out there not already familiar with Jon James (Check him out on Twitter, Instagram) here’s a little backstory from the press release accompanying the ‘Hello’ music video release:
As a teenager, James began his career in extreme sports as a free skier, and is known around the world for his kamikaze stunts. The stunts that made him famous resulted in a series of serious spinal injuries, including a compression fracture in his neck and a broken back on two occasions requiring a total of seven surgeries. James used the time spent in recovery to hone his skills as a hip-hop artist before deciding to pursue a career in music.
Prior to working on his new record, James collaborated with the likes of Ghostface Killah, Hopsin, and Tech N9ne. In the video, James is seen performing extreme stunts that include freefalling from 13,000 feet while rapping his lyrics, and back-flipping off of a bridge from the back of a semi-truck.
Jon James is a pro athlete turned rapper, currently making his breakthrough into the music industry. James is a self-taught musician who has learned to lace his songs with a diverse flow and versatile punch lines. James began a professional sports career as a free skier in his teenage years, known for his kamikaze stunts and performing them without hesitation around the globe. James’ stunts have led to several serious injuries, including a compression fracture in his neck, and a broken back on two separate occasions.
I gotta admit, Jon James is a pretty damn good follow in Instagram. He seems to surround himself in hot chicks 24/7:
https://www.instagram.com/p/6xw_UensV0/ https://www.instagram.com/p/7CQ9CPHsYF/Apologies if ‘Hello’ gets stuck in your head all day, but that’s what happens with a banger. Like I mentioned before, ‘Hello’ is the first single off of Jon James’ upcoming EP ‘Rex Leo’, which will be available for download on Jon James’ website (the LP will be available on iTunes at a later date).