Jesse Dangerously

Jesse Dangerously
Jesse in Ottawa, November 2008
Background information
Birth name	Jesse McDonald
Also known as	Jesse D., J.D., Little Girl Toast
Born	1979 (age 37–38)
Origin	Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Genres	Alternative hip hop
Instruments	Vocals, Sampling and programming, Drums, Ukulele, Theremin
Years active	1996-present
Labels	Backburner Recordings
Associated acts	Backburner
Website	http://dangerously.ca/

Jesse McDonald, better known by his stage name Jesse Dangerously, is an alternative hip hop artist from Halifax, Nova Scotia. He is an active member of the Canadian East Coast music scene through the release of his own albums, appearing as guest vocalist on a large number of recordings by other artists, hosting a weekly radio show, writing a weekly column, and producing beats for other musicians. He is a member of the Backburner crew.

Dangerously is a fan of 1988 to 1994-era hip hop, states a wide collection of influences, including such bands as Public Enemy, Das EFX, early LL Cool J and Fresh Prince, among others.

Kicking off his career in the late 1990s with the album B.R.E.A.K., Dangerously has released five further discs, the most recent being Humble & Brilliant (2011). How to Express Your Dissenting Political Viewpoint Through Origami (2004) propelled him to the 2005 Music Industry Association of Nova Scotia Urban/Hip Hop Artist of the Year award, and Inter Alia (2005) garnered a Rap/Hip-Hop Single Recording of the Year nomination for Outfox'd (When Pacifists Attack) from the East Coast Music Awards. He was also named Best Local MC (ahead of runners up Buck 65 and Classified) by The Coast weekly in its 2006 Best Of Music poll, and again in 2007.

Many consider his music to be nerdcore hip hop, mostly because of his nerdy appearance, and affiliation with nerdcore artists. Rapper mc chris, when he had a bad rep with other nerdcore artists, said of Dangerously: "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." Although Dangerously continues to be loosely affiliated with the Nerdcore movement, it is mainly his glasses and penchant for neckties that inspire such claims.