Promise (rapper)

Promise

Background information
Origin	Toronto, Ontario
Genres	Hip hop soul
Occupation(s)	Rapper, singer-songwriter
Years active	2000–present
Labels	Good Fruit Co., Mixed Bag Music, Duck Down Music, DFS Records
Associated acts	Dan-e-o, Perfeck Strangers
Website	goodfruitco.com

Promise Jason Jamal Shepherd, professionally known as Promise, is a Canadian hip hop soul artist and songwriter from Toronto. He is currently a member of the group Perfeck Strangers, based in Scarborough, Ontario. Promise has collaborated with many artists, including Jhené Aiko, Lecrae, Manafest, Andy Mineo, Marco Polo, eLZhi of Slum Village and Royce Da 5'9" of Slaughterhouse. He has also collaborated with fellow Toronto native Drake, whom he met on the set of Degrassi: The Next Generation.