"Jehst"
"Jehst"
Born in Kent in 1979, Jehst spent his early childhood in Crowborough in Sussex before moving to Huddersfield where he went to Honley High School. After being admitted to the University of Westminster in London for a degree in Illustration, Jehst subsequently dropped out due to an offer of a record deal and an opportunity to set up his own label.
Prior to deciding to focus full-time on his music, Jehst was a founding member of the graffiti crew FSB (Full Scale Burners) in Halifax with Spymad, Reap and Misc (later extended to include Reakt and others). Whilst not the most prolific artist in the area due to his musical commitments, Jehst was considered a talented and accomplished wall writer for a short time and was highly influential on his peers. The influence of TCS (The Chemical Souls - another Halifax graf crew, pioneered by Spymad & including Jehst) is still evident in the graffiti around the Kirklees district today, and fresh Jehst dubs have shown up in spots around East London as recently as 2009.
Jehst's highly anticipated album, 'The Dragon of an Ordinary Family' was released in June 2011. The first single from the album, Starting Over, was launched by a viral marketing video campaign in which a supposed Jehst fan recorded footage of the rapper appearing as a worker of the Post Office. 'Jehst Is My Postman' later turned out to be a PR stunt, as this recording was followed up by a music video of the single, featuring many other rappers dressed in a variety of costumes.
