BB Jay
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Jarvis Edward Cooper is an American hip hop rap
artist professionally known as BB Jay from Brooklyn
, NY famously noted for his vocal similarity to late hip-hop legend The Notorious B.I.G.
. He is noted for his music to reflect the Christian
views and values of his faith
and belief in the divinity
of Jesus
Christ
.http://www.videosurf.com/bb-jay-54919
.http://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/b-b-jay/id23873551 He was first introduced to Christian rap at the age of 11. He went to a Christian youth camp
in Lebanon, New Jersey
where he met gospel
rapper
Charles E. Mitchell Sr. (aka Rap'n Rev).http://www.ovguide.com/bb-jay-9202a8c04000641f8000000005727d75
and received rotation on BET
. A year after signing with Jive Records
, he released his international debut album Universal Concussion in 2000.http://www.rhapsody.com/bb-jay/universal-concussionhttp://new.music.yahoo.com/b-b-jay/tracks/universal-concussion--174462445 The album was heavily promoted with music video
s, singles, and national touring. After a 5-year hiatus, BB Jay recorded a collaboration album with rappers Pettidee & Demetrus titled 3 The God Way, released in 2005.http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/3-the-god-way/id304510550 BB Jay's latest album Unlimited
is set to release June 26, 2007. The 17-track album will have a companion DVD also titled Unlimited.
BB Jay is often cited as one of the very few who is openly a Christian in the mainstream hip hop industry
.
for New Artist Of The Year.http://www.ccptv.com/main_stellar.html In 2007, he won a Carolina Holy Hip Hop Achievement Award for National Hip Hop Apostle of the Year.http://www.hhhdb.com/index.php?id=713
Hip hop music
Hip hop music, also called hip-hop, rap music or hip-hop music, is a musical genre consisting of a stylized rhythmic music that commonly accompanies rapping, a rhythmic and rhyming speech that is chanted...
artist professionally known as BB Jay from Brooklyn
Brooklyn
Brooklyn is the most populous of New York City's five boroughs, with nearly 2.6 million residents, and the second-largest in area. Since 1896, Brooklyn has had the same boundaries as Kings County, which is now the most populous county in New York State and the second-most densely populated...
, NY famously noted for his vocal similarity to late hip-hop legend The Notorious B.I.G.
The Notorious B.I.G.
Christopher George Latore Wallace , best known as The Notorious B.I.G., was an American rapper. He was also known as Biggie Smalls , Big Poppa, and The Black Frank White .Wallace was raised in the Brooklyn borough...
. He is noted for his music to reflect the Christian
Christian
A Christian is a person who adheres to Christianity, an Abrahamic, monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth as recorded in the Canonical gospels and the letters of the New Testament...
views and values of his faith
Faith
Faith is confidence or trust in a person or thing, or a belief that is not based on proof. In religion, faith is a belief in a transcendent reality, a religious teacher, a set of teachings or a Supreme Being. Generally speaking, it is offered as a means by which the truth of the proposition,...
and belief in the divinity
Divinity
Divinity and divine are broadly applied but loosely defined terms, used variously within different faiths and belief systems — and even by different individuals within a given faith — to refer to some transcendent or transcendental power or deity, or its attributes or manifestations in...
of Jesus
Jesus
Jesus of Nazareth , commonly referred to as Jesus Christ or simply as Jesus or Christ, is the central figure of Christianity...
Christ
Christ
Christ is the English term for the Greek meaning "the anointed one". It is a translation of the Hebrew , usually transliterated into English as Messiah or Mashiach...
.http://www.videosurf.com/bb-jay-54919
Early life
Born Jarvis Edward Cooper in Brooklyn, NY, BB Jay was raised in New JerseyNew Jersey
New Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware...
.http://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/b-b-jay/id23873551 He was first introduced to Christian rap at the age of 11. He went to a Christian youth camp
Summer camp
Summer camp is a supervised program for children or teenagers conducted during the summer months in some countries. Children and adolescents who attend summer camp are known as campers....
in Lebanon, New Jersey
Lebanon, New Jersey
Lebanon is a Borough in Hunterdon County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2010 Census, the borough population was 1,358.Lebanon was incorporated as a borough by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 26, 1926, from portions of Clinton Township, based on the results of a...
where he met gospel
Gospel music
Gospel music is music that is written to express either personal, spiritual or a communal belief regarding Christian life, as well as to give a Christian alternative to mainstream secular music....
rapper
Rapping
Rapping refers to "spoken or chanted rhyming lyrics". The art form can be broken down into different components, as in the book How to Rap where it is separated into “content”, “flow” , and “delivery”...
Charles E. Mitchell Sr. (aka Rap'n Rev).http://www.ovguide.com/bb-jay-9202a8c04000641f8000000005727d75
Hip hop career
In 1997, BB Jay released his first single independently, called "The Pentecostal Poppa". The single was a hit on airwavesAirplay
* Airplay is the amount of time a song is played on the radio.It may also refer to:* AirPlay, an audio & video streaming technology from Apple Inc.* Airplay , Foster & Graydon music project from 1980* Citroën C1, Citroën C1 Airplay...
and received rotation on BET
Bet
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. A year after signing with Jive Records
Jive Records
Jive Records was a record label based in New York City, operating under RCA Music Group. Jive was primarily known for a string of successes with hip hop artists in the 1980s, and in teen pop and boy bands in the late 1990s. The word "jive" was inspired by Township Jive, a form of South African...
, he released his international debut album Universal Concussion in 2000.http://www.rhapsody.com/bb-jay/universal-concussionhttp://new.music.yahoo.com/b-b-jay/tracks/universal-concussion--174462445 The album was heavily promoted with music video
Music video
A music video or song video is a short film integrating a song and imagery, produced for promotional or artistic purposes. Modern music videos are primarily made and used as a marketing device intended to promote the sale of music recordings...
s, singles, and national touring. After a 5-year hiatus, BB Jay recorded a collaboration album with rappers Pettidee & Demetrus titled 3 The God Way, released in 2005.http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/3-the-god-way/id304510550 BB Jay's latest album Unlimited
Unlimited
Unlimited may refer to:* An unlimited or infinite quantity* The suffix of an unlimited company-Music:* Unlimited , a 2005 album by Taiwanese Band F.I.R.* Unlimited , a 2006 album by Cantopop singer Miriam Yeung...
is set to release June 26, 2007. The 17-track album will have a companion DVD also titled Unlimited.
BB Jay is often cited as one of the very few who is openly a Christian in the mainstream hip hop industry
Hip hop music
Hip hop music, also called hip-hop, rap music or hip-hop music, is a musical genre consisting of a stylized rhythmic music that commonly accompanies rapping, a rhythmic and rhyming speech that is chanted...
.
Awards & Achievements
In the year 2002, BB Jay has received a Holy Hip-Hop Award and a Stellar AwardStellar Awards
The Stellar Awards is the first Gospel Music Awards show in the country, honoring Gospel Music Artists, writers, and industry professionals for their contributions to the Gospel Music Industry. The Stellar Awards ranks high in status as the only Gospel Music television awards program syndicated in...
for New Artist Of The Year.http://www.ccptv.com/main_stellar.html In 2007, he won a Carolina Holy Hip Hop Achievement Award for National Hip Hop Apostle of the Year.http://www.hhhdb.com/index.php?id=713