Jahan Nostra

Jahan Nostra is an Emcee/Hip Hop Artist from Stamford, CT and Mount Vernon, NY. He has released four major projects: Bedtime Street Album (2012), Sleepwalking (2013), ESP (2016) and Violet Skies: Vol I (2023). Jahan's 2023 project, Violet Skies: Vol I features Masta Ace, REKS, Tahmell and Che Noir. Jahan's 2016 album ESP – mastered by the Grammy Award-Winning Engineer, Daddy Kev – features the legendary, Smif-N-Wessun, as well as Tone Trump and Ceschi. Jahan's album Sleepwalking features Hakim Green (of Channel Live) and the entire album was produced by Poppa Pill, known for producing on Rakim's 2009 album, The Seventh Seal.
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In his early childhood, Jahan lived in Mount Vernon, NY – hometown to Pete Rock, Heavy D and Sean “Diddy” Combs. Jahan’s musically talented neighbors inspired him to pursue a career in music and he began rhyming at 9 years old. After moving to the inner-city of Stamford, CT, Jahan continued to develop his lyrical talent and at age 13, he was signed to the label, BMX Entertainment in Brooklyn. In high school, Jahan showcased his talent on the independent music scene, recording freestyles on mixtapes. He and his partner Kyro also recorded tracks with Producer Raydar Ellis (who went on to work under Dr. Dre at Aftermath).

After high school, Jahan moved to North Carolina to study Journalism at UNC. During college, Jahan worked at Duke University Radio with 9th Wonder who introduced him to Big Pooh and Phonte. During these years – the early stages of Little Brother – Jahan even had to face-off in a battle with Phonte at the famed Cat’s Cradle. After returning to CT, Jahan recorded and released the Bedtime Street Album (2012) and Sleepwalking (2013) – produced by Poppa Pill [known for producing on Rakim's album, The Seventh Seal (2009)]. He spent 2014 touring in the US with the Vans Warped Tour and the Full Blast Summer Tour. In 2016, Jahan released his latest album, ESP - mastered by the Grammy-Nominated Engineer, Daddy Kev - with features from the legendary, Smif-N-Wessun, Tone Trump and Ceschi. Since the release of ESP, Jahan Nostra has been traveling and performing at shows and festivals throughout the US and Canada; Jahan has opened for Smif-N-Wessun, J. Cole, Hakim Green (Channel Live), Das EFX, Ras Kass, Cappadonna (Wu-Tang), Royal Flush, Mr. Cheeks (Lost Boyz), Blahzay Blahzay, Al Skratch and he performed with RZA (Wu-Tang), freestyling live to RZA's piano accompaniment at the City Winery in New York. Jahan Nostra has performed at The Gramercy Theatre NY, Panke Culture (Berlin, Germany), Legend Club Milano (Milan, Italy), Cafe Oz Rooftop (Paris, France) and Petit Campus (Montréal, Québéc, Canada). He has also performed at Brooklyn Music Week, the East Coast Music Conference, Spotify's US HQ, TuneCore (Brooklyn), Fort Greene Park (Brooklyn), Corona Park (Queens), the National Black Theatre (New York), Ashford & Simpson's Sugarbar, the Hope Rocks Festival and the Under Pressure Graffiti & Hip Hop Festival (Montréal, Québéc, Canada). Jahan Nostra has won numerous awards for his work, including the Best Music Video Award at the 2019 Hip Hop Film Festival (Harlem: New York, NY), Best Music Video at the 2019 Golden Door International Film Festival (Jersey City, NJ), and Best Music Video at the 2019 New York International Films Infest Festival (New York, NY). Jahan Nostra has been interviewed by Doctor Dre (Yo! MTV Raps), A-King (Combat Jack Show) and featured in several media outlets, including: Hot 97, Hip Hop DX, Underground Hip Hop Blog, Huff Post, The Ryan Show and Philly FAME TV.

With respect to his creative influences, Jahan credits Tupac Shakur as an inspiration for “his ability to paint pictures with great emotion and put poetry in motion while still being true to himself.” Taking his craft seriously, Jahan has an artist statement that he lives by: “To uplift for the future, reflect reality and prove that I’m the illest.”