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Bio
Jamaal St. John is a 25 year old New Rochelle, New York native. He has been writing poems since the tender age of nine years old. He has been performing this literary genre for seven years. Jamaal is a three time Nuyorican Poets Café Grand Slam Finalist. He represented the Nuyorican Poets Café National Slam Team in Providence, Rhode Island in August 2000. As of December 2000, Jamaal won the esteemed title of Nuyorican Slam King at the illustrious New York Nuyorican Poets Café.
Jamaal St. John's poetry is a cross between old school hip-hop rhyme schemes with cunning wordplay, accentuated with topics about current social, political and economic issues and their importance. He manages to layer these aspects with a comical dexterity that only few poets can match.
Jamaal has performed in countless venues across the United States and Canada. His newly anticipated chapbook, "The Horror and the Hype" was released December 2000. Jamaal is also currently working on a CD project entitled, "Osiris" as well as a full length book of poetry.
Text from Myth at Teaism (dcslam.50megs.com).
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