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Javius “JayShellz” Hardy is Connecticut next rising Hip Hop artist.  He lives in the New Haven area.  As a child his home was filled with music from Gospel to Hip Hop.”  He would also imitate any music video he saw on television.  His favorite song was by R. Kelly “I Believe I Could Fly”.  His biggest fan was his grandmother.  Each time that song would come on she would tell him, “baby I have faith you will go far in your life, just put GOD first and everything else will fall into place and one day you will fly.

Over the years his interest in music changed when he lost his grandmother.  He heard the voice of the streets and he answered her. While serving a two-year sentence, he heard his grandmother voice singing to him.  He made the choice right then that he needed a new and positive outlet in his life, so he began to write songs.

Once he returned home he started putting his heart and soul into his music. He received the name JayShellz from a friend who stated, “he was killing the other rappers in neighborhoods street battles.  With that in mind he start working even harder.  He put out his first two hit singles: “JayShellz Back” and “Stay Scheming”.   Once the fans heard those two single they started carving for more. So, he gave them his first mixtape called “Contamination”.  It was completed mid summer of 2012.  

Since then he has caught the attention of Jei Records Management as one of their new and upcoming artist for 2013.  He is in the studio now currently working on his next mixtape.

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Born and raised in New Haven, Connecticut, Montese Kane embodies the NYC hustle alongside his hometown wholesomeness.
Throughout the years Montese Kane has worked tirelessly, slowly but surely etching out a unique place in the heart of Hip Hop music lovers. He captures the epitome of East Coast rap with his lyricism, dubbing his eclectic way of putting music together "RAP Hop". Montese Kane explains his style derives from the essence of Hip Hop culture using rhythm and poetry with a modern twist in the new age music realm. Being heavily influenced by Hip Hop music in his childhood, he chose to pursue it as a career option while in high school. Music was always the way he sought out to express himself and verbalize his intellect. Over time, it grew to be a true amalgamation of the purity and esssence of Hip Hop music. Montese Kane's refreshing tunes aren't just catchy hooks and lyricism - its a revamped representation of Hip Hop that bridges the gap in the ages. His latest single "Never Hated Anthem" is a testament to his branding of music. Being received well in most settings his sound resonates with many. He is often complimented to be reminiscent of newer artists like J.Cole and Kendrick, others even going as far as comparing his veteran like skills to Pac, Nas and Jay Z. However the way he delivers his witty wordplay mirrors punchline heavy hitters like Fabolous and Lloyd Banks. Montese Kane points his immediate influences on his music to Fabolous, Nas, Lloyd Banks, and Jeezy.

Grammy Nominated Production team who produced for artist like Chris Brown, Trey Songz, Joe Budden, Tamar Braxton, Tyga, Uncle Murda, Maino.

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