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Rapper Kannon whose real name is Jamere Birdsong was born January 15, 1989.  Jamere was raised by his mother in Camden, NJ.  He was introduced to music at a very young age.  His Aunt Cindy Birdsong sang with the girl groups Patti Labelle & The Blue Bells as well as The Supremes led by the great Diana Ross.  All through school he was jokingly asked if he could sing like his Aunt; little did his classmates know he really could.  Growing up, Jamere noticed he had a passion for music when listening to soulful singers like KC and Jo- Jo. His favorite song, at the time, was ‘They don’t know’ by blue-eyed soul singer John B.  He serenaded all the girls with that song and knew that he had a gift and would use it to enhance his life.

 As a young man, Jamere joined the church New Strength in which his Uncle Chad Hinson was the pastor.   He fell in love with gospel music and later joined the youth choir that was led by none other than Tyrone Tribbett.   Jamere stole the spotlight in the choir and loved every minute of it. He had a serious enthusiasm for music.  His mother saw in him this love of music and brought him a radio for his room in which he would listen to each night and sing himself to sleep.

 One weekend Jamere discovered the new radio station 103.9fm that played current hip-hop music.   The song ‘Bust Ya Guns’  performed by the former Ruff Ryder artist Drag-on featuring  super producer Swizz beats caught Jamere’s attention immediately.   That song was the catalyst to his start in rapping.   He recorded that hit from the radio on a blank cassette tape and listen to that song over and over every night until he could rap every last word, many nights practicing in front of a mirror putting on a show for one.  In those moments he realized that he loved rapping more than singing.

 Jamere started to write his own raps around the same time that he moved out of Camden and into Blackwood.  In joining the new school he found a group of friends that had his same love of music and loved to rap as much as he did.  They would have lunchroom battles with original lyrics creating beats by banging on the lunch table.  It was pure fun.   During these battles, Jamere‘s distinct voice, crude language and street attitude garnered him the name Kannon (cannon) because he brought out the big guns.    There is a lot more to come from this young man with the big personality as he proves that he belongs in the music industry.


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