Justina Valentine, MTV’s quick witted fan favorite from Nick Cannon’s Wild N Out, is a clever lyricist with a distinctive voice and a knack for irresistible hooks. From her bright red locks to her infectious personality, the MTV star is an all around entertainer who sings, writes, and is widely known for her freestyling ability.

Justina’s newest release, FEMINEM, has garnered much attention for the lyricist as she remixed a number of Eminem’s classics. Prior to FEMINEM, Justina released her Scarlet Letter album which landed on the Itunes top 30 R&B charts, including a feature from her fellow jersey native, Fetty Wap. Their single “Candyland” played on national radio throughout 2016. Some of Valentine’s earlier projects include Red Velvet, Route 80, and Valentine which also charted on iTunes top 30 R&B charts.

With radio support for several singles Justina’s career highlights continue with collaborations with top producers such as Grammy nominated Shy Boogs, Peoples, & Infamous. Valentine has also been seen as a guest host on the relaunch of TRL & her original music has been featured on NBC, VH1, MTV, Oxygen, CW and national TV commercials for brands such as Maybelline.

Justina has toured nationally on stages such as The Van’s Warped Tour & is currently in the studio working on her next album.

JuneLyfe is most known for his work with Cool Collective Reps Music Group (CCRMG) as 1/3 of the hip hop group, Retrospek (JuneLyfe | Spnda | Rah Intelligence). He has shared the stage with the likes of Madlib, Raekwon, Black Milk, Roc Marciano, Styles P, Pharaoh Monch and many more.

With countless acclaimed guest appearances to his name, JuneLyfe has been steadily building his musical resume over the years while also running with the crews Cool Collective Reps, Retrospek and The Winners. And now the Roxbury, MA native steps out on his own. As the man says himself, this is quite literally his life in the form of a raw, gritty hip-hop album full of sharp lyricism, hard-hitting production, and impressive musicality.

Those qualities can be tied back to his stomping grounds of Roxbury, where influential artists ranging from New Edition to Edo G. called home. And their influence on June’s music is firmly cemented as he carries the torch proudly for his neighborhood. “My environment in Roxbury—my childhood and so forth—has developed into a certain passion and attitude that I will always carry with me everywhere I go,” he explains. 

His passion comes through whether he’s gritting his teeth, or flexing his funkier side. The musicality of JuneLyfe just bleeds through on instruments that help the sound flow and provide a strong sense of cohesion.

Everything about 'Lyfe' comes together on the albums itself but also in the way that June talks about it. He’s frank in discussing the difficulties he overcame to figure out how he would represent himself as a solo artist, and he put in the work to define who he is as a person. “I had to live more, read more, be more empathetic, have more integrity, be a little more vulnerable,” he says. “All these things have helped in the manifestation of the growth presented on the record.”



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