Fresh off the release of his critically acclaimed debut album, NYC’s Jesse Abraham rubs shoulders with hip-hop legends in two categories at the 2011 UMA’s.
The Underground Music Awards, presented by Urban Threshold, are considered to be the Grammy’s of the independent urban music world. The nominees are carefully chosen by a committee and are recognized on a national level, as the world of American independent music ranges from the unknown to the renowned. The winners, however, are decided based on online votes.
Jesse is up for Lyricist Of The Year (vote here: http://bit.ly/oJkTw0) as well as for Album Of The Year (vote here: http://bit.ly/nXNyRq), two of the awards show’s more prestigious categories.
Voting is free and does not require a subscription or sign-up.
Fans can vote once every 24 hours up until August 11th.
Jesse Abraham was born in Manhattan as the first child to two public school teachers, and he now resides in Brooklyn where he runs a tutoring company while continuing his ascension as a hip-hop artist. His debut full-length project, One Day, was released in June 2011, but it was in the summer of 2009 when Abraham began to attract considerable attention on the open-mic circuit for his freestyle abilities and live stage show.
The project’s lead single, ‘Spiderman on Vitamins’, made major waves throughout the online world of music, peaking at #3 on DJBooth’s Top 10 Singles chart and #7 on the nationwide college hip-hop charts. The album itself debuted at #5 on DJBooth’s Top 10 Charts, and features the single ‘Always & Forever ft. Homeboy Sandman’, which premiered on XXLMag.com.
Known throughout the indie hip-hop scene in New York as a tireless beacon of creativity, Abraham has expressed his feelings of citywide unity towards his accomplishments. “One of the things I value most about making music is the community of which I am fortunate enough to be a part,” Jesse explains. “When I found out I was nominated in two categories at the UMA’s this year, I immediately viewed it as a victory for the NYC hip-hop scene and all indie artists such as myself. I am humbled & grateful (if not mystified & confused) to be recognized amongst the ranks of true hip-hop legends.”
Jesse’s album can be downloaded for free at http://www.djbooth.net/index/mixtapes/entry/jesse-abraham-one-day.
For more info on Jesse and his music visit http://jesseabraham.com/
