Lena Jackson is an underground hip-hop artist and poet
from Raleigh, NC. Primarily born and raised in a poverty stricken area, Lena
grew up with music as her focal point of comfort, with writing as her therapy.
Jackson started penning poetry as a child, but later became intrigued by cypher
sessions she would see in school cafeterias in her early teens. She eventually
learned to interchange poetry stanzas for rap bars, and found pleasure in both
spoken word and cypher rapping. Her influences include Nas,
MC Lyte, Outkast, Missy
Elliot, and Bone Thugs &
Harmony.
Lena's goal with her upcoming "Darkness Brim" [EP] is to display her verbal skill-set
on darker topics not typically discussed in mainstream hip-hop, issues such as
poverty, domestic violence and mental illness. “End Of The Tunnel” is a laid back hip-hop sanguine of
despair and hope, laced with intense bars about fear and heartbreak, featuring
Maestra. She delivers lyrics and mellifluous melodies, while
production is handled by P.A.T Junior. "Darkness
Brim" EP is out March 30th, with a guest appearance
from Precyce Politix.
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