Promise (rapper)

Promise
Background information
Birth namePromise Jason Jamal Shepherd
OriginToronto, Ontario
GenresHip hop soul
Occupation(s)Rapper, singer, songwriter
Years active2002–present
LabelsDuck Down Music
Websiteipromisemusic.com

Promise Jason Jamal Shepherd, professionally known as Promise, is a Canadian rapper from Toronto.[1] He is also 1/2 of Hip-Hop supergroup Perfeck Strangers, based in Scarborough, Ontario. Promise has collaborated with Jhené Aiko, Montell Jordan, LeCrae, No Malice, MC Jin, J. Ivy, Marco Polo, eLZhi of Slum Village, Royce Da 5'9" of Slaughterhouse, Rhymefest, and Ton3x. He has also collaborated heavily with fellow Toronto native Drake, whom he met on the set of Degrassi: The Next Generation.[2]

  1. ^ Fox, Luke (2009) "Exclusive: Workaholic Toronto Hip-Hop Artist Promise Signs to Duck Down Records", Exclaim!, September 10, 2009. Retrieved June 19, 2011
  2. ^ "Promise Interview: SXSW 2010 – Spinner Canada". Spinner.ca. March 16, 2010. Retrieved November 30, 2012.