Jeshi – one-off Hackney show this Friday (8 Dec)

JESHI is back with the incredible new single “Paid Partnership”. A wacky & absurdist track that shows the breadth of Jeshi’s lyrical and creative vision, “Paid Partnership” is the distillation of the rise of the online wheeler-dealer that’s seen teens create retail empires from their bedroom.

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Alongside the new single, Jeshi has released his new EP ‘The Great Stink’. The EP lands fresh off the back of a Music Video Awards nomination for fan favourite “Bad Day At The Office (live film)” directed by Ethan & Tom.

The project is named after the summer of 1858 in London in which the hot weather exacerbated the smell of human waste present on the banks of the River Thames. Cholera was running rife through the streets affecting the poorest Londoners and the press attention galvanised around the moniker ‘The Great Stink’. A very real historical event that serves as the metaphorical backdrop to Jeshi’s first full-length project in almost a year and a half. Jeshi uses the mythos of a near forgotten event in British history to bring his own world to light.

“Paid Partnership” follows on from the first single of the project “Air Raid” which saw a conceptual video featuring a suit of armour clad knight go on an East London “Knight Out” with Jeshi, which was directed by Francis Plummer. Production for both singles come from early Jeshi collaborator Max Frith and Cajm.

Jeshi explains the thought behind the EP: “The Great Stink is a metaphor for all this stinky sh*t going on in my day-to-day life in London, we wanted to make an EP that really feels like that. Entirely produced by longtime collaborators and friends Max Frith and Cajm with help from Fredwave and Jonah we recorded and worked on this in this haunted feeling air bnb in the middle of nowhere in Wales.

The new single ‘Paid Partnership’ is really tongue and cheek all about this generation’s ability to make money selling shit online and the mad life that comes with that… wanted to do something funny.”

“The Great Stink” Tracklist:

Boasting a relentless work, with a touring schedule of an 80s rock band Jeshi has stunned festival crowds at Glastonbury, Project 6, We Love Green, Outbreak, Reeperbahn Fest, Dour, Midi, Latitude, Luzern Live, Sundown & Warehouse Projet’s Repercussions. He also managed to fit in playing his first headline show in Tokyo and time to front campaigns with Nike Air Max and Dr. Martens. On top of that Jeshi secured his second Top Boy soundtrack feature with ‘Killing Me Slowly” appearing on the final season opening Episode 2. Cementing his impending global domination fans can look forward to enjoying ‘Protein V2 ft. Obongjayar & WESTSIDE BOOGIE’ while playing the new EAFC 24 game.

Jeshi has also collaborated with some of the hottest names in music including Sad Night Dynamite, Celeste, Jim-e Stack, Westside Boogie, Ray Laurel, Obongjayar & Vegyn. His music has secured support from fashion, music and culture press alike, including: Hypebeast, Metal Magazine, Dazed, The Guardian, 10 Magazine, The Sunday Times, The Telegraph, The Face, i-D, Huck, Line Of Best Fit, MixMag, DIY, The Independent, Complex UK, The Fader, British GQ, British Vogue, MixMag, Clash Magazine & Pitchfork. Fresh off the success of his debut record Jeshi picked up a coveted AIM Award for best music video for ‘3210’ and a nomination for best rap album at the DJ Mag Awards.

LIVE DATES 2023

W/ Support from: 99GINGER, Kirou Kirou, JD Reid, Shifa Ligero, AAA