Aesja
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Aesja | |
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 Aesja during the filming of "Trust 'Em" in 2016 | |
| Background information | |
| Born | Aesja Taylor Essix Dover, Delaware, US |
| Genres | Hip-Hop, R&B, Pop |
| Occupations | Singer, songwriter |
| Instrument | Vocals |
| Years active | 2010–present |
| Website | www |
Aesja Taylor Essix is an African-American singer-songwriter.
Early life
[edit]Aesja was born in Dover, Delaware and grew up in The Woodlands, Texas. She is the younger sister of hip-hop artist Lil JSean, and when her other brother died in 2010 she was motivated her to chase her dreams in the music industry.[1] She started recording videos of her covering songs and uploading them to YouTube.[citation needed]
Career
[edit]Aesja took the next step in her music career when she was featured on "You’re Not Welcome", a song from Lil JSean's first mixtape. She was subsequently offered multiple requests to do features with other artists. She was featured in Billboard,[2] Great Day Houston, and CW39's Eye Opener to hosting and performing at West Virginia University's Spring Fling.[1][3]
From opening gigs for Waka Flocka, T-Mills, Nipsey Hussle and Riff Raff to hosting her own SXSW event with Torchy's Tacos in 2015 with her brother. Aesja's was a guest feature on Cyhi The Prynce’s[4] 2016 song "Long Damn Time".[5][6][7]
Trust 'Em release
[edit]Aesja is an independent artist, and she directed, styled, cast, produced and edited the viral video "Trust Em" with Lil JSean.[8] As of 2016, the video had over half a million YouTube views and 3 million views on Twitter.[9]
Balance EP
[edit]Aesja released her first EP, Balance, in 2014. The song "Balance" off the EP garnered 30,000 SoundCloud listens after being tweeted by stylist Ian Connor.[citation needed]
Discography
[edit]- Balance EP (2014)
- Trust ‘Em [Music Video] (2016)
- Cyhi The Prynce [Music Video] (2016)
- Sky's Falling – Single (2017)
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Lil JSean and Aesja at EyeOpener". EyeOpener.
- ^ "Lil J Sean and Aesja, Two Inspiring Young Artists". Billboard.
- ^ "WVU gears up for outdoor concert, Lil' Jsean and Aesia to host". thedaonline. Retrieved April 14, 2016.
- ^ "Houston singers shine alongside Kanye West co-writer". Houston Chronicle. August 11, 2016.
- ^ "It's Been A "Long Damn Time"". HipHopDX. September 18, 2016.
- ^ "CyHi The Prynce Waits a 'Long Damn Time' in New Video". XXLmag. Retrieved September 20, 2016.
- ^ "CyHi The Prynce Feat. Jonathan Hay "Long Damn Time"". HotNewHipHop(hnhh). September 16, 2016.
- ^ "Lil JSean & Aesja". sohh.com. September 6, 2016.
- ^ "Lil JSean ft. Aesja – "Trust 'Em"". Thisis50.com. Archived from the original on October 14, 2016. Retrieved October 13, 2016.
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