Jesse Dangerously

Biography

Jesse Alexander McDonald (born October 19, 1979), better known by their stage name Jesse Dangerously, is an alternative hip hop artist from Halifax, Nova Scotia and operating out of Ottawa, Ontario. Dangerously has released solo projects, provided guest vocals for other local artists, hosted a weekly radio show, written a weekly column, and produced beats for other musicians. They are a member of the Backburner crew.

Career

Rapper MC Chris has referred to Dangerously as a nerdcore hip hop artist, saying the following:
"The truth is I'm kicking every other rapper like me's ass up and down the boardwalk. I only like one and will say his name quite happily. Jesse Dangerously. He's good. The rest suck. That’s hard to say and i haven't said it before because some of these people are my fans, some are my friends."
From June 2004 until May 2007, Dangerously hosted The Pavement, a weekly hip hop show on CKDU 88.1 FM that was handed down to them from Buck 65 and Skratch Bastid. They have guest lectured at Saint Mary's University on the topic of gender issues in rap music and popular culture, and from January 2006 until October 2007, they penned a weekly column on regional hip-hop for The Daily News of Halifax.

Personal life

McDonald is non-binary and uses both they/them and he/him pronouns.

Solo

B.R.E.A.K. (1996)
Eastern Canadian World Tour 2002 (2002)
How to Express Your Dissenting Political Viewpoint Through Origami (2004)
Inter Alia (2005)
Verba Volant (2007)
Humble & Brilliant (2011)

Collaborations

The Sentinels - The Lying City, EP (1998)
Imaginary Friends - The ImF Ride b/w Even Exist (As In, "We Don't..."), 7" (2004)
The Mighty Rhino - "Basically Jesus" (also featuring More Or Les, I Am Joseph & Cam James), from We Will No Longer Retreat Into Darkness (2018)
The Library Steps - Rap Dad, Real Dad, LP (2018) (Collaboration with Ambition)
Danger Grove - Want, For Nothing, LP (2018) (Collaboration with Lizard Grove)