JessB

Jess Bourke,[1] better known as JessB, is a rapper and former professional netballer from Auckland, New Zealand.[2][3][4] She has released two EPs (Bloom and New Views) and won Best New Zealand Act at the 2019 MTV Europe Music Awards.[5][6]

JessB
Jess Bourke (2021)
Background information
Birth nameJess Bourke
GenresHip hop
Occupation(s)Rapper and former professional netballer

Discography

Mixtapes
List of mixtapes, with release date and label details shown
Title Details
3 Nights in Amsterdam
  • Released: 28 August 2020[7]
  • Label: The Orchard
  • Formats: Digital download, streaming

Extended plays
List of extended plays, with release date and label shown
Title Details
Bloom
New Views
  • Released: 9 August 2019[9]
  • Label: Self-released
  • Formats: Digital download, streaming

As lead artist
List of singles as lead artist, with year released and album shown
Title Year Peak chart positions Album
NZ
"Soul Free"[10] 2017 — Non-album single
"Take It Down"
(featuring Rubi Du)[11]		 2018 — Bloom
"Set It Off"[12] —
"Bump Bump"
(featuring Church Leon)[13]		 2019 — New Views
"Mood"[14] —[upper-alpha 1]
"So Low"
(featuring Paige)[16]		 —
"Time Out"
(featuring Abdul Kay)[17]		 —
"Pon It"[18] 2020 — 3 Nights in Amsterdam
"Flying"
(with Abdul Kay, Blaze the Emperor, Mo Muse and Raiza Biza as BLKCITY)[19]		 — TBA
"Shut Up!"[20] — 3 Nights in Amsterdam
"From Tha Jump"[21] 2021 — TBA
Title Year Album
"Expose This (Remix)"
(Yaw Faso featuring JessB)[22]		 2018 Non-album singles
"Bloodlines"
(The Adults featuring Estére and JessB)[23]
"Meditjin"
(Baker Boy featuring JessB)		 2019 Gela

Notes

  1. "Mood" did not reach the RMNZ Official Top 40 Singles Chart, but peaked at number thirty-seven on the ARIA Hot 40 Singles Chart.[15]


Awards and nominations

APRA Awards

The APRA Awards are presented annually from 1982 by the Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA), "honouring composers and songwriters". They commenced in 1982.[24]

Year Nominee / work Award Result Ref.
2021 "Meditjin" (Danzal Baker, Jess Bourke, Dion Brownfield, Jerome Farah, Dallas Woods) Song of the Year Shortlisted [25]

References
  1. Fuamoli, Sosefina (7 October 2018). "JessB is going to be an in demand hip-hop name, get acquainted". Tone Deaf. Retrieved 26 March 2020.
  2. Parker, Mitch (14 November 2019). "7 things you need to know about kiwi rapper JessB". i-D. Retrieved 26 March 2020.
  3. "Rising NZ rapper JessB reveals how she's finding her place in the world". Stuff. Retrieved 26 March 2020.
  4. Magazine, Viva. "How Rising Rapper JessB Is Breaking Down The Patriarchy, One Track At A Time – Viva". www.viva.co.nz. Retrieved 26 March 2020.
  5. Yahr, Emily (4 November 2019). "MTV EMAs: Kiwi rapper Jess B wins big + everything else you missed". New Zealand Herald. ISSN 1170-0777. Retrieved 26 March 2020.
  6. Yates, Siena (7 August 2019). "Album review: JessB, New Views". New Zealand Herald. ISSN 1170-0777. Retrieved 26 March 2020.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  7. "JessB drops 3 Nights in Amsterdam mixtape". Digital and Radio Facts. 28 August 2020. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
  8. "Bloom by JessB on Apple Music". Apple Music NZ. 16 March 2018. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
  9. Medcalf, Caitlin (July 2019). "JessB is in full 'Bloom'". Purple Sneakers. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
  10. "Soul Free – Single by JessB on Apple Music". Apple Music. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
  11. "Take It Down (feat. Rubi Du) – Single by JessB on Apple Music". Apple Music. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
  12. "JessB – Set It Off". 17 May 2018. Retrieved 30 March 2020 – via YouTube.
  13. "Bump Bump (feat. Church Leon) – Single by JessB on Apple Music". Apple Music. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
  14. "JessB is a mood on 'Mood' single and video". The Partae. 5 July 2019. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
  15. "Hot 40 Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. 28 July 2019. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
  16. "JessB – So Low ft. Paige". 8 August 2019. Retrieved 30 March 2020 – via YouTube.
  17. "JessB – Time Out (feat. Abdul Kay)". 2 October 2019. Retrieved 30 March 2020 – via YouTube.
  18. Rose, Anna (1 May 2020). "JessB releases new single 'Pon It' from forthcoming mixtape". NME Australia. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  19. "Flying – Single by BLKCITY, Abdul Kay, RAIZA BIZA, Mo Muse, Blaze the Emperor & JessB on Apple Music". Apple Music. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
  20. Triscari, Caleb (14 July 2020). "JessB drops new track 'Shut Up!', shares title of upcoming mixtape". NME Australia. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
  21. Rose, Anna (28 October 2021). "JessB drops hard-hitting new single, "From Tha Jump"". NME Australia. Retrieved 1 November 2021.
  22. "Expose This (Remix) [feat. JessB] – Single by Yaw Faso on Apple Music". Apple Music. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
  23. "Bloodlines (feat. Estére & JessB) – Single by The Adults on Apple Music". Apple Music. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
  24. "APRA History". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) | Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society (AMCOS). Retrieved 25 April 2022.
  25. "One of these songs will be the Peer-Voted APRA Song of the Year!". APRA AMCOS. 3 February 2021. Retrieved 26 April 2022.


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