Jehst

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William G. Shields (born 25 December 1979), better known as Jehst or a slew of aliases including The High Plains Drifter and Jay Star, is an English rapper.

1 Bio
2 Discography
3 External links

[edit] Bio

He spent his early childhood in Crowborough in Sussex before moving to Huddersfield where he experienced the bleak realities of the post-industrial north, which have been such an influence on his lyrical style.^{[citation needed]} After schooling Jehst moved to the Harrow Campus of the University of Westminster to study illustration and English Literature.^{[citation needed]}

His debut release was the Premonitions EP YNR Records, which he co-founded.^{[citation needed]} The release of four 12" records on Low Life Records. The last of these 12"s in June 2002 titled The Return of the Drifter, was a double release with an accompanying 11-track CD of the same name. The Return of the Drifter CD was essentially a collection of previously released tracks and is a cross-section of Jehst's work up to that point.

Jehst has also released material under the name Billy Brimstone on his own YNR label. He has also released numerous singles and collaborations with other artists, including Cosmic Gypsies with Taskforce and Braintax, which includes material to be later scratched into his work.

[edit] Discography

[edit] Albums

The Return of the Drifter (2002, Low Life)
Falling Down (2003, Low Life)
Underworld Epics (2006, Low Life)

[edit] Singles and EPs

Premonitions EP (1999, YNR)
Nuke Proof Suit (2005, Reprezent)

[edit] Mixtapes

Mengi Bus Mixtape (2007)

[edit] Appearances

'Riviera Hustle' from the Braintax album Biro Funk (2001)
'Communications', 'Cold Sun' and 'Seasons Of Espionage' from the Lewis Parker album It's all happening Now (2002)
'Adventures In New Bohemia' and 'City Sickness' from the Low Life Records compilation Food (2003)
'Weed' from the Asaviour mixtape Play2Win (2005)
'The Guns Of Navarone' from the Micall Parknsun album The Working Class Dad (2005)
'E.V' and 'Suicide' from the LG & Biscuit album Smoke Rings (2006)
'Souls Of The Unborn' from the Kashmere album In The Hour Of Chaos (2006)
'Concrete Shoes' from the Sir Smurf Lil album Myalpha (2006)
'Findaz Keepaz' from the Asaviour album The Borrowed Ladder (2006)
'Equal Portions' from the Verb T album Bring It Back To Basics (2006)