A NEW ERA, A NEW AWARD NOMINATION. WE ARE WATCHING JD ERA BRING HOME A JUNO AWARD AKA CANADA'S GRAMMY!

JDEra, a friend and I at his signing party 2011

JD Era's longtime Manager @MajorBigzz

Toasting in the limo with Raekwon for IceH20 records Oct 2011

I was there when Era began, gave him the love and support, I was there when Raekwon came to get him and I am here now Era. You always remember that HipHossip will always be there for you. Up next the MMVA, Grammys and AFRICA?? We are waiting here in Nigeria and HipHossip congratulates JD Era on his Juno nomination. The Junos are next week April 21st  in Regina and I will be covering it from here in Nigeria via the CTV digital pressroom.

Toronto Independent Music Awards Best Rapper 2008

Celebrating with JD Era from the beginning. 2008 TIMA Best Rap artist

Era at his 2012 mixtape launch

Since being named Champion at the Marc Ecko Freestyle Competition, 2013 Juno Nominated JD Era has performed alongside artists like Nas, Gza, Kardinal Offishall, Tyga, Drake, Method Man, Red Man, Raekwon, Ryan Leslie, Ghostface Killah, Rick Ross, Busta Rhymes, Gucci Mane, The Clipse, Mac Miller, Terminology, Currensy and Freddie Gibbs to name a few.

My limo interview before the IceH20 Red carpet at the launch of Raekwon's label and JD Era's signing

It became apparent that he was garnering even more recognition when he was nominated for two DJ Stylus Awards and took home the hardware for Best Rap at the Toronto Independent Music Awards. His freestyle prowess was highlighted once again when he was crowned the winner of the TAG Records’ Survival of The Freshest competition, solidifying his freestyle champion designation. In addition, his late summer street release, “Coming to America,” was nominated as Best Mixtape for Flow 93.5’s Real Frequency Award. 

About to serve the IceH20 cake

With 5 solid mix tapes and videos releases under his belt for “You Know This”, “Fame & Fortune” off the Th1rte3n mixtape, Era has charted on Much Music and other notable music countdowns. In 2011, Era secured the theme song spot on The Score network’s “Court Surfing”, an NBA program broadcast across Canada as well as the Footlocker Nike commercial "Comeback Season" ft. NHL Hockey Player PK Subban & NBA Player Tristan Thompson.

After multiple appearances with Wu-Tang Clan’s Raekwon “The Chef”, Era also put in some work on the Killer Bee’s latest project “Unexpected Victory” with 5 features and 2 lead videos for tracks “Just A Toast” & “Soldier Story”. “Unexpected Victory” has gained Era a tour with Raekwon. They’ve completed a 13-date Canadian tour across Canada and wrapped up a 40-date U.S Tour which lead up to Era’s release “No Handouts” mixtape album which has been Nominated for 2013 Juno Award Rap Recording Of The Year, released April 16th 2012 and aptly referred to as 416.

CTV is family and never forgets HipHossip. We have always use the digital pressroom when I couldn't hit up some areas of Canada for the Grammys. Once again you will see how this technology works, but this time from Africa with a 5 hour difference. The Rap category will be given out on the Saturday before the LIVE show Sunday April 21st 2013.  Always a shout out to Emily Alonzo at CTV for hooking us up yearly for all the CTV awards (MuchMusic Video awards etc)

Follow The Movement:

JD ERA
Facebook: www.facebook.com/pages/JD-ERA/87338243147
Twitter: @jdera