{"id":25216,"date":"2016-12-29T13:14:48","date_gmt":"2016-12-29T13:14:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/?p=25216"},"modified":"2016-12-29T13:14:48","modified_gmt":"2016-12-29T13:14:48","slug":"nyc-hip-hop-artist-dami-collaborates-on-js-with-mike-j","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2016\/12\/nyc-hip-hop-artist-dami-collaborates-on-js-with-mike-j\/","title":{"rendered":"NYC Hip Hop Artist Dami Collaborates On &#8216;J&#8217;s&#8217; With Mike J"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"25219\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2016\/12\/in-this-world-trevor-wesley-ft-raven-felix\/dami\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Dami.jpg?fit=1061%2C597&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1061,597\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.4&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 5&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1372259868&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.13&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;320&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.05&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Dami\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Dami.jpg?fit=640%2C360&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-25219\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Dami.jpg?resize=640%2C360&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" \/><\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>New York City hip hop artist Dami is a true product of life in the Big Apple. His rhymes tell stories of where he&#8217;s come from and where he&#8217;s been &#8211; but it&#8217;s not a made up story, it&#8217;s his real life.\u00a0<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Dami&#8217;s latest track, &#8216;J&#8217;s&#8217; sees him team up with fellow NYC emcee, Mike J. The pair represent: their city, their crew, accompanied by a snarlingly menacing video.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Dami, with his baritone flow, announces himself as the most dapper hit man on the scene. He&#8217;s dressed in his finest suit, with a hooded posse, and he nonchalantly warns the listener that you don&#8217;t mess with him and his crew, lest you want bad things to happen. 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