Born Jason Rochester, the tall and noticeably handsome emcee grew up in the Islington/Finch corridor of Toronto and demonstrated a unique artistic gift as a young teen – that of a comic book illustrator. Influenced by the likes of Marvin Gaye, Dennis Brown and Jay-Z, Rochester casually dabbled in the art of rhyme slinging in his old neighborhood. Years later when Canada’s first urban radio station (FLOW 93.5 fm) held their inaugural Soul Search talent contest (in 2003), he graduated with hono...