2008 Woodie Awards
BURNING QUESTIONS: Meet cornerback Jemmy Jasmin
Issue date: 11/16/07 Section: Sports
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Senior Jemmy Jasmin, who made the switch from wide receiver to cornerback in the middle of this season, owns his own music record company. Jasmin talks to senior reporter Daniel Monson about his last game at Kelly/Shorts Stadium Friday and his music career.
DM: What are your thoughts and emotions heading into your final home game?
JJ: Making history. It's like any other game, but this game means a whole lot. It's about enjoying it with my teammates. Whether I'm playing or not playing, it's about being next to my teammates, being next to the guys I work hard with.
DM: Your song, "Maroon and Gold," is played before and after every home game. How did you start rapping and why do you do it?
JJ: I started writing poetry at first. My older brother wanted to start a record company, and that's when my rapping started, a while ago. It's just something I love doing. Ever since I've been young I've been listening to music. Music has always been my gateway away from everything. Whether I'm stressed, or if I'm mad, or if I'm said, if I'm crying, I always ran to music. Growing up, I always had headphones on going to school. It grew on me so much I just started writing my own music and writing about my life and my experiences.
DM: When did you start "Cut Throat Records," your record company, and what does the name mean?
JJ: The name came from the music business, because everything is a cut-throat business. We started that back in 1999. My older brother started it and then I took over the company. So about 2003, I started running the company myself.
DM: How many artists do you have on your label?
JJ: I had a whole bunch of artists, but I let a lot of them go. When you have artists that aren't on the same page as everybody, it's just like having a football team and having one guy straggling behind. I've got a couple of artists now - Iceman, Mystah G, myself, and that's pretty much it right now.
DM: How did you come up with your rap name, "Felony aka da Prince?"
JJ: Felony just represents the struggle and people around me that's been through so much. And then the prince - my mother's the queen, so I call myself the prince. And that's what I represent - royalty.
DM: What are your plans after graduation?
JJ: I've already got everything plotted out. As soon as I graduate, I'm supposed to go down to Miami to go work with Dave Huko, who's a Grammy-winning engineer, who will help me master my craft in mixing and help my music business really take off.
DM: What are your thoughts and emotions heading into your final home game?
JJ: Making history. It's like any other game, but this game means a whole lot. It's about enjoying it with my teammates. Whether I'm playing or not playing, it's about being next to my teammates, being next to the guys I work hard with.
DM: Your song, "Maroon and Gold," is played before and after every home game. How did you start rapping and why do you do it?
JJ: I started writing poetry at first. My older brother wanted to start a record company, and that's when my rapping started, a while ago. It's just something I love doing. Ever since I've been young I've been listening to music. Music has always been my gateway away from everything. Whether I'm stressed, or if I'm mad, or if I'm said, if I'm crying, I always ran to music. Growing up, I always had headphones on going to school. It grew on me so much I just started writing my own music and writing about my life and my experiences.
DM: When did you start "Cut Throat Records," your record company, and what does the name mean?
JJ: The name came from the music business, because everything is a cut-throat business. We started that back in 1999. My older brother started it and then I took over the company. So about 2003, I started running the company myself.
DM: How many artists do you have on your label?
JJ: I had a whole bunch of artists, but I let a lot of them go. When you have artists that aren't on the same page as everybody, it's just like having a football team and having one guy straggling behind. I've got a couple of artists now - Iceman, Mystah G, myself, and that's pretty much it right now.
DM: How did you come up with your rap name, "Felony aka da Prince?"
JJ: Felony just represents the struggle and people around me that's been through so much. And then the prince - my mother's the queen, so I call myself the prince. And that's what I represent - royalty.
DM: What are your plans after graduation?
JJ: I've already got everything plotted out. As soon as I graduate, I'm supposed to go down to Miami to go work with Dave Huko, who's a Grammy-winning engineer, who will help me master my craft in mixing and help my music business really take off.
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