Jehst – one of the UK's most influential and admired Hip Hop artists - announces new album 'Billy Green is Dead'. Inspired by Gil Scott-Heron’s song of the same name, the ambitious 'Billy Green is Dead' album follows fictional everyman character Billy Green on his solitary journey through an uncaring, individualistic world. Lead track 44th Floor - produced by Zygote of Strange U aka The Maghreban - comes midway through the record’s narrative arc and finds protagonist Billy at breaking point; “feeling like my life’s a major fail, standing on the platform waiting for British Rail”. 'Billy Green is Dead' is Jehst’s first album of original material in 6 years, and will be released 16th June on his own label, YNR Productions. The project is co-executive produced by Beat Butcha (Rick Ross, Curren$y, Jadakiss), features production from Paul White (Danny Brown, Open Mike Eagle) and Jehst himself, plus guest vocals by Eric Biddines, Strange U, Confucius MC, mysterious RnB man Ennio Lion and more.
