Jon Doe is a young brother who was lived a long life. The Philly resident came to the 215 by way of Lancaster, PA and Harrisburg, PA's National Rap League.

His self-produced three song EP Don't Stop is a solid effort with one standout cut deserving of mixtape action and late night radio spins. That song is aptly titled Shine. Here Doe is at his confident best, displaying a strong and confident vocal delivery intertwined with a smooth funkdafied track blessed with the on point R&B hook sounds of Monique Harcum. The title track Don't Stop lacks the punch or excitement of Shine but nonetheless acts as an additional venue to prove that Doe didn't just get lucky with Shine. He's moving in the right direction. The EP is rounded out with the angst ridden Sh!t Happens. This track displays the most verbal dexterity with lines like "ignorance is dangerous, my mission is extraneous, Black man trying to avoid the spontaneous, bullet from the gat of a cat nameless and miscellaneous, n@#$% is nuts like Macadameas..."

Jon Doe may be obscure and faceless now but all that seems to be about to change. His talent will see to that.

For booking & more info on Doe contact
Bipolar Entertainment
536 W. Elkins Avenue
Philadelphia, PA 19120
215-927-0496

Reviewed by Funk Wizard Snow
Editor - PhillyHipHop.com
March, 2002