He focused on being a hard and determined worker without falling into the trap that many young youth do coming from populated urban areas such as Jane & Having a “step-father” in his household proved more challenging then some may think however Jermaine would not let anything or anyone interfere with his plans.
At a younger age Jermaine had dreams of playing basketball and was actually really talented. As he grew older though, he began realizing his Finch. goals. potential in expressing his words through the art of Hip-Hop music. Unfortunately his biggest challenge had yet to come. Being a resident of Toronto proved very challenging for any up and coming artist looking to express themselves through hip hop music. Toronto’s culture and reputation for not supporting their home grown talent would be his biggest obstacle to date. In May of 2009 he met a local artist/producer by the name of “Street Justyce” who would provide him with the tools needed to take that next step. After numerous studio sessions and long nights he released his first anticipated mixtape in November of 2009 titled “Welcome 2 My World”. Having sold over 1000 mixtapes through the streets alone he knew this was only the beginning in his quest to make it as an artist. Many people embraced his energetic flow and flamboyant style and began appreciating the different sound they heard from J-Good. Using this as motivation he went back to the studio and produced his second highly anticipated mixtape/album titled “Welcome 2 My World Part 2”, which was released September 2010 and has since generate a lot of buzz within the Toronto hip-hop community. J-Good is currently set to release his third mixtape titled “Tinted Window Man” which is set to release August 2011. You can catch J-Good at one of his monthly performances at various venues around the city by subscribing to his facebook for all upcoming event listings. With his serious dedication and work ethic it is inevitable that he will eventually achieve the success he was born to achieve.
Jermaine “J-Good” McLean
Also known as Swaggeriffic, Mr.New Era or Goodie! this Toronto resident has always been destined for fame. From his early days of growing up in the rough neighborhood of Jane and Driftwood (steps away from the infamous Jane & Finch) he developed the street smarts to be successful in any situation he encountered. J-Good grew up in a household of 3 sisters. His Mother, of Jamaican decent, did her best as a single parent to keep them out of trouble and away from the street life. With no positive male role model in his life J-Good did the opposite of what most in his situation would have done, he stayed focused on his life