Jay Blue

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By Jessica De Vault Jerry Blue knew at a young age that he would have to fend for himself. His parents worked a lot. He and his sister were close, but she was sent to a group home when he was in the fourth grade. "When I lost her, I lost my guidance," he recalled. "I had to start providing for myself. It pushed me to the streets." Blue, whose stage name is Jay Blue, may have found comfort in the street life in Dunn, but a tragic turn of events led him to pursue music full-time and try to be a positive influence in his community. Shortly after his grandmother died, Blue who was about 18 years old, decided to start his own label and become a rapper. He and fellow rapper Darly "D-Roc" McKoy formed a group called Legend. "We got together and started producing our own beats, looking for production, looking everywhere to see what we got to do to get out in the game," Blue said. "We needed a way to get our music out. We performed at local clubs, passing out CDs, and soon we got a little buzz. " Legend dropped their first mixtape "Hip-Hop 101" in 2007 under Blue's music label, Hustle Grind Eat Entertainment. His solo debut "From the Block to the Booth" followed in 2009. Now at the age of 28, he's working on his second effort "M.I.C. (Music Inner City)" and a mixtape called "Weekend Music." His label has two artists, rappers D Willz and Q.P., and helps other artists with music distribution, Blue said. The rapper talked to the Weekender Street Edition about his music, message and pla

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