JenRO was
born and raised in California's Bay Area. The destined
star grew up around music her entire life; Her Father
was once a disco DJ and her Sister is a music composer.
JenRO's first time rapping on stage was at the age of 10
years old, by eleven years old, drug dealers and gang
members crowded the corner of her Vallejo home and gave
JenRO her first four bar song to write as she walked
home from school. After moving back to South San
Francisco, she was arrested her first week of Middle
school for writing on the walls at school. She recorded
her first song herself on a tape recorder at the age of
13. As a leader, she was also the only female drummer
for the Jazz Band all throughout middle school and high
school.
At 15, JenRO would battle against the older teenage boys
in her neighborhood, she later became the only female
rapper on stage during the lunchtime performances and
talent shows at her high school. Outside of high school,
JenRO competed and won several poetry slams across the
Bay, asked to perform at hip hop shows and local street
fairs. At 17 she starred in a short documentary entitled
"Rebel Girls", a film that played througout
theaters in California. By 19, JenRO was already
establishing her name by performing at major city events
such as East Bay Pride, SF Pride, and "Carnaval". She
has performed at San Quentin State Penitentiary twice
this year and has also recently expanded to doing
international shows from the Philippines to Mexico.
JenRO's striking words have gotten her published in
world wide books such as, "What It Took for Me to Get
Here" and "Paint Me Like I Am". She has also been
featured in the "San Francisco Chronicle", "Padrisimo
Magazine", "Bay Times" and "Time Out New York".
This talented bilingual star has already worked with
artists such as Spice 1, Young Noble (Tupac's Outlawz),
Goldie Loc (Snoop's Eastsidaz), Conscious Daughters and
Mr. Kee. Most recently she recorded a single for her
upcoming album with Alexandra Bachelier from the first
season of American Idol. She is currently working on her
debut solo project titled "The Revelation" fueled by the
single "Hottie, Hottie"
Listen to
Jenro's "Playaz Need No Love" w/2pac -
click here
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