Jesse West

Jesse West (born December 4, 1967), also known as 3rd Eye, is an American record producer and rapper who served as a member of the Hitmen, the in-house production wing of Puff Daddy's Bad Boy Records. Born Jesse Williams III in South Bronx, New York, he was one of the first rappers signed to Motown Records and, in 1989, released the album "No Prisoners". He then went on to produce hit songs with many artists including GZA, Xzibit, Heavy D and KRS-One among others. One of Bad Boy Records' original "Hitmen", West recorded Biggie Smalls first demo as well as produced remixes for songs on Mary J. Blige's album, What's the 411? As rapper 3rd Eye, it has been argued that Jesse West was the first rapper to use the term "bling" on Super Cat's 1993 hit "Dolly My Baby (Remix)" – a song that West produced and also featured Puff Daddy and a young Biggie Smalls in his recording debut. Jesse West continues to create tracks and produce music for artists. Solo Albums Production Credits Remixes "Guest Appearances" "For James" – James Brown "Funky Drummer", "Soul Power" "The Master" – Talking Heads "Once in a Lifetime", Grace Jones "Slave to the Rhythm" "I Saw You" – Jackson Five "My Little Baby" Bling Etymology Archived 2011-08-06 at the Wayback Machine "who sampled?". "genius". "dusty groove". "genius". "genius". "genius". "Jesse West : Brooklyn Bodega". Archived from the original on 2010-06-28. Retrieved 2010-06-29. "Hip-Hop Pioneer KRS-One Producing Rap Music for Greenie | RAPWEEKLY.COM". Archived from the original on 2016-03-17. Retrieved 2010-06-29. Platform 8470: The Official Hip Hopzine Jesse West discography at MusicBrainz Jesse West discography at Discogs Jesse West at MySpace