Jas Mace

Jas Mace, pronounced Jace Mace, began mastering his rhyming skills in 1988, which many refer to as the adolescent stage of Hip Hop. After purchasing Kool G. Rap and Polo’s certified classic Road to Riches, Jas Mace was inspired to sit down and write his first rap song, ultimately paving the way for what has become a remarkable journey and display of sacrifice and persistence.

A significant turning point in Jas Mace’s life was when he met his partner in rhyme, Marchitect, at a little league baseball game. Through this newfound friendship, Jas Mace was introduced to Marchitect’s older brother Grouchy Greg Watkins, co-founder and CEO of allhiphop.com. Marchitect and Jas Mace became collectively known as the 49ers and began recording numerous basement demos. As the 49ers displayed their creativity and dedication, Grouchy Greg, who had his own group at the time, decided to mastermind a Hip Hop conglomerate called The Outfit. At this point, under the tutelage of Grouchy Greg and Marchitect, Jas Mace began producing his own beats first experimenting with the Ensoniq EPS +. The Outfit had much success with their first independent release titled Soundtrack to Life. Their first single, “Beauty of the Week,” spent 13 weeks on the college radio charts. Many reviews wrote with high regards about a group from Delaware with great potential to emerge from the Underground. However, due to unfortunate events, The Outfit was dismantled, but the 49ers kept on honing their skills as true emcees and producers.

The 49ers have one official release in the US called Equilibrium. To this date, they have released two albums in Japan on the indie record label Goon Trax. Those albums are State of the Art and The Ultrasound. The 49ers are currently mixing their latest album called Musaic, as well as working on collaboration albums with LEMS and Stillamode. Jas Mace is also working on his first solo album release called My Life for Music.

Those that don’t know, Jas Mace continued his education after graduating high school and got his Bachelors of Arts degree from the University of Delaware, majoring in world history and global politics.