In today’s aggressive world of hip hop, there many challenges and many opportunities. And for every challenge and opportunity, there are three times the number of aspiring, talented rappers, singers, dancers, etc. The City of New Orleans is no exception. Being a hip hop artist from New Orleans definitely has its challenges. In a post Katrina era / recession , the aggression and depression in NOLA’s hip hop scene has reached an all time high, so it definitely takes a special kind of artist to stand out among many. JIMI CLEVER, Born and raised in the 13th ward of up-town New Orleans, knows this very well. Being raised by a single mother in a biracial family (young Jimi being the 2nd youngest of 5 siblings ) had many different effects on his life. Although his mother faced many challenges, as a white mother with 3 black children and 2 white children, she was still able to raise Jimi the right way. So as you can imagine, Jimi Clever is not the average hip hop artist with similar stories. “My Mom actually Named me