Co-founder, Phatry Derek Pan was out in Philadelphia this past weekend to support one of Khmerican’s biggest ally, Jeff ‘JL Jupiter’ Lek. The charismatic 31-year-old music artist has been laying down tracks for over a decade to songs such as Natural, I’m Still Here and Build With U. Just before a show, Pan had the opportunity to share a conversation in his Camden home about a new unreleased track produced by AZI Fellas.
“The single Off Ya Love reflects about family,” said JL, who despite growing up without a father, always had a strong support system from siblings and relatives. “The names mentioned in the song are real people - people who always gave me everything I wanted even though we were struggling.”
This maturity and experience has brought the versatile artist greater prominence in the emerging Philadelphia hip hop scene. In the last 3 months, JL has performed at numerous local venues such as Cambodian-owned Tipsy Bar, Arts Garage, and this past Saturday at Phila MOCA. In May 2011, he performed in Springfield, Virginia alongside comrade in arms, the Nu Treez. His largest stage yet will be a schedule performance at the 14th Annual Lowell Southeast Asian Water Festival on August 20th to a 50,000 plus audience.
As JL Jupiter’s music career continues to grow, so will our effort to promote talented artist in the community. Meantime, we encourage you to visit JL’s website, Like his fan page, and all that other good karma stuff.
And lastly, we haven’t forgotten you the fans. For the first 25 people who e-mails us, we will send out the full 3-minute track for FREE.
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