Omega Jade — 13 November 2019 on Rocket Shop Radio Hour

Omega Jade joined host Tom Proctor on ‘Rocket Shop‘, Big Heavy World’s weekly local Vermont music radio hour on 105.9FM The Radiator. You can catch up with her at facebook.com/omega.williams.

Omega Jade is a musician, comedian and mother specializing in lyrical hip hop. Coming from a family of singers and choir members, Omega states that she was “always passionate about poetry” and “wanted to mix hip hop and comedy.” She discovered her knack for comedy first, before transitioning into (and then subsequently combining it with) music. This discovery was made while seeking therapy in Brattleboro, finding that she was funny when angry; and funniest when unfiltered. She credits her therapist as having been the one to push her, with the memorable words of: “If you don’t pursue this, you will be back.” Those talents have since been pursued, and Omega hasn’t gone back.

In addition to music and comedy, Omega organized a show titled “Rhyme and Unreason,” to showcase both the music and comedy alongside other professionals in the field. First and foremost, she considers herself “a musician who uses comedy to get over her stage fright,” both an interesting and successful strategy. In her music, Omega Jade puts forth lyrics heavy enough to sink ships, always capturing the foot-tapping, head-bobbing classic hip hop vibes and beats rarely seen in the mainstream today.

Her songs do nothing but accentuate this, showcasing both her hard hitting lyrical content, stellar beat choice, and ability to tell a story alongside. Her song, “Never Too Late for Friendship” speaks to the relationship between daughter and mother, and the healing of a relationship strained over years; while “I Rediscovered Me” approaches her ex-relationship with her children’s father, maintaining a dogged and passionate energy behind its verses as the story is told. Alongside her harder-hitting material, Omega has dabbled in more chill, laid back songs for, well, chilling and laying back; such as “Let’s Chief,” which tells the simple pleasures of getting high with the same rhyming talent she has been known for, while also working in her comedy to good effect.

Today, Omega Jade can be found performing live at various public venues, alongside promoting her new album: “Wounded Healer,” available now online, of which all songs previously mentioned are a part of.

Text by Thomas Himmield.

Text by Thomas Himmield.

Photo by James Lockridge.