North London rapper Jyager Maktwist first recognised his passion for music when he reached his early teens and began writing poetry to express his thoughts and feelings about life from day to day. In the beginning Jyager joined forces with Extortion Camp, a garage based group of MC’s where he got his first taste of blessing mics at local clubs and neighbourhood gatherings. Before long the crew had obtained a regular set on pirate radio station Heat Fm and later, Axe FM. The dominance of MC’s in the Garage scene began to give birth to a new London sound known as Grime. But while Extortion Camp maintained their Garage vibe, Jyagers’ growing love for Hip Hop was giving the young MC a fresh new outlook and direction. After parting ways with Extortion Camp, Jyager switched his focus to the Hip Hop scene and spent many hours perfecting his flow before meeting Hip Hop producer/YNR co-founder Cee Why who, recognising Jyagers’ ‘star-quality’ and infinite potential, quickly took him under his wing and brought him to the attention of YNR co-founder Jehst. Jyager and Cee Why began working together on Jyagers’ debut album ‘Encrypted Scriptures’ in 2005 and in 2006 Jyager first came to the attention of the Hip Hop audience when his track ‘Pebbledash’ was included on Jehsts' ‘Mengi Bus Mixtape’. Born and raised in Alenteiju, Portugal, Jyager moved to England in 1993 with his mother and sister in search of a better life. In recent years he has spent a lot of time traveling back and forth, visiting family and friends in Portugal and beyond. Despite the family commitments Jyager kept up his relentless rapping, and without knowing it found himself establishing a following throughout parts of Europe. Currently Jyager is gearing up for the release of ‘Encrypted Scriptures’ on YNR in early 2009 and has already starting work on the follow up which looks set to be an eclectic collection of beats and rhymes reflecting his diverse musical influences. Truly Young-N-Restless, Jyager’s hunger is irrepressible both in the booth and on the stage. A charismatic and passionate performer whose stage presence and energy translates effortlessly to record, catch Jyager live on stage alongside YNR label-mate Sir Smurf Lil’ and DJ Tree and you’ll soon see what all the fuss is about! Jyager 'Encrypted Scriptures' (Produced by Cee Why) is out March/April 2009 on YNR Productions.