Eshon Burgundy

Anton Eshon Hairston, who goes by the stage name Eshon Burgundy, is an American Christian hip hop musician. His first album, Blood Rushing to My Head, was released in 2012 with Salvation Armie Music Group. He released his second album, 2015's The Fear of God, with Humble Beast Records. This was a Billboard chart breakthrough release.

Eshon Burgundy
Background information
Birth nameAnton Eshon Hairston
Also known asEshon Burgundy
BornAbington, Pennsylvania
OriginPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania
Jacksonville, Florida
Fort Worth, Texas
Atlanta, Georgia
GenresChristian hip hop
Occupation(s)Singer, songwriter
InstrumentsVocals
Years active2007–present
LabelsNFTRY (formerly known as Salvation Armie Music Group)
Associated actsJeremiah Bligen, JGivens, Andy Mineo
Websiteeshonburgundy.com, thenftry.com

Early life

Eshon Burgundy was born Anton Eshon Hairston in Abington, Pennsylvania,[1][2] He was raised by his mother Rochelle in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.[3] He was raised in an environment of constantly moving from residence-to-residence across Philadelphia after his mother was in an abusive relationship with a boyfriend at the time.[3] They eventually settled in a housing complex, Passyunk Homes.[3] This would lead him to become the responsible oldest sibling in his family, where he has two younger brothers, Seifuddin and Ameer, and a younger sister, Aleema.[3] Eshon was shot three times when he was 15 years old, coming within minutes of dying.[3][4] This was the impetus for him to dedicate the next five years of his life to being involved in the hip hop underground community in his hometown of Philadelphia.[3] God put up some roadblocks to his success, when he signed two record deals with drug kingpins around 2000 that went nowhere.[3] He welcomed Jesus Christ as his personal Lord and Savior in 2001.[3] He started making hip hop music that would try to reach the lost in his hometown, until he relocated to Jacksonville, Florida.[3]

Music career

His professional music career got started in 2007, when he was featured along with poet Black Ice on Dj Jazzy Jeff's Return Of The Magnificent album. The song was entitled Run that back. Eshon Burgundy released his debut album Blood Rushing to My Head with Salvation Armie Music Group on July 24, 2012.[5] His second album, The Fear of God, was released by Humble Beast Records on March 3, 2015, just shy of his thirty-fifth birthday.[6] This was his Billboard chart breakthrough album, with it charting at No. 15 on the Christian Albums, No. 20 on the Rap Albums, No. 25 on the Independent Albums, and on the Heatseekers Albums at No. 4.[7] On May 27, 2016, Eshon Burgundy released his highly anticipated third album called The Passover. The album was inspired by the Passover of the Exodus of the Israelites out of Egypt. He then released a fourth and most recent album which he named For The Love of Money on September 20, 2019.

Personal life

Eshon Burgundy resides just outside Atlanta, Georgia, in the community of Hampton, with his wife, Zara,[3] and their three children. Harlem, Evyr and Kinsington.[3][8]

Discography
List of studio albums, with selected chart positions
Title Album details Peak chart positions
US
Chr		 US
Indie		 US
Rap		 US
Heat
Blood Rushing to My Head – – – –
The Fear of God 15 25 20 4

References
  1. Simpson, Paul. "Eshon Burgundy: Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved November 15, 2015.
  2. Hairston, Tandeace M. (April 20, 2013). "Happy (3 1/2 hours early) Birthday @eshonburgundy! The girls can't wait for you to open your gifts…". Twitter. Retrieved March 20, 2015.
  3. Lacy, Dwayne (March 18, 2015). "Eshon Burgundy Artist Profile". New Release Tuesday. Retrieved March 20, 2015.
  4. El, Josey; Ruley, Clayton. "An Interview with Eshon Burgundy". Geo Clan. Retrieved March 20, 2015.
  5. Amazon.com (July 24, 2012). "Blood Rusing to My Head: Eshon Burgundy". Retrieved March 20, 2015.
  6. New Release Tuesday (March 3, 2012). "The Fear of God by Eshon Burgundy". New Release Tuesday. Retrieved March 20, 2015.
  7. "Artist Index: March 21, 2015" (PDF). Billboard. March 21, 2015. Retrieved March 20, 2015.
  8. Humble Beast Records. "Eshon Burgundy". Do512. Retrieved March 20, 2015.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.