Eshon Burgundy

Eshon Burgundy
Background information
Birth name	Anton Eshon Hairston
Also known as	Eshon Burgundy
Born	(1980-04-21) April 21, 1980 (age 44) Abington, Pennsylvania
Origin	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Jacksonville, Florida Fort Worth, Texas Atlanta, Georgia
Genres	Gospel music, Christian hip hop
Occupation(s)	Singer, songwriter
Instrument	Vocals
Years active	2007–present
Labels	RMORY (NFTRY)
Website	eshonburgundy.com, rmoryreserve.com

Anton Eshon Hairston (born April 21, 1980), who goes by the stage name Eshon Burgundy, is an American former 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.

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] He later signed two record deals with drug kingpins around 2000 but never released any music.^[3] He became a Christian in 2001^[3] and began making Christian hip hop music in his hometown, until he relocated to Jacksonville, Florida.^[3]

Music career

His professional music career began 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.

Beginning in late 2020, Burgundy began to refer to himself as a Hebrew, the idea that he—as a descendant of Black American slaves—is a true Hebrew Israelite. As such, he has begun to distance himself from mainstream Christianity and the larger Evangelical community.^[8]

Personal life

Eshon Burgundy has a wife, Zara,^[3] and they have three children. Harlem, Evyr and Kinsington. They recently moved to Africa.^[3][9]

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	Released: July 24, 2012 Label: Salvation Armie CD, digital download	–	–	–	–
The Fear of God	Released: March 3, 2015 Label: Humble Beast CD, digital download	15	25	20	4
The Passover	Released: May 27, 2016 Label: NFTRY CD, digital download	8	-	-	-
For The Love Of Money	Released: September 20, 2019 Label: NFTRY CD, digital download	-	-	-	-
Joppa	Released: July 17, 2020 Label: NFTRY CD, digital download	-	-	-	-
Don't Shoot The Messenger	Released: January 8, 2021 Label: NFTRY CD, digital download	-	-	-	-
It Is What It Is	Released: October 28, 2021 Label: RMORY CD, digital download	-	-	-	-
Lost Sheep	Released: January 20, 2023 Label: RMORY CD, digital download	-	-	-	-
Lost Sheep Deluxe	Released: April 7, 2023 Label: RMORY CD, digital download	-	-	-	-

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". Amazon. 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. Eshon Burgundy -Thoughts on Christianity + Being Hebrew, retrieved December 25, 2021
9. Humble Beast Records. "Eshon Burgundy". Do512. Retrieved March 20, 2015.

External links

• Official website
• Wade-O Radio interview Archived March 15, 2015, at the Wayback Machine