Jersey emcee J.Y. has come together with The DJBooth and his own site, WhoisJY.com, to bring listeners his long-awaited junior full-length, The Slave Shift: Falling Up.
The follow-up to last year's Waking Down, the project features 19 brand new tracks from the underground emcee, including reader-approved cuts "Can't Pretend," "Down the Road," "Pose for Me," "Steven" and "Success." Joining J.Y. on the guest tip throughout Falling Up are such collaborators as Cito on the Beat, Cory Gunz, Dee Goodz, Emilio Rojas, Michael Francis, Rico Love and ScienZe. Beats come courtesy of The Awesome Sound, Fortunate Ones, JRB, Nard & B, Nick Rio and Rico Love.
Fans can also check out J.Y.'s previous albums: J.Y. - The Slave Shift: Waking Down
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Featured Songs From This Album
J.Y. ft. Rico Love - Break Down (Revisited)
After more than a year’s wait and numerous pushbacks, The Slave Shift: Falling Up is so close I can taste it. (And believe me, it’s delicious.) Before unleashing the project in its full glory, however,...Read More
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J.Y. ft. ScienZe, Dom O Briggs & Felicia Temple - Success
To achieve Success, you’ve got to be willing to struggle, fall, and pick yourself up off the floor time and time again. On the latest single off his (extremely) long-awaited, DJBooth-hosted mixtape, J.Y. emphasizes just...Read More
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J.Y. - Steven
The auteur behind Jaws, Schindler’s List, the Indiana Jones flicks and countless other classics, Steven Spielberg is a worthy role model for any aspiring artist—even those whose medium of choice isn’t the...Read More
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J.Y. ft. Michael Francis - Pose For Me
Update: Click “Listen Now” above to watch J.Y.‘s “Pose For Me” video. Absent from the Booth since bringing us mixtape leak The Greatest Feeling back in July, J.Y. returns to our pages with the...Read More
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J.Y. ft. Matt Mutso - Down the Road
Though anyone who’s followed J.Y.‘s career to date knows that he has a hell of a lot going for him, there are days that make the Jersey repper wonder whether he can continue Down the Road we call life. The latest...Read More
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J.Y. ft. Cory Gunz & Emilio Rojas - Can’t Pretend (World We Know)
Flying to exotic locales, performing to crowds of adoring fans and, above all, spending your time doing what you love… the life of an artist on the rise seems tailor-made to turn those with more mundane jobs green with...Read More
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