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Jason James - Go [Premiere]
Artist: Jason James
Producer: Rodney Hazard
Album: Marvelous World of Color
Label: Unsigned
As those who tuned in for their last feature, the darkly experimental Fame Us, are well aware, Jason James (aka WEB) and Rodney Hazard (aka I.D.E.A.) thrive on defying expectations. Thus, listeners shouldn’t be too surprised to learn that the emcee-producer duo’s latest mixtape leak (a Booth-exclusive world premiere) isn’t exactly what you’d expect from the title; while the word Go carries connotations of speed and action, this cut is more focused on deep contemplation. Hazard’s downtempo instrumental, fueled by synth ambiance and spacey vocal samples, sets the stage for a lyrical examination of hip-hop itself. While some might disagree with the emcee’s initial sizing-up of the game ( “Rap music is f*ckin’ stupid, for me it doesn’t do it – metaphors but no stories, so there’s really nothing to it.”), his passionate mic performance is considerably harder to argue with. Together, will James and Hazard succeed in transforming the currently-gray hip-hop landscape into a Marvelous World of Color? We’ll know for sure on August 11, when their collaborative LP hits our mixtape page for streaming and free download!
This song first appeared on the
Independent Chart
on August 2, 2010
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DJ Booth Crew  Total Ratings: 11677 |
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James continues to impress me. His vocal command could use a little work, but he is able to pull me in with his tone and sincerity and the production combo works perfectly. Great headphone music.
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| Posted on Jul 29, 2010 |
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Great work by Rodney Hazard. You just can't go wrong with this sample - "Fall Into You" by Soulstice off "Illusions", one of the slept-on albums in Electronic/Trip-Hop genre. The ILLZ also covered this song on his "Pursuit LP", it was one of my top picks and constantly gets heavy rotation in my stereo.
The chilled-out beat groove effortlessly underneath Gina Rene's enchanting vocals, it's a soulful combination while hook further get you in the mood. Jason expertly combines conscious lyrics with personal touches, reflection on his path and battle rhymes, though, overall message of the song don't make sense and he just arguing himself into nowhere, in my opinion. All things considered, Jason James continues his winning streak on here, though it is slightly below the high bar he has set recently with his superb last feature. |
| Posted on Jul 29, 2010 |
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Anything I write's going to look basic compared to the epic breakdown Mr. Top Hat laid down above me. So let me just say that, like everything I've heard from this project so far, I'm digging the originality and creativity. Respect.
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| Posted on Jul 29, 2010 |
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DJ Booth Member  Total Ratings: 2 |
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too good easy flow
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| Posted on Jul 29, 2010 |
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Man this guys got a flow similar to Big K.R.I.T. on this, I liked this better than Fame Us musically, lyrically still on track. I wanna see how this guy progresses.
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| Posted on Jul 31, 2010 |
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| Posted on Jul 31, 2010 |
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I could def. see myself walking to this track. I've officially become a fan of WEB.
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| Posted on Sep 19, 2010 |
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I didn't kno how I felt about this one at first.. Maybe the vocals jus felt weak enough to not pull me in right off. But I gave it a chance... and now, I kno I'm definitely feelin Jason on this one. The vocals that I perceived as weak before, almost jus sound like a defeated passion to me.. after all, that's kind of the tone of his lyrics. I can definitely relate to deflated dreams, and that's what makes this song a banger.
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| Posted on Nov 20, 2010 |
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