Tagged: SL Jones
Beat Construction: DJ Burn One
The producer is one of the most crucial yet anonymous figures in all of music. Every other week, with Beat Construction, an extension of our column in the magazine, we aim to illuminate the role … read more »
Scotty f. Young Dro, Playboy Tre and SL Jones, “Too Cool (Remix)” MP3
Scotty‘s “Too Cool” was produced by Prolyfic and Soundtrakk, both of whom were involved with much of his recent tape The Jiffy Cornbread Experience. Young Dro has hopped on the “Too Cool” remix, perhaps signalling … read more »
Tree f. SL Jones, “Stomp” MP3
No, it’s not a cover of Brothers Johnson’s classic, Quincy Jones-produced dancefloor monster “Stomp.” But it is also a great song. Built upon a minimal, kettle drum canvas, “Stomp” teeters forward with delicate, unsettling percussion. … read more »
Video: SL Jones, “SLAB”
A highlight from SL Jones’ recent DJ Burn One-produced Paraphernalia mixtape, “SLAB” carries the live instrumental feel of classic southern hip-hop with a mechanized beat that gives it a tense urgency. Though born in Arkansas, … read more »
Download SL Jones’ Paraphernalia Mixtape
SL Jones’ new tape Paraphernalia, was produced by entirely by DJ Burn One. From beginning to end, it’s one of Burn One’s most impressive projects, measuring up to previous achievements like his great tape with … read more »
Video: SL Jones, “Dare” (Prod. by DJ Burn One)
Little Rock-raised SL Jones will release an album entirely produced by DJ Burn One, and “Dare” is the latest release from the project. Burn One has been on a roll: his relaxed, organic production has … read more »
SL Jones, “Wave Runner” (Prod. by DJ Burn One) MP3
SL Jones’ style is relaxed, but his voice is right out in front. In that sense, the rapper he compares with most readily is Starlito. Although they sound objectively nothing like each other, they both … read more »
Download Deniro Farrar’s Album Destiny Altered
North Carolina’s Deniro Farrar has released his debut album Destiny Altered. In a much-deserved hat tip, he’s passing 100% of profits to the album’s producers, an impressively compiled upper tier group of cloudy, based Bandcamp-dominators—SKYWLKR, … read more »
Video: SL Jones, “Actin Bad”
Everything is drenched in golden afternoon sunlight in SL Jones‘ Red Audio-directed video for “Actin Bad.” Standing against his classic Impala, Jones raps with his hands, grabbing at the air like it’s semisolid. The track, … read more »
SL Jones, “Gas Station” (Prod. by Young L) MP3
Killer Mike‘s 2006 double-CD I Pledge Allegiance to the Grind was one of the best rap records that year, and album highlight “I’ma Shine” helped introduce the world to SL Jones. A member of Mike’s … read more »
