Showing posts with label Jesse Boykins III. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Jesse Boykins III. Show all posts
(Audio) @Jb3Music and @theweekndxo.... B4 The Weekend Is Thru
Jesse Boykins III & The Weeknd - B4 The Weeknd Is Thru by Hypetrak
I am going to point out something as a Jesse Boykins III fan..Hope it doesn't get taken the wrong way as I just want the folks who are The Weekend fans (or folks who don't know MUCH ABOUT EITHER ARTIST) to know....If you listen to the song below that Jesse released late last year, you will NOTICE SOME SIMILARITIES. I am sure this wasn't done on 'accident' btw so that isn't a diss. The hook for certain.
..So for me this is almost on some Maxwell 'Sumthing Sumthing" type time..Which I DUG BTW...@ slowed down version of this song...THIS is the missing element that I felt The Weekend's music misses for me at times. (Dope artist tho!) Good collabo...
I am going to point out something as a Jesse Boykins III fan..Hope it doesn't get taken the wrong way as I just want the folks who are The Weekend fans (or folks who don't know MUCH ABOUT EITHER ARTIST) to know....If you listen to the song below that Jesse released late last year, you will NOTICE SOME SIMILARITIES. I am sure this wasn't done on 'accident' btw so that isn't a diss. The hook for certain.
..So for me this is almost on some Maxwell 'Sumthing Sumthing" type time..Which I DUG BTW...@ slowed down version of this song...THIS is the missing element that I felt The Weekend's music misses for me at times. (Dope artist tho!) Good collabo...
Jesse Boykins III (@JB3Music) Back Home (MERMAIDS AND DRAGONS) video....
I truly hope one day the whole World gets to see this man's talent on the proper level. Obviously, I am not the only one who knows about him but I do hope he makes it HUGE.
@Jb3Music new video.....Come To My Room...Peep the Soul Train clips in it..
Jesse Boykins III -Come To My Room(Official Music Video) from LightUp Film on Vimeo.
Good work JBIII..Digging it.
The Foreign Exchange @FEofficial at B.B. Kings/Make Me A Fool (@Jb3Music) & Best Buy In-Store performance (@phontigallo)
Not in that order..lol...Apologies at the long title...and omission of names. @ Nicolay and Darien Brockington.
Maybe She'll Dream of Me- In Store performance...
Thankfully someone recorded portions of the show from an audience point of view. Sure there will be some more high quality footage too.
Blogger's Note:
I have been asked by several folks why I have not reviewed the album Authenticity......I'll tell you this much. It isn't because I DON'T LIKE THE ALBUM. I love it. Undecided on giving one. Have one TYPED UP AND ALL OF THAT. Just not sure if it is my 'place' to give you one. I put the music in front of you, like I am doing now, so I feel like you should have time to decide a bit whether YOU like it or not. Or at least have time to before I put my 'spin' (Lets face it, that what a review is..) on it. So we don't have to go through the 'Am I missing something here?" discussions. I also want to look at this album (and have) from a perspective that it is a body of work that should stand alone. I know it is human nature to 'compare' the output/product/what have you to past projects but you see I have been PAYING ATTENTION to what the team @FEofficial has said. Hell, what Phonte has always harped even as a member of Little Brother. They are always going to try to take things in a DIFFERENT direction. Each project is to stand alone. To paraphrase him a bit...
"I played this album (GetBack) for a friend of mine....she said it was dope....but different...
I said......
NIGGA, THAT'S THE POINT!" -Phonte Coleman at the beginning of "Dreams"...
That statement pretty much summed up why I personally fool with the whole movement. Evolution in their music. As it pertains to their lives and ours. I get that some folks don't 'get' the new album 'cause they may not be in that space in their lives yet. (Or may never get there. Which is okay.) I happen to get it though. I love the album. I also know that if (and when probably since I am saying I have done it now) I do review it, it is MY OPINION and not everyone will share it or agree with it. I have read tons of reviews over there years and I have to say that I am put off by the condescending nature in which they are written. As if there is some 'special' criteria other than ones ears, personal experiences and time used to formulate what is essentially an opinion. Albeit an opinion that if you and the critic are likeminded MAY work out but for the most part doesn't. If I listened to every damm music critic (or didn't seek out music on my own to listen to what they DIDN'T REVIEW) I wouldn't know about HALF TO THREE FOURTHS OF THE ACTS I do now...Which was what I was getting at with that series of questions I posed on Twitter and what I don't LIKE about album critiques and music critics in general. In particular those younger than me telling me about music that I was FULLY GROWN TO EXPERIENCE and understand. I wouldn't dare take the attitude some of you take in regards to my parent's 'music' 'cause quite frankly, I WASN'T THERE... I am hesitant to do a review because I don't want to come across in that manner. Like so many have come across to me. I digress though...Hope you enjoyed the videos.
P.S.
Oh you thought I wasn't going to speak MY MIND on MY BLOG? FOH....
I may publish it. I may not. I will also say that I have changed 'favorite songs' on this joint at three times since I wrote it, which leads me to believe that a review probably shouldn't be written after the first say...two to six 'forced' listens to begin with for the sake of saying "I reviewed their album". So it may take a minute or two for me to fully settle in on the review I wrote.
New single from Foreign Exchange to debut on the Gordon Gatrelle Show 9/1/10
You know I am going to post all about it. Make the podcast available to download and all of that. I can't wait for this joint to drop and for them to come perform in this area again. Now that I know I have others here that enjoy their music too.
For some of you, this is no one new. For a lot of you, he is. Jesse Boykins III
I figured since I put up the Authenticity tracklisting for Foreign Exchange, I should start introducing some of the people who are on the CD for those of you who are not 'into this genre' as much but still like the music.
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Jesse Boykins III - Amorous (Official Music Video) from Jesse Boykins III on Vimeo.
Foreign Exchange- Authenticity...Cover and track listing..
In case you are wondering about the cover art and the like:
"The principal photography and concept was by my man Peche at www.pechedesigns.com.au, layout and design was done by our in-house team at www.komplekscreative.com."- Phonte Coleman...
Can't wait for this one to drop...October 12th...
1. The Last Fall
2. Authenticity
3. Eyes To The Sky
4. All Roads
5. Fight For Love
6. Maybe She'll Dream Of Me
7. Don't Wait feat. Darien Brockington
8. Make Me A Fool feat. Jesse Boykins III & Median
9. Everything Must Go
10. Laughing At Your Plans feat. Chantae Cann
11. This City Ain't The Same Without You feat. YahZarah
