By Mustafa Abubaker
Jake James is one of my favorite new rappers.
He’s cut from the same cloth guys like J. Cole, Drake, and Jack Harlow cut their teeth on… meaning he hasn’t ventured into the sounds Playboi Carti and his contemporaries have developed over time but rather draws inspiration from the golden age of hip-hop.
His new three-track project All Time High was recorded out of hotel rooms in Atlanta. The second track sounds like he’s ready for classic West Coast Dr. Dre production. The third track finds that sweet spot between the mainstream sound and the classic hip-hop sound he’s almost single-handedly kept alive.
Jake James is fasho one of those rappers you wanna keep tapped in with, bro got a lot of potential and you can tell he’s focused on making great music and treating music like a true job. Mix that with the passion, and you got a recipe for a star.
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