Special Teamz / Jaysaun
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Location:
BOSTON, Massachusetts, US
Type:
Artist / Band / Musician
Genre:
Hip Hop / Rap / Hardcore
Jaysaun and DJ Revolution | Game of Breath
Brain on Drugz (2009)
By CHRIS FARAONE
| October 21, 2009
Jaysaun
is my best proof that Jay-Z is mediocre, as well as the first MC I play
for hoodlum friends who accuse me of favoring white-boy art rap. Not
only is the former Kreators ringleader and Special Teamz crewmember
vocally and verbally superior to every hip-hop artist who gets
mainstream burn, he’s also hardcore and ghetto-savvy, right down to the
accurate drug references peppering his rhymes.Although more of a mixtape spun with sharp original production than a proper album (that’s coming soon), Game of Breath
is a provocative demonstration of an MC whose flow and cadence
combination is unmatched in the game; dude sprays onomatopoetic
shrapnel across “All on Ur Face” with the same emotion and aggressive
nonchalance with which he rides through the tear-provoking tribulation
“Close 2 Ur Soul.”
For
more than a decade, Jaysaun has been a quintessential rapper’s rapper —
which is half a shame, since his skill set is as commercially viable as
it is lethal. But with DJ Revolution on his back, at least he’ll
continue to reach underground aficionados who appreciate raw talent
when we hear it.
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