Special Teamz / Jaysaun

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.