Mixes of Jazz, Funk & Groove, united in the same flavor

Jazz Funk & Groove

The initial thought that came to mind in the process of making “Blackcurrent Jazz 2” was to create a landscape of ideas that capture the truest essence of Jazz but that also embodied the purest and most authentic hip-hop feel. The original Blackcurrent Jazz album (released in 2001) was a great piece of work but for me was more a mesh of beats and breaks and sometimes with tracks that didn’t even lend to Jazz at all. This time around I wanted every single song to scream JAZZ!!! But still using a combination of Jazz breaks that give off varying vibes.

I wanted this album to be more polished, more distinguished and more discernable than 10 years ago. Smoother, more intricate and ultimately more of a thought through process to it. So I set about the production process which I knew would be huge, because I wanted to use additional beats for 20 second interludes to be used in between each main track, which then ultimately doubled my production load. I also knew that the main selections all had to musically jump out at me and I wasn’t going to start writing until I had found all the right beats that made me feel as if I have the right ingredients for a classic album.

And then it started. Hours of sampling, cutting, chopping, filtering, and pitch shifting, mixing and then mixing again. Then came the writing, recording and editing, which for me is a very lengthy and meticulous process. And finally after over 6 months work came “Blackcurrent Jazz 2: The Gold Reflection” subtitled to pay dues and respect to the golden era of hip-hop (the 90’s).

Jazzphonics

Summer

Told her,
Summers coming, told her sum in her hair 
Got a bad bitch she named Winter, pussy  summoning hell, 
I got sumn on the left, she pop sumn over there
If I catch him at a light, he gonna freeze like a deer 

Summers coming, told her sum in her hair 
Got a bad bitch she named Winter, pussy  summoning hell, 
I got sumn on the left, she pop sumn over there
If I catch him at a light, he gonna freeze like a deer 

I got this one nigga hating, he won’t mention my name,
I want a couple Rolex diamonds, just to not  tell the time,
I think this nigga lost his vision, how he covered by blinds,
I think I’m really going crazy, think I’m losing my mind,

Cause I got sumn for you, I got sumn tucked away, 
Said this nigga really pussy way he been ducking the fade,
Look, the sun is goin’ down, ma, I’ve been waiting all day 

I think sumn must came up, cause he don’t mention my name, 

Wait forgot my bar, did I just mess up my rhyme,
Yeah, Sumn just came up, so I told her to come as slide,
Yeah, summers nearly here, baby sun on her mind,
She looking at the table, saying I want sum lines 

Wait, the E gone, like an empty gas tank,
She was tryna feel the blic, her hands wrapped around in my pants 
I got sumn waiting for her, told her sumn on my lap, 
Why he pulling out his phone, we was jumping his mans,

When You're Near (feat. N'Dea Davenport)

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