Here’s another stupidly soulful double A-side whammy by Amsterdam’s Jay.Soul on It Won’t Stop:
All Abouttt She: A thick, oven warm instrumental hip-hop track with juicy re-arranged vocal chops so laidback and sexy you may need a safety helmet when playing this. A blanket of 90s style filtered baselines and meticulously laid out drums form the solid foundation for all these feels to float on. We particularly love how the vocal samples low-key keep being re-arranged and shift patterns along the way. 
 
Grass Is Greenerrr: As you know, it may seem that way - but the grass is often exactly as green (or yellow/brown - we’ve all been there) over yonder. So cherish your current grass. Lol. Musically this is a fresh playful interpretation of a stone-cold soul classic. No deep digging for this one, but tasteful and effective sampling and beat programming will set the mood for your BBQ sesh, daytime party of start of the night DJ sets. Thank us later. 
 
 
File under: beatstrumentals, hip-hop instrumentals, beats, instrumental hip-hop, jazzbeats, boombap, 90s hip-hop, soul beats
Similar artists: 9th Wonder, Stro Elliott, Tall Black Guy, Pete Rock, Dilla.

ALL ABOUTTT SHE

GRASS IS GREENERRR

Jay.Soul - Determinationn

AM444 = ChaCha + Jay.Soul. Buy our debut album Eye Wonder at http://am444.bandcamp.com or on iTunes, Amazon, Spotify, eMusic etc. 

If you like the AM444 sounds, please take a moment to follow us here on Soundcloud: http://soundcloud.com/am444 and http://facebook.com/am444

Main website: http://am444.com

For those that are curious: ChaCha's lyrics are about most of us having turned into digital zombies, only focused on our phones and computers, online 24/7, having less and less real human interaction anymore


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AM444 - Eye Wonder

Critically acclaimed, transatlantic hip-hop duo Jay.Soul 🇳🇱 & Justo The MC 🇺🇸 are back to bless your ears with a brand new double single release on It Won’t Stop.

First up is YOU WISH:
Chopped sumptuous jazzy vocals draw you in from jump and make way for a thick, bass heavy beat that supports the subtly shifting vocal samples. Justo, one of the most prolific underground lyricists (recent collabs include Maticulous, Remulak and Axian), wastes zero time grabbing the doubters and the listener by the throat with his trademark confident and clever raps - and he’s not letting go until the song ends. Go ahead, hit repeat. 
 
Similar artists:
Masta Ace & Marco Polo, Dilla, Black Star, J.Cole, Joey Bada$$, Ab Soul

Previous support:
DJ Premier, Soul Assassins Radio, Rich Medina, Cherrystones/NTS, LDBK Radio, Steppin’ Into Tomorrow, BastardJazz, Dubmission, Phil Horneman, SaySayRadio, Kid Sublime, The Eaze Up Show, SouthernVanguard, Morpheus Soul
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YOU WISH

You Wish (Instrumental)

You Wish

Fresh off the back of the well received YOU WISH single comes a 2nd jazzy hip-hop banger by JAY.SOUL. It features the lyrical realness and effortless flows of Brooklyn underground champ JUSTO THE MC, known for his releases with the likes of Maticulous, Showbiz DITC, Kev Brown, Skyzoo, Kyo Itachi, Remulak, Gang Starr Foundation, etc.

Amsterdam's best kept secret, award-winning hip-hop and indietronica producer/musician JAY.SOUL (AM444, Corey, Mr.Windmill) has been working across the Atlantic with Justo for a few years now and their musical chemistry is as instant as it is palpable.

Jay is known for his hard-hitting and funky, yet emotive and intricately produced beats. On Loyalty Lies, he lays down a warm and soulful track with uber-funky drums, heavy bass lines and choice, dusty guitar snippets.

Justo's lyrics show off a pensive, observational perspective about the stresses of today’s society, superficial people and fake friends. Not to be missed!

PLAY LOUD

This track fits perfectly on playlists alongside artists like: Joey Bada$$, Ab Soul, Skyzoo, 9th Wonder, Pete Rock, Dilla, Marlon Craft, Masta Ace & Marco Polo, etc.

Early support includes: Rich Medina, Dubmission Radio, Southern Vangard Radio, WeFunk Radio, DJ Kevlar, Erik Rico, Junior/Recordbreakin, The Eaze Up Show, Vanessa C, Relate Radio, DJ Easy Berlin, Pax The Humanoid, HALE LDN, Sauce81, Paka The Plug, etc

Loyalty Lies

LOYALTY LIES (Instrumental)

LOYALTY LIES

12 May 2011 China's 1st beat battle was held at The Shelter, Shanghai by http://soundcloud.com/sickstar with guest judge Jeru The Damaja who also provided the song to sample from (80s discofunkboogie). 7 Producers then only got 90 minutes to make a beat on the spot using elements of that song. Winner was local talent Ceezy (http://site.douban.com/classizy). This was my entry. HEADPHONE MIX :) 
For now, 100 downloads only..

Jay.Soul - Pa Do Da Dwee Whoa

the neck knows.. if you're into pete rock, premier, hi-tek, just blaze, dilla, large pro, 9th wonder etc would be torn to shreds by a jay electronica, pharaohe, master ace, mos def, etc...


Jay.Soul - Officiaaall (instr)

Hot off the press. Just made it this afternoon. Samples from 2 different ballads chopped, rearranged and fortified to create this soulful track. For fans of Dilla, Hi-Tek, Pete Rock, 9th Wonder, No ID etc.

(Thx 2 Sunbiz for showing me the new Logic 9 trick "Convert regions to new sampler track"... ). Makes life so much easier. And the Akai LPK mini keyboard is sweet too. So small but useful.

320 Kbps mp3


Jay.Soul - Sometimes It's Raininggg

Just fooling around with the one they call AK. Headphone mix..
Crank that volume up and enjoy

http://facebook.com/jay.soul
http://twitter.com/jaysoul_beats


Jay.Soul - Playing With AK

Remix contest entry. Made today in one long hypnotized session. Deep. Jazzy. Spacious. AfroLatin. Percussive groove. Warm. Evolving.

Alif Tree - Aurevoir (Mr.Windmill & Jay.Soul Remix)

AM444 is Chinese singer ChaCha (Kode9, Jimi Tenor, Desto, Clive Chin, RBMA2011) and me. This is off our debut album Eye Wonder, available as digital download or CD at http://am444.bandcamp.com or at iTunes, Amazon, Napster, Spotify etc.

If you like the AM444 sounds, please take a moment to follow us here on Soundcloud: http://soundcloud.com/am444 and http://facebook.com/am444

THANKS

AM444 -  神经末梢 (Shen Jing Mo Shao)

Long story. Guess it should be called a re-re-remix.. 
This track is my beefed up rework of the edit DJ Ayres made (available on It's The MF Remix Vol.3: http://www.itstherub.com/store.htm) of the unplugged funk version by German band Breakout of all-time classic "Planet Rock" by Afrika Bambaataa &amp; The Soulsonic Force.
 
Dancefloor ready, including 808 kicks. Dj's hit me for promo 320. Play loud.. and let me know what you think.

Afrika Bambaataa vs Breakout - Planet Rock (DJ Ayres vs Jay.Soul Remix)

Had to rework that nice new Oh Wonder single into something Heavier. Love their music. No infringement, just a tribute. Play loud...

Covfefe Funk

Oh Wonder - Heavy (Jay.Soul Covfefe Remix)

Stumbled on this short but sweet track by Cali talent @cameoadele and made a beefed up version. Turn up the sound. Press play. Repeat.
Bass + vocals are from original: https://soundcloud.com/cameoadele/shipwreck 
Beats, fx & guitar by yours truly.

Yess

Cameo Adele - Shipwreck (Jay.Soul Refix)

BUY VINYL HERE: http://genjingrecords.bandcamp.com/album/split-lp

New http://soundcloud.com/am444 track off limited edition 12" vinyl release SPLIT ENDS - http://soundcloud.com/am444 vs. http://soundcloud.com/tussle . Collabo release of Genjing Records, Smalltownsupersound, uptownchina & PAUSE:MUSIC
AM444 = ChaCha (vocals) + Jay.Soul (music) 
http://facebook.com/am444

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AM444 - 静谧的湖泊 (Jing Mi De Hu Po)

New http://soundcloud.com/am444 track off limited edition 12" vinyl release SPLIT ENDS - http://soundcloud.com/am444 vs. http://soundcloud.com/tussle .

DOWNLOAD: http://am444.bandcamp.com

Collabo release by Genjing Records, Smalltownsupersound, uptownchina & PAUSE:MUSIC. Available directly from us or at selected record stores (Shanghai folks: uptownchina has it of course!!)

ALSO AVAILABLE ON AM444's 2nd album "ROOMS" (Pause:Music, 2012)
http://am444.bandcamp.com

"ChaCha and JaySoul transport you to a galaxy where red stilettos are encouraged during bath time. There are magical views of vineyards and deserts as far as you can see, and the sky is spotted with future-world space transmissions in scat. With a subtle fusion of funk and class, anything is possible at AM 4:44" [ review: inthejar.tumblr.com ]

AM444 = ChaCha (vocals) + Jay.Soul (music) 
http://facebook.com/am444

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AM444 - Lies

It Won’t Stop is proud to present this 6-song hip-hop EP born from a trans-Atlantic collaboration that started last year. Amsterdam beatmaker Jay.Soul first got in touch with skilled Brooklyn wordsmith Justo The MC after coming across a few of his tracks from other projects online. The two hit it off musically and started crafting songs together, long-distance. A selection of these are now included on this digital EP. 

Both artists share a soulful and honest approach to their music as well as a love for hard-hitting beats and intelligent, effortlessly delivered lyrics. This has resulted in a varied collection of mature and clever hip-hop songs that draw inspiration from the much revered 90’s and 00’s, while definitely being rooted in the here and now. 

Tracks such as “Worldwide” or “Buddy System” pay loving homage to the sonics and vibes of Pete Rock and A Tribe Called Quest respectively, while Justo and Jay.Soul also explore more futuristic sounding styles on “Everywhere & Nowhere” and “Gotta Be The Best”. The first song that they created was “Crooklyn In Me”, which has already been licensed for use in an ad campaign featuring Will.I.Am. 

BACKGROUND 

Justo The MC (Christopher Shannon) is a Brooklyn born & raised lyricist with a confident, socially conscious style and lethal flows. He has been making serious waves on the underground hip-hop radar with previous projects, such as his: 

* Black Ops album (2017), entirely produced by 90's hip-hop heavyweight Showbiz, of D.I.T.C., Show & A.G. and “Sound Of Da Police” fame 
* album with Toronto producers The Lost Info called “Epiphany: The Lost Project” (2017), featured on massappeal.com, respect-mag.com, etc. 
* debut release “It’s Our Year” (2011) produced with DJ Vic Black (Gang Starr Foundation). Legendary producer DJ Premier even featured in the video, adding his stamp of approval 

Dutch veteran producer/musician Jay.Soul (Jeroen van Olffen) has been creating soul-, funk- and jazz-infused beats and organic electronica for 20 years. His diverse resume includes: 

* being one half of electronic/trip-hop duo AM444 with Chinese singer ChaCha Yehaiyahan (RBMA, Converse Rubber Tracks, Kode 9/Hyperdub). AM444 has released 2 albums, an EP and a 12” to critical acclaim, won an Chinese Abilu award for their collab with French rock star Matthieu Chedid (-M-) and had songs featured in video game NBA2K16, Michael Mann’s film Blackhat and Mario Testino x Vogue documentaries. 
* productions and remixes for Mr.Windmill (NL), Sole Profit (US), Huub van der Lubbe (NL), Cecilia Stalin (SE/UK), Pursuit Grooves (US), Corey (NL), Michael Franti & Spearhead (US), Giovanca (NL), etc 
* DJ supported for Jeru The Damaja, The Jungle Brothers, Rich Medina, Floating Points, Macy Gray, DJ Krush, etc. 
* tracks featured in numerous network tv shows, int’l films, ads and other visual media 

SOCIAL 

twitter.com/jaysoul_beats 
facebook.com/jay.soul 
instagram.com/am444music 
youtube.com/itwontstopprods 

twitter.com/mc_justo 
facebook.com/justothemc 
instagram.com/justothemc  
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Worldwide (explicit)

Track 2 on new http://soundcloud.com/am444 cd 'Rooms', out on 26 October (PAUSE:MUSIC). Grab the free download while u can! Available both digitally and on CD at  http://am444.bandcamp.com after this date.

[Pls also check http://facebook.com/am444]

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AM444 - 各种人 (Ge Zhong Ren)

Second album by AM444: Chinese singer ChaCha and myself. Available as beautiful 6-panel foldout CD or digital download http://am444.bandcamp.com (or on itunes, amazon, emusic, spotify, deezer, google play, etc)
pls also follow http://soundcloud.com/am444 | http://facebook.com/am444

AM444 - 黑寡妇之爱 (Hei Gua Fu Zhi Ai)

Second album by http://soundcloud.com/am444: Chinese singer ChaCha and myself. Available as beautiful 6-panel foldout CD or digital download http://am444.bandcamp.com (or on itunes, amazon, emusic, spotify, deezer, google play, etc)

AM444 - 如此而已 (Ru Ci Er Yi)

It Won't Stop is excited to present a long-awaited solo effort by Amsterdam's Jay.Soul!

He's best known for his grooving but cinematic, genre-bending productions for AM444 (with one of China's most interesting artists, YEHAIYAHAN - fka ChaCha), intelligent grown folks hip-hop with Brooklyn star rapper Justo The MC (Showbiz, Maticulous, Gang Starr Foundation) and warm, funky neo-soul with the likes of Corey (Dutch Grand Prize, 2002), Giovanca (Dox Records), and NineFifty (with Miss Dee Angeline - 4Lux).

Besides this, he's composed original music for and performed music in a few films and numerous theatre productions (NLFilm, Urban Myth, Produktiehuis Rotterdam, NNT and Huub van der Lubbe), and had his music synced 100+ times in tv shows and other visual media.

But everything started more than 20 years ago with Jay.Soul (Jeroen van Olffen) making endless amounts of instrumentals, by himself. And this has never stopped. So, it's only right and long overdue you finally get to enjoy a selection of brand new solo tracks by this seasoned beat magician.

The 6 KNOKERS ep show strong traces of a jazzy 90s hip-hop aesthetic, but are equally influenced by various more current electronic styles and always seem to possess an effortless dose of soul & funk. As long as the vibes are right, the drums are knocking and the heavy bass is pushing things forward, who cares what genre(s) this should be labeled as.

Playlist alongside artists like:
Kaytranada, J Dilla, Four Tet, Anderson Paak instrumentals, Suff Daddy, FKJ, Moods, Tall Black Guy etc. 
credits
releases April 2, 2020

all tracks: Jay.Soul
mastering; illcuzz1 at King Otis Studios
artwork: King Otis (inspired by Brawl Stars)

6 KNOKERS - 320

6.Malicious Mugs

5.Mystified Mornings

It Won't Stop is excited to present a long-awaited solo effort by Amsterdam's Jay.Soul!

He's best known for his grooving but cinematic, genre-bending productions for AM444 (with one of China's most interesting artists, @yehaiyahan - fka ChaCha), intelligent grown folks hip-hop with Brooklyn star rapper Justo The MC (Showbiz, Maticulous, Gang Starr Foundation) and warm, funky neo-soul with the likes of Corey (Dutch Grand Prize, 2002), Giovanca (Dox Records), and NineFifty (with Miss Dee Angeline - 4Lux).

Besides this, he's composed original music for and performed music in a few films and numerous theatre productions (NLFilm, Urban Myth, Produktiehuis Rotterdam, NNT and Huub van der Lubbe), and had his music synced 100+ times in tv shows and other visual media.

But everything started more than 20 years ago with Jay.Soul (Jeroen van Olffen) making endless amounts of instrumentals, by himself. And this has never stopped. So, it's only right and long overdue you finally get to enjoy a selection of brand new solo tracks by this seasoned beat magician.

The 6 KNOKERS ep show strong traces of a jazzy 90s hip-hop aesthetic, but are equally influenced by various more current electronic styles and always seem to possess an effortless dose of soul & funk. As long as the vibes are right, the drums are knocking and the heavy bass is pushing things forward, who cares what genre(s) this should be labeled as.

Playlist alongside artists like:
Kaytranada, J Dilla, Four Tet, Anderson Paak instrumentals, Suff Daddy, FKJ, Moods, Tall Black Guy etc. 
credits
releases April 2, 2020

all tracks: Jay.Soul
mastering; illcuzz1 at King Otis Studios
artwork: King Otis (inspired by Brawl Stars)

4.Ménages Merveilleuses

3.Matterhorn Moods

2.Magnificent Mademoiselles

1.Murmurr Madness

Hot off the press.. Some pretty nasty filhty sleazy bass heavy stuff by a sunglasses wearing gangster pig. Play loud and make your xmas tree shake... Ho Ho Ho.

100 FREE downloads only. Grab it now. 320 Kbps mp3.


Jay.Soul - Dirt McSleaze

I love the original track but wanted to be able to better fit it into my dj sets. Some editing, effects a filter and a beat did the trick. What do u think?

Aaron Jerome - Angel Lady ft Andreya Triana (Mr.Windmill & Jay.Soul ReTouch)

🅹🅰🆈.🆂🅾🆄🅻
Music Producer 🥁🎸🎹🎛
Jazzy HipHop ➪ Indie Soul ➪ Funktronica


Releases:
Jay.Soul & @JustoTheMC - You Wish (It Won't Stop, 2023),
Jay.Soul & @JustoTheMC - Talk That Talk (It Won't Stop, 2022),
Russell Taylor - Cherry (Jay.Soul Remixxx) (2022)
@AM444 - Don't Fool Me (2021)
Jay.Soul - Fromthearchives, Vol.2 (It Won't Stop, 2021), 
Jay.Soul - 6 KNOKERS (It Won't Stop, 2020), 
Jay.Soul - Fromthearchives, Vol.1 (It Won't Stop, 2020), 
Jay.Soul & @JustoTheMC - 020X718 (It Won't Stop, 2019),
@AM444 - Dark Show EP (Believe Digital, 2015,)
@AM444 - Wonder Rooms (Believe Digital, 2014), 
@AM444 - Détache Toi EP feat -M- (Labo M, Believe, 2014), 
@AM444 x Tussle - Split Ends 12" (Genjing Records, 2012 - vinyl only), 
@AM444 - Eye Wonder (PAUSE:MUSIC, 2011), 
Shanghai:Sound (Converse/TimeOut, 2011), 
Mr.Windmill & Jay.Soul - Shanghaii Lights EP (BPSS), 
Giovanca - On My Way (Jay.Soul Remix) (Dox, 2009), 
Bagpak House Vol.1 (Bagpak Music, 2009), 
Mr.Windmill & Jay.Soul - The Perculationn EP (2007, BPSS), 
08BAR Vol. 2 (08BAR/Rush Hour, 2007), 
Sole Profit - Children Of The Corn (2007, K.E.Y.), 
Jay.Soul & ParAdoX – Combien De Nuits (Improovment/BNN, 2007), 
Corey - Movin' On (It Won't Stop, 2006), 
Nas - Made U Look (Jay.Soul Remix) (2006, White 12")

DJ:
SHANGHAI -  The Shelter (resident, incl. support for DJ Krush, Quantic, Levon Vincent, Jungle Brothers, Rich Medina, Dj Babu, Optimo, Floating Points)  |  MIDI Festival  |  Barbarossa  |  LOLA Club  |  The Ice Cream Truck  | DADA  |  Horizen  |  Glamour Bar  |  JZ Festival  |  宗祠.KIN  |  800 Show  |   MOCA 
AMSTERDAM -  Sugar Factory (Wicked Jazz Sounds)  |  Paradiso (support Roy Hargrove, Macy Gray)  |   Chicago Social Club  |  De Kring (Smierige Beisten) |  Bitterzoet |  Duivel Cafe  |  iloveAmsterdam festival  |  Conscious Hotels  |  Podium Mozaiek  |  Streetlab Festival  |  
OTHER -  Crown Jewels Festival, The Hague  |  Heidegger, Rotterdam  |  Blossom Festival, Nanjing |  Spikes Asia, Singapore

jay.soul 🅹🅰🆈.🆂🅾🆄🅻

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