Jelani
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Jelani – Growing Pains
Artist: Jelani Track: Growing Pains Producer: Carl Carr Album: None As Frederick Douglass once said, “Without struggle, there is no progress.” On his latest effort, a previously-unreleased jam recorded back in December of 2010, Big Apple buzzmaker Jelani fills us…
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Jelani – The Extravaganza
Artist: Jelani Track: The Extravaganza Producer: Durkin Album: None (Promo Single) It’s not uncommon for a rapper to want to flex their lyrical muscles from time to time. Emcees have long set out challenge for themselves when it comes to…
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Jelani – Say What?!!?!
Artist: Jelani Track: Say What Producer: Durkin Album: None (Promo Single) Having tackled the heavy topic of race relations on his last feature, Jelani takes the opportunity to kick back and let his mind wander on freshly-minted promo single Say…
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Jelani – Race Matters
Artist: Jelani Track: Race Matters Producer: Durkin Album: None (Promo Single) In a classic text published in 1994, Dr. Cornel West informed readers that, regardless of how fervently some might wish otherwise, Race Matters. Of course, now that Barack Obama’s…
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Jelani – Away We Go
Artist: Jelani Track: Away We Go Producer: Durkin Album: None (Promo Single) We all have our social pet peeves; on his latest promo single, Away We Go, NYC buzzmaker Jelani shares a few of his. Over producer Durkin‘s soulful, sampled…
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Jelani – Japanese Architecture
Artist: Jelani Track: Japanese Architecture Producer: Durkin Album: None (Promo Single) As those who tuned in for the NYC hopeful’s previous features are well aware, Jelani‘s rhyme style is much more than skin deep. On his latest effort, a new…
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Jelani – Clarity
Artist: Jelani Track: Clarity Producer: Durkin Album: None Artists find inspiration in all sorts of places. Wiz Khalifa finds it in the burning joint in his fingers, Rick Ross finds it in the shaking booties of Magic City strippers and…
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Jelani – Ok, You’re Up
Artist: Jelani Track: Ok, You’re Up Producer: Durkin Album: Promo Single Known in the Booth for lyrically-reflective cuts Paradise and De La Vega, Harlem up-and-comer Jelani switches the script on his latest promo single. Designed to wow crowds when the…
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Jelani – Paradise
Artist: Jelani Track: Paradise Producer: Durkin Album: Promo Single On Booth debut De La Vega, Jelani gave us a glimpse into his daily life, explaining that, though his pockets could stand to be a little more flush, his musical ambition…
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Jelani – De La Vega
Artist: Jelani Track: De La Vega Producer: Freddie Joachim Album: None If you’ve strolled the sidewalks of Manhattan lately, you may already have encountered the work of De La Vega: simple, seemingly childish, but always iconic chalk drawings with captions…