Jesse Boykins III - Love Apparatus | Album Stream
Two weeks ahead of its official release, you can now listen to Jesse Boykins III's new album Love Apparatus in its entirety online. Read more
Jesse Boykins III drops "Live In Me" + reveals 'Love Apparatus' album cover x tracklist
With the much anticipated release of Jesse Boykins III album Love Apparatus drawing closer, today the New York residing nomadic Soul-man not only delivers a new track, he also unveiled the album cover and full tracklist for the project.Read more
Jesse Boykins III - "Show Me Who You Are"| New Music
Jesse Boykins III releases the second single from his imminent album, Love Apparatus, with alluring bass and beauty on "Show Me Who You Are." Read more
Jesse Boykins III lets loose in a lyrical dance video for "Plain"
Jesse Boykins III's Love Apparatus album has been brewing for a couple of years, and with a release date now firmly set he lets his hair down with a playful lyric video for the project's first single, "Plain." Read more
Jesse Boykins III - "Doing It Wrong" (Drake Cover) | Music Video
Jesse Boykins III dips back into his P.O.P [purpose or people] EP to bring us this self-directed and intimate visual accompaniment to his cover of Drake's "Doing It Wrong".Read more
Kitty Cash releases 'Love the Free' Mixtape feat. Vic Mensa, Kelela, Jesse Boykins III + more
After giving us tasters in the form of "Baby, Meet My Lover" by Phony Ppl amongst other tracks, Kitty Cash delivers her much anticipated and impressive mixtape Love The Free.Read more
Jesse Boykins III x MoRuf - "From Time, With Time" (Drake + Jhene Aiko remake) | New Music
Material from Drake's latest long player Nothing Was The Same has definitely inspired some very creative remakes and remixes, with the exceptional efforts from Atu & Sango, Ill Blu and others setting the pace, and today brings us another standout effort, this time from SoulCulture favourites Jesse Boykins III and MoRuf from the Romantic Movement.Read more
Jesse Boykins III covers Lana Del Rey's "Young & Beautiful" + releases 'P.O.P. (Purpose or People)' EP
After bringing us his takes on tracks by Drake, Coldplay and The Rapture, Jesse Boykins III has unveiled his latest body of work P.O.P. (Purpose or People).
The project is a collection of various covers including the aforementioned as well as his unique takes on tracks by Chris Brown and Lana Del Rey as well as some remixes and collaborative tracks to keep us going till he delivers his eagerly anticipated album Love Apparatus.
Take a listen to his take on Lana Del Rey's smash hit "Young & Beautiful" for a taste and dive into the full project right after...
Listen To: Jesse Boykins III covers Lana Del Rey's "Young & Beautiful"
Listen To: Jesse Boykins III - P.O.P. (Purpose or People)
Jesse Boykins III covers Coldplay's "Sparks" x The Rapture's "How Deep Is Your Love"
As we count down the days till the release of his forthcoming EP P.O.P [purpose or people], Jesse Boykins III follows up his cover of Drake's "Doing It Wrong" with a soulful take on "Sparks" by internationally renowned British band Coldplay.
Listen To: "Sparks" [Coldplay cover]
The Nomadic soul man also brings his flavour to The Rapture's "How Deep Is Your Love" which you can listen to below...
Listen To: "How Deep Is Your Love" [The Rapture cover]
P.O.P [purpose or people] will be released on June 18th.
Jesse Boykins III reworks Drake's "Doing It Wrong" | New Music
Whilst fans await news relating to the release of his much delayed and eagerly anticipated album Love Apparatus, Jesse Boykins III delivered some newness today to keep fans going.
The SoulCulture certified dope nomadic soul singer has announced the release of a new EP titled P.O.P [purpose or people] which is set to be released on July 18th and he has unveiled the first cut from the project which is a unique cover/rework of Drake's Take Care cut "Doing It Wrong".
Give it a spin and download it below...
Zulu Guru (Jesse Boykins III & MeLo-X) - “Schwaza Culture"/"I'm New Here"/"Better For You" | Music Video
Earlier in the year, Jesse Boykins III and MeLo-X collectively known as Zulu Guru alongside several members of The Romantic Movement took a journey across some parts of the African continent for a series of shows and more.Read more
The Jet Age Of Tomorrow - "ON!" | New Music
Releasing their third album, The JellyFish Mentality, later this week, Odd Future duo Matt Martians and Hal Williams - together known as The Jet Age Of Tomorrow - offer up a slice of left-field futuristic funk in the form of new single "ON!" Read more
TOKiMONSTA - Half Shadows | Album Stream
After giving us steady flow of impressive cuts including the MNDR featuring "Go With It", TOKiMONSTA gives us the opportunity to listen to her latest album release Half Shadows in full.
The long player from the L.A. native producer and DJ showcases an enchantingly diverse soundscape created from a palette of Hip Hop, R&B, Dance and EDM elements and features the likes of Jesse Boykins III, Kool Keith, Andreya Triana and more.
Listen to the full LP below then and grab the album HERE.
1. The Center
2. The Force (feat. Kool Keith)
3. 808
4. Focused Chaos
5. Clean Slate (feat. Gavin Turek)
6. Foolish (feat. Gavin Turek)
7. Go With It (feat. MNDR)
8. Spilling Autumn
9. Sweet Williams
10. Soul To Seoul
11. Green (feat. Andreya Triana)
12. Waiting For The Break Of Dawn
13. Moon Rise (feat. Jesse Boykins III)
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Jesse Boykins III performs "Strange Recreation" at Red Bull Studios [Video]
Nomadic soul man Jesse Boykins III stops by Red Bull Studios in Los Angeles to put down a live performance of "Strange Recreation" from the collaborative album Zulu Guru with MeLo-X.
Jesse brings a full band for the enchanting rendition and puts the power of his voice on full display. This version may sound even better than the album track. Definitely worth a watch/listen.
After the performance the singer chats with Red Bull Music about his down period and how working with MeLo-X provides the needed inspiration to create new music. Whatever it took to get the two artists is well appreciated by fans of good music all over.
Peep the session below.
Zulu Guru is available here via iTunes.
http://youtu.be/x0REMZ8vPMA
http://youtu.be/_R6F-ZR-TRQ
Paris 96 (Theophilus London x Jesse Boykins III) - "Afternoon" | New Music
It's been a few years in the making, but today Theophilus London and Jesse Boykins III reconnect as new musical juggernaut Paris 96 and bring us the first taster from their forthcoming EP.
Perusers of this cultural outlet will already be aware of the musical stylings of the Trinidad-Born Brooklyn-raised rapper and the nomadic soul singer-songwriter and the music the two have made in the past ("Cold Pillow","Humdrum Town", "She Is Forever" etc), fast forward to 2013 and the two forward thinking artists have put together a collection of material that will arrive in April, as a taster of what you can expect, wrap your ears around "Afternoon" below...
Listen To: Paris 96 "Afternoon"
What a way to kick off the new project, the pulsing cocktail of soulful and sultry vocals, grimy, swagged out yet melodic soundbed and self-assured, confident raps is pure magic. Bring on April!
Kilo Kish - K+ [Mixtape] | Stream/Download + Behind The Scenes Video
After dropping off her CRONOS-produced Flatbush Zombies featuring "Creepwave", Eclectic Orlando, Florida-raised Brooklyn, New York residing rapper, singer-songwriter Kilo Kish unveils her latest project k+, a collaborative project featuring the likes of Earl Sweatshirt, SBTRKT, the Internet, Childish Gambino, A$AP Ferg, Star Slinger, Jesse Boykins III and Vince Staples as well as various interludes featuring her friends and other recognisable voices.
Peep the track list and credits, press play and download it below.
Listen To: Kilo Kish - K+ [Mixtape]
Download:Kilo Kish - K+ [Mixtape]
Get an insight into the creation process, motivation and inspiration behind k+ from Kilo Kish herself below...
http://youtu.be/zsE5tZHDhm0