Jise The Passion Of

Featuring ILL BILL, Loki Velez, Q-Unique (The Arsonists), FREESTYLE (The Arsonists), IDE
(Creative Juices Music), Nuttkase, Dras79, MOODS, Dj INSITE, Frank Sasoon, MastaMind
The Passion Of Jise is the greatest release from Brooklyn native Jise, there is no denying this fact. Born
Geraldo Barreto, the NYC artist has crafted a conceptual semi-biographical album that delves into what
growing up in Brooklyn was truly like.
“The best way to describe my music or poetry is to listen to it” says Jise. “It’s difficult to describe.
Someone once referred to it as ‘Abstract Poetry’ and that sounds good to me.” The Passion Of Jise comes nearly 4 years after Jise’s critically acclaimed debut solo album, Chronicles 2.
During that time Jise was compiling the correct pieces and carefully building the foundation of what
would become The Passion Of Jise.
“A record should have more substance, something that means more than just battle rapping,” says Jise,
“I want to paint pictures with poetry and music.”
The Passion Of Jise features production from the veritable who’s who of New York City underground
producers , including: Arsonists/Stillwell lead vocalist and producer Q-Unique, IDE (Creative Juices
Music), Dj Insite, MOODS, Dras79, Mastamind, Nuttkase and Frank Sasoon.
“This album is a combination of old dream journals and poetry entries that date back to my early days
as a teen” says Jise. “I stumbled upon my old journal entries and realized that it was an incredible
foundation for an album.”
On Songs such as “Mommy’s Sunshine” and “The Best”, Jise weaves tales from various characters
perspectives like Rumpelstiltskin wove straw into gold. Augmented by dark piano loops, these two
tracks are as pleasing to the mind’s eye as they are to the ear canal. His lyrical tact on “Light Of Day” displays
his