Jansport J Pharaoh

Jansport J subconsciously ended up taking the adage to heart in the studio for his new album “Pharao”. You’re not supposed to ever get too comfortable while you listen to “Pharao”.
It reflects the unforgiving hustle and bustle of New York City as the crowd takes you one way or pushes you in another just as quickly. There are familiar roadmarks on the trip like news clips referring to the death of the gorilla Harambe at the Cincinnati Zoo and familiar vocal samples. But the rest is an interpretation of classic East Coast production, namely by Eric B. and RZA, as told to you by Jansport J.
And just as New York City is a colorful mixing of personalities and backgrounds, so is “Pharao”. The California producer allowed himself to experiment with nontraditional samples and ideas like triggering different clips of ODB shouting at the same time (“The Dirty II”) or having one of the most moving melodies play over a X-rated Facetime call (“ShowMeUMissMe”).
All in about 42 minutes, as he tells that story, you’ll hear hints of Madlib’s singular rhythms, Eric B.’s knock in the percussion, and J Dilla’s attention to sound design.