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Ohio’s own J Rawls knows a thing or two about Hip-Hop. The famed producer/emcee has been living the culture for as long as he can remember, even before his first productions began circulating in the early 90s. “I remember taking the laces out of my first pair of Shelltoes and my parents looking at me like I was crazy. I remember Hip-Hop being a breath of fresh air,” says Rawls. Later, J Rawls helped launch the independent Hip-Hop explosion of the late 90s by producing “Brown Skin Lady” and “Yo Yeah” from Mos Def and Talib Kweli’s seminal debut album as Black Star. He went on to anchor Lone Catalysts, one of the most acclaimed early independent rap groups, and release an acclaimed solo album, The Essence Of J Rawls, in 2001. Now, more than a decade after his last solo Hip-Hop album, J Rawls is proud to present The Hip-Hop Affect, which will be in stores everywhere on May 17th, 2011.
Featuring appearances from Rhymefest, Sadat X, Tanya Morgan, J Sands (of Lone Catalysts), Copywrite, Bad Azz, Edo G, Stalley, Casual, Count Bass D, Wise Intelligent (of Poor Righteous Teachers), El Da Sensei, John Robinson, and more, The Hip-Hop Affect tells the story of how Rawls grew with hip-hop as hip-hop itself continued to grow. Born out of a dialog with his son, THHA explores Rawls’ personal journey from Columbus to Cincinnati to cities all over the world, as well as Hip-Hop’s journey from block parties to MTV to total ubiquity. “We walk, talk, and think Hip-Hop because we are Hip-Hop,” explains Rawls. “We birthed it, created it, and reared it. As with any child, we don’t like every change that we see Hip-Hop make, but we stick with it because we love it.”
1. HHA Intro (ft. Joshy)
2. Best Producer on the Mic (ft. Diamond D, Oh No & Kev Brown)
3. Face It (ft. Sadat X & Wise Intelligent)
4. Jewel (ft. Afaliah)
5. Going Through Records (Interlude)
6. Salute (ft. Piakhan)
7. Just Rhymin’ with Fest (ft. Rhymefest)
8. That Very First Day (ft. Fat Jon [3582])
9. Heeey (ft. El Da Sensei, John Robinson, LeFortheUncool & Afaliah)
10. Who Am I? (ft. S.P.I.R.I.T.)
11. Making a Beat (Interlude)
12. Sandsy (ft. J. Sands [Lone Catalysts])
13. Ya Friends in the Way (ft. Senor Kaos)
14. Are You Listening? (Bad Azz, Copywrite & Edo G)
15. Jussy on the Mic (Interlude)
16. Why You Do
17. Find a New (ft. Casual)
18. Da Beatbox (Interlude)
19. We’re on Top (#OhioTakeOver) (ft. Count Bass D [Canton], Trav Dave [Columbus], Rashad [Columbus], Co-City [Columbus], J Osceola [Columbus], LeForTheUncool [Columbus], Stalley [Massilon], Tage [MHz, Columbus], Copywrite [MHz, Columbus], Donwill [Tanya Morgan, Cincinnati], 6S [Akron], Donte [Mood, Cincinnati], Piakhan [Cincinnati], Ilyas [Tanya Morgan, Cincinnati], Main Flo [Mood, Cincinnati], Dominique Larue [Columbus], Hood Apostle [Columbus], ILL Poetic [Dayton], ILLOGIC [Columbus], Iyball [Fly.Union, Columbus], JaySwiffa [Fly.Union, Columbus], Jerreau [Fly.Union, Columbus], P Blackk [Columbus])
20. The Beat’s Done (Interlude)
21. HHA Outro (Joshy Gets It)
