The Essence of J. Rawls

The Essence of J. Rawls Artist: J. Rawls
Label: Groove Attack
Category: Music


Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
Format: Explicit Lyrics
Media: Audio CD
Number Of Discs: 1


UPC: 673791007321
EAN: 0673791007321
ASIN: B0000549HQ


Release Date: 2001-02-16

The Essence of J. Rawls


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Tracks:

  1. What You Want Is?
  2. Superhero
  3. Birds Of A Feather
  4. Elegy (In 3 Pts.)
  5. Great Live Caper
  6. Meniscus
  7. Blue #2
  8. Cold Turkey
  9. Far Away
  10. Lone Catalysts (Remix)
  11. Check The Clock
  12. Nommo
  13. They Can't See Me
  14. Blue #2 (Saxophone Reprise)

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Album Details

J. Rawls Has Produced Track for Mos Def, Black Strar, Five Deez, Makeba Mooncycle & Rubix. 'Essence of J Rawls' features the Likes of J. Live, J Sands, Grap Luva, Mass Influence, Apani B Fly Emcee, Mr Complex, Unspoken Heard, Rubix, Capital D (All Natural) & Holmskillet.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars 7 stars.......2006-07-15

COLD TURKEY! is where its at. This is such a good CD to chill to especially if you're driving in the city. A++++ COP IT TODAY!!!

5 out of 5 stars Great CD.......2003-02-27

I make a strong recommendation for any hip-hop fans to buy this CD, it's a good one.

5 out of 5 stars BEATS WITH PURE ESSENCE ! ! !.......2002-11-05

The very first track I heard produced by J.Rawls was " BROWN SKIN LADY " by Mos Def & Talib Kweli. I loved the song so much I had to see who produced it. Come to find out it was done by J.Rawls. And to see he has his own album out made me want to get it. And I wasn't disappointed. This man has a good style too. Though it's a Hip-Hop JAZZ type style, don't confuse him with Pete Rock. J.Rawls style is different. The top notch joints on this album are : SUPERHERO, BIRDS OF A FEATHER, ELEGY, GREAT LIVE CAPER, COLD TURKEY, LONE CATALYST ( REMIX ), CHECK THE CLOCK, BLUE #2, and the two best joints FAR AWAY and NOMMO. What brought the album down was MENISCUS. That beat was too spooky which reminded me of Mood's album Doom. It just didn't fit in the album. J.Rawls has a lot of talent and is one of the best producers out now. Don't sleep. Check out THE ESSENCE OF J.RAWLS ! ! !...Also check out LONE CATALYSTS ( the group he's in )

5 out of 5 stars Pure Essence.......2002-06-13

Rawls did everything but halfstep on this joint. I mean I just could not get it out of my cd player. The man is a genius. Don't wanna toot my horn too loud , but it's amazing , no excuses. Buy it today and add some Essence to your collection.

4 out of 5 stars 4.5 - J. Rawls leaves an indelible mark with this comp.......2001-11-03

"The Essence Of..." is a brilliant LP of any gifted producer's ilk. Trust me, J. Rawls can easily surpass most of his contemporaries with this debut. It strings together a cast of diverse emcees who all contribute something solid to each track. Substantive collaborations on this album are "Far Away," with Mr. Complex and Apani B. The Fly Emcee, "Meniscus" featuring Dose-One and Fat Jon of Five Deez, "Cold Turkey" with Capital D. and Mr. Greenweedz (not to mention an intoxicating jazz loop) and "Nommo" with the Unspoken Heard.
J. Rawls is well on the way to solidifying a rep as a formidable producer capable of crafting beats on a par matched by peers like Pete Rock, Diamond and Jay Dee. J. Rawls has been bringing the heat on outside acts recently, evidenced by his work on the Black Star, Unspoken Heard and All Natural albums (just to list a few). His resume is indeed expansive, and this is not even to include the work he has done as a half of his own duo, the Lone Catalysts (along with J. Sands).
Simply put, "The Essence of..." displays J. Rawls' deft utilizations of jazz samples, overriding crescendozs (like the warping, wailing effect on "Far Away" and the dizzying double piano incorporatin on "Cold Turkey") and head nodding snares. A must have album for 2001, possibly the most prolific compilation released this year, but at the very least, deserving of a spot in my own top three list that includes Marley Marl and Jay Dee.

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