Jelani- De La Vega

Here is a record that was released in the first quarter of 2011 (while I was on blogging hiatus) from New York MC Jelani.

I became familiar with Jelani's work from his connections with Black EL, who introduced me to his 2009 debut album, Wait, You Can Rap?!?!, released on the now defunct Notherground Music label. After years of adding numerous weapons to his already stellar musical arsenal, Jelani returned to cultivating his solo career and released a plethora of singles in 2011, which will all soon be released as a compilation.

"De La Vega", entitled after, and inspired by the NYC street artist, James De La Vega (wiki | facebook), is a smooth, throwback flavored joint that spotlights Jelani's introspective wisdom and socially conscious side over an instrumental from WhiskeyTeeth favorite, Freddie Joachim.

Be on the look out for a video for this track coming soon.

De La Vega by JelaniTheMC