For Immediate Release
December 15, 2003
Jake One prepares Tales Of The Tape Instrumental Project!
Seattle Super-producer Jake One is in high demand these days, and his track record in 2003 alone proves that he is the one to watch in 2004! His work was released on several 12" singles and album cuts, and he already has an impressive list of production coming out in the new year. Additionally, Liquor Barrel and Fat Beats are putting out Tales Of The Tape, an exclusive instrumental album of Jake's beats.
Radio singles including Rah Digga's "Party Over Here" f/ Lloyd Banks of G-Unit, Encore's "Zigga Zigga" b/w "Essentially Yours", and Rakaa Iriscience' "Ends To Means" were a few of the songs blessed by Jake's mastery this year. Album cuts included G-Unit's "Betta Ask Somebody" on the Beg For Mercy LP (Interscope), and four tracks on Rasco's Escape From Alcatraz album (Coup D'Etat). The next projects slated to be released in 2004 include seven tracks on the Gift Of Gab (Blackalicious) solo LP entitled Fourth Dimensional Rocket Going Up (Quannum - January), and seven tracks on Encore's Layover album (Hieroglyphics - February).
Completed songs with Aftermath's female emcee Brooklyn, Toronto lyricist Kardinal Offishall (Geffen), Busta Rhymes, Planet Asia, Rah Digga, John Cena, E-40, and Obie Trice will follow, and more will be announced soon!
Listen to some of Jake's production right now at:
http://www.tygereye.net/jakeone
Encore "Zigga Zigga" and "Essentially Yours" (Hieroglyphics)
G Unit "Betta Ask Somebody" (Interscope)
Krondon "Feels Good" (Fatbeats)
Rah Digga f/ Lloyd Banks "Party Over Here" (J Records)
Rakaa "Ends to Means" (Sequence)
Rasco f/ Chali 2na "The Sweet Science" (Coup De'Tat)
JAKE ONE BIOGRAPHY
The hottest emcees fiend for beats with the most fire, and Jake One has the touch to keep them on point. Seattle's strong, silent track master is making moves in 2003 as artists Busta Rhymes, Obie Trice, E-40, 50 Cent’s G-Unit crew and a slew of others have been snapping up Jake's creative production. His quality composition, versatile style, and funky blends of sound provide the freshness that anyone with a hunger for great music will appreciate.
While his first professional influences included legends Pete Rock, Premier, and Marley Marl, it was something closer to home that inspired Jake One to finesse his talent in the early '90s. "Just being from a generation that was raised on Hip Hop I was always wanting to try to be a part of it," he explains. When a neighbor of mine, Hussein from Sensimilla, started recording with Vitamin D, it really got me thinking I could make beats. I couldn't believe somebody from Seattle was making shit on par with Tribe, Diamond, and shit I was lovin." He laid down his first beat in 1992 on a Casio Voice Sampler, and over the years his production has blossomed into a soundgarden of impressive orchestration.
Jake One's serene home studio is lined with shelves full of vinyl from his amazing collection. Although he had been collecting for many years, he got serious about crate digging in 1995 when Seattle icon Mr. Supreme put him on to the technique of it. "I think I have somewhere over 5000 now," says Jake, "I stopped counting a while ago. It's definitely an addiction - I'm trying to have EVERY record, period."
Current projects for Jake include work with Blackalicious frontman Gift Of Gab and critically acclaimed emcee Encore. While artists are calling from everywhere to seek out Jake's beats, he has a definitive vibe going with Gab and Encore. "It has been dope to work with both of them because it is the first time I've been able to be part of the whole process of making an album," explains Jake. "From making the beat to finishing the mix to sequencing it - it's all been a good experience. Both of these artists have a vision of what they want and are good at achieving it."
After teaming up with several quality underground artists, Jake One's reputation has spread to the mainstream. The buzz is hot and heavy - and all the while Jake stays true to his hometown roots. "I think we do things a little different out here because we aren't pressured to be totally influenced by either coast. I came up loving both coasts and I put those influences in my music. I'm as Seattle as one can get, and have lived in the same neighborhood 23 years."
Steadily making his mark beyond the wetlands of Seattle, Jake One's calling in Hip Hop is as eternal as the breathtaking Northwest horizon. The sun of his sound is rising - don't sleep.
December 15, 2003
Jake One prepares Tales Of The Tape Instrumental Project!
Seattle Super-producer Jake One is in high demand these days, and his track record in 2003 alone proves that he is the one to watch in 2004! His work was released on several 12" singles and album cuts, and he already has an impressive list of production coming out in the new year. Additionally, Liquor Barrel and Fat Beats are putting out Tales Of The Tape, an exclusive instrumental album of Jake's beats.
Radio singles including Rah Digga's "Party Over Here" f/ Lloyd Banks of G-Unit, Encore's "Zigga Zigga" b/w "Essentially Yours", and Rakaa Iriscience' "Ends To Means" were a few of the songs blessed by Jake's mastery this year. Album cuts included G-Unit's "Betta Ask Somebody" on the Beg For Mercy LP (Interscope), and four tracks on Rasco's Escape From Alcatraz album (Coup D'Etat). The next projects slated to be released in 2004 include seven tracks on the Gift Of Gab (Blackalicious) solo LP entitled Fourth Dimensional Rocket Going Up (Quannum - January), and seven tracks on Encore's Layover album (Hieroglyphics - February).
Completed songs with Aftermath's female emcee Brooklyn, Toronto lyricist Kardinal Offishall (Geffen), Busta Rhymes, Planet Asia, Rah Digga, John Cena, E-40, and Obie Trice will follow, and more will be announced soon!
Listen to some of Jake's production right now at:
http://www.tygereye.net/jakeone
Encore "Zigga Zigga" and "Essentially Yours" (Hieroglyphics)
G Unit "Betta Ask Somebody" (Interscope)
Krondon "Feels Good" (Fatbeats)
Rah Digga f/ Lloyd Banks "Party Over Here" (J Records)
Rakaa "Ends to Means" (Sequence)
Rasco f/ Chali 2na "The Sweet Science" (Coup De'Tat)
JAKE ONE BIOGRAPHY
The hottest emcees fiend for beats with the most fire, and Jake One has the touch to keep them on point. Seattle's strong, silent track master is making moves in 2003 as artists Busta Rhymes, Obie Trice, E-40, 50 Cent’s G-Unit crew and a slew of others have been snapping up Jake's creative production. His quality composition, versatile style, and funky blends of sound provide the freshness that anyone with a hunger for great music will appreciate.
While his first professional influences included legends Pete Rock, Premier, and Marley Marl, it was something closer to home that inspired Jake One to finesse his talent in the early '90s. "Just being from a generation that was raised on Hip Hop I was always wanting to try to be a part of it," he explains. When a neighbor of mine, Hussein from Sensimilla, started recording with Vitamin D, it really got me thinking I could make beats. I couldn't believe somebody from Seattle was making shit on par with Tribe, Diamond, and shit I was lovin." He laid down his first beat in 1992 on a Casio Voice Sampler, and over the years his production has blossomed into a soundgarden of impressive orchestration.
Jake One's serene home studio is lined with shelves full of vinyl from his amazing collection. Although he had been collecting for many years, he got serious about crate digging in 1995 when Seattle icon Mr. Supreme put him on to the technique of it. "I think I have somewhere over 5000 now," says Jake, "I stopped counting a while ago. It's definitely an addiction - I'm trying to have EVERY record, period."
Current projects for Jake include work with Blackalicious frontman Gift Of Gab and critically acclaimed emcee Encore. While artists are calling from everywhere to seek out Jake's beats, he has a definitive vibe going with Gab and Encore. "It has been dope to work with both of them because it is the first time I've been able to be part of the whole process of making an album," explains Jake. "From making the beat to finishing the mix to sequencing it - it's all been a good experience. Both of these artists have a vision of what they want and are good at achieving it."
After teaming up with several quality underground artists, Jake One's reputation has spread to the mainstream. The buzz is hot and heavy - and all the while Jake stays true to his hometown roots. "I think we do things a little different out here because we aren't pressured to be totally influenced by either coast. I came up loving both coasts and I put those influences in my music. I'm as Seattle as one can get, and have lived in the same neighborhood 23 years."
Steadily making his mark beyond the wetlands of Seattle, Jake One's calling in Hip Hop is as eternal as the breathtaking Northwest horizon. The sun of his sound is rising - don't sleep.
