Comparing yourself to one of the most-recognizable characters this side of Mickey Mouse is something that deserves an equally boisterous track. You’ve either got to come hard or don’t come at all and keep it an inside joke or something. Enter Jaden Smith with “GOKU,” a kind of EDM-meets-lyrical-miracle-vibe track which features Smith flexing his […]
Read moreNew SOTBMusic: A Brief Open Letter Concerning SYRE: The Electric Album
Dear Jaden Smith: I recently took a few listens to SYRE: The Electric Album. All I’ve got to say is “don’t change.” This album is like if someone took the beautiful parts of 808s & Heartbreak and MBDTF and revamped them for the post-Xans era of hip-hop. The songs are, well, songs. There’s more than two […]
Read moreNew SOTBMusic: @OfficialJaden Got His Dad to Scorch the Mic on the "Icon (Reggaeton Mix)"
“Icon” is a song that just sounds dope, regardless of what version you play. You take that vibe and add Will Smith on the track, and you’ve got a thing we didn’t know we needed, but I’m surely glad we got. Will surprised me, not because I didn’t think he could still spit. No, never […]
Read moreNew SOTBMusic: @OfficialJaden Drops the Icon Remix with Nicky Jam
Jaden Smith has been a happy surprise with the SYRE album for me. Now, when you take the most pop-friendly track from the project and add Nicky Jam to the energy? You’re given a few eargasms, but mostly a new twist on the track. Nicky Jam has been having a year, so this is another cherry […]
Read moreNew SOTBMusic: @officialjaden Drops One Hell of a Project with Syre
I’ll just say this and let the music speak. Jaden Smith impressed the fuck out of me with this one. He wasn’t crazy pretentious or random as fuck. He just rapped his ass off and dropped some gems for your mental. It’s like a mix of Nas, Cam’ron and Soundcloud rap, audio-wise. That sounds weird […]
Read moreNew SOTBMusic: @OfficialJaden is Searching for Diamonds in New Track
Say what you want, Jaden Smith is finding his own wave and sticking with it. Either through his rappity-rap bars or his XXXTentacion-esque sing-songy vibes, he’s proving that he’s diverse and evolving constantly. This is the case with “Diamonds V1,” a spacey track that features the artist floating over an instrumental speaking on his desires, […]
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