J. Rawls

Jason Rawls,^[1] better known as J. Rawls, is an American hip hop musician from Columbus, Ohio.^[2] He is best known for his work with Masta Ace, Mos Def and Talib Kweli.^[3]

Career

J. Rawls' first solo album came in 2001, with The Essence of J. Rawls, which featured "Great Live Caper (feat. J-Live)", "Check the Clock" and "They Can't See Me".^[4]

J. Rawls is also one half of the duo 3582 alongside Fat Jon of Five Deez.^[5] 3582 released two albums, The Living Soul and Situational Ethics.^[6][7]

He released another solo album, The Hip-Hop Affect, in 2011.^[8][9][10]

Respect Game or Expect Flames, his corraborative album with Casual of Hieroglyphics, was released on Nature Sounds in 2012.^[11] It was described by Okayplayer as "one of the most consistently dope and balanced albums in 2012".^[12]

In 2014, J. Rawls released an album, entitled The Legacy.^[13]

Discography

Studio albums

• The Essence of J. Rawls (2001)
• The Living Soul (2001) (with Fat Jon, as 3582)
• Situational Ethics (2003) (with Fat Jon, as 3582)
• Histories Greatest Battles, Campaigns & Topics (2003)
• The Essence of Soul (2005)
• The Liquid Crystal Project (2006)
• It's the Dank & Jammy Show (2007) (with Declaime)
• True Ohio Playas (2007) (with Count Bass D)
• J. Rawls Presents Holmskillit (2007) (with Holmskillit)
• The Liquid Crystal Project 2 (2008)
• Rawls & Middle (2008) (with Middle Child)
• The 1960's Jazz Revolution Again (2009) (with John Robinson, as Jay Are)
• The Hip-Hop Affect (2011)
• The Liquid Crystal Project 3 (2012)
• Respect Game or Expect Flames (2012) (with Casual)
• The Legacy (2014)

Compilation albums

• Hotel Beats Vol. 1 (2009)
• Hotel Beats Vol. 2 (2014)

Singles

• "Check the Clock" (2000)
• "Great Live Caper" (2001)
• "They Can't See Me" (2001)
• "Soul" b/w "Bailar" (2005)
• "Pleasure Before Pain" b/w "Miss You (Bring It Back)" (2005)
• "A Tribute to Dilla" b/w "Too Personal" (2006)
• "A Tribute to Troy" b/w "So Fly" (2006)
• "Til the Sun Comes" (2008) (with Middle Child)
• "Music Over Madness" (2008) (with Middle Child)
• "A Tribute to Da Beatminerz" b/w "A Tribute to The Beatnuts" (2008)
• "Another Tribute to Dilla" b/w "Digital Funky" (2008)
• "A Tribute to Souls" b/w "Capricorn's Reprise" (2008)
• "A Tribute to De La" b/w "Stakes Still High" (2011)

Productions

• Mos Def & Talib Kweli - "Brown Skin Lady" and "Yo Yeah" from Mos Def & Talib Kweli Are Black Star (1998)
• Doseone - "Spitfire", "Self Explanitory", "That Ol' Pagan Shit", and "Genres" from Hemispheres (1998)
• Themselves - "Directions to My Special Place" from Them (2000)
• Rasco - "Living Voices" from Hostile Environment (2001)
• El Da Sensei - "Lights, Camera, Action!" from The Unusual (2006)
• Capital Steez - "Infinity and Beyond" from AmeriKKKan Korruption (2012)
• MHz Legacy - "Columbus Diss Patch" from MHz Legacy (2012)

References

External links

• Official website
• J. Rawls discography at Discogs