Consequence is constant the rollout for his subsequent solo album, Good Doing Enterprise With You, with the discharge of “Who Shot Jamal?” The observe, accompanied by a robust, cinematic video, options his 11-year-son Caiden The Crownholder, who crushes the mic along with his innate rapping prowess. Via the music, the father-and-son duo swap bars in regards to the grim actuality of the seemingly countless gun violence plaguing our nation.
“‘Who Shot Jamal?’ is basically a dialog between the Cons and Caiden as to how ‘Jamal’ was sadly murdered,” Consequence tells AllHipHop. “The truth in America is that there’s a ‘Jamal’ in each Black group who has misplaced their life to mindless gun violence with many occasions these crimes remaining unsolved. It’s a dialog which is lengthy overdue available in Hip-Hop.
“With this being the style’s fiftieth Anniversary this file is in step with the lineage of information which have spoken to the occurrences that impact the very supply of the artwork type itself.”
Consequence shared “Disillusioned” in February, which is presumably included on the forthcoming album. The observe discovered the veteran rapper displaying his assist of longtime good friend and collaborator Kanye West. He believes folks left West hanging when he wanted assist essentially the most.
“My outlook is that this,” he wrote on the time. “It’s straightforward to be self serving and ask somebody for HELP, who’s ready of Energy to vary your life’s trajectory. However, what occurs when the tables flip and that individual wants you. For those who have been solely round for the G.O.O.D. occasions then you definitely have been by no means on OUR crew to start with. I’m Disillusioned In ALOT of N#####!!!”
He additionally highlighted lyrics from the only: “The entire Label ran/As an alternative of getting YE’s again/I suppose crabs in a barrel/Is a curse from being Black.”
Good Doing Enterprise With You is scheduled for an August 4 launch. Till then, watch “Who Shot Jamal?” above.
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