Kweku Collins’ newest track “Sisko and Kasidy” is a summer love anthem. Linking up for another collaboration with fellow Closed Sessions artist Ajani Jones, this is his first release of 2018 and it perfectly captures the heat of the summer and the uncertainty that comes with a fling. In the chorus Kweku sings “It’s been […]
Sebastian Kamae’s Makes “Waves” Around The World
Dutch producer, audio engeineer, and composer, Sebastian Kamae released his debut album last week. As a whole the album is a trip around the globe, showcasing the community that rap has build around the world. With features from artists from Toronto, Chicago and the Netherlands the album is also inadvertently auto-biographical. Last year Sebastian Kamae […]
Ajani Jones Takes Another Step Forward with “Bloom” Video
“Spitting at these open mics, I was killing.” Ajani Jones is special. I’m not even going to front like I am not invested in his career, like I didn’t discover his music through my AEMMP Hip Hop Class, like I didn’t connect with Ajani on a personal level, and like I didn’t sign him to […]
Sebastian Kamae Links Chicago And The Netherlands With “Precious”
A few days ago Sebastian Kamae released a new track called “Precious” featuring Ajani Jones, Shao Doja and King Khamen. It’s a celebration of love with melodic rap over a dusty lo-fi beat from the Dutch producer. This isn’t his first time working with artists in Chicago, he produced “Bloom” off of Ajani Jones’ album […]
Ajani Jones’ New EP Is An Exhibition of Growth
Ajani Jones released his new EP today, Cocoons. As the title suggests, transformation and growth is a large theme for the new project. “Cocoons is a project about growth. Evolving as a human and as an artist,” Ajani said about the proejct. “Each song is a cocoon. They’re different examples of my growth in content and […]
RH In The Studio With: Ajani Jones
When I started rubyhornet damn near 10 years ago, one of the biggest things for me and Virgil was being the studio with artists. Just the idea of “the studio” was a magic place, something like behind the curtain of the Wizard of Oz. I remember those early days fondly of being in the studio […]
Ajani Jones Teams Up With CPS & Columbia College to Raise Money for Southside Music Programs
Raised on the cities Southside, Ajani Jones, knows what it’s like to finally get the opportunities that are too often reserved for more affluent parts of the Chicagoland area. After transferring schools and joining the poetry club the trajectory of Ajani’s life changed dramatically. It was there that his passion for writing was nurtured and […]