Cobe Jones - Feng Shui
So-Cal rapper Cobe Jones recently dropped three new tracks – “Call On Me,” “Feng Shui,” and a brand new music video, called “All In,” which still isn’t available for viewing, but soon will be.
Cobe Jones
Unlike most extant hip-hop music, which everyone acknowledges is the most popular genre of music in the world Jones avoids the all-too-prevalent snare of imitation rampant in hip-hop right now. Because frankly, most hip-hop is unoriginal, the end product of trying to score a big hit by churning out vanilla-flavored trap or emo-trap songs – the musical version of copy-and-paste.
Jones started writing and recording when he was 12-years-old, followed by forming a band – Purdue Avenue – when he was 15-years-old. Writing, producing, and recording, Jones does it all, thus allowing him to impress his distinctive sound on his music. It’s a sound blending new wave R&B, soul, and West Coast hip-hop. Right now, Jones is working on his debut EP, Los Scandalous, in his studio in Venice, California.
"’Feng Shui’ is the feeling of being betrayed by someone close to you, and rather than turning away from it, the song is confronting them head on, explaining why it can never be the same again, since some lines should just not be crossed,” says Jones, explaining the song.
Jones’ flow is tight and right, melodic and pushing at the same time, low-slung and mellow.
“Feng Shui” opens on oscillating synths followed by a hypertrophically muscular kick-drum infusing the beat with from-the-bowels-of-hell potency. The juxtaposition of luminous colors from the synths and the throbbing rhythmic pulse infuses the tune with contrasting sonic layers and flavors. Cool stuff!
Jones’ flow is tight and right, melodic and pushing at the same time, low-slung and mellow.
“Call On Me” rides glittering colors and a shuffling groove, topped by Jones’ velvety sonorous rapping tones. Emo-infused, “Call On Me” is totally different than “Feng Shui,” providing a lighter feel and glossier hues, almost gentle with tender filaments deriving from the electronic-laced savors.
Both tracks exhibit the gift of Cobe Jones for merging cashmere hip-hop, R&B, and new wave pop elements into contagious music. Jones' sound slaps!
