The EMS team links up musical insanity as Benefit, Rev, and Mayhem all take turns on the mic over some Code Red production. The drums and lyrics hit hard while the vocal sample allows the whole cut to just marinate on you a bit.
J. Pinder – All That Fire (Video)
J. Pinder is quickly becoming one of my favorite artists period. This song is #43 in our Top 50 List for 2010. His Code Red EP was also in our Top 5 EPs this year. He’s definitely dope and I think you should be checking for this artist from now on. Steam and momentum is starting to really pick up for J. Pinder…
No. 5 J. Pinder – Code Red EP (2010)
Artist: J. Pinder
Album: The Code Red EP
Source: 2DopeBoyz
Tracklisting:
- Code Red
- All That Fire (ft. Zach Bruce) (prod. by Jake One)
- No Turnin Back (ft. Toki Wright) (prod. by Vitamin D)
- Go Far (prod. by Kuddie Fresh)
- Safe Place (ft. Guilty Simpson) (prod. by Kuddie Fresh)
- Later On (ft. Rapper Big Pooh and Zach Bruce) (prod. by Kuddie Fresh)
- Three Words (prod. by Vitamin D)
- Kill It (prod by Kuddie Fresh)
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Representing the Great Northwest is, J. Pinder with his release, the Code Red EP. This EP stands out with great song after great song. It has stayed in deep rotation in my Itunes for months on end and it has something that heads of all walks of life can appreciate.
All That Fire is a super smooth track that is backed by the vocals of Zach Bruce and production by the venerable Jake One. The lyrics aren’t going to shock the world but this is a solid track to vibe to. I can picture J. Pinder performing this song in a smokey Jazz Club and having the whole audience nodding their heads in accordance. The beat is relatively simple but it’s infectious. Zach Bruce’s hook really completes the track. His vocals really make this a great song.
No Turnin’ Back maintains the good feelings that All That Fire set off. The content of this cut is a little bit harder than the aforementioned track but the hook again has that capacity to hold your attention and have you singing along, guaranteed. Emcees J. Pinder and Toki Wright tell street stories that detail the moves that are made to become successful. Vitamin D is behind the boards using ill combinations of strings and guitar licks to back the emcees’ delivery. Tracks like this keep the listener motivated and put their best foot forward to get what they want out of life.
Safe Place, features Detroit rhyme spitter Guilty Simpson and just like you might expect, this song goes hard. The beat is crafted by Kuddie Fresh and is filled with horns and a thick bass riff. I am really feeling this joint musically. This is music to creep by. Simpson and J. Pinder trade verses about making the money and being able to keep it away from the powers that be, or the snakes in the grass. And again, the ill hook just completes the song. I harp on this alot, but the art of making a good hook is lost on some people, J. Pinder knows the secret though!
All in all, you need to get to know, J. Pinder. He is versatile. He can speak on a number of different topics. Simply put, he is making better music than a lot of others in the game. Code Red is the initial embodiment of his immense talent, so be sure to check for it.
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