King Drive
Chicago, Illinois, United States | Established. Jan 01, 2010 | AFTRA
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INTERNETS check out this weeks #TheWeeklyDrop artist .@KingDrive2 (.@kingrobsmooth x JD .@jdrenoir) with their new video “Precedence”
Off their album #MadeInChicago
#RaiseTheBar - The Combat Jack Show
Chairman’s Choice: King Drive
King Drive hail from Chicago but clearly worship at the altar of NYC street sounds of yore. The duo’s single “Precedence (Dead President$)” (Frozen Files/Krian Music) has been kicking around on SoundCloud, but is now thankfully rescued from the Interwebz ether with a proper physical release (on limited edition 7-inch vinyl) worthy of its musical merits. A celestial ascending choral figure supports Rob Smooth’s aspirational paper chase-isms (rhyming “Aruba” with “see Grands like Puba”) while partner JD facilitates the more explicitly Midwest player quotient (“The pimpin’ on smash/The paper on tilt/If your hoe lay with me that bitch layin’ on silk”). The flip, “For The Fam,” utilizes addictive swirling strings and a chorus that doubles as an ode to those listeners still invested in their purist sound: “I only do this for the fam/The few and the proud that understand/The only ones that really gave a damn.”
Read More: Chairman’s Choice: New Releases From King Drive and Open Mike Eagle - XXL | http://www.xxlmag.com/news/2015/05/chairman-choice-king-drive-open-mike-eagle/?trackback=tsmclip - XXL Magazine
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Still working on that hot first release.
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In 2008, King Drive released their first LP under the DOLO Records umbrella enOtled “The Beginning”. ”. In “The Beginning” Rob Smooth & JD takes their fans on a guided tour of their turbulent lives growing up in the notorious Englewood district of Chicago. Through passionate flows and intelligent lyrics, King Drive used their street-life experiences as the backdrop for “The Beginning” LP; pulling from personal tragedy and pain to accurately portray Chicago street-life.
n 2013, King Drive released the single “When the Smoke Clears” that gained a]enOon of former Head of A&R ExecuOves, Ma]eo ( Matt Life) Capoluongo & Scho] ( Free ) Jacobs, from LOUD Records, in NYC. The duo and the A&R legends got in the studio in the spring of 2014 and created something special. Their new single “Precedence" released summer of 2015, has gain notarization in XXL magazine, and on the Combat Jack Show.
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