I just listened to the new Clinton Sparks and Chester French mixtape, and this joint is DOPE! I had to research these Chester French cats. I honestly thought that was the original name of the mixtape and not the group. I found out they were a pop group and then the mixtape made sense. The sound caught me off guard without this prior knowledge, and after listening, I’m glad I got familiar!
from Clinton Sparks page:
Last year I approached Chester French with an offer to collaborate with them on a mixtape to help promote their upcoming album “Love The Future.” While they appreciated my enthusiasm and ideas to help, they wanted “Love the Future” to be the World’s first taste of CF. A few months ago, though, they caved into my relentless advances and agreed to work on a this project with me. I convinced them that this project would be special and more than just a mixtape. Since then we’ve had an amazingly fun time making the free album that you’re about to experience.
“Jacques Jams, Vol. 1: Endurance” is a chronicle of the past six years of D.A. & Max’s (Chester French) lives. It tells their story, from the gymnasiums of Harvard to the hills of Hollywood. Unlike “Love the Future,” which they written, arranged, performed, produced, and engineered by themselves, “Jacques Jams” features a collection of new, original music and hilarious skits that we all created in the hills of Massachusetts and then invited some of our favorite artists to grace.
It’s a concept mixtape, dictating the chronicles of a pop group going from college event locals to rock stars. The skits had me rollin’, and the transition between the 7 chapters were executed in clever manner. Everyone from Common, to Wale, Diddy, Kiss, Bun B, Pusha T, and many more grace this tape.
Exposure wise, Chester French wins. Their sound is easy on the ears, cool and meshes well with the hip hop element they convey. Clinton Sparks did his thing on this mixtape. This tape will have me check for Chester French in the future, and this provides a good escape from the MDK (murda death kill) and Skinny jean-izm spectrum’s of the hip hop and music game to give us a more centric effort.
100% co-sign. GET FAMILIAR!
Click this link to download the Get Familiar with Chester French “Jacques Jams Vol. 1: Endurance” mixtape!
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