New Jack Summer is the introduction episode to our series on New Jack Swing. Throughout this summer we will host episodes examining New Jack Swing and its importance in the landscape of hip hop and music in general.
For this first episode Castro, Zilla and Alaska discuss their relationship to the music, what the music meant to the landscape of the time, the divide between Hip Hop and New Jack Swing and some of our favorite songs (which you can find in our playlist that will be added to with every new episode:
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4xrrbJUrKRbsqfm3tRyKYA?si=1abc981c208e4fc1
Future episodes:
The early years
The take over
Peak Genre
End Game
Sons of New Jack Swing (Early 90s Hip Hop inspired R&B)
New Jack Swing Tournament
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You can find our music here:
Zilla Rocca:
Curly Castro:
https://shrapknel.bandcamp.com/
Alaska:
https://thatrapperalaska.bandcamp.com/