Nothing but love goes out to Wales, UK’s ICanLookFly street culture blog; as Jaekim does mixologist honors on their inaugural mixtape!  Both mixtape & in-depth interview with Jaekim, found after the jump [click title]…

[mixtape download via http://www.mediafire.com/?r3m3qawcarky5fq]

Supa crazy shout to Marma & the crew at Yes Yes Y’all for their ‘noteworthy’ review of Jaekim’s Green Grits!

Crazy shouts to Beat Tape Co-Op for their feature on Green Grits!

“…I was about to shut down for the nite, when I decide to click play on one more track. I was immediately immersed from the moment I laid ears on the opening dialogue laid over a moody, cinematic piece of music; a great introduction to the aural playground awaiting in the Heist185 pres. Sudden Shift mix by Jaekim. Needless to say, closing up shop was out of the question as I began to lightly sway left to right to the laid back grooves, bop my head to the Hip Hop beats, perk my ears up when, like the mixes title suggests, Jaekim just switches it up with some electro inspired tracks I’ve never heard but sounded great, and made sense. That’s the same methodology followed for the rest of the mix, a varied mix of lyrical Hip Hop, funk, soul, jazz, and other genres I simply couldn’t place at 3AM. I found more than the Weekend Mix; I found a piece of art…” -DJ1

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