J.F. Brooks - "Lord Knows" Beat Violation Music Video

BiGCiTYBiGCiTY front man JF Brooks is gearing up for a concert event featured here on RoxFontaine.com at Nightingale Lounge in NYC. To get fans fired up for the event, he releases this new "beat violation" and accompanying music video set to Drake's "Lord Knows" instrumental.

If I had to make this one of twitter's six word stories it would be: This $#!7 is off the chains!

Skilled, witty and aggressive. The winning formula for a true MC. JF Brooks is all of that and then some. Somewhere in Brooklyn, a rooftop was left burning after this. Listen below and definitely get into the show details if you're in the NYC area. Again, the flyer is posted on the right. ---->

JF Brooks - 'Undeniable'

 

un-de-ni-a-ble - adjective

1. incapable of being denied or disputed

2. not open to refusal

3. unquestioned as to quality, merit, etc.; indisputably good: undeniable artistic talent.

I sat down to write this "review" and I found myself at a loss for words. Not that there is nothing to say about it. I could use up every superlative I know explaining how good this album is. The problem is that it's just that good. It's a level of quality that you can't necessarily communicate with words. It's something that you hear and feel; not just talk about. I could explain how it feels to sit in a jacuzzi but if you've never experienced it, the words just sound nice. You'd be able to nod, smile and say, "I'd love to try that!" but there is no substitute for the actual experience.

There is no substitute for the 'Undeniable' experience.

I was first introduced to JF Brooks' music at the top of the year. If I remember correctly, his manager sent me a link to the video for "Seasoning". (I'd link you but it's no longer up.) A couple of leaks later, the full project is now fully expressed in the universe. I listen to Rap music and I enjoy different things for different reasons. There is not a ton of music that I absolutely relate to though. The most prominent themes in Rap music just don't fit my lifestyle. I am very happy to say that I relate to JF's music. On many different levels.

JF has guts. Again, it's not something I can easily verbalize. It's something that has to be heard. His military experience, his family experience, his ambition, his attitude....I know what he's talking about. I listen to these songs and they speak to me as a man. They speak to me as a child of Hip-Hop. To make music this personal takes true grit. One's purpose has to be much bigger than self aggrandizement. It's about pursuing excellence at every moment of every day. It's about being undeniable.

This album is a fantastic accomplishment by JF Brooks. I implore you to support this artist and album and download it. If you need "something more" in your Hip-Hop, it is contained within this project.

JF Brooks - "Love Can't Pay My Bills" Music Video

Ahhh...... It's going to be a good weekend!

I first posted audio for this song back in May. The visual hit the web today and it was well worth the wait. This video is ON POINT! Of course, JF's delivery is savage and The Watcherz showed their natural asses on the track. Get lost in the music real quick....

JF Brooks - "Love Can't Pay My Bills"

I'm slackin' on my mackin'! My inbox has been flooded with a bunch of crap and this dope submission right here got lost in the sauce for a few days. Shout out to the homie Mr. Lindo for getting me this early. I just accidentally dropped the ball on it. Better late than never though!

Here it is 7am and I'm blogging. All things with reason though. I don't think any track could possibly be more apropos at this moment than this new JF Brooks release. I woke up at 6:30 am on a Saturday to my cell phone ringing. It was my business phone. There's was a problem I had to take care of right away or there would be big problems this weekend. Instead of hopping back into bed, I took the opportunity to keep working. Combing through my inbox for new material, I realized I missed a gem!

I first caught wind of JF Brooks about 6 months ago when he dropped his first video for "Seasoning". I've been rocking with his music ever since. Anticipation for his first album 'Undeniable' has been building with each leak to the 'net. In March he released "When I Grow Up" and now we are blessed with "Love Can't Pay My Bills".

On this track, produced by The Watcherz, JF gives you the straight talk about a man trying to balance family life while at the same time staying on top of his business. What do you do when food needs to be put on the table? Do you sit at home and daydream about all the things you wish you had or do you get up, get out and get something? I'm on board with the BiGCiTYBiGCiTY front man. Love can't pay my bills. So I stay on top of my work. "I want to be all used up when I die." - George Bernard Shaw