Mixtape: SL Jones x DJ Burn One

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	Mixtape: SL Jones x DJ Burn One - Paraphernalia	05.23.2012


	New Collaborative Project Now Available For Free Download

The Mixtape: SL Jones & DJ Burn One are excited to release their new mixtape, *Paraphernalia. Paraphernalia* includes features from Freddie Gibbs, Rittz, and others, and is now available for free download via SL Jones' website. Earlier this year, SL Jones and DJ Burn One made plans to release a six-song EP. A few months, and countless late-night sessions at DJ Burn One's Five Points studio, later, the Little Rock rapper and Atlanta producer emerged with a 12-track, full-length effort that both agree is their strongest, most cohesive work-to-date. "Before we started recording," recalls SL, "we sat down and talked about the direction of the music - we really established a vibe. We didn't want Paraphernalia to sound like a bunch of thrown together songs; we wanted to give listeners an experience." And so, in many ways, Paraphernalia is about bucking industry trends, about two artists getting together to make a raw, unapologetic collection of music that reflects the music that they enjoy. Part of that process, they say, was working to make sure that, from start to finish, Paraphernalia was a collaborative effort. "This is the first time I've really been produced as an artist," says SL, noting that he's largely pulled from a variety of producers with previous mixtapes. "Instead of email and beat CD's, we got in there - Burn, me, and his band, iNDEED - and created everything from scratch." And while that collaborative process has paid dividends, Jones also cites a level of personal and artistic progression that has allowed this new tape to really become something special. "For me, lyrically, I've always been able to maneuver on different styles of production, but my presence on the track is really improving," says SL. "Rather than just trying to kill every beat, I'm matching my presence to the feel of the record - it's allowed me to get my point across, which is important now more than ever." Download *Paraphernalia* here: http://music.sljonesmusic.com/album/paraphernalia In case you missed it, check out recent single "M.E.M.P.H.I.S." Ft. Freddie Gibbs: http://media.audibletreats.com/SL_Jones-MEMPHIS_Ft_Freddie_Gibbs.mp3 Tweet Please contact Michelle or Dan if interested in talking with SL Jones. The Background: With the Rock on his back and a Razorbacks fitted cocked just so on his dome, Little Rock, Arkansas, rapper SL Jones first hit the scene as part of Killer Mike's Grind Time Rap Gang, releasing his now-classic *C.O.L.O.R.S. (Bangin' On Wax)* mixtape. It wasn't long after that SL knew he had to strike out on his own, and beginning in 2011 he did just that, starting with the release of *The Number 23, hosted by Don Cannon. Closing out 2011, SL Jones released his Flight Risk* mixtape, and together, the two mixtapes garnered strong reviews from XXL Magazine and Atlanta's leading alternative weekly, Creative Loafing, while earning the young gunner accolades from FADER, Complex, The Source, HipHopDX, The Smoking Section, Nah Right, RCRD LBL, Dirty Glove Bastard, and more, including a sit down with MTV News' Mixtape Daily and a nationally televised "On Deck" feature with MTV2's Sucker Free. Now, SL Jones is excited to release his latest mixtape, *Paraphernalia, a collaborative effort with producer DJ Burn One* that includes features from Freddie Gibbs, Rittz, and more.
Streams: Paraphernalia: http://music.sljonesmusic.com/album/paraphernalia "M.E.M.P.H.I.S." Ft. Freddie Gibbs: http://media.audibletreats.com/SL_Jones-MEMPHIS_Ft_Freddie_Gibbs.mp3 "M.D.M.A." Ft. Rittz & Ebony Love: http://media.audibletreats.com/SL_Jones-MDMA_Ft_Rittz_Ebony_Love.mp3 "Dope Man": http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oZ_lzUpksdI "D.A.R.E.": http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=20eh3bYZWMM "Wave Runner": http://media.audibletreats.com/SL_Jones-Wave_Runner_Prod_DJ_Burn_One.mp3 "Actin' Bad" Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=URFTmO_a-8c The Number 23: S.L.A.B. Edition: http://media.sljonesmusic.com/SL_Jones_DJ_DiBiase-The_Number_23-SLAB_Edition.zip Flight Risk Mixtape: http://music.sljonesmusic.com/album/flight-risk "Actin' Bad": http://media.audibletreats.com/SL_Jones-Actin_Bad.mp3 "Gas Station" Prod. By Young L: http://media.audibletreats.com/SL_Jones-Gas_Station_Prod_Young_L.mp3 "Hustlin": http://media.audibletreats.com/SL_Jones-Hustlin_Ft_Pill_Killer_Mike.mp3 "Paper Cuts": http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kEgGXfAvZCQ Bio, pictures, and streams available here: http://www.audibletreats.com/download/sl_jones Twitter: http://twitter.com/SLJONESY Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/SLJONESMUSIC YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/SLJONESY Official Site: http://music.sljonesmusic.com