UBoldy James ungumculi we-rap odumile waseDetroit. Usebenzisana ne-Alchemist futhi ukhulula imisebenzi ye-chic cishe minyaka yonke. Iyingxenye yeGriselda.
Kusukela ngo-2009, u-Baldy ubelokhu ezama ukuzibona njengomculi we-rap yedwa. Ongoti bathi kuze kube yimanje ibekwe eceleni ukuthandwa abantu abaningi. Naphezu kwalokhu, umsebenzi kaJakobe ulandelwa ibutho lezigidi zabalandeli.
Ireferensi: I-Mainstream iyisiqondiso esikhona kunoma iyiphi indawo isikhathi esithile. Leli gama livame ukusetshenziselwa ukubhekisela ezithandwayo, izitayela mass kwezobuciko.
Ujabulisa "abalandeli" ngemilolozelo egxile ngokusobala. Emathrekhi, uJames akanamahloni okukhuluma "ngezenzo ezingcolile" eziphambana ne-biography yakhe. I-Rap evela ku-Baldy James ishaya umoya kubathandi bomculo "abahudula" besuka ku-hip-hop yakudala. Imisebenzi yakhe yomculo ayidingi "imiphumela ekhethekile ebiza kakhulu", futhi yilapho "ukunambitheka" komsebenzi womculi kulele khona.
Iminyaka yobuntwana nobusha kaBoldy James
Usuku lokuzalwa lomculi ngu-Agasti 9, 1982. UJames Clay Jones III (igama langempela lomrepha) wazalelwa e-Atlanta (Georgia), indodana kaJames Clay Jones Jr. kanye noTony K. Broadus. U-Boldy ukhumbula ebuntwaneni bakhe ngenothi lokudabuka ezwini lakhe ngenxa yezizathu eziningana.
Ngemva konyaka kokuzalwa komfana, abazali bathuthela endlini, eyayiseDetroit. Phakathi nalesi sikhathi, umndeni awuzange ube nezikhathi ezinhle kakhulu. Inhloko yomndeni ilimele kanzima ngesikhathi isemsebenzini.
Ngasekupheleni kwawo-80, abazali bakaBaldy bamangala ngezindaba zokudivosa kwabo. Kwamphatha kabi kakhulu ukuhlukana kwabazali bakhe. Manje ubaba wayesematasa nokukhulisa umfana. Okuwukuphela kwensizwa epholile kulesi sikhathi kwakuwumculo.
Ubuntwana bakhe nobusha bakhe wabuchitha kwenye yezindawo ezazincishwe amathuba kakhulu edolobheni lakubo. Ubugebengu babudlangile endaweni. Kuzo zonke izinyathelo, izakhamuzi zaseDetroit zazisengozini. Ngamanye amazwi, abanamandla basinda.
Enye yezinkumbulo ezidabukisa kakhulu uJames kwakuyindaba yokuthi umngane wakhe omkhulu wabulawa futhi wadlwengulwa umfowabo. Ngaleso sikhathi, u-Boldy wayeseyingane nje, kodwa lesi senzakalo esibuhlungu "sashaya" ekhanda lakhe futhi sasingafuni ukushiya inkumbulo yakhe isikhathi eside.
Kusukela ebusheni, uJames uthathe izinyathelo ezinqala embonini yomculo. Okokuqala, uwina umncintiswano wamathalenta. Futhi okwesibili, uqamba imisebenzi ye-rap yombhali. Ubunzima bobuntwana kanye nesikhathi esidlule sobugebengu kubonakala emculweni kaJames. Emisebenzini yakhe, akulona ize ukuthi uthinta izihloko ezingajabulisi kakhulu emphakathini.
Le nsizwa yaphumelela emakilasini angu-9 kuphela. Ngesikhathi sokubhala okusebenzayo kwemisebenzi ye-rap, uthatha igama elingelona iqiniso lokudala elithi Boldy James. Kwenye yezingxoxo, ukhulume ngomlando wokuvela kwegama lesiteji:
“UJames Oseli wayengumngane wami omkhulu owayethengisa i-cocaine nezinye izidakamizwa. Abantu bendawo bambiza ngoBoldy. Nganginamathele kuye futhi ngangiwuthanda umsindo wegama lakhe. Wake wabulawa. Ngithathe ama-initials akhe ukuze ngiqhubekisele phambili igama le-comrade ... ".
Indlela yokudala ye-rapper u-Baldy James
Ngaphambi kokukhipha irekhodi lakhe lokuqala, umculi we-rap uvela kuma-mixtape e-Cool Kids. Ingazwakala nasezingomeni zomculo ze-BBQ Wings and Tyres.
Ngo-2011, kwethulwa i-mixtape eyedwa, eyayibizwa nge-Trappers Alley Pros and Cons. Abanye abagxeki bomculo babiza umsebenzi ka-Baldy James - ongomunye obukelwa phansi kakhulu.
Ngemva konyaka, i-Consignment: Favour For a Favour, i-Redi-Rock Mixtape yakhululwa. Leli qoqo lamukelwe ngemfudumalo ngumphakathi, okugqugquzele umculi we-rap ukuthi aqhubekele phambili. Endabeni yokuduma, ukhipha i-albhamu encane i-Grand Quarters.
Ngo-Okthoba 15, 2013, umculi wakhipha i-albhamu yakhe yokuqala, I-My 1st Chemistry Set, ekhiqizwe ngokuphelele yi-Alchemist. I-LP idle ngamaculo angu-13. I-albhamu ithole ukubuyekezwa okuhle okuvela kubagxeki bomculo. Umbuyekezi, uCheyne Japal, uthe:
"Ubuluhlaza obulula besitayela sika-Baldy James buhambisana kahle nokukhiqizwa okuncane kwe-Alchemist, okunikeza okunye ukubambisana okunobuqili, okuhamba kancane okuvela kumkhiqizi ofundela umsebenzi...".
Umdlalo omude wokuqala womculi we-rap uwuhlobo lwe-ode eya emaphethelweni e-Detroit, enongwe ngezisusa ezicindezelayo nezingenathemba. Irekhodi lembule kahle amanye amaqiniso omlando womculi futhi laba umhlahlandlela wempilo yakhe.
Ngo-2013, kwadlala i-mixtape ye-Trappers Alley 2. Eminyakeni embalwa kamuva, wethula enye i-mixtape, eyayibizwa nge-House of Blues. Ngaphezu kwalokho, i-discography yakhe yaphinde yagcwaliswa nge-mini-LP I-Art of Rock Climbing. Endabeni yokuduma, kwakhululwa i-Live at the Roxy (Caps & Tabs) kanye ne-Latr (Tabs & Caps).
UBoldy James: imininingwane yempilo yomuntu siqu ka-rapper
Ukhetha ukungakhulumi ngempilo yakhe yomuntu siqu. Uma ukholelwa izintatheli, khona-ke isikhathi esithile, u-Boldy akashadile. Uchitha isikhathi esiningi nendodana yakhe. Kanye nomama wengane, umculi we-rap akathandani isikhathi eside.
Sekuyisikhathi sokuthi amaphephandaba abe sematheni ngezothando lomculi we-rap. Lo mculi uthi ngalesi sikhathi akakakulungeli ukubopha ifindo nowesifazane.
Boldy James: Izinsuku Zethu
Useminyakeni manje lapho abarepha abaningi behlisa ijubane, uma besasungula nakancane. Kodwa uBoldy useminyakeni yokuqala yokuphila kwakhe futhi ngeke ashiye esiteji.
Ngo-2020, wayesenkingeni nomthetho. Umdwebi angaya ejele, kodwa ukuze agweme lokhu, u-Boldy waphoqeleka ukuba "abeke phansi." Uchithe isikhathi ezuzisa kakhulu, ngakho kulo nyaka wethule umdlalo omude we-chic.
Uthole isigwebo esilengisiwe, futhi abalandeli bakhe bathola i-LP The Price of Tea eChina. Phela, le yi-albhamu yakhe engcono kakhulu yango-2021. I-studio yesibili ehlangene ye-LP ka-rapper waseMelika u-Baldy James kanye no-DJ waseMelika kanye nomdidiyeli we-Alchemist - kahle, "ukuthokoza" waya kubalandeli. Irekhodi liphezulu ngamathrekhi apholile angu-12.
Kepha, i-disc ethulwe ngenhla akuyona ukuphela kwento entsha ka-2020. Umsayini weGriselda Records u-Baldy ukhiphe i-Versace Tape, inhlanganisela ehlangene nomdidiyeli u-Jay Versace. Futhi, yebo, irekhodi lisafanele ukunakwa abathandi bomculo.
Umdidiyeli we-Alchemist no-Boldy James bahlangana futhi ngo-2021 ukuze baqophe inhlanganisela yokuhlanganyela. Ukuqopha bekuhlanganisa u-Benny The Butcher, Earl Sweatshirt, Roc Marciano, Currensy, Freddie Gibbs kanye noStove God Cooks. Izindaba zobugebengu zahamba nomdumo kubathandi bomculo abakhetha amathrekhi esikole sakudala.
Umrepha noReal Bad Man wethule iqoqo elithi Killing Nothing. Khumbula ukuthi ngonyaka odlule, kanye ne-Alchemist, i-rapper ikhiphe ama-LPs amabili agcwele. Nalo nyaka uqale kuyena nge-collab “emnandi”. Ku-albhamu entsha, u-Baldy akazange azame umsindo. Ufunda ngezwi elidabukisayo ezihlokweni ezihambisana nezinsimbi ze-jazz.
