As a rap artist, storyteller and creative writer, JAX embodies the spirit and aesthetic ‘true folk art.’ With his sublime jargon, bodacious hooks and evocative lyrical style that paints the perfect story, JAX expresses an identity deeply rooted in the culture of traditional and contemporary hip-hop. JAX’s gratifying flow, fresh cadence and cognitive lyrical style culminate into a sub-genre and brand known as “woke trap.”
JAX, born Adam Jackson was born and raised in Norfolk Virginia, the home of notable musicians like Missy Elliott, Clipse and Pharrell Williams. Though Virginia is known to produce great icons, it has also been plagued by a troubling history of racism and slavery, much of which is described in JAX’s narrative. He now returns with the visual to his recent single “Out Here.” Here’s what he had to say about the video;
This video was inspired by things that I do that’s totally “Out Here”. Like eating cows, and drinking their milk, drinking liquor at house parties while smoking “big dope,” being completely honest like Colin Kapernick, being irrational and riding on a flat bed while it’s in transit, getting pushed in shopping carts by homeless cool ass people, things like that…
Watch the video at the top of the post and be sure to let us know your thoughts in the comments section.
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