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South Carolina’s MSC Jay Unleashes New Single – “Take You There” (ft. Rell)

RESPECT. Staff — Thu, 06 Jun 2019 23:36:08 +0000

MSC Jay drops his new uptempo track “Take You There” with help from R&B crooner, “Rell” of Roc-a-Fella Records. The energetic bass-heavy track produced by Mr. Hanky (Lil Duval – “Smile B*tch”) embodies a nostalgic sample harkening back to the mid-eighties. Representing the “Geechie Gullah” culture established around the island of St. Helena, South Carolina, MSC Jay is poised to leave his unique mark on the music industry while shedding light on his indigenous heritage.

“Take you there is really a fun type record with a Summertime feel to it. I linked up wit Mr. Hanky, got 3 beats from him and wrote to 2 of them,” MSC Jay explained. “The last beat I didn’t really know how I was going to come on there so my management sent it to Rell. Rell cooked up da hook and sent it to me and da rest is history”

Rolling into the Summer MSC Jay has a host of spot dates planned along with several radio appearances at regional clubs and concerts. When asked about how he is approaching the promotion of this record, MSC Jay said, “As far as promoting the record goes we gone be hitting the streets, clubs, & internet at the same time with this record. I want it to be done organically to keep people’s attention! ”

Listen to the track above and be sure to drop your thoughts in the comments!

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Moneybagg Yo & MSC Jay Jump on “Mah Dawg” Remix (Audio)

Evie — Thu, 26 Apr 2018 00:58:32 +0000

Athlete turned rapper MSC Jay follows up his ambitious first single, the well-received “Mah Dawg,” with a remix featuring Yo Gotti’s artist Moneybagg Yo.

Hailing from the small town of St. Helena Island, with a population of about 8k, MSC Jay has made it his mission to put his hometown on the map, all the while repping for the island’s West African diaspora. St. Helena Island is the cultural hub of the Gullah/Geechie people, a distinctive culture that emerged after enslaved West Africans were forcibly brought to the area.

This isn’t Nelly’s country grammar — MSC Jay seamlessly fuses his country roots with the local Geechie culture, effectively pioneering a new sub-genre of rap that he calls “country geechie culture.”

Listen to the track at the top of the post and be sure to drop us your thoughts in the comments section.

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#PeepTheVisual: MSC Jay – “Mah Dawg”

Evie — Fri, 08 Dec 2017 05:06:32 +0000

When you think of rap, you probably don’t think about South Carolina. But MSC Jay is about to quickly change that. The young athlete turned rapper has set out to put his hometown, St. Helena Island, with a population of about 8k, on the map. The island is the cultural hub of the Gullah/Geechie people, a distinctive culture that began to emerge after enslaved West Africans were forcibly brought to the region.

MSC Jay’s sound is unique. This ain’t Nelly’s country grammar — MSC Jay seamlessly fuses his country roots with the local Geechie culture, effectively pioneering a new sub-genre of rap that he calls “country geechie culture.”

“Mah Dawg” is the ambitious MC’s first single; one where the stark contrasts between his painstakingly deliberate delivery and the upbeat tempo work together in perfect synchronicity to tell the story of life on St. Helena Island’s back roads.

His debut project, Geechie Gospel, will drop January 5th.

You can check the video above, or watch his Dirt Road Diaries documentary below.

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