J’von - "Blacc Moses" from the 2021 album KING CHEETAH on Empty Planet.

“I need something that sounds like a win,” J’Von announces at the beginning of “Blacc Moses.” And, indeed, the story he weaves is one of triumph. Starting at the beginning, with his childhood, the Seattle rapper paints a picture of a mother stricken with grief but keeping it together for her four boys and how that molded him into an empathetic but unassailable human who would look at life with a keen and level-headed lens. 

The song comes from J’Von’s 2021 album KING CHEETAH, his latest in a nearly annual record release string since 2015. More than solely a rapper, J’Von can count the titles of producer, animator, creative director, and father on his rapidly expanding resume. “They have that whole ‘jack of all trades master of none’… I hate that,” J’Von told KEXP’s Dusty Henry in 2019. “I don't want to be that. I don't want to be the dude that's alright at everything. I want to be amazing at everything.” That sounds like a win to me.

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J&rsquo;von - "Blacc Moses" from the 2021 album KING CHEETAH on Empty Planet.
&ldquo;I need something that sounds like a win,&rdquo; J&rsquo;Von announces at the beginning of &ldquo;Blacc Moses.&rdquo; And, indeed, the story he weaves is one of triumph. Starting at the beginning, with his childhood, the Seattle rapper paints a picture of a mother stricken with grief but keeping it together for her four boys and how that molded him into an empathetic but unassailable human who would look at life with a keen and level-headed lens.&nbsp;
The song comes from J&rsquo;Von&rsquo;s 2021 album KING CHEETAH, his latest in a nearly annual record release string since 2015. More than solely a rapper, J&rsquo;Von can count the titles of producer, animator, creative director, and father on his rapidly expanding resume. &ldquo;They have that whole &lsquo;jack of all trades master of none&rsquo;&hellip; I hate that,&rdquo; J&rsquo;Von told KEXP&rsquo;s Dusty Henry in 2019. &ldquo;I don't want to be that. I don't want to be the dude that's alright at everything. I want to be amazing at everything.&rdquo; That sounds like a win to me.
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