February 02, 2017

Boldy James drops off a gem.

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Boldy James is back after a 2 year musical hiatus with a new EP and lego-inspired visual. The Art Of Rock Climbingan EP detailing his own experiences in Detroit is the precursor to a full length album expected to drop this February. We’re told this body of work will some of James’ most personal work to date.

In “Skantless” a Lego-style Detroit depicts a day in Boldy James’ life, with characters running drug deals and a heist from Seven Mile to Ford Field in downtown. “Skantless” has the Nas-cosigned, Mass Appeal Records signee getting down to business as he spits his flow over a funky beat from DJ Butter. Following “Heavy In the Game,” his first visual of the year, Boldy James wants the world to know that he’s here to stay.

The Art of Rock Climbing is a nod to the trials and tribulations Boldy James went through during his quiet period away from music. “The Art of Rock Climbing is about a few different things. The artwork has the four founding fathers of Detroit hip-hop as the heads of Mount Rushmore with me and DJ Butter scaling them. The art can be interpreted as showing how getting out of Detroit is akin to scaling a fucking mountain – don’t too many people make it out: they die, they go to jail. Another interpretation is a nod to my former rock slinging days. Another interpretation is that it’s about chasing dead presidents – that’s what we all after. That’s what we all about in the ghetto: it’s all about the money,” Boldy James explains. “Halfway through making The Art of Rock Climbing, I went away for a while. I was on the run for a year and got caught up for ‘fleeing and eluding’ for a weed violation I got in the suburbs and then everything got caught up to me, I had to deal with a bunch of warrants, probation violations and took a plea but still had to pay fines and be gone for a few months. Once I got out, DJ Butter and I finished it up and here it is.”


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