The Hip Hop Chronicle

Boston-bred rapper Jake The Snake has moved to New York and is set to pen his new release ‘When In Rome’.

After graduating from the local battle circuit, J and S dropped two internationally distributed full-length albums and a pair of venomous mixtapes, landed singles on Rap Network, Rap Attack Lives and CMJ charts, and enjoyed rotation on more than 300 college radio stations including Boston’s renown WERS, where he earned “Artist of the Month” honors in June 2007.

He’s become a regular show opener for hardcore artists such as Kool G Rap, Cormega, The Beatnuts, Boot Camp and Wu-Tang. Beyond his East Coast ethos, J the S is also marked by his experience as a middle school teacher and his socially progressive mission, which has landed him on bills alongside Dead Prez, Brand Nubian and KRS-ONE.

In 2006, his Strategy of the Crown album featured guests including Ras Kass, Trife Da God and Devin the Dude, J the S followed up with his DJ Vlad-hosted Year of the Snake Vol. 2, which was the sequel to his Peter Parker-hosted Vol. 1

Now in May 2008, hes ready to drop ‘When In Rome, his most important project yet. Beyond cameos from the likes of Joell Ortiz, Skyzoo, Slaine and Ras Kass, When in Rome introduces rap fans to an MC whose pilgrimage to Hip-Hop’s pinnacle was a long, disciplined and rewarding journey.

“I’m an intelligent artist, but I’m more about pimping the system before it pimps you than I am about some unrealistic optimism,” J the S says. “I tell stories and innovate too, but I’m not on some backpacker nerd shit either.”

1.) Right Of Passage

2.) Pump f/Skyzoo & Lord Touch

3.) No Love f/P-Dub

4.) SNZA

5.) Do You f/Joell Ortiz & Lee Wilson

6.) Push My Buttons f/The Greater Good & Stacks

7.) Chase Cutter f/Prone 2

8.) Don’t Hear Me f/Annie Lee

9.) Loosen Up f/Amadeus The Stampede

10.) Whispers In The Dark

11.) Roll, Light, Smoke f/Karas & Annie Lee

12.) Get Low (Remix) f/Slaine and Badnewz

13.) Forever Tomorrow f/The Greater Good

14.) A Strange Feeling

15.) The Last Days

16.) Kilograms (I Know) f/Ras Kass

17.) Thirteen f/Noni Kai