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Artist
James Watts
12+ albums
rap
about
Every so often, an artist emerges from a musical genre, representing something fresh and challenging the very definition of what the word “artist” means in that particular field. Individuals such as this are a rarity in a profession where poor imitations of greatness and lackluster artistry are celebrated year after year. Emerging seemingly out of nowhere less than two years ago, New Jersey native J.A.M.E.S. WATTS has introduced himself as such an individual, spending the greater part of 2006 and 2007 on a quest to make a strong impression on the international music scene, and in turn building upon what it means to be relevant in today’s saturated hip-hop market. Writing rhymes since the age of ten, James Watts grew up on the sounds of some of rap music’s most prolific people, those who aimed to make a definitive statement, whether it violent or political, gangster or revolutionary. Under the influence of his older cousin, a DJ, J.A.M.E.S. began to study albums ranging from Dr. Dre's West Coast opus The Chronic to Nasty Nas' Illmatic. From this, he developed a well rounded idea of what hip hop meant, and began to see it as an art form without restrictions or borders, using its diverse influences to immerse himself in a plethora of other types of music. Of this time in his life, he states, "I was fortunate to be exposed to all of this great music at an early age. I started really loving hip-hop at a time when it was pure, raw, and honest, before it reached the mainstream a
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