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WILLIE EVANS JR. | Introducin’
High Water Music (2011)
Selected by Jesse Ducker

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Introducin’, the second album by the multi-talented Willie Evans Jr., oozes with creativity. The Jacksonville, Florida based rapper/producer pulls double duty, kicking lyrics filled with “Nerd English” and crafting intricately constructed, soulful tracks. Inspired by the left-of-center artists that helped shape hip-hop in its formative years, Willie Evans is just as comfortable rapping about emotional vampires as he is World Of Warcraft.

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