James “Akaninyene” King, better known as The GTW, is a 24 year old Chicagø based, Nigerian-American pop vocalist/prøducer, and a member of Chicago R&B collective JODY. On King’s wo...read more on Last.fm →
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Dec 23, 2013
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Back with his Chigerian swing, James King of JODY and The GTW offers up this next installment, "Bleach Pool."It's a giant dose of shoegazey chill-hop that sounds like a dream"” until you realize King is singing about some crazy girl that d...
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RSkotarczyk
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Nov 14, 2013
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Alright, so I have a mad music crush on The GTW. He's just got way too much steeze for his own good, and I'm not just talking about his music "” the dude oozes with style.The GTW, otherwise known as James King, flexes his producer chops in this lates...
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RSkotarczyk
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Oct 5, 2013
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It's always great when two previously unrelated artists get together. It's been a minute since I've heard anything from either of them, so this is a pleasant surprise.New York based off-kilter producer Hot Sugar loans his musical ellipses to Chicago-...
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RSkotarczyk
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May 12, 2013
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First I heard of the multi-talented Chicago producer The GTW, aka James King, was a 2010 release called Don't Smoke The Cigarette. The album was an highly engaging combination of hip-hop, R&B, and electronic elements produced mostly by himself an...
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Jason Grishkoff
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Feb 27, 2012
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Typically we try not the blur the line between the journalist and those they cover, but this time I'm going to need to make an exception. Rai Knight not only writes for Indie Shuffle, but has contributed awesome vocals to "LSD," the latest single fro...
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