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Jesse Boykins III has a timeless sound. He shares a point of view that crosses all genres, generations and cultures. Every note and each word in all his recorded works, to his live
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Sounds like:
Anderson .Paak,
Isaiah Rashad,
Bishop Nehru
By
Tobias Handke
on
May 10, 2017
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Readying the release of his forthcoming mixtape The Moon And You, Irish-born rapper Rejjie Snow has offered fans another taste of what to expect with soulful tune "Purple Tuesday."
Featuring a hook from Jesse Boykins III and a verse from Joey Bada$$...
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Sounds like:
Theophilus London,
Robert Glasper,
Miguel
By
Tobias Handke
on
Aug 6, 2016
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Chicago soul singer Jesse Boykins III released his latest LP, Bartholomew, earlier this week. The 17-track album is a collection of smooth R&B jams featuring a host of guests, including Isaiah Rashad, Dej Loaf, Mick Jenkins, Little Simz, Trinidad...
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3

Sounds like:
Kaytranada,
Sampha,
James Blake
By
Elizabeth Walker
on
Nov 29, 2014
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Jesse Boykins III is an extraordinarily soulful artist out of NYC via Jamaica. With a buttery soft voice, his tracks are typically filled with a delicate convolution of R&B and downtempo electronic beats.
His latest single is "Molly's Refuge," ...
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Sounds like:
James Blake,
Musiq Soulchild,
Theophilus London,
Sam Smith
By
Zach Connett
on
Mar 5, 2014
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"I just want to create music and a lifestyle that expands the taste buds of music and pop culture lovers worldwide," says Jesse Boykins III, the 29-year-old singer/songwriter from Chicago, Illinois.The talented artist first came to prominence with t...
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5

Sounds like:
James Blake,
Miguel,
Active Child
By
Anu Rana
on
Oct 28, 2013
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"Our Party" samples from Janelle Monáe's "What An Experience," and Alicia Keys' "No One" to create the perfect late-night poetry. Jesse Boykins III generally inspires the soul, but there's something especially sentimental here. Maybe because it's 4...
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Sounds like:
James Blake,
Active Child
By
Anu Rana
on
Apr 11, 2013
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The electronic shudders to a start on this rework, and I'm thinking this has Active Child godliness written all over it. Then Jesse Boykin III's bi-sexual voice falls in and confirms an otherworldly sensual bliss.Esperanza could have left us there, b...
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7

Sounds like:
Jamie Woon,
James Blake,
SBTRKT
By
Elizabeth Walker
on
Jan 31, 2013
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I've already covered a remix of Jesse Boykins III's track, but the original came up in my feed today, so here we (I) go again.Jesse Boykins III's music is sodden with R&B influences, seamlessly bridging the electronic chasm with effortless symbio...
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8

Sounds like:
Disclosure,
Fort Romeau
By
Elizabeth Walker
on
Nov 16, 2012
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Jacques Greene is an electronic artist out of Montreal, and an infallible one at that. With a smooth, emotive future garage palate, Greene's productions all seem effortlessly perfect.His most recent remix is no exception. Using Jesse Boykins III's "T...
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