St. Louis rapper J.R. has had an explosive first quarter. After the February release of his debut EP "Gang Season," he's showing no signs of slowing down.
With the video premiere of his stand out track "Today," shot by Future's go-to-director, Rick Nyce of Grind Season Films, it's all about making it count and counting it up as the STL native begins anything but a typical day around his way, which includes a line of exotic whips & women, and even an assassination attempt. J.R. said the video was inspired by Ice Cube's "Today Was A Good Day."
With the video premiere of his stand out track "Today," shot by Future's go-to-director, Rick Nyce of Grind Season Films, it's all about making it count and counting it up as the STL native begins anything but a typical day around his way, which includes a line of exotic whips & women, and even an assassination attempt. J.R. said the video was inspired by Ice Cube's "Today Was A Good Day."
The video premiered on TheFader.com on March 16, you can read the full article here: http://www.thefader.com/2016/03/16/jr-today-video
J.R.'s high profile partnership with Trey Songz resulted in them collaborating on the breakout party single "Best Friend," which currently has over 5.5M views on YouTube and 10.5M plays on Soundcloud.
The record recently began its ascent at national radio, cracking the Top 20 at Urban.
The record recently began its ascent at national radio, cracking the Top 20 at Urban.
This week J.R. makes his SXSW debut, with live performances at the Hip Hop Weekly, Beer & Tacos and Empire Showcases, full schedule below.
SXSW Showcases:
March 17
Hip Hop Weekly's No Stix No Seeds @ Sledgehammer- 503 E. 6th St. 12:50pm set time
Beer & Tacos / Empire Presents Live & Direct @Ibiza - 422 Congress Ave
March 18
Empire Presents Beer N Tacos x Street Execs @ Austin Music Hall - 208 Nueces St
Heralded as "one of 2016's most balanced EPs" by HipHopDX, J.R.'s Gang Season EP was released on February 26th to all digital retailers and is available now on iTunes.
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