A very simple melody was torturing my soul momentarily. Laid it down on piano. This is the result. more

https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/hakimjamal/pieces-of-a-man If you liked 'Solid Gold' back in the day, this should be up your street. Releasing worldwide on Feb 27 and available now to preorder via this link and directly on Bandcamp. The first album by 2-03, ‘Untitled,’ was released in 2022. It was a dark vision; inspired by listening to Scarface and NWA in my younger days, and reflecting a general anger I felt in my life. It’s an album I’ve been pleased and surprised to see is still generating a lot of interest among new listeners.  This new album takes the same ‘West Coast’ route musically, but changes gear to a funkier and more positive vibe. The album title echoes the 70’s Gil Scott-Heron classic, and accordingly is more inspired by the downtempo sounds of Guru/Jazzmatazz and DeLaSoul. Meanwhile, lyrically I have to express what I know about, namely NYC with a little of a Nas flavor in there, so the vocal style is poetic and descriptive. I hope you will enjoy it. more

My favorite song off my upcoming album "Bible Blues". I hope you guys like this one as much as I do!- Mastered by mixea.commore