This week on KBLA’s Lyric Lounge, Tosha, Teal, and Ural explore the rich, genre-blurring soundscape of José James. A sonic shapeshifter whose catalog reads like a love letter to jazz, soul, hip-hop, and everything in between.
José James doesn’t just sing. He inhabits the music. His voice floats like steam from a midnight cup of tea, warm with memory and cool with intention. One moment he’s channeling the spirit of Gil Scott-Heron with spoken-word precision, the next he’s slipping into a velvet-smooth falsetto that could make a neon-lit club feel like church.
His style is eclectic, elegant, and earthy, rooted in jazz but reaching toward the stars. Think D’Angelo in a Monk suit. Think Billie Holiday echoing through an MPC. José is what happens when a poet studies rhythm like scripture, when a crooner learns to swing, and when a beatmaker falls in love with Coltrane.
In this episode, the Lyric Lounge crew uncovers the layers, how José James bends genre into emotion and makes you feel like every note was meant just for your ears.
Now streaming wherever music meets meaning.
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