Hip-hop

Unless you’ve been keeping a close ear to the Los Angeles streets the name J Wells will probably strike a new chord, but in the days of the almighty co-sign with the help of the Dogg Pound’s Kurupt, that is all about to change. After collaborating on Wells’ debut, Digital Master, Kurupt got on board with the budding producer/MC for the collaborative effort Digital Smoke. Taking a page from the Doctor, Wells serves up heavily produced and concentrated tracks with a twist of West Coast funk to a bevy of friends and family, and the result is just as banging as is it contagious. The symbiotic nature of the project is evident in every corner with a feel similar to, dare I say it, The Chronic. As the first album distributed by Fontana through Wells’ Bonzi Records, Digital Smoke is the start of something big.