Jazzfeezy Presents: Unveiling the Rapture
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Jazzfeezy Presents: Unveiling the Rapture is the debut studio album
Studio album
A studio album is an album made up of tracks recorded in the controlled environment of a recording studio. A studio album contains newly written and recorded or previously unreleased or remixed material, distinguishing itself from a compilation or reissue album of previously recorded material, or...

 by record producer
Record producer
A record producer is an individual working within the music industry, whose job is to oversee and manage the recording of an artist's music...

 Jazzfeezy
Jazzfeezy
Jazz Singh, better known as Jazzfeezy, is a Canadian hip-hop & r&b producer from Barrie, Ontario. Jazzfeezy is one of the very few Canadian producers to release a producer compilation album...

. Unveiling the Rapture features August, Andreena Millz, Burna, Red Shortz, Phax, Emerson Brooks, Regular Robb, Drew James, Daxflow, Steve Major, Dean Gray, Black Swiss, Deshay Grey,Mr. Ranking, C. Jay, Bass Line, and Darnel Morgan. Also with co-production from his mentors T-Minus and Boi-1da
Boi-1da
Matthew Samuels , better known as Boi-1da , is a Canadian hip-hop producer from Toronto, Ontario. He has produced for artists and groups such as Chip tha Ripper, Kardinal Offishall, Clipse, Drake, Eminem, Saukrates, k-os, G-Unit, and The Diplomats among others...

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Background & Production

Late 2008, Canadian hip-hop producer
Record producer
A record producer is an individual working within the music industry, whose job is to oversee and manage the recording of an artist's music...

 Jazzfeezy
Jazzfeezy
Jazz Singh, better known as Jazzfeezy, is a Canadian hip-hop & r&b producer from Barrie, Ontario. Jazzfeezy is one of the very few Canadian producers to release a producer compilation album...

 was in the studio one night with artists Burna, Phax and Red Shortz. Everyone was recording songs for their own albums. The only problem was budget and timing. Jazzfeezy
Jazzfeezy
Jazz Singh, better known as Jazzfeezy, is a Canadian hip-hop & r&b producer from Barrie, Ontario. Jazzfeezy is one of the very few Canadian producers to release a producer compilation album...

 then thought about how his mentors came to be the most sought-after producers in Canada. He then devised that he would do what no other Canadian producer has done in quite some time and come out with a compilation album. Unlike Swizz Beatz
Swizz Beatz
Kasseem Dean , better known by his stage name, Swizz Beatz, is an American record producer, DJ, rapper and painter. At the age of 17, he gained attention in the hip-hop world through his friendship with rapper DMX. Grady Spivey and rapper Cassidy helped launch his label Full Surface Records...

 2002 release: G.H.E.T.T.O. Stories and Timbaland
Timbaland
Timothy Zachery Mosley , better known by his stage name Timbaland, is an American record producer, songwriter and rapper....

 2007 release: Shock Value, this album consists of Jazzfeezy’s (hyperlink) production only. He started to compile various artists throughout Toronto
Toronto
Toronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the largest city in Canada. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. A relatively modern city, Toronto's history dates back to the late-18th century, when its land was first purchased by the British monarchy from...

. He also thought what better way to make the album sound appealing then to get production by his mentors Boi-1da
Boi-1da
Matthew Samuels , better known as Boi-1da , is a Canadian hip-hop producer from Toronto, Ontario. He has produced for artists and groups such as Chip tha Ripper, Kardinal Offishall, Clipse, Drake, Eminem, Saukrates, k-os, G-Unit, and The Diplomats among others...

 and T-Minus. He got many questions and comments along the way of his project being a mixtape. He replied “This isn’t a mixtape, this is an album.” The project was mixed by one of the top engineers in Canada: James Dasilva and Mastered by a man with many credentials George Seara.

Track Listing

    1. “Dedication” (feat. Burna, Red Shortz, Daxflow, Phax, C.Jay & Emerson Brooks)
    2. “Heavy Weight” (featuring Red Shortz)
    3. “Unstoppable” (feat. Burna, Bass Line & Dean Gray) (co-produced with T-Minus
      T-Minus (producer)
      T-Minus , is a Canadian hip-hop and R&B producer from Ajax, Ontario. He has produced for artists such as T.I., Ciara, Nicki Minaj, Plies, Ludacris, LeToya Luckett, Birdman, Lil' Wayne, Wale and Drake, & August Rigo among others.-2006:Drake - Comeback Season:* 00. "Replacement Girl" T-Minus (born...

      )
    4. “Words Won’t Do” (featuring August) (co-produced with Boi-1da
      Boi-1da
      Matthew Samuels , better known as Boi-1da , is a Canadian hip-hop producer from Toronto, Ontario. He has produced for artists and groups such as Chip tha Ripper, Kardinal Offishall, Clipse, Drake, Eminem, Saukrates, k-os, G-Unit, and The Diplomats among others...

       & T-Minus
      T-Minus (producer)
      T-Minus , is a Canadian hip-hop and R&B producer from Ajax, Ontario. He has produced for artists such as T.I., Ciara, Nicki Minaj, Plies, Ludacris, LeToya Luckett, Birdman, Lil' Wayne, Wale and Drake, & August Rigo among others.-2006:Drake - Comeback Season:* 00. "Replacement Girl" T-Minus (born...

      )
    5. “Can’t Get My Money” (featuring Burna)
    6. “Leaving You Behind” (feat. Phax & Steve Major)
    7. “Sadness Prevails” (featuring Burna & Darnel Morgan)
    8. “At Last” (featuring Regular Robb)
    9. “My Fresh” (feat. Black Swiss & DeShay Grey)
    10. “Story to Tell” (feat. Burna, Red Shortz & Regular Robb) (co-produced with Boi-1da
      Boi-1da
      Matthew Samuels , better known as Boi-1da , is a Canadian hip-hop producer from Toronto, Ontario. He has produced for artists and groups such as Chip tha Ripper, Kardinal Offishall, Clipse, Drake, Eminem, Saukrates, k-os, G-Unit, and The Diplomats among others...

      )
    11. “I’m Not Alone” (feat. Burna & Andreena Mill)
    12. “Journey” (featuring Burna)
    13. “Pressure” (feat. Burna, Drew James, Mista Ranking & Red Shortz)
    14. “Flying High” (featuring Phax & Red Shortz) (co-produced with T-Minus
      T-Minus (producer)
      T-Minus , is a Canadian hip-hop and R&B producer from Ajax, Ontario. He has produced for artists such as T.I., Ciara, Nicki Minaj, Plies, Ludacris, LeToya Luckett, Birdman, Lil' Wayne, Wale and Drake, & August Rigo among others.-2006:Drake - Comeback Season:* 00. "Replacement Girl" T-Minus (born...

      )
    15. “Outro” (featuring Regular Robb)

Personnel

  • Jazz "Jazzfeezy
    Jazzfeezy
    Jazz Singh, better known as Jazzfeezy, is a Canadian hip-hop & r&b producer from Barrie, Ontario. Jazzfeezy is one of the very few Canadian producers to release a producer compilation album...

    " Singh - Executive Producer
    Executive producer
    An executive producer is a producer who is not involved in any technical aspects of the film making or music process, but who is still responsible for the overall production...

    , Producer
    Record producer
    A record producer is an individual working within the music industry, whose job is to oversee and manage the recording of an artist's music...

  • Matthew "Boi-1da
    Boi-1da
    Matthew Samuels , better known as Boi-1da , is a Canadian hip-hop producer from Toronto, Ontario. He has produced for artists and groups such as Chip tha Ripper, Kardinal Offishall, Clipse, Drake, Eminem, Saukrates, k-os, G-Unit, and The Diplomats among others...

    " Samuels, Tyler "T-Minus" Williams & Michael "Big Smuz" Smusiak - Exclusive Producer
  • Michael "Big Smuz" Smusiak & Steve Samson - Guitars
  • George Seara - Mastered at Phase One Studios
    Phase One Studios
    Phase One Studios is a recording and mixing studio in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Opened in 1974, it has hosted numerous Canadian and international artists and musicians, including Rihanna, Ludacris, Akon, Jimmy Young, A. R. Rahman, and Hariharan....

    , Toronto
    Toronto
    Toronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the largest city in Canada. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. A relatively modern city, Toronto's history dates back to the late-18th century, when its land was first purchased by the British monarchy from...

    , ON
    Ontario
    Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....

  • James Dasilva - Mixing
    Audio mixing (recorded music)
    In audio recording, audio mixing is the process by which multiple recorded sounds are combined into one or more channels, most commonly two-channel stereo. In the process, the source signals' level, frequency content, dynamics, and panoramic position are manipulated and effects such as reverb may...

     at The Lab Studios, Barrie
    Barrie
    Barrie may refer to:* Barrie, city in Ontario, Canada* Barrie , Canadian federal electoral district* Barrie , provincial electoral district* Barrie—Simcoe—Bradford, former Canadian electoral district...

    , ON
    Ontario
    Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....

  • Cindy Yhap & Jamie Irving - Photography
    Photography
    Photography is the art, science and practice of creating durable images by recording light or other electromagnetic radiation, either electronically by means of an image sensor or chemically by means of a light-sensitive material such as photographic film...

  • Kevin "KSauce" Prendergast - Art Direction & Design
    Design
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  • Ryan Ian Prendergast - Artwork
    Cover art
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     & Design
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