Yeah, SL Jones seems to be the least discussed member of the Grind Time Rap Gang, but talk is cheap. Don’t think for a second that this cat can’t hold his own weight in bars just because he isn’t living off of hype. He dropped three excellent projects last year, and he doesn’t plan on slowing down any time soon. Need further evidence before you stop snoozing? Read the rest of this entry »

Man, SL Jones just keeps it moving, doesn’t he? It wasn’t but two months ago when the Little Rock big dog dropped his knocking Flight Risk mixtape on us. Now, he’s apparently set to release a joint effort with DJ Burn One, called Paraphernalia. Read the rest of this entry »

SL Jones has been a busy young man. In May, he dropped The Number 23 with Don Cannon and he came right back in September with the Pandamonium EP, spitting with fire and rage over Clams Casino’s Rainforest instrumentals. Never one to sit back and relax, Jones is already giving listeners more Little Rock bangers in the form of today’s 10-track Flight Risk EP. Read the rest of this entry »

“I ain’t got no Grammys for my mammy, or no Oscar for my pops/ But I got real gangsters in my family, no imposters on my block.” When I picture Arkansas, I don’t necessarily envision the things SL Jones is talking about on his new track, “Actin Bad.” Read the rest of this entry »

After what seems like two years of promotion, Thelonious Pain will finally release Revolver this Tuesday. So, for presumably the last big-name feature we’ll hear before it hits shelves, we’ve been given this theme song for fly ladies worldwide, by the past, present and future of R&B. Read the rest of this entry »

Making a song is so much easier when you relate to the subject matter and can dive all in. That said, when Pill, Killa and the always-baritone I-20 were asked to contribute to TrakkSounds’ “King Hustler,” well…the answer was obvious. Read the rest of this entry »

With a new mixtape, Flight Risk, dropping before year’s end, SL Jones uncuffs an older, unreleased track from the Grind Time Rap Gang vaults to hold over fans. Featuring Jonesy, Killer Kill and Piller Lite, “Hustlin’” is signature GTRG in both sound – produced by long-time GTRG beatsmiths Smiff & Cash – and content as the trap trio kicks street knowledge. Read the rest of this entry »

Ever since trap rap became an applicable form of hip-hop, it’s been somewhat hard to tell which MCs are actually trying to master their craft and which are simply just trying to legitimize themselves through the limelight. In the case of SL Jones, his direction becomes pretty obvious upon watching his freshly-cooked visual for “Paper Cuts.” Read the rest of this entry »

Photo: Matt McGinley

Get up and grind to get it is the ethos espoused by SL Jones’ “Out Here.” Read the rest of this entry »

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While on a recent trip to NYC, SL Jones stopped by MTV’s Mixtape Daily, sitting down to discuss coming up under Killer Mike, his history with Don Cannon, the the process behind working on The Number 23 and more. Read the rest of this entry »

With fellow Grind Time affiliates Killer Mike and Pill making a lot of noise on the national level recently, SL Jones drops a brief reminder that he’s been keeping busy as well. Next month, Jonesy will drop a leaner, meaner, 15-track, version of his The Number 23 mixtape that he released earlier this year, Read the rest of this entry »

SL’s team has done everything in the most exact and easiest ways to encourage taking a listen to The Number 23, which just released today. Great primer tracks leading up to the release? Yes, “Swervin’,” “Paper Cuts” and other quality tunes cover that department. Read the rest of this entry »

Gang culture’s foreign territory to most, considered almost passé unless you reside in a zip code where gangs are still heavily active and awareness is a must. The obvious difference between S.L. running down the blueprint from Crippin’ versus Wayne and Game attempting to do the same on a track like “Red Nation” is proximity. Read the rest of this entry »

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New tunes from S.L. and I like his description of the song’s inspiration. Jonesy, in his own words, paying tribute to Houston and the SUC’s influence.

“I have a lot of respect for Houston culture. Screw music—it’s more than an art form, it’s a lifestyle. Read the rest of this entry »

Racks on racks on racks, dissected and done the right way in rhyme. S.L.’s The Number 23 will really really drop soon. Read the rest of this entry »