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 »

Always refreshing to receive new S.L. drops in the inbox, especially with all the Fruit Loop rap being lauded and false claiming slinking it’s way through music. Days go by and while he continues to fly under the radar, the passing time only creates the space needed for Jonesy to fine tune his sound while still viciously stacking the wordplay. Read the rest of this entry »

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GTRG diehards will remember “Grind-100-Hustler” from the not so distant past and today it gets a visual. The track will be featured on Jonesy’s upcoming, Don Cannon-hosted mixtape, The Number 23, on SL’s own Made Entertainment imprint. Read the rest of this entry »

Soon, people will start to understand the lyrical dexterity this man Jonesy possesses.

“You ain’t trappin’ aggin, all you do is bag weed, Tight shirts & skinny jeans, you’se a drag queen, You ain’t bangin’ you don’t know what that flag mean, Am I Crippin’? Read the rest of this entry »

Jonesy sent me this sh#t yesterday morn and asked me to take a look at it. I responded by telling him that I’d previously spoke out against rappers even trying their hand at ‘Ye’s latest greatest when even a mastermind like Joell was overwhelmed by the beat. Still, I told the homie if it was dope, I’d throw it up as soon as I could. He didn’t say anything else, just that I should enjoy it. Read the rest of this entry »

In what may be the first time I’ve heard this trio together since the first Pledge Allegiance… (“H.N.I.C.,” right Maurice?), GTRG’s key contributors reunite to support SL’s M.A.D.E. movement. In this installment of his No Expiration series, they flip “1-900 Hustler” and there’s a lot Read the rest of this entry »

GTRG! Bang bang bang! MADE Entertainment *shrugs*Jonesy’s back with “I’m Str8,” an ode to his street plug. The track comes from his upcoming series of leaks titled “No Expiration Date,” which will serve as the preamble to his long-awaited mixtape WhySLJones?. Read the rest of this entry »

And as we continue on the road to YSL, another one exhibit in lyricism and delivery from the Bandanna Republic representative. This time he brings along his big homie Swoop G., whom Left Coasters and astute Hip-Hop historians may recognize from his Dogg Pound’s heyday. Read the rest of this entry »

“The color that I rep is…, fill in the blank on yo next quiz, Why S.L.? That’s the quest-ion.”

Keep your ears open. Jonesy with another “flowmercial,” this time putting a chokehold on Drake and Nipsey’s original. All I know is he had me @ “Applehead hoe!”

And word up, shouts to G. Davis. Read the rest of this entry »

Leading up to the drop of YSL, I’ve been challenging Jonesy to see what he could do over different beats. My motto is “If you a rapper, aggin, rap.” Drop some shit that’ll make me pay attention. Create a few teaser joints over familiar tracks to whet the appetite of listeners who know your skills and maybe grab a few new fans in the process. Since it’s so formula, you already know that you have to do a different song and dance, something stupendous to stand out. To that end, he’s sent me a few “flowmercials.” Read the rest of this entry »

Say @ S.L.. The homie Jones and South Jamaica’s Tone Blue come together for this blue-hued version of Kanye’s new-age Negro spiritual. Read the rest of this entry »