Jay Dot Rain is an Alabama emcee carving a path through the Dirty South with consistently good music, striking visuals, and engaging live performances. In anticipation of his new digital LP, The Dixie Renaissance, JDR drops off his latest single, the Krispy Kreme-inspired “Dozen”, and chops it up with HHS1987 about the 12 mixtapes that inspired him the most. Give “Dozens” a listen below and check out what he had to say about the dozen mixtapes that impacted him the most.
Trap Or Die – Jeezy
“I remember the summer this came out Jeezy owned the streets! One of the first mixtapes I really knew about. In a week I’d learned the entire tape word for word.”Baby Jesus – Doe B
“Front to back instant classic! He represented Alabama well. This was the one that really made people pay attention to Doe. RIP Doe B.”Da Drought 3 – Lil Wayne
“Both discs were equally dope. Wayne went crazy! Lyrically one of my favorites from him. Used to jam everyday of senior year of high school.”TrapAVeli 2 – Tity Boy (aka 2 Chainz)
“This was the transition mixtape for 2 Chainz and it had a ton of gems. It was extra dope being able to see him at a3c last year when he went back and did some tracks off of this project on the Noisey stage.”The Movie – Gucci Mane
“Another transition tape for a country boy about to blow. Who didn’t like this mixtape? And the skits showed the eccentric personality that made him a real star.”So Far Gone – Drake
“One of the best Mixtapes ever. Reminds me of my freshman year of college.”Can’t Tell Me Nothing – Kanye West
“This mixtape was very rare and a lot of people don’t even know it exists. It has some gems and I suggest any Kanye fans that haven’t go peep it.”Monster – Future
“Hardest mixtape out right now. Metro & Future’s chemistry is dope to me.”Krit Wuz Here – Big K.R.I.T.
“I was going through a lot when this project dropped. First time really hearing KRIT and his music was just so soothing to what I was going thru at the time. Front to back still jams.”How Fly – Curren$y & Wiz Khalifa
“Spitta is one of my favorite artists. He never disappoints. This tape with Wiz really topped off his comeback and helped take him to another level.”Cilvia Demo – Isaiah Rashad
“Cilvia is a great body of work from somebody relatable to me. He’s close in distance (Chattanooga) he’s also a talented artist. I look forward to working with him.”Spaghetti Junction – Scotty ATL
“Scotty is like my OG. He always shows love. I was around for a good chunk of the creative process so I feel a lot of these records personally.”
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