Jacquees On Why '4275' Is the Best R&B Album of 2018: 'I Feel Like I'm the Leader'

[Rhapture]

Jacquees On Why '4275' Is the Best R&B Album of 2018: 'I Feel Like I'm the Leader'

Jacquees
Bryan Soderlind
12/21/2018 by Jacquees

'I just opened up the whole door for the real R&B sound.'


Over the course of the next few weeks, Billboardwill be allowing artists behind some of the year’s most notable hip-hop and R&B releases the opportunity to speak on why their respective albums deserve to be crowned the top project of 2018. The next artist to speak on their successful run this year is self-proclaimed “King of R&B”, Jacquees, with his debut album, 4275. -- As told to Carl Lamarre

I think I probably made the best music, for real. It's simple. I think I put together the best male R&B album this year with 4275.

I think it was real structured. Like from the intro all the way to the end. Even the R&B artists that I put on it...I feel like I kind of opened the door for R&B, for real, because everybody was kind of playing around with it. Like, there's Trap R&B -- and no disrespect to none of that, 'cause I like all that shyt, I'm a fan of it and I do some of that shyt -- but for my album, I didn't. This was strictly R&B.

 

[Actually6Foot3]

The more he says this the more he stays in the headlines. It's marketing 101

Same with 69 saying he's the hottest rapper from NY

people keep saying "no you're not no youre not" and constantly talking about it

 

[Rhapture]

The more he says this the more he stays in the headlines. It's marketing 101

Same with 69 saying he's the hottest rapper from NY

people keep saying "no you're not no youre not" and constantly talking about it

That's because they see his potential. Let him get with the right producers

 

[Sylar]

in before the outrage




4275 really is a dope ass album

23, Play The Field, Whatever You Want, Red Light are among my favourite cuts.

 

[DapMeUp!]

Trying too hard...

 

[Card Holder]

Listened to it once.

 

[ReturnOfJudah]

Midget talks too much

 

[Golayitdown]

His joint ain't bad but The Dream just dropped hot lava yesterday so this argument is over before it even started

 

[Golayitdown]

The more he says this the more he stays in the headlines. It's marketing 101

Same with 69 saying he's the hottest rapper from NY

people keep saying "no you're not no youre not" and constantly talking about it

He should have already had another quick EP together or something that could help him take advantage of this exposure. Instead he's just talking with nothing to show for it.

 

[banner34]

His next album will tell what he is made of people are going to be anticipating other album good marketing by him and baby

 

[NoirDynosaur]

The more he says this the more he stays in the headlines. It's marketing 101

Same with 69 saying he's the hottest rapper from NY

people keep saying "no you're not no youre not" and constantly talking about it

Exactly, he knows what he's doing. Controversy sells.

 

[Piffiztheanswer]

Imagine standing in front of jaquees and calling him the king

 

[Boujee Bonita Braxton]

Dude is wildly annoying.

 

[UpAndComing]

At least he has confidence in himself

This is what I want to see

 

[Nikki_04]

The more he talks the less likely I am to listen to his music. If he is this cocky without a hit song, I don't want to see how he acts when he actually becomes popular.