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On first glance Jimmi Stone a self proclaimed weirdo may confuse you a bit. From the mustard yellow sweater to the peach pants the peace and love attitude to the very unique slang which is often hard to understand, you may not think twice of the man that seems to be a character straight from Alice and Wonderland. But after four very enjoyable years of listening to his music I decided to sit down and talk with the man that so many misunderstand. Simply to find out what's the real "Jimmi Stone" and why when you listen to him you can't help but experience a whole new thing...
Jimmi, 22 currently residing is Seattle, Washington is in all facets a seemingly loving person. Coming from a middle class family where growing up he thought for sure he would be playing in the NBA to now dirt poor. The truth is dirt poor doesn't bother him at all in his own words "I'm stronger now, now I am finally aware of the playing ground. But I'm much happier than before." One can't help but admire that but how did the music start what made him go from playing basketball, football, and running track to spitting rhythms over hot tracks? His response "Music inspired me to just live."
His first album Jimmi Stone Experience a Whole New thing came out in 2006 a solid nine track album with a bonus truly does leave you not only with a smile but a new perspective on his life, thoughts, and pass times. One of those pass times being smoking weed which is never out of his work. Jimmi says with a chuckle "I started late around 18 music, art, and politics inspired me to try it but i don't believe anyone should be pressured into trying it." This is a huge part of #3 Rainy Day Woman Number Five he declared his favorite with some hard hitting lines to his goofy stories and sing a longs with the beat it's a definite must listen.
Yet still with all the greatness that came from the first album if you listen now his style has changed ever so slightly and not for worse. Why the change? He claims to have have been thinking to much "A hard thinker" he recalled." Now he just goes with the flow and thinks much less. Calling himself the "Heath Ledger of this rap sh*t baby" his words that pour out before the start of the ever catchy Girls song I asked him to explain the change. To him Heath Ledger was always growing always going hard and always changing evolving to the next level to something better than before. That's where the music and being one half of the psychedelic rap duo Swish&Stone has lead him. He chuckles and says "There's no Stone without a Swish we on the same que same planet same universe hype all that" I doesn't get much better then that not many collabs can last and stand but these two are uniquely different meeting in Art school Jimmi says "When I saw him in class with the A's fitted on I just knew he was cool." And so began a whole new experience with Uncanny on the beats calling themselves the triangle offensive Jimmi says he's fine with that Althuisius Records being just the three of them. He describes Uncanny as "the nuclease it all starts from him" all this he says with little chuckles in between. "We just want to live in our own world peace. You know."
All that explained the music end but what are some fun facts? He loves sports basketball, football, and baseball asking what his favorite show was he had no hesitation in blurting out Sports Center ESPN! He loves the ladies he's in love with being in love (but sorry girls he's taken). When asked to describe himself he said "Flower power I'm just trying to bloom." His favorite colors purple, pink and all things neon. "I'm on that bright sh*t."
So all in all he is a lovey dovey flower power child who truly believes in being himself. You will get nothing less then passion from his rap game and peace and love from his lips. These last four years have lead me to experiencing a whole new perspective through his eyes of the world whether happy, sad, goofy, smooth or just plain truth. Open your minds and hearts and receive a whole new thing.....
Here's some links to check out
Swish&Stone
Twitter
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