Jean Dawson

Jean Dawson Breaks Down Genre Boundaries With “Glimmer Of God”

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Jean Dawson has always blurred genre lines. He broke through as a rapper, but the more confident he’s become as a songwriter, the more experimental his albums have gotten. It was difficult to imagine a tape being more sonically adventurous than 2022’s CHAOS* NOW, but Jean Dawson has done it. Glimmer of God, the artist’s fourth LP, is a mesmerizing blend of sounds from different eras and genres. The opener, “Darlin,” is a bit misleading in this regard. It’s a beautiful, funk-tinged ballad. Pretty quickly, though, Jean Dawson drops the niceties and plunges the viewer into the manic “Black Sugar.”

The song feels like a hybrid of Black Messiah-era D’Angelo and Yeezus-era Kanye West. Take our word for it, the combination of the former’s crunchy instrumentation and the latter’s manic pace miraculously coalesce into a wonderful third sound. The rest of Glimmer of God follows suit. Jean Dawson is the rare artist who can pull influence from multiple artists while still maintaining his signature sound. “Slow Heavy Ecstasy” sees the artist try his hand at Playboi Carti-style rage music, while “The Boy and the Swan” is one of the best Frank Ocean songs you’ve never heard. Dawson even croons in Spanish on the elegant ballad “Murcielago.” There’s something for everyone here.

Let us know what you think of this brand new album, in the comments section down below. Additionally, stay tuned to HNHH for the latest news and updates from around the music world. We will continue to keep you informed on all of your favorite artists and their upcoming projects.

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Jean Dawson Showcases His Versatility On New LP

  1. Darlin’
  2. Black Sugar
  3. Play Dead
  4. Houston
  5. Paranoid Echo
  6. Die for Me (featuring Lil Yachty)
  7. Slow Heavy Ecstasy
  8. The Boy and the Swan
  9. Murcielago
  10. You’re Bleeding Everywhere
  11. 200 Cigarettes
  12. P4IN (featuring BONES)
  13. Bubba
  14. Electric Children
  15. Kollapse

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Jean Dawson Preps For New Album With Late-Night Cruiser “Houston”

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Jean Dawson has been thoroughly impressive for a lot of reasons. Out of all the qualities that he possesses, you could easily argue that his versatility is his greatest asset. His ability to hop around different genres without a surface-level approach is quite remarkable. It adds some wonder and mystery to what he’s going to present on a new single or project. Speaking of which, the 28-year-old multi-talent is working toward releasing the latter as we speak. In mid-July, he posted a moody portrait of himself onto IG with a vague “💽*” caption. Fans were immediately begging for an album in the comments, and not too long after, their wishes would become reality. About a month later, Jean would go on to announce that, along with a tour. “Id like to formally announce “𝒢𝓁𝒾𝓂𝓂𝑒𝓇 𝒪𝒻 𝒢𝑜𝒹” album 3 title and North American tour dates. Can’t wait to see you <33”.

Then, just four days after the reveal (August 16), he dropped the now lead single “Die For Me” which featured Lil Yachty. Now, this weekend, Jean Dawson is back with its second in “Houston”. The previous track was more of a hip-hop/R&B/alternative sounding cut. But in typical Dawson fashion, the sounds are much different. “Houston” sees him take on an 80s synth-pop atmosphere and it sounds heavenly. It’s got that late-night drive vibe, and the lyrical content definitely has some allusions to God. He cleverly uses the phrase “Houston we have a problem” and applies it to him taking off into space to find peace with the big guy above.

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“Houston” – Jean Dawson

Quotable Lyrics:

Standing on my tip toes
High as gods hands
I’m just trying to kiss the moon
I’m this close high to Gods hands
Ground control to lift off
Houston, I’m the problem and
I’m never coming back

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Jean Dawson & Lil Yachty Deliver Emotionally Excellent Single “Die For Me”

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Jean Dawson and Lil Yachty are two of the best when it comes to working in multiple genres. The former has done so on multiple occasions this year already on songs like “New Age Crisis”, “fIT chECK fREEsTYle”, and more. As for the Georgia native, you just have to look at Bad Cameo and Let’s Start Here. With their respective risks under their belts, Lil Yachty and Jean Dawson are forming an alliance on this new single, “Die For Me”. On this track, both are singing and rapping passionately over a grand instrumental that continues to raise its intensity level each second.

Essentially, Dawson and Yachty don’t want anyone to remember them, especially if they aren’t willing to lay their own life down for them. Additionally, the message could be for a woman or anyone that claims to be close to them. “I bet somebody love me, no / After I’ve died, we’ll see / Don’t show up at my funeral / If you won’t die for me“, Dawson belts on the chorus. Yachty also puts in memorable and crazed performance, as he notches another successful collaboration for 2024. “I can’t fathom you being with no other / I love you more than I love my mother / Love your mother ’cause you came from her / I’m a psycho, but it’s ’cause I love you“. Stream the saddening single “Die For Me” with the link below.

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“Die For Me” – Jean Dawson & Lil Yachty

Quotable Lyrics:

I’ve been feeling sharp pains in my chest
As of now, I think I know what’s best
If you love me you’ll lay down and rest
To your family, I’ll explain it best
I just tell ’em I loved you to death
Earth paint deserve your flesh

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Jean Dawson And Lil Yachty Details Their Ultimatums On The Gloomy Track ‘Die For Me’

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If you can tour together, you can create together. Although their time on The Field Trip Tour has officially ended, Jean Dawson and Lil Yachty have seemingly maintained their bond.

Today (August 16), Jean Dawson dropped his latest single, “Die For Me” featuring Lil Yachty. On the gloomy record, produced by , the duo detailed their ultimatums for loved ones as Jean sings: “I bet somebody love me, no / After I’ve died, we’ll see / Don’t show up at my funeral / If you won’t die for me.”

Lil Yachty used his guest verse to flex his confidence and demand for unwavering loyalty in a partner.

“I gotta give out some vital information, this is a congregation / This is the conversation, a breathtaking persuasion / I think you are amazing, so good that n****s obsessed / I’ve been feeling sharp pains in my chest / As of now, I think I know what’s best / If you love me you’ll lay down and rest / To your family, I’ll explain it best / I just tell ’em I loved you to death,” raps Yachty.

Based on Jean Dawson’s latest post on X (formerly Twitter), “Die For Me” is a teaser for the entertainer’s forthcoming album, Glimmer Of God.

Listen to Jean Dawson’s new single “Die For Me” featuring Lil Yachty above.

1999 WRITE THE FUTURE & Jean Dawson Make Perfect Sense On “Fit Check Freestyle”

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1999 WRITE THE FUTURE and Jean Dawson have been flying under a lot of people’s radars consistently. Both have been flourishing in the experimental side of hip-hop, as well as the alternative genre. Which is why their marriage here makes so much sense. For 1999’s latest single, they have decided to finally tap Jean Dawson for a collab called “fIT chECK fREEsTYle.”

The jack of all trades collective has been tearing it up with unique team-ups for the last several months now. It led to 1999 dropping their debut project hella. Rich Brian and the 88rising label have done some tremendous work getting this idea off the ground quickly and it led to some of our favorite songs of the year in 2023. As for Jean, he has continuously impressed, even this year, especially with his “New Age Crisis” single.

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Listen To “Fit Check Freestyle” By 1999 WRITE THE FUTURE & Jean Dawson

It seems that 1999 might be getting ready for a possible deluxe of hella, or just another project entirely. This is now their third single past the album, and they have worked with names like TiaCorine and Deb Never. “fIT chECK fREEsTYle” mixes a whole plethora of sounds and textures, from guitars, to drums, a trap instrumental, and everything in between. It is extremely progressive but it is not too much on the ears. It all flows seamlessly from one sound to the next.

What are your thoughts on this brand-new single “fIT chECK fREEsTYle” by 1999 WRITE THE FUTURE and Jean Dawson? Is this the best track both of them have put out as of late, why or why not? Do you think 1999 has another project on the way soon, why or why not? Should they collaborate again after hearing this? We would like to hear what you have to say, so be sure to leave your takes in the comments section. Additionally, always keep it locked in with HNHH for all of the latest news surrounding 1999 WRITE THE FUTURE and Jean Dawson. Finally, stay with us for everything else going on around the music world.

Quotable Lyrics:

Kicking the sun like it’s FIFA, moonwalk in Ibiza
I’m off the pillow, a dreamer, running up the hill screaming
How many times I tell y’all I ain’t tripping on s***?
I ain’t holding my tongue I ain’t faking no funk
That’s a heavy a** gun (Bow, bow, bow)
Now yo’ a** laying in the sun

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Jean Dawson Goes Bi-Lingual On ‘Boohoo,’ A New Three-Song Collection That Teases More To Come

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Jean Dawson is a bright young experimenter, trying things in multiple genres as he works his way towards the top. Now, he’s diving into multiple languages, too, on Boohoo, a new three-song collection he just dropped.

A press release describes the project as “a collection of tracks that serve as an overture for his upcoming full length album out later this year, painting a striking picture of what is to come with tracks ‘New Age Crisis,’ ‘Taste Like Metal,’ and his first full track in Spanish, ‘Divino Desmadre.’”

“New Age Crisis” debuted earlier this week (and was named BBC Radio 1’s “Hottest Record Of The Week,” even), and it’s an epic, gospel-inspired tune that packs a major wallop into under three minutes.

Listen to the new songs above and find the Boohoo cover art and tracklist below. Dawson is also joining Lil Yachty on a run of European tour dates starting in April, so find those shows below as well.

Jean Dawson’s Boohoo Album Cover Artwork

Jean Dawson Boohoo
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Jean Dawson’s Boohoo Tracklist

1. “New Age Crisis”
2. “Divino Desmadre”
3. “Taste Like Metal”

Lil Yachty 2024 Tour Dates: The Field Trip Tour (With Jean Dawson)

04/29 — London, United Kingdom @ OVO Arena Wembley
05/01 — Birmingham, United Kingdom @ O2 Institute
05/02 — Glasgow, United Kingdom @ O2 Academy Glasgow
05/04 — Manchester, United Kingdom @ Manchester Academy
05/07 — Köln, Germany @ Palladium Cologne
05/08 — Zürich, Switzerland @ Komplex
05/10 — Barcelona, Spain @ Razzmatazz 1
05/12 — Milan, Italy @ Fabrique
05/15 — Vienna, Austria @ Gasometer
05/17 — Paris, France @ Salle Pleyel
05/18 — Brussels, Belgium @ Ancienne Belgique
05/20 — Tilburg, Netherlands @ Poppodium 013
05/22 — Berlin, Germany @ Columbiahalle
05/25 — Stockholm, Sweden @ Fryshuset Arenan
05/26 — Oslo, Norway @ Sentrum Scene

Jean Dawson And SZA Have Much Love For California On Their Duet, ‘No SZNs’

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With his music, Jean Dawson seeks peace and equilibrium. At the age of 27, he’s accomplished quite a bit — from touring with Brockhampton, performing at Coachella and Lollapalooza, and garnering a large following with viral tracks through TikTok. Tonight (September 22), Dawson has shared “No SZNs” a collaboration with SZA which he’s been teasing since May.

On “No SZNs,” Dawson opens up detailing his complicated relationships with the individual seasons.

“I decided I don’t like fall / I decided summer doesn’t feel the same anymore / In winter, it makes me melt / Lose my shell / Mail myself overseas in the spring / And all my fears died in the summer,” sings Dawson on the song’s opening verse.

SZA then chimes in, singing of a special type of love that transcends all seasons. On the song’s chorus, the two show love to California, where they find peace in the stability and regularity of the climate.

“In the spring, I can’t hear a thing / All the birds and bees, nobody thinks / In the summertime, people off the brink / In California, we ain’t got no seasons / It’s all the same to me / ‘Cause in the heat, like to press repeat / Every day is every day,” they sing on the song’s chorus.

You can listen to “No SZNs” above.

Who Is Opening Lil Yachty’s ‘The Field Trip Tour?’

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“Tesla” rapper Lil Yachty’s The Field Trip Tour is nearly here. Beginning on Thursday, September 21, he will embark on a 39-date excursion across the globe. With two massive legs, including a North American and European run, fans are curious about who is opening for the tour? Well, when The Field Trip Tour was initially announced in May, that was a mystery.

But, thanks to the updated promotional graphic shared on Lil Yachty’s official Instagram page, we now know that Nick Hakim, Jean Dawson, and Nala Sinephro will do the honors. Learn more about the supporting acts below.

Nick Hakim

The North American wing of The Field Trip Tour will solely feature “Happen” musician Nick Hakim as the opening act. Born to a Chilean mother and Peruvian father, Hakim uses his rich cultural references and the robust sounds of his hometown, Washington, DC, to operate outside the genre bounds. Since his move to Brooklyn, New York, Hakim has become a frontrunner in the region’s push for sonic fluidity. Last year, Hakim released his latest album, COMETA, a product of that creative exploration.

Jean Dawson

Recording artist Jean Dawson will pick up the supporting act mantle when The Field Trip Tour makes its way to Europe in November. Following in alignment with Lil Yachty’s journey into the musical fringes, Dawson joining him on the road makes sense. The musician’s past projects — Chaos Now*, Pixel Bath, Bath Sports — and his forthcoming collaboration with singer SZA are blends of his sonic interests. Dawson’s artistry is a journey similar to his move from his hometown of Tijuana, Mexico, Dawson to San Diego, California. As a biracial (Black and Mexican) act, Dawson aims to pay homage to each culture.

Nala Sinephro

Although Nala Sinephro will only join The Field Trip Tour for its stop in London, England, where she is currently based, her music is worth a listen. Most of the featured acts on the tour emphasize alternative elements in their work, but for Sinephro, it’s all about jazz. The Caribbean-Belgian multi-instrumentalist pushes the bounds of the genre. On her debut album, Space 1.8, which was shared in 2021, she fully displayed her technical abilities with the pedal harp, modular synthesizer, keyboards, and piano.

Click here to view Lil Yachty’s The Field Trip Tour schedule.

Jean Dawson And SZA Are Joining Forces For A Duet Titled ‘No SZNs’

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The vault containing guest verses from “Snooze” singer SZA has gifted supporters with another gem. This time, one featuring her and multi-genre musician Jean Dawson, called “No SZNs,” will be going live on Friday, September 22.

“‘NO SZNS.’ (A duet by SZA & myself). 9/22/23. The official cover art by my favorite fine artist, Josh Brizuela,” wrote Dawson in a post on X (formerly Twitter). The cover art features a hand-drawn, faceless SZA silhouette sitting meditatively on top of a beast, seemingly symbolic of Dawson’s animalistic approach to his creative projects.

Fans chimed in, praising the artwork for its creativity. One even likened it to author Maurice Sendak’s characters in his children’s book Where The Wild Things Are.

Dawson initially teased the track in May on his official TikTok page. In the stanza shared online, you can hear him and SZA singing the lyrics, “In the spring, you can’t hear a thing / All the birds and bees (All the birds and bees) / Nobody think in the summertime (In the summertime) / People off the brink / In California, we ain’t got no seasons / All the same to me (All the same to me) / ‘Cause In the heat, like to press repeat / Every day is every day.”

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Not much else is known about the record at this time. Fans will have to hold out until its official release to experience the song for themselves.

Jean Dawson Continues To Push Boundaries With “DESTRUCTION FOR DUMMIES, PT. 2 JEAN DAWSON AS “NIGHTMARE”

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Up-and-coming alternative phenom Jean Dawson picks up right where he left off a year ago with CHAOS NOW*. The Californian is back on the scene with another refreshing set of tracks on a three-song EP called “DESTRUCTION FOR DUMMIES”, PT. 2 JEAN DAWSON AS “NIGHTMARE.” The title is almost as long as the run time of this latest effort with it being just under the nine-minute mark. “NO SCOPE,” “X-RAY,” and “VEXED” are the song titles and they all provide a unique listening experience. The instrumentals are fairly minimal and add to the tone of the project.

The mood is sad, lonely, despondent, but also very beautiful in an odd way. For example, on “X-RAY,” he uses clever wordplay to refer to him feeling invisible to other people, similar to how an X-ray is a hollow look at a human skeleton. “You think you see me? Really? / No one near me / Think you feel me? ([?] I know) Really? (All I know) / What’s the feeling? (How’s he knowin’?) Is it thrilling? (No).”

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Jean Is A Budding Star

This, along with the rest of his musical catalog is an adventure that continues to evolve. Jean has not hit the mainstream, but for fans, it might be better for it. His unique approach is what makes him so intriguing and he has not even been around for too long. In an interview with Zane Lowe, he had this to say about his creative process, “I think I’m a product of indecision, and I love that.” He continues, “Trying to bridge that gap of understanding is something I’ve tried to do actively, but at the same time not having a science to it and not being afraid to fall on my face.”

What are your thoughts on the EP, “DESTRUCTION FOR DUMMIES”, PT. 2 JEAN DAWSON AS “NIGHTMARE,” from Jean Dawson? Is he one of the best experimental artists in the world right now? Who would you like him to work with in the near future? We want to hear what you have to say, so be sure to put all of your thoughts in the comments section below. Additionally, keep it locked with HNHH for all the hottest EPs and breaking news around the music world.

“DESTRUCTION FOR DUMMIES”, PT. 2 JEAN DAWSON AS “NIGHTMARE” Tracklist:

  1. NO SCOPE
  2. X-RAY
  3. VEXED

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