Jesse Boykins III Remakes Andre 3000′s “Prototype” With MeLo-X + Trae Harris | New Music

The homie Jesse Boykins III just premiered this dopeness over at Honeymag. I knew this was coming but I’m blown away with how well this came together, and with MeLo-X and Trae Harris adding an extra layer to this remake of Andre 3000′s “Prototype”… Man… I’m speechless. Here’s what the man himself had to say [...]

Independent Movements: Russell Taylor Interviews Jesse Boykins III [Video]

Jesse Boykins III sits down with fellow NY-based singer Russell Taylor for BET Centric’s Soul Sessions to discuss developing his artistic craft whilst studying at New School University, discovering the indie soul movement and his forthcoming LP, Love Apparatus. jbiiimusic.com russelltaylor.net centrictv.com/soulsessions/s

Watch >> Jesse Boykins III previews “GreyScale” from Love Apparatus LP

The soul-tastic Jesse Boykins III recently sat down with Ren Jett of Cooler Than Menthol in Brooklyn at Fort Greene Park for an interview – check the teaser below, in which Jesse sings a track from his soon-to-be released Love Apparatus LP, titled “GreyScale”. Full interview coming soon… Photo by J. Shotti. Another new song [...]

Indie Soul Heaven: The Foreign Exchange ‘Authenticity’ Album Tracklist + Preorder

The third album from Grammy nominated indie-soul duo The Foreign Exchange, Authenticity is due for US release on October 12th (Oct 18th in the UK) via +FE Music/Hard Boiled Records. Featuring the likes YahZarah, Darien Brockington, Zo!, Median, Chantae Cann and Jesse Boykins III in the mix, you may want to go ahead and pre-order [...]

Jesse Boykins III Covers Andre 3000′s “Prototype” Live @ Webster Hall 7.22.10 | Video

Last Thursday in New York’s Webster Hall Jesse Boykins III performed Andre 3000‘s “Prototype”. Seemingly one of his favourites to cover during a set, I remember him performing it London’s Cargo and I loved it. It’s just as gorgeous to watch now. By the way, if you haven’t listened to and downloaded Jesse’s cover of [...]

EXCLUSIVE: Jesse Boykins III Covers Corinne Bailey Rae’s “Closer”

Set on an exciting path to future stardom, Brooklyn based singer songwriter Jesse Boykins III exclusively dropped something rather special into the SoulCulture inbox this afternoon: his beautiful interpretation of “Closer,” a highlight from Corinne Bailey Rae‘s latest album, The Sea. Compelled to reinterpret the song and show some love to Ms Bailey Rae, Jesse [...]

Theophilus London x Jesse Boykins III – “Sorry To Interrupt” Live at HARD NYC | Video

Lovely visuals captured by Slick Jackson of frequent collaborators Theophilus London and Jesse Boykins III performing “Sorry To Interrupt” from Theo’s I Want You mixtape, live on Governor’s Island at HARD NYC yesterday. Photo by Mel D Cole.

Jesse Boykins III Channels Erykah & Lauryn On “Mystery Of Iniquity” Cover

Blending the “Incense” of Erykah Badu‘s New Amerykah II soundscape (produced by Madlib) with a sprinkle of Lauryn Hill‘s Unplugged lyrics on “Mystery Of Iniquity”, Jesse Boykins III channels ‘BaduBoykinsHill’ on this dreamy cover version/adaptation. Hit the arrow to download your copy… I wonder why the two icons have never worked together? Photography by Neil [...]

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