Dec 23 2008
Check For This-Gemstones
The South side of Chicago. The place where Mo Town ain’t got nothin to do with singing. The part of the windy city where the wild hundreds lurks like a jungle on the edge of the suburbs, and the working class dreams of upward mobility fight against the realities of ever increasing rents and utility prices. Generations of people under the same roof. Under the same pressure. Under the same cold Chicago sky.
It’s a place Gemstones knows. And the music that he makes sounds like Chicago to me. It reminds me of so many people I’ve known and spent time with. It reminds me of so many places I’ve spent time in and learned from. It reminds me of myself. A hungry young man looking for a way, any way, to have his voice heard through all the madness. So Gemstones raps, sings, writes poems, produces, manages, and whatever the fuck else he can do to express his art. He’s even created a convenient sample track that highlights his work on Lupe’s albums.
So if you never heard of Gemini or Gemstones, now you know. You feel like you need a little more info? His phone number is 773-840-7925. Give him a call. His mixtapes are available including Fahrenheit 1st N 15 Volume 6, and Coast to Coast Exclusives Vol 3. for my mailing list members, and for the rest, here’s a taste.
