How did you come up with your name?
My real name is Jalen and I was named after Jalen Rose the basketball player so people in the street started calling me J.Rose and J.Boogie. When I started rapping my uncle Mr $hoo$h added the Bawse at the end because he said he always wanted me to have that mind state to think like a boss.
Where are you from?
Boston, Massachusetts in the South End or Lower Roxbury
Whats it like growing up where your from?
It was typical inner city life with drugs, guns and gangs, a lot of good times, a lot of bad times but I managed to have fun with my family and stay out of trouble. it was like a tale of two cities sometimes very ugly but mostly very beautiful and I wouldn’t change it for the world.
How did you get into music?
My family has always been involved in music since I could remember. All of my uncles, cousins and even my aunts rap, sing or produce. I started out listening to Jay-Z and my favorite group was Bone Thugs N Harmony and I was raised on Cash Money. When it was my time my “Unkle Kuzzin” Keet Kolbang invited me to his basement to record my first song and here I am.
What makes you different than other artists?
Well I’m from Boston where we always see things totally differently than everyone else and we’re never afraid to speak our mind. I’ve been told that I have a distinctive voice so everyday I try to use it to express myself the best way that I can. Any music that I create always begins with a vibe or feeling and my goal is to transfer that feeling into whoever’s listening. Bottom line though is I’m just different, I’m a different breed and I do this for everyone else around me more than for myself so it means so much more to me.
What are you currently working on?
I just finished the follow up project to my Roses Ep which is called Roses II, I’m working on a collab project with another Boston artist Trueli and finishing up the next Bean$tock project.
Anything you would like to say?
Look out for more from Bean$tock Records and download my Roses EP for free on Sound Cloud. Also look out for that fire Roses merch that should be coming any day now and stream Bean$tock – Live From District 3 project on Spotify, Tidal and Google Play and download Bean$tock – More Things To Do on DatPiff
Social media:
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