Tag Archives: JCA Beats Productions

The Pacific Northwestern area of America hosts home to a new wave of musical innovators in the Hip Hop World. We’ve already been able to witness great music from the likes of Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, Baph MC and Grieves. However, today’s guest has taken an entirely different approach to his Hip Hop presentations by spinning the vintage world of …

Devin “Gatsby” James is back and in full swing on his latest installment of his vintage model tribute, “Pin Up 4: Gatsby B. Good”. For those unfamiliar to the series, Devin channels his alter ego “Gatsby” who swoons and croons the tailor-made hits by Illinois duo, JCA Beats Productions. Already having visited Rockabilly and Flapper genres, this time the guys look to …

Once again, Jesse Zamudio of J. Zamudio Films gathers a who’s who of local talent in and around Elgin & Chicago for his “Midwest Cypher” series with the instrumental provided by JCA Beats Productions, who put a smooth, new twist to Mobb Deep’s “Shook Ones”. Artists that took part are Kris Leshaun, Chosen One, Picasso Cerrado, Barrion, Watch City’s Sleepless, …

Portland, Oregon recording artist Devin “Gatsby” James is back with the latest installment in his Pin Up video series with “Pin Up 3: Flapper Muzik”. For those unfamiliar to Gatsby and the Pin Up Series, the concept revolves around the wonderful world of the vintage based pin up model and their beautiful photography. Devin’s Gatsby persona runs rabid all over …

Aurora, Illinois production duo JCA Beats Productions teams together with Chicago underground emcee Big X to deliver a powerful anthem aimed at those individuals that came from struggle and overcame the adversity. Filled with clever sample chops and large instrumentation, the guys provide a warrior like theme for the seasoned lyricist to unleash his aggression over. Cover art was supplied …

On September 14th, J. Zamudio Films & Photography gave an open invite to emcees to take part in his ongoing Midwest Cypher series. The following video is Part 2 for 2014. With a beat provided by JCA Beats Productions, an impressive line of fellas swung thru and spit their 16’s. Emcees include Rooky, Colonel Price, Pabs Esco, Butta Boy Tank, …

Portland, Oregon’s Devin “Gatsby” James carries on strong with his swing hop campaign and drops the next installment to his Pin Up series with “Pin-Up ‘Preciation 2: Rockabilly Silly”. Once again tapping Aurora, Illinois production duo, JCA Beats Productions, the guys serve up a beat that would have Elvis shuffling around on stage. Gatsby once again taps into the wonderful …

Portland, Oregon’s Devin “Gatsby” James teams up once again with Aurora, Illinois’ JCA Beats Productions for “#ButtonIt” where we find Gatsby delivering rapid fire flows over an instrumental reminiscent of Busta Rhymes “Break Your Neck”. Gatsby also compiled a lyrical video for the track to help in bringing the fast placed bars to life. The song is also available as …

After his recent release of the swing hop single “Pin Up ‘Preciation“, Portland, Oregon’s Devin “Gatsby” James is back with his latest single titled “Just Ride”. Once again, Gatsby reaches out to Aurora, Illinois’ JCA Beats Productions to provide the soundscape for the ultimate cruising record from the Northwest to the Midwest. The video contains clips of popular movies involving …

Portland, Oregon’s Devin “Gatsby” James links up with Aurora, Illinois’ JCA Beats Productions again to produce this Swing-Hop classic called “Pin-Up ‘Preciation”. For this run, Gatsby went the extra mile by asking Pin-Ups from all over the U.S. to contribute images for the project. And when asked of such a favor… The dolls politely obliged him by saying yes. The …