Jim Jones brings the flavours of East Coast and Southern style rap together on new anthem Finesse.  While Jones has been quite of late, Finesse is a solid reminder of what Jones can do when he puts his mind to it. Joining forces with Atlanta’s Rich Homie Quan, fellow Harlem rapper A$AP Ferg and Brooklyn newcomer Desiigner, the Dipset member brings the heat with this one.

Produced by the relatively unknown 808 Stash and propelled by 808s and stinging hi-hats, Finesse is the type of track you want to hear late night in the club.  Jones opening salvo finds him rhyming about slinging drugs and his affiliations with the Crips and Bloods, but it’s Ferg who’s the clear star of this hustlers tale. Not only does he sing the catchy as hell hook, but he shares verses with Quan and Desiigner.

The chemistry between Ferg and Quan is off the chain and I’m surprised the two haven’t collaborated more often since jumping on DJ Don Cannon’s Big Money back in 2014. Desiigner continues to sound more and more like Future every time I hear him, with Finesse being one of the few tracks Desiigner has featured on since blowing up with Panda.

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The latest G.O.O.D Music signee, 18 year old rapper Desiigner, is quickly making a name for himself, but unfortunately for him it might be for all the wrong reasons.

After landing a dream debut on Kanye West‘s latest (but not really released yet) album The Life of Pablo, Desiigner quickly attracted comparisons to the reigning king of autotuned trap stylings, Future.

Original speculation was rife that Future was indeed featured on Father Stretch My Hands Pt. 2 on TLOP, a thought that was quickly put to rest by Kanye himself, who, clearly aware of the distinct sonic comparisons between the two artists, announced to a packed (and Kardashian-filled) Madison Square Garden that they were indeed listening to G.O.O.D’s latest rapper.

The fact that the track itself started with Metro Boomin‘s patented “If Young Metro don’t trust you I’m gon’ shoot you” tag (which is of course recited by Future himself) did little to detract attention.

Desiigner has now himself seemingly added fuel to the fire, debuting his latest track at SXSW. What is that track called you ask? Well, of course, it happens to be Pluto, which coincidentally is the name of an album that Future dropped all the way back in 2012.

Now, it is pretty common for musicians to share a song name or two; heck, even two albums might share the same name. But at this point, one would have to imagine that this is no longer coincidence.

In a recent interview with The Fader, Desiigner revealed that he himself was not too fussed by the noise that his introduction to the rap world had seemingly caused:

“I actually laugh at it, there’s nothing to get upset about,” he said. “I complement the man about his creativity. I think he’s a great artist and I do what I do; I just say we’re both blessed in our ways. May God just keep it positive and keep me positive, keep me straight.”

Desiigner seems content to embrace the comparisons; and can we really blame him? He’s 18, recently signed to one of the biggest and more prominent labels in the world, and he is making some serious coin.

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