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By the late ‘90s, a depressed J-Swift had disappeared from the music scene and turned to sniffing coke before graduating to crack. He lost his studio and was introduced to the streets. These hard times are candidly shown in director (and J’s longtime friend) Shauna Garr’s documentary 1 More Hit, which features such taglines as, “From hip hop visionary to homeless in Hollywood.” and "1 More Hit: Every Great Musician Needs One". 1 More Hit was completed in November 2011 and will be released digitally January 2012.
Amazingly, J-Swift’s immense musical talent still shines through the darkness of his addiction. Somehow, someway, J-Swift managed to record new tracks from 2005 through 2010, providing not only the beats but also the rhymes. Featuring soul-baring rap confessionals (“Off My Chest”) and tales of perseverance through struggles (“Born To Win Despite Myself”) — while still celebrating recreational drug use (“I’ll Do Mine”) — J-Swift’s new project has the b-boy making his long-anticipated return with a daringly dope alter ego: Negro
J-Swift came up with the name after a heated altercation with a gun-wielding meth addict over some missing dope. As he later sat on a bed in a dingy motel room reflecting on the daily myriad risks he faced, J-Swift sighed, “Man, I can’t believe my life. I’m living like Negro Kanevil!”
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