GNARLY is the 2021 album from American recording artist Jimmy Poindexter.
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SHORT BIOGRAPHY
Based in Los Angeles, American recording-artist & producer Jimmy Poindexter is a jack-of-all-trades visionary. After releasing several projects of his own in high school from his bedroom, in 2018 he led PRISM TRIBE (an alternative hip hop art collective he founded) through their first collective release PTWW$$EW Vol. I and went on to release the WELCOME TO DARKNESS trilogy— three EPs released in the span of four months in 2019. Since then, he has worked diligently with PRISM TRIBE, leading to their latest offerings DOG DAYS (2020) & THE FOUR HORSEMEN EP (2021). Jimmy then ushered in the next chapter of his evolution in 2021 with the release of his full-length album, GNARLY. Following that release, he shared a string of promotional singles & mixtapes leading up to his previous offering *GHETTOLAND, his most successful project to date. Following up that success, Jimmy unleashed his ambitious project DO WHAT MAKES YOU HAPPY. Now, Jimmy has opened the next chapter with his new exciting & mystical project SHAZAM. Learn More.
THE UNDENIABLE TALENT OF JIMMY POINDEXTER
*THE INSPIRING STORY
*A NEW ERA
*BAD UPBRINGING
A series of videos explaining some of the most important narratives surrounding JIMMY. To stream his music & watch more videos, links can be found above.
HOW IT CAME TO BE
"AFTER MOVING BACK TO CALIFORNIA & HELPING WITH THE CREATION & THE RELEASE OF MY GROUP PRISM TRIBE'S LATEST ALBUM "DOG DAYS," I IMMEDIATELY STARTED CREATING THE IDEA FOR AN ALBUM I HAD BACK AT THE END OF 2019. I KNEW I WANTED MY NEXT BIG PROJECT (WHENEVER THAT MAY HAVE CAME) TO BE NAMED "GNARLY." I ACTUALLY EVEN PRODUCED, RECORDED AND SHOT A COVER ART BACK BETWEEN AUGUST AND DECEMBER OF 2019. THAT VERSION OF THE ALBUM WILL PROBABLY NEVER COME OUT. FAST FORWARD TO DECEMBER OF 2020, I KNEW IF THERE WAS ANY BETTER TIME TO CREATE THE IDEA OF THE ALBUM IT'D BE THEN, SO I STARTED PUTTING TOGETHER BEATS FOR THE ALBUM. I MADE ABOUT TWO ALBUMS WORTH OF BEATS. I ACTUALLY INITIALLY THOUGHT ABOUT WORKING ON THE TWO AT THE SAME TIME, BUT FIRST I PUT ALL MY FOCUS ONTO THIS ONE.
ONCE I HAD THE BEATS PICKED FOR THE ALBUM, I SAT IN THE SECOND BEDROOM OF ME AND EVE'S APARTMENT, PUT TOGETHER MY LIL PORTABLE MAKESHIFT STUDIO SET UP AND STARTED WRITING/ RECORDING EVERYDAY FOR ABOUT A MONTH BOUNCING IN BETWEEN PLANNING AND SHOOTING MUSIC VIDEOS. DURING THIS TIME, I THOUGHT ABOUT WHAT I WANTED THE COVER ART TO BE AND WHAT CHARACTER I WANTED TO BE FOR THE DURATION OF THE ROLLOUT-- SO I CHOSE A KNIGHT. I JUST WANTED TO DRESS UP LIKE A KNIGHT. SO I ORDERED THE ARMOR & HELMETS OFF AMAZON, I GOT LIKE 3 CAPES FOR DIFFERENT OCCASIONS, I PUT TOGETHER ALL THE ACCESSORIES AND THE MASK MYSELF AND THE REST WAS HISTORY. AFTER I HAD THE RECORDINGS, THE VIDEOS AND THE COVER ART DONE, I FOCUSED ON MIXING/MASTERING THE ALBUM. THAT TOOK ABOUT A LIL OVER TWO WEEKS IN BETWEEN WAITING FOR DIFFERENT STRING SECTIONS AND INSTRUMENTS TO COME IN.
IF THERE'S ANYTHING YOU CAN TAKE AWAY FROM THIS ALBUM, JUST KNOW THIS IS AN ALBUM I'VE ALWAYS WANTED TO MAKE. ALTHOUGH IT ISN'T UP TO THE FULL QUALITY I SEE FOR MYSELF, I'M HAPPY WITH THE WAY IT CAME OUT AND WOULD BE HAPPY IF THIS WAS MY LAST ONE EVER.
I INITIALLY DIDN'T PLAN ON RELEASING THIS UNTIL MY AUDIENCE IS BIGGER OR UNLESS SOMEONE INVESTS IN IT.
BUT I'VE DECIDED IT WILL RELEASE JULY 20TH, 2021."
-JIMMY POINDEXTER, 2021
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