Jimi Tents

Stream VanJess' '90s-R&B-inspired 'Homegrown' EP ft. Kaytranada, Phony Ppl & more

Nigerian-American duo VanJess put a fresh spin on influences like TLC, Aaliyah and Brandy on their great new ‘Homegrown’ EP.

What's going on Friday?

Tonight’s NYC-area shows include Brooklyn Folk Festival, DMX, Viagra Boys/Pottery, Rapsody, Patio, Balance & Composure/Tigers Jaw, Deafheaven/Baroness, Burna Boy, Lupe Fiasco, and more.

What's going on Saturday?

Tonight’s NYC-area shows include Bob Dylan, The Hold Steady, Mitski, Cat Power at ‘Live From Here with Chris Thile,’ Cloud Nothings, The Helio Sequence, Mary Margaret O’Hara, Brooklyn Rock Lottery, and more.

Five Notable Releases of the Week (5/26)

This week’s Notable Releases include Brooklyn rapper Jimi Tents’ powerful sophomore album, Evan Weiss’ band Pet Symmetry’s Polyvinyl debut, Swet Shop Boys’ fired-up EP, and more.

Jimi Tents drops "Phone Down" (freestyle) video, playing Rough Trade

Brooklyn rapper Jimi Tents has continued to rise since the release of 5’O Clock Shadow. Last month he put out a new single called “Domino Effect” and more recently he dropped a video for another new one, “Phone Down” (freestyle)…

Kamaiyah played Baby's, brought out YG at Warm Up, playing Central Park tonight

Oakland rapper Kamaiyah landed in NYC a few days ago for three shows in support of her excellent debut mixtape, A Good Night In The Ghetto…

Kamaiyah playing Baby's w/ Jimi Tents before Warm Up (and other shows)

The night before Warm Up, Kamaiyah will play one of Pigeons and Planes’ ‘No Ceilings’ shows in Brooklyn at Baby’s All Right (7/22). That’s got direct support from the very promising Brooklyn rapper Jimi Tents, plus Wisconsin’s Trapo and Rhode Island’s Khary…

Jimi Tents reschedules NYC show, shares remix ft. Dave East (who also plays NYC) +++ more Tunji Ige pics from Baby's

Brooklyn rapper Jimi Tents was supposed to play his first headlining hometown show at Palisades this past Saturday (1/23). That show was cancelled, but it’s been rescheduled for February 25 at The Studio at Webste…

Jimi Tents schedules Palisades show this month

Brooklyn rapper Jimi Tents won us over with his recent 5 O’Clock Shadow LP, and he’s been seen around NYC lately opening for Curren$y and Vince Stap…

stream Jimi Tents' '5 O'Clock Shadow' LP, see him open for Vince Staples at MHOW tonight

Brooklyn rapper Jimi Tents recently released his 5 O’Clock Shadow album, a 14-track expanded version of his EP of the same name. It opens with an intro featuring Philly rapper Tunji Ige, who first caught our ear collaborating with Christine and the Queens and is a good artist in his own right, and he sounds great here …