#mal jones

Open the BOOK OF DRAGONS! (Now on Kickstarter)

Bronco Ink Publishing, LLC is pleased to announce the launch of their new book, an adaptation of E. Nesbit’s THE BOOK OF DRAGONS at http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/acbrown/the-book-of-dragons.

Publisher A.C. Brown describes the new collection this way: “E. Nesbit’s THE BOOK OF DRAGONS has been a fondly remembered children’s book for several generations. In the hope of recapturing the whimsy…

  Molecule stands out in the hip hop scene here in Jacksonville and its all for good reasoning. He host the monthly Artwalk go to joint,  The Lyricist Hour, which happens downtown. That block is ALWAYS poppin' with huge crowds and the best thing about it, is seeing all the children hanging out with their parents listening to m.c.'s spittin' rhymes or watching djs scratch on the tables and witnessing these kids being a part of this at a young age. Every month the theme of the event changes and it's nice to see such a positive hip hop community take charge of things and make this happen. Mal is a super positive role model for a lot of people in the city.

Growing up, what was it about hip hop that made you more interested in it and actually stay a fan?

HipHop had always been a part of my life since as far back as I can remember. As a young kid in the Bronx,  my brother Christopher Castle, then Smokey D was in a few NYC rap crews. Their names were the Fantasy 4, and Sophisticated 4. They would open up for Cowboy, an early HipHop pioneer and worked closely with Cool Herk passing out flyers, and doing live park jams. I was too young to go to the park jams, but those were my earliest memories of HipHop, and is actually what sparked my interest as a youth. My father, John Jones, was a trumpet player in a jazz band in the city and would have me in smoky jazz clubs that he played in helping out in the kitchen, and I would get to hear all kinds of jazz artist that came through. One of my dad's best friends was pianist, Barry Harris, and as a young boy I would sit in on lots of their jam sessions, so my earliest influences in HipHop came straight from my family.

How has hip hop and the whole culture of it impacted your life for the better?

HipHop has definitely changed my life for the better due to the fact that it kept me out of jail, and out of harms way on many occasions where I  could have became a product of my environment like so many of my long time friends. And as you already know, it continues to do so. The release of The Proudest Dad Ever also brought me and my son Jabari together with many of my family members that I haven’t been in contact with for years. Even family I hadn’t met yet, so yeah, Hip Hop continues to change my life for the better.

What are your top ten influential/favorite hip hop albums?

 Beastie Boys - License to Ill,

Eric B and Rakim-Paid in full,

Run Dmc-Run DMC,

Nas- Illmatic

A Tribe called quest-The low end Theory

Wutang-36 chambers

De la soul- 3 feet high and rising

Biz Markie-Goin off

2pac- 2pacalypse now

Big Daddy kane- Long live the Kane

 Who’s the "wackest" rapper of all time in your opinion?

The wackest in the game?? Too many to mention..Haha.

 Most memorable show you've seen?

 The most memorable show I’ve ever seen? Lots were memorable, but I think the most memorable was seeing The Notorious B.I.G. perform at metro park in jax, because I was standing right behind him the entire time he rocked, The crowd was insane, and my crew East Unit had opened up for him on that same stage. #Goodtimes

 Best vinyl find or record store?

Best Record store in jax is undoubtedly DJ's records and tapes for it has stood the test of time for so long. long live DJs records and tapes! Found My Message to the Blackman 45 in there yeah!

 What are you feeling right now when it comes to music?

 What? I'm still listening to the classics. Haha, but there are still lots of dope newness out there. Definitely feeling the music of my bro's Willie evans jr, and Paten Locke right now though.

my big brother Mal Jones...produced by homie Batsauce..."Solar System"

"This is a video dedicated to the people of Japan. I've always appreciated the visual syle of Japanese animation, so I made a video from a few of my favorites. Enjoy."

nerds ftw. duval hip hop scene...ppl don't even know ...so much talent.