British-Ghanaian sound architect Juls teams up with Jamaican dancehall star Projexx and alte pioneer BOJ on a new smooth tune, “ROCK.”
This cross-border collaboration occurs as the musical connection between West Africa and the Caribbean continues to thrive. Fans enjoy it when bouncy dancehall rhythms meet laid-back afrobeats sounds, so this link-up is sheer excitement. So these three creative forces take this material and build a breezy song made for late-night summer moods.
Juls produces a warm, minimalist soundtrack, built around crisp percussion and repetitive horn notes. He also puts modest bass kicks behind lovely guitar strums that roll at a laid-back cadence. But the instrumentation still provides a lot of open space for the vocal melodies to take center stage.
Projexx takes the lead with his distinctive raspy tone and peppy patois cadences. He rides the breezy instrumental with full confidence, spitting catchy phrases that generate a calm party scene. Meanwhile, his colorful Caribbean swagger gives the beat plenty of bounce.
BOJ joins in right after with his trademark husky baritone and his laid-back alte flow. He also sings about having excellent energy, passion and spending time with a lover. He offers a cool, melodic, laid-back counterpoint to the energetic dancehall verse.
All of this comes together to provide a thoroughly pleasant summer joint. Laid-back production is a step-for-step match to the vocal magnetism of both acts. That means the song has an infectious beat that makes your head nod.
This is definitely a wonderful piece of music to add to your weekend relaxing playlist. Stream it on all digital music platforms now.
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