Complex Magazine
Seattle hip hop producer, Jake One’s collaboration with Freeway, The Stimulus Package, ranked highly on Complex Magazine’s list of the 25 Best Albums of 2010 (So Far). Complex writes, “With Jake in his corner, and a number of quality guest verses, Free is able to let that beat breathe without worrying about exhausting a listener with his trademark gruff delivery… Much like Free’s stellar debut, great production and Free’s nuanced lyrics make The Stimulus Package the right record for the right time.”
FREEWAY AND JAKE ONE’S “THROW UP YOUR HANDS” IS NPR’S SONG OF THE DAY
NPR
Freeway and Jake One’s song “Throw Up Your Hands” is NPR’s Song of the Day. NPR praises the new album, saying, “The imprint [Rhymesayer] has proven a great home for him [Freeway], as evidenced by his excellent recent CD, The Stimulus Package. It doesn’t hurt that the disc was produced by Seattle DJ Jake One, perhaps the best boom-bap-style beat maker in the business.” NPR calls “Throw Your Hands Up”, “a rousing jock-jam designed to get the blood pumping. Over a dramatic bass line, high-register synths and a blitzkrieg of record-scratching, Freeway announces that he and Jake One are here to rock listeners in an old-school way… Nostalgic and relevant, smart and fun, “Throw Your Hands Up” finds two compelling artists in top form.”
