Making soulful beat music isn't something new for Los Angeles musician Kiefer Shackelford. In fact he's got a niche cult following, and has been pumping out hip-hop tethered to jazz for quite a few years. Kiefer's debut LP Kickinit Alone is a striking, yet chilled out and trippy collection of songs, that show of the classically trained pianist's hip-hop state of mind.
Kiefre really knows what he's doing, which is most apparent on the track "Tubesocks." It's an effortless, yet expertly-constructed jazz-infused hip-hop track. He's worked with Kaytranada, and is currently on tour with Mndsgn.
Listen and watch the video for "Tubesocks" below.
"Tubesocks" from the album Kickinit Alone (Leaving Records, 2017) http://www.stonesthrow.com/leavingrecords Video by Ruff Mercy