Over the past few years, the Prime Boys collective out of Toronto has produced some of the most exciting lyricists to come out of Canada. The group’s hardest hitting bar spitter Jay Whiss has always been an artist I have supported as his music carries so much emotion while keeping it incredibly real in his intricately crafted lyrics. It has been over 2 years since Jay Whiss has released any music, the drought had me anticipating when he would bless the world with more music. In the wake of the untimely passing of his close friend and rising superstar Smoke Dawg, it appeared as if the entire group stayed silent to shine a light on one of the Country’s most exciting artists gone far too soon. With the relase of Dark Cloud, Jay’s silence has been broken and over these three tracks, its clear Jay Whiss is coming to take what’s his.
Dark Cloud definitely has an ominous overtone, with dark moody beats that allow Jay to clearly outline the struggles he’s faced over the past few years. The self-titled intro track features Jay opening up about the violence in Toronto that has been growing at an immense rate. Whiss’ lyrics are incredibly personal, showing a side of him that is simply fed up over the pain he’s experienced. From here, it moves to “How It Goes” which is a song of Jay’s life becoming complicated with the fame he’s found and how he navigates through his career. The 3-Song EP wraps up with “Every Night”, a song featuring fellow Prime members Jimmy Prime and SAFE. It has been a while since they came together on a song but this hits all check marks on what a collaboration from the trio that began their illustrious careers together. Stream Dark Cloud here and be on the lookout for new music from Jay Whiss soon.