J. Rashad is a Soul/R&B/Hip-Hop artist. OK, we're safe there.....because ALL the J. Rashads are. Performer, writer, producer. Still safe. But I've got one J. Rashad from Ohio, one from Michigan, one from L.A. (although that could be the same one as from Michigan), and this J. Rashad from Oklahoma. Now they could all be the same J. Rashad. Or maybe he's discovered the joys of cloning. But my head is spinning trying to figure out who is who, so I give up.
This is the Oklahoma J. Rashad (as in Jamar Rashad Davis) and, from the other songs on his Soundcloud page, it sounds like he's still experimenting with different sounds (which is cool, you know). A recent grad of SWOSU, this is this J. Rashad's first original Christmas song and its a free download (which is also cool).
Maybe it was growing up while Motown was king, but I'm a sucker for smooth Soul and R&B. And, as I was digging through the crap on Soundcloud (looking for the ponies), I came across "What I Want For Christmas", my headache went away and I found myself breathing deep and saying, "Ah, that's nice." The cover art he went with is better than most, too.
So here's to you J. Rashad...whichever one you are.