Kinston, North Carolina emcee Jackie Spade has had a steady output of music since he first started taking rap seriously in 2011. Fresh off of serving in the U.S National Guard, Jackie put out several projects (mixtapes and EPs) in the years to follow, officially hitting his stride with a show-stopping performance in the 2015 BET Hip-Hop Cypher alongside heavyweights Joyner Lucas, Charles Hamilton and Tink. Today, Jackie releases his long-awaited full-length debut album Aurafication via Champion Sound Recordings and Rapper Big Pooh’s Common Cents Media Group.
Serving as the full-length follow-up to Jackie’s Eclectic EP, Aurafication features Dreamville’s Lute, Carolina legend Petey Pablo, and more. The project is a nod to the ethos of Curren$y and Wiz Khalifa, while carving a sound and identity all its own, hitting a myriad of emotions and containing enough substance to keep you enthralled.