Video: Dig Of The Day: Clever Jeff – The City (1994)

Today we have an extremely rare video from a slept-on intelligent brother named Clever Jeff and his depiction of San Francisco in the song The City from his hard to find debut album Jazz Hop Soul released on Qwest Records in ’94.

As an independent artist, Jeff strives to create socially conscious music with meaning that both moves the feet and heals the soul. Growing up in a household rich with music, his early influences included Roy Ayers, Slave, Ohio Players, Earth Wind and Fire, Parliament, George Clinton and the full roster of soul, r&b, funk and jazz artists.

His mother was a singer and his uncles were musicians. By age ten, Jeff was joining in and playing in the jam sessions in the family living room. A talented free-style emcee, Jeff began writing down his rhymes in his late teens. Later on he found his signature singing voice which is described as soulful, honest, and smooth.

In 1993 Jeff caught the attention of Quincy Jones who signed him to his Reprise/Warner Brothers imprint, Qwest Records. He has continued to release albums independently over the past 2 decades under his own label, Fatius Walker Records.

Produced by Clever Jeff & Dave G.

Mad shouout to DJ Noki Nole