Rodney Jerkins has been one of the best producers in the rnb-game for the last ten years or so. He’s been working with some of the most talented artists on the planet and kept on delivering hit after hit. Every time you hear the name Darkchild whispered in the beginning of a song, you know that it stands for a certain quality. Yet there is one thing we’ll never understand. How come a genius like Rodney keeps on giving some of his very best work to a mediocre singer like Ray J? Every time Ray J releases an album, the only songs worth checking for are the ones with Darkchild written all over them. And there is little doubt that these songs could sound even better in the hands of a good performer.

This year’s Ray J-album All I Need was no exception. The Final Fantasy-sampled ‘Jumpoff’ has been - more or less - the only reason to be looking out for Ray J this year, and one of the finest collaborations between the two, ever. And while I still have a lot to say about Ray J’s ability as a singer, ‘Jumpoff’ is the kind of song that doesn’t take the best singer in the world to be a nice standout track.

Ray J - Jump Off (prod. by Darkchild)

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