Papa J. Ruiz

"Papa J. Ruiz comes forth with new visuals for his HR-1955 single “Point 8.” The message here is a beautiful celebration of life and friendship, positive unity, along with a subtle reminder that the work is not yet over. This track is also a tribute to Hip Hop legends Big Pun, Nas, and Snoop Dogg." - HipHopDX

"Papa J drops new highly anticipated album East Money Bless You, accompanied by new visual “Spanish Speaking Brujeria”. Papa J and partner producer Von Poe have been consistently creative and prolific by always managing to deliver quality content and polished videos. The grind never stops, the story continues…" - breal.tv

"This is Fiasco and I am alive right now to supply you with the latest news on Organized Threat. Can I outdo the effort Tiff put in the previous OGT Weekly?

HR-1955 IS OFFICIALLY OUT!

Dedicated to his son Nasir Lyric Ruiz, Papa J. Ruiz has officially released his HR-1955 album...

HR-1955 contains 17 tracks that provides us with more life experiences of Papa J. Ruiz expressed through his rapping ability. We are met with Papa J. Ruiz's raw rhyming over superb production. Off the top of my head, one of my favorite lines so far coming from his "Color Blind" track is "Throw me in some holy water / Baby watch that shit boil". You can't help but picture Papa J. standing tall as steam rises around him. On top of that it is sure to get a few religious people "boiling", only if they take the line to heart. That's what I like.

The second part of "Domestic Terrorist" is a nice highlight of the album. When we were introduced to the visual we were not told that there are features. Then, the album tracklist showed that JMega and Von Poe VII are featured on it. So for those of you who like to start from track 1, were surely anticipating what they had to offer. For those who didn't care what track they listened to first, definitely skipped straight to "Domestic Terrorist".

The second half of "PennyLess" was one of my favorite highlights of the album. The production is not what we are normally used to hearing from Ruiz. It was definitely a nice addition to close out the album. Possibly foreshadowing what his next project may sound like.

Words that come to mind after listening to HR-1955; loyalty, hard work, never quit, passion

From the purchases shown on bandcamp to the tweets retweeted by Papa J. Ruiz, HR-1955 is being accepted by a lot of listeners. And that's not surprising at all." - ORGANIZED THREAT WEEKLY