London MC Jacques Fugee recently surfaced in the ELEVATOR submissions inbox and after just one listen to his track “Psych Out” I was immediately enamored with the youthful artist. First and foremost, the production on this record is fantastic and the beat is bolstered forward by a sample from Portishead’s “Wandering Star” and is spruced up by thumping percussion as well as darting cosmic synths that add an additional layer of texture.

And while the instrumental is fabulous, do not in any way begin to discount the rapping ability of Fugee. His deep voice matches well with the production and he effortlessly switches flows and keeps an intense, yet even-keel delivery throughout. I am so excited about Jacques Fugee and am very, very excited to continue to watch him develop as an artist.

Watch “Psych Out” here: