{"id":27885,"date":"2017-06-02T13:28:49","date_gmt":"2017-06-02T12:28:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/?p=27885"},"modified":"2017-06-02T13:28:49","modified_gmt":"2017-06-02T12:28:49","slug":"j-lauryn-drops-gorgeous-reggae-pop-album-golden-year-on-29th-birthday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2017\/06\/j-lauryn-drops-gorgeous-reggae-pop-album-golden-year-on-29th-birthday\/","title":{"rendered":"J Lauryn Drops Gorgeous Reggae Pop Album &#8216;Golden Year&#8217; On 29th Birthday"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"27960\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2017\/06\/j-lauryn-drops-gorgeous-reggae-pop-album-golden-year-on-29th-birthday\/j-lauryn\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/J-Lauryn.png?fit=1092%2C1092&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1092,1092\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"J Lauryn\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/J-Lauryn.png?fit=640%2C640&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-27960\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/J-Lauryn.png?resize=640%2C640&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\" \/><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Originally from Hawaii but now based in Los Angeles, J Lauryn blends reggae and pop with traditional Hawaiian rhythms to create her own sound.<\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">[space height=&#8221;10&#8243;]<br \/>\nThe singer songwriter released her debut\u00a0album, &#8216;Golden Year&#8217;, on her 29th birthday, and has guaranteed we have the perfect album for the summer. Stand out songs on the album include\u00a0&#8216;Live Aloha&#8217;, which is as much a comment on living an environmentally conscious life as well as an incredibly uptempo, fun filled track, and &#8216;Full Moon&#8217;, an electronic and synth laden R&amp;B number. &#8216;Rum &amp; Ting&#8217; winds up the album, and pulls us onto the beach with a reggae vibe so rich that we can feel, even taste, Jamaica, as well as the sweet and sour soft drink in the title of the song.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">[space height=&#8221;10&#8243;]<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">This might be her debut album, but Lauryn is no stranger to the music industry, having won a Grammy this year for a co-write on Ziggy Marley&#8217;s self titled album, and also co-writing tracks with Ashanti, and David Guetta. She also features on &#8216;Kick It&#8217;, by LA band, The Johnsons.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">[space height=&#8221;10&#8243;]<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">You can find J Lauryn online on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JLauryn808\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Twitter<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/J.Lauryn\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Facebook<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/JLauryn808\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Instagram<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/jlauryn\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Soundcloud<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/turnthemuzicup\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">YouTube<\/a>, and her <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vibesnhighs.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">official website<\/a>. &#8216;Golden Year&#8217; is available on <a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/album\/id1235298501?ls=1&amp;app=itunes\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">iTunes<\/a>.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">[space height=&#8221;10&#8243;]<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"100%\" height=\"450\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Fplaylists%2F323848065&#038;auto_play=false&#038;hide_related=false&#038;visual=true&#038;show_comments=true&#038;color=false&#038;show_user=true&#038;show_reposts=false\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Originally from Hawaii but now based in Los Angeles, J Lauryn blends reggae and pop with traditional Hawaiian rhythms to create her own sound.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":27960,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_seo_schema_type":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[57,9],"tags":[106,10148,10146,10141,10147,10145,144,370,226,240,1182,10144,10143,10142],"class_list":["post-27885","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-new-artists","category-new-releases","tag-david-guetta","tag-full-moon","tag-golden-year","tag-j-lauryn","tag-kick-it","tag-live-aloha","tag-new-album","tag-new-single","tag-pop","tag-rb","tag-reggae","tag-rum-ting","tag-the-johnsons","tag-ziggy-marley"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p5yMhl-7fL","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":48585,"url":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2019\/04\/livewire-festival-announces-ms-lauryn-hill-as-first-headliner-for-2019\/","url_meta":{"origin":27885,"position":0},"title":"LIVEWIRE Festival Announces Ms. Lauryn Hill As First Headliner For 2019","author":"Essentially Pop","date":"02\/04\/2019","format":false,"excerpt":"LIVEWIRE Festival to return in 2019 to Tower Headland Arena, Blackpool August 22nd - 25th 2019. 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