Does this wash of distant falsetto suggest that Jai Paul is finally getting serious about releasing more music? We hope so

Nearly a year after his debut single BTSTU was released by XL, London singer and producer Jai Paul finally seems ready to give this whole being a musician lark a proper go with his new demo Jasmine. Not that his presence hasn't been felt in the interim: the amazing BTSTU has been sampled by Beyonce on forthcoming single End of Time, and reworked by Drake on Dreams Money Can Buy.

While cultivated enigmas aren't exactly new in pop, this one seems genuinely uncontrived â€' Jai just doesn't seem into the idea of rushing or teasing new material if it isn't ready. So on Friday night, up popped Jasmine, the kind of song you imagine Prince or D'Angelo would like to make in 2012: distant falsetto sighs, funk guitar and a joyous hand-clap beat that rises for the chorus. As with BTSTU the production is amazing â€' elements appearing when you least expect them. Roll on the album, whenever that may be.

The Canadian rapper wishes to share the latest 'piece of his story' with you. How polite ...

Drake uploaded a new song to his blog, October's Very Own, over the weekend. Dreams Money Can Buy samples the amazing BTSTU by Rayners Lane's own Jai Paul, looping the "don't fuck with me" chorus and backing vocals before adding echoey drums and a typically contrary rap about how good/bad it is to be a really famous rapper. Drake says: "A song that I felt the need to share. Not my single. Just a piece of my story. Hear me out though ..." You can't fault his politeness.

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