i have been waiting for this for weeks, and it’s finally here. star trak’s newest signees, rockstars chester french, deliver a mixtape free album just two weeks before their debut drops in stores everywhere. i’m serious.

as band members D.A. and Max explain,

“Jacques Jams, Vol. 1: Endurance” is a chronicle of the past six years of our lives. It tells our story, from the gymnasiums of Harvard to the hills of Hollywood. Unlike “Love the Future,” which we’ve written, arranged, performed, produced, and engineered by ourselves, “Jacques Jams” features a collection of new, original music that we created in the hills of Massachusetts and then invited some of our favorite artists to grace.

As young artists, we couldn’t be more grateful for this opporunity to collaborate with legends like Jermaine Dupri, Diddy, Pharrell, Pusha, Talib Kweli, Bun B., The Mad Rapper, Kardinal Offishall, N.O.R.E, and Jadakiss as well as younger friends like Janelle Monae, Cassie, Wale, Solange, Lady Gaga, and Mickey Factz. All of these fantastic artists have been more than generous with their creativity and hard work, so we owe them an enormous debt. Clinton Sparks, above all, has tirelessly guided us toward success and endurance, a tall order with obnoxious perfectionists like us! We’d also like to thank Clinton’s manager, Daouda Leonard, for his endless help and beautifully manicured beard.”

so there you have it. what mixtape album has this many incredible guests on it? like, go back up and read the names in bold. i bolded them so you could see whose on the tape. no other rock act has this much pull, i’ll tell you that much. i’ve seen these guys live twice, and they were incredible. i implore you to scoop this freebie right here. it’s gonna be the best thing you’ve heard in a minute. seriously. the star power is way too serious on this joint.

DOWNLOAD: Chester French – Jacques Jams, Vol. 1: Endurance

i got my hands on a chester french joint that nobody really has yet, i believe. i’m pretty sure i heard it live when i went to see them and N*E*R*D last march over easter break, but this is the first CD quality version i’ve seen of it. i threw it around the net a few months back, but that was before the crazy buzz that they got after their video got serious rotation on all those MTV channels.

i really wish i was aware of these dudes while they were at harvard, i so would have gone to all their on-campus shows.

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no download link, unfortunately. i’m tryna see their album sell, you know?

i’ve been waiting for this joint since 6 am. no joke. haven’t really slept since i heard it was coming. thank you chester french.

some of the trillest guys out there. look out for that new album, love the future, coming soon. and catch this on MTV and MTV2 for the next month. i guarantee it’ll be on constant rotation. did you like the video? was it weak? let me know. i’m biased, you already know anybody on star trak gets my support. but let me hear your opinions. listen to the song and watch the entire video before you judge.

harvard grads D.A. wallach and maxwell drummey make up the uber-eclectic duo chester french. kanye wanted to sign them, but they made the power move to pharrell’s star trak imprint. great work, fellas.

these guys are as funky and refreshing to my generation as steely dan was to my dad’s. i mean, what’s cooler some cool ass white dudes who are down with every genre of music, and make music that everybody can appreciate?

i’ve seen them live twice, and they’re phenomenal; the two were born to rock crowds. they had the entire mid-sized venue on their feet, jamming out to their set when they opened for N*E*R*D in atlanta, and in richmond. i even saw the most hood dudes bopping a little bit! let me stop cising them. just check the joints out:

DL: chester french – she loves everybody

tell me their EP art isn’t ridiculously clever. they threw these huge condoms CDs out at their shows. dope music marketing. click to buy their EP for dirt cheap.

BONUS: slim thug – i ain’t heard of that (chester french remix) (feat. bun b)