{"id":265438,"date":"2020-05-28T12:36:46","date_gmt":"2020-05-28T17:36:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/kim-kardashian-applauds-ex-inmate-david-jassy-for-mixtape-produced-in-prison"},"modified":"2020-05-28T12:36:56","modified_gmt":"2020-05-28T17:36:56","slug":"kim-kardashian-applauds-ex-inmate-david-jassy-for-mixtape-produced-in-prison","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/kim-kardashian-applauds-ex-inmate-david-jassy-for-mixtape-produced-in-prison","title":{"rendered":"Kim Kardashian Applauds Ex-Inmate David Jassy for Mixtape Produced in Prison"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"main\">\n<article id=\"post-161833\" class=\"post-161833 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news tag-ashley-tisdale tag-david-jassy tag-governor tag-j-cole tag-media-lab tag-music-producer tag-prison-play tag-producer tag-san-quentin-state-prison tag-sean-kingston\" readability=\"23.8234069138\">\n<header class=\"entry-header\">    \t\t<!-- .entry-meta --><br \/>\n    \t<\/header>\n<p><!-- .entry-header --><\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-content\" readability=\"29.8107507774\">\n\t\t<!-- adman_adcode_beginning --><\/p>\n<div readability=\"80.650179051\">\n<section id=\"cb-d91f9ea6ff725e3ba10806d4383a549d\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-video-block canvas-video-block-permalink canvas-video-block--default canvas-block-is-first \">\n<div class=\"video-block\">\n<div class=\"w-100\">\n<div class=\"embed-responsive embed-responsive-16by9\">\n<div class=\"embed-responsive-item\">\n<div id=\"video-player-869d5bb9-695e-5c1f-8a94-252b4ecdd538-12044462-image-holder\" class=\"video-block-image-holder\">\n    <button class=\"embed-responsive-item icon-video--shadow video-block__icon\" id=\"video-player-869d5bb9-695e-5c1f-8a94-252b4ecdd538-12044462-play-btn\"><br \/><span class=\"sr-only\">Play video content<\/span><br \/><\/button><br \/><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Ashley Tisdale\" alt=\"Ashley Tisdale\" class=\"img-fluid\" src=\"https:\/\/etrafficlane.com\/newline\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Kim-Kardashian-Applauds-Ex-Inmate-David-Jassy-for-Mixtape-Produced-in-Prison.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><span class=\"media-swipe video-block__media-swipe\">Exclusive<\/span>\n          <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-54e34a211373b34eaedb0076e0f0bb43\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\" readability=\"30.68\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/kim-kardashian\/\"><strong>Kim Kardashian<\/strong><\/a> is applauding music producer and ex-inmate <strong>David Jassy<\/strong> on a groundbreaking achievement \u2026 a mixtape written, recorded and produced in San Quentin State Prison.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-071dca10d501874ccd8dbe8667c9f63b\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\" readability=\"43\">\n<p>The 17-track project, dubbed San Quentin Mixtape, Vol. 1., is dropping Friday, and Kim surprised David with this congratulatory message \u2026 admiring his work, passion and dedication to his music-led prison initiative.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-6058a58eccc7c98771f7ab7b94dcf6c7\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default \">\n<div class=\"image-block\">\n     <img decoding=\"async\" title=\"David Jassy\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\" src=\"https:\/\/etrafficlane.com\/newline\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/1590687074_897_Kim-Kardashian-Applauds-Ex-Inmate-David-Jassy-for-Mixtape-Produced-in-Prison.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"David Jassy\"\/><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-eddc4907292ac49010b85891d3039b92\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\" readability=\"37.9124087591\">\n<p>David, an award-winning producer who wrote and produced for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/britney-spears\/\"><strong>Britney Spears<\/strong><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/sean-kingston\/\"><strong>Sean Kingston<\/strong><\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/ashley-tisdale\/\"><strong>Ashley Tisdale<\/strong><\/a> before being incarcerated, is the mixtape\u2019s brainchild \u2026 he used a keyboard to makes beats in his San Quentin cell, and had other inmates rap about their stories.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-ead04c73e7051907c45c10da1e1e2d44\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\" readability=\"38.1750972763\">\n<p>Along the way, David\u2019s vision captured the hearts and minds of a host of celebs \u2026 with Kim, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/j-cole\/\"><strong>J. Cole<\/strong><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/mc-hammer\/\"><strong>MC Hammer<\/strong><\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/common\/\"><strong>Common<\/strong><\/a> among the famous folks who visited San Quentin to see what Jassy was cooking up, and encourage the inmates to keep doing their thing.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-1e7776b48f4b73bd79d98f7acad64f08\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-gallery-block canvas-gallery-block-permalink canvas-gallery-block--default \"\/>\n<section id=\"cb-1b821e4bc34c6c2765b13efa720ae58a\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\" readability=\"39\">\n<p>David spent 11 years in San Quentin as part of his sentence for killing a man during an altercation, but while inside \u2026 he worked with the prison to establish a music-focused initiative within the Youthful Offenders Program. He taught inmates how to write, produce and record their own music in a studio.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-b0e677322b68475bf1bded785fc0c09b\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\" readability=\"31\">\n<p>Jassy used his contacts in the music industry and other donors to support the program with enough donated audio equipment to build a full-scale production studio inside the prison\u2019s media lab.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-e427688a749706d284133743d48d2768\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-gallery-block canvas-gallery-block-permalink canvas-gallery-block--default \">\n<div class=\"gallery-block\">\n  <a id=\"gallery-link-721683d3-0eec-4274-a96f-6b758a6288b5\" class=\"media-link gallery-block__link js-track-link js-click-gallery\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/photos\/2020\/05\/28\/david-jassy-with-celebrities\/\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:gallery:721683d3-0eec-4274-a96f-6b758a6288b5\" data-poster-image-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20200528_e33a6118580746e69cacd26358d039f5\" data-start-at-poster=\"false\" data-context=\"{&quot;name&quot;:&quot;gallery-block&quot;,&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;}\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:942b019a-d779-40d3-aeb0-de9366ebd7bc\"><br \/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-fluid gallery-block__img-fluid img-aspect-4by3\" src=\"https:\/\/etrafficlane.com\/newline\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/1590687074_897_Kim-Kardashian-Applauds-Ex-Inmate-David-Jassy-for-Mixtape-Produced-in-Prison.jpg\" alt=\"David Jassy's Famous Friends\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/><\/a>\n <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-9c6841c5579fdc2ef32e80e7c04ad537\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\" readability=\"35\">\n<p>The end result \u2014 a project delving into the life experiences of 17 different inmates, exploring their struggles behind bars while encouraging the next generation to learn from their mistakes and forge a better path.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-fba137556ab01b026b5a6380a8349f32\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\" readability=\"33\">\n<p>Kim says David and the 17 inmates featured on the mixtape should be very proud of themselves, and she can\u2019t wait for the world to hear their positive message \u2014 the mixtape has no profanity.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-d2fad43c9f7fdb4d69b0733d476a3a4c\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-gallery-block canvas-gallery-block-permalink canvas-gallery-block--default \"\/>\n<section id=\"cb-f8b68cb0744fd4fa7852778a32556a68\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default canvas-block-is-last \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\" readability=\"35.7038327526\">\n<p>David\u2019s sentence was commuted by California Governor <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/gavin-newsom\/\"><strong>Gavin Newsom<\/strong><\/a> in March, and while he\u2019s returned to his native Sweden to resume his career, Jassy is not turning his back on San Quentin \u2026 he\u2019s still providing beats for the music program \u2026 because mixtapes rarely end with Volume 1.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2020\/05\/28\/kim-kardashian-david-jassy-san-quentin-mixtape-surprise-message-congratulations\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- adman_adcode_after 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