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Its always cool to discover a relatively unknown artist and watch them ascent through the music industry. I first came across John West during my occasional crawl through the Myspace music network about 5 years ago (when it was actually cool to be on Myspace.) Fast forward 2 years. I was walking down the Santa Monica Promenade and a soulful voice caught my ear. Low and behold, John West was performing a street bench. I sat there by myself for his whole set. Fast forward again to present day. Newly inked with Mercury/Island Def Jam, John West is fully on his way with a song that has a melody reminiscent of Janet’s “That’s The Way Love Goes.” If you recognize the drums, you probably have heard Kanye West’s “Heard’em Say.”