Jim Legxacy Makes Music That Sounds Like Memory

Jim Legxacy Delivers a Brilliant Snapshot of Black British Culture

On “3x,” a standout track from London-based musician Jim Legxacy’s new mixtape Black British Music, the 2016 UK rap classic “Wanna Know,” by Dave — who is also featured on the song — serves as a thematic core. Legxacy’s vocals, sparkling and ethereal, suffused with emotion but never saccharine, give Dave’s iconic hook a new depth. It’s one of multiple references to the track on the tape — on “d.b.a.b.” Jim coos: “I don’t wanna know like the old …

Jim Legxacy Makes Music That Sounds Like Memory

The new album from the London rapper, singer and producer is a homage to the last two decades of Black British music.