{"product_id":"play-make-believe","title":"Play.Make.Believe","description":"\u003cp\u003eAce Hashimoto is a contemporary R\u0026amp;B singer, songwriter, and producer whose smooth vocals, frequently applied to jazzy hip-hop inspired productions, resemble a distinctive cross between Pharrell Williams and Frank Ocean. The Chicago native has been active on the hip-hop scene, producing for SZA, Mac Miller, and Chance the Rapper amongst others before moving to Tokyo in 2017 to hone his songwriting \u0026amp; singing capabilities. While living in Japan, he wrote for two of the country's biggest acts in Exile and Crazyboy\/Elly of J-Soul Brothers and collaborated with fellow label-mate, Devin Morrison. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe following year, around the time he scored his first digital hit \u003ci\u003eNatural\u003c\/i\u003e feat. Moeshop -- acquiring over 2 million plays on Spotify -- Hashimoto began working on\u003ci\u003e Play.Make.Believe\u003c\/i\u003e, an album recorded over a 3 month span after returning to the United States. He was able to enlist the talents of pH-1 H.E.R producer, Lophile many more to assist in crafting this beautiful nod to his influences. The album's title, \u003ci\u003ePlay.Make.Believe\u003c\/i\u003e. comes from Hashimoto's acknowledgement of the music he grew up on as child and his effort to recreate that nostalgia for the future generation. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"NBN Records","offers":[{"title":"Black | LP","offer_id":50417284743499,"sku":"1125860","price":29.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/72983654-0997-433b-887e-ad5f436ea29e_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1726724609","url":"https:\/\/shop.roughtrade.com\/fr\/products\/play-make-believe","provider":"Rough Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}