For most artists, a major label debut is preceded by the release of a mixtape -- or several

-- but buzzing rapper Josh Baze will drop his first complete body of work as a self-titled album before ever releasing a tape.

Guided by his manager and producer Griffin Guess, who created hits for Kanye West's 'Graduation' album.

The Brooklyn rhymer feels confident that his debut will be a success, as soon as people have a chance to listen closely.
"For my demo, I sent out a few 30-second tracks so I've never had an opportunity to have people hear my music in its entirety,"

Baze tells The BoomBox. "This will be the first time that people actually hear what I have to say."

And despite his recent emergence on the scene -- to date, he's released three singles 'We Made It,' 'Hollyhood' and 'Peroxide' --

Baze has already drawn comparisons to respected artists such as Jay-Z and Ne-Yo. "It's not everyday that a kid from Brooklyn gets compared to the greats," he says humbly, noting that he grew up in the same neighborhood as Hov.

The 'Josh Baze' album will easily appeal to a wide range of musical tastes, according to the performer. "I have R&B, pop, hip-hop and all different sounds on the album, so I think it's going to break out all over,"

he shares, detailing features from Jamie Foxx and cult favorite producer-DJ deadmau5. To top off an already promising start in the industry, Baze had the chance to team up with legendary director Hype Williams to shoot the video for his album's lead single,

'We Made It,' which The BoomBox will premiere the behind-the-scenes clip for on Tuesday (Oct. 11). We caught up with the MC on the set of his video in Brooklyn to get the scoop on where he's been and where he's going.