Dukes from the FullClip introduced me to Jay.
Mr. Electronica was not overwhelmingly received by the blogging community after his opening in NY at the Nokia Theatre.
He can rock the mic and we still have a lot in store from Jay Electronica. He is the reason I keep listening to hip hop.
I obviously wasn't the only one floored by the 31 year old New Orleans native's raw talent. Jay eventually caught the eye and ear of industry heavyweights such as Just Blaze, Erykah Badu and Nas amongst others who all have eventually collaborated with the MC all before he has even dropped an album.
Although Jay has attracted the attention of several established artists his "do it yourself" ethics are obviously still intact as he pieces together clips from old films or old rock videos to provide a visual for his backing tracks. On "Drugs and Bitches" Jay spits a venomous attack at cliché conventional rap subject matter yet still keeping a self deprecating tone throughout.
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