Jay Electronica’s surprise project, A Written Testimony: Leaflets, dropped on his 49th birthday. The sharp set of seven songs deepens his ongoing mix of mysticism, conspiracy, and lyrical bravado.

With its ambient soundscape and Jay Elect’s metaphysical poetry, “Letter to Mars” lives up to its name. Engulfed in nocturnal space, the 49-year-old sounds like a monk rapping from a void: “My skin ...

Jay Electronica has fans convinced that new music may be on the horizon following the wide release of his beloved Act II: The Patents of Nobility (The Turn) album. Indeed, as of this writing, Act II, ...

Sean “Diddy” Combs shared a message about hip-hop, and he used his spot on Jay Electronica's new album to deliver it. The incarcerated music mogul appears on the intro track "Abracadabra" to ...

The first time I traveled to Red Hook, it was for a Jay Electronica show, in the summer of 2010. He was performing in Red Hook Park, a free concert hosted by SummerStage, the first one of the season.

On the heels of his triumphant return with the release of Star Line, Grammy-winning independent innovator Chance the Rapper has unveiled the official video for “Just a Drop,” his soulful collaboration ...

On Monday’s (Mar. 16) episode of #EverydayStruggle, Nadeska, Wayno and DJ Akademiks kick off the show discussing the latest updates in the Coronavirus pandemic. Next, the EDS crew shares their ...

And with his recent flurry of activity, the spitter out of New Orleans has thrown down the creative and lyrical gauntlet. We picked 10 standout lyrical performances across those releases. Jay Elect’s ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Jay-Z, Charlotte Gainsbourg, The-Dream, and more are all featured on Act II. As fans know, the album opens with “Real Magic,” ...