Until it arrived on Thursday night in the midst of a pandemic, almost no one could assert one way or another whether Jay Electronica‘s album was actually going to appear. He — and his label, Jay Z’s ...

Jay Electronica remains enigmatic as ever, and his recent releases of music have been a delight for his fans, as evidenced by the online response. Just when it was assumed that Jay Electronica ...

Jay Electronica references Sean "Diddy" Combs and his legal issues in a lyric on his new album, A Written Testimony: Leaflets, which he surprise-dropped on Friday (September 19). On the song, "Four ...

Jay Electronica’s long-lost album Act II: The Patents of Nobility (The Turn) finally surfaced on major streaming platforms, reigniting hopes for new music. For those who’ve followed his winding career ...

With the New Orleans rapper making appearance on the new Ransom & Dave East tape, we take a look back at some of his best early songs. By Angel Diaz Jay Electronica has a guest verse on Ransom and ...

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.

The New Orleans rapper's long-awaited debut proves that no one overestimated his talent, but the man behind the curtain remains a mystery. Even as normal social life was grinding to a standstill, with ...

Hug your loved ones. Clear that bucket list. Shoot that shot. As if we needed any more signs that imminent doom is on the horizon, Jay Electronica, music’s foremost harbinger of societal collapse, has ...

At first, people were delighted. Then they were confused. Now, they’re starting to see a larger narrative take shape. But not everyone appreciates it. But Gordon, a true student of the genre he’s ...

She's got herself a little piece of heaven. “It’s a natural urge for computer buffs to perfect everything because they can, and we were very wary of that.” So said William Orbit in a July 1998 ...

Hip-hop artist Jay Electronica has finally dropped his debut album, A Written Testimony. NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with music writer Kiana Fitzgerald about a release over 10 years in the making. 2020 ...