Top 10 to Watch For – #4 Jay Electronica
I have already done a post on Jay Electronica but in making a list of artists to watch for, it would be a crime to keep him off. He is a very interesting guy because he is incredibly talented yet seems to not collect on it much of the time. Despite being pressured to make a real album he hasn’t put anything out. A single was just released on iTunes but I am not sure it is new, from what I have read it leaked a long time ago. One thing I think is worth noting is that he releases his songs through web forums but rarely are they musical web forums. He has been known to put a link to his new song in a tech discussion (for example) and just watch it spread around the internet.
He is the real deal tho, his lyrics are incredible and his production is always on point. He displays all types of his musical knowledge throughout the different pieces he puts out. I will put a link to the free downloads I have found online but you can buy a couple of his songs on iTunes also.
Stop Sleeping!
August 22, 2009 at 8:48 AM
Saw him live last night and ran into him in person afterwords, besides being an excellent live performer he was one of the most friendly and down to earth guys I’d ever met. Jay’s gonna be big!
August 22, 2009 at 4:09 PM
That is sick dude, I saw him last year at Rock the Bells and after he performed he told the audience that he was gonna go smoke in a certain corner and that anyone who wanted to come could. He also gives out his phone # on twitter and talks with random fans haha
imma check him and Mos (which is the tour that you saw I assume) in Portland in late September.