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Tyler Perry Fires Back At Fans Over Kim Kardashian Casting [The Urban Daily]

Why We Must Save ‘Community’: The Venn Diagram [Uproxx]

Do Not Let David J. Stern Fool You [The Sports Fan Journal] Read the rest of this entry »

Jay Electronica’s preparing to release new audio today, if we’re going off his words posted on October 9th. Read the rest of this entry »

“I was raised by America, Had a baby with Erykah, N*ggas started expecting the god to dress funny…”

Jay Electronica took to his Tumblr to toss listeners a bone. Read the rest of this entry »

Is he in the studio, making a classic? Uploading Act II onto Megaupload? Is he set to appear on the current season of Treme? Did he start a supergroup with Rakim and Big Daddy Kane? Read the rest of this entry »

Every Jay Electronica record reveals something about him and every few months we, as his loyal audience, walk in his footsteps, accompanying him through his enigmatic, yet very intriguing life. “Dimethyltriptamine” isn’t a new track, but since the rate that his music drips through the faucet is comparable to the movement of a glacier, even rehashing an older song with a newly unearthed video is refreshing. Read the rest of this entry »

Oh, the new age Betty Davis, we all love her with the voice sounding like sweet nectar of the gods and the mystique she carries. Creative Control cues to the cameras whilst Ms. Badu sings New Amerykah’s “Fall In Love” and…it just feels like she’s a siren, woo’ing both me and Jay Electronica. Probably moreso him than me. Read the rest of this entry »

When the news broke that Jay Electronica was Roc Nation’s newest signee, the popular school of thought was that instead of the only annual song releases we’d become accustomed to would be replaced with yearly albums. But of course, he’s handily gone completely ninja again since dropping “The Announcement,” a four something minute snippet of “Shiny Suit Theory” and a Guru tribute in a span of two weeks. Read the rest of this entry »

Let the annual Jay Electronica anticipation begin to boil anew as the wheels are officially in motion for the enigmatic emcee to hopefully put the rap world in a vice grip in 2011. During a recent set in Toronto, The Come Up Show caught up with the Mr. Electronica, discussing everything from the multiple projects he’s currently working on to the therapeutic nature of crafting rhymes. Read the rest of this entry »

Well, it looks like choosing Jay-Z over Diddy is doing more for Jay Electronica than just forcing him to put out more than one record per year. He’s now secured himself a Mountain Dew endorsement that serves as the icing on the cake. Although he’s still a relatively unknown in the commerical world, I’d say it is a good starting point, and if the execs are satisfied, then there’s definitely potential for him to rep the big guns. Read the rest of this entry »

Why would Jay Electronica release a tribute to Guru many months after the man’s passing? Because he’s Jay Electronica, that’s why. Read the rest of this entry »

– Jay Electronica exorcised the ghost Christopher Wallace & got down with the nation of Roc. History suggests he made the right move. It remains to be seen how it affects his career in the long run, but the short term yield benefited the fans.

– Girl Talk shut the internet down on Monday with his aptly-titled All Day.

– Donovan signed a new deal and promptly added more fuel to the ire of Redskin fans before the ink could even dry. Read the rest of this entry »

While most artists tend to hate being pressured by label-induced deadlines, this may be just what the doctor prescribed for Jay Electronica. After his sudden announcement yesterday, the man who hurt Diddy’s delicate feelings is putting hip-hop on notice once again, this time by featuring new labelmate Dr. Hov and nurse The-Dream on “Shiny Suit Theory.” Read the rest of this entry »

For his first act as a Roc Nation superhero, Jay Electronica wastes no time in getting his CDQ inaugural address out to the world after being sworn in. As expected, the coronation is a highly celebrated, metaphorical hypothesis. Read the rest of this entry »

As an artist, the only thing more frustrating than being sidelined from a puny buzz is being sidelined because your buzz drew the interest of a major label. Wealthy as they may be, most are still in the beta stage of harnessing new age talent. Too often, burgeoning talent see their momentum come to a standstill because the label needs that heat and wants the artist’s next move under their umbrella, no matter the cost. In Jay Electronica’s case, Read the rest of this entry »

As late career renaissances go, Ski Beatz’ has to be one of the most unexpected. Nevertheless, the man behind “Dead Presidents” rise from the ashes has nothing to do with luck, but rather an ability to consistently craft pristine tracks for young MCs like Curren$y and Jay Electronica. Having gotten his mojo back, Beatz steps out of the background and into the spotlight with his own album, 24 Hour Karate School. The result is easily one of best exhibitions of the year. Read the rest of this entry »