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Showing posts with label Jay Electronica. Show all posts
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Wednesday, June 30, 2010
Friday, June 25, 2010
Rick Ross, Jay Electronica, Diddy, J. Cole & More Remember Michael Jackson
Rappers Rick Ross, Jay Electronica, Diddy, J. Cole and more have reflected on the legacy of Michael Jackson on the one year anniversary of his passing.
Writing via Twitter, Rick Ross posted an image of the music icon from his childhood.
"rip mj...in this pic seems he seen something..at early age!!greatest of all time!! http://twitpic.com/1zrdhm"
Jay Elect remembered the effect Jackson had on the world.
"Michael Jackson's presence and energy here on earth was so strong, it don't even feel like he left."
Diddy said he was still in disbelief Jackson had passed away.
"Can't believe its been a year without the legend... He lives on forever in our hearts + spirit!! RIP MICHAEL!!!"
Actress Lauren London paid homage to the singer's memory.
"RT @MiO_MyO: "Born to amuse to inspire & delight. Here 1 day, gone 1 night" RIP to the genius, selfless humanitarian, King of Entertainment MJ, I love u"
Speaking in an interview, J. Cole gave his thoughts on what Jackson meant to music.
"He literally gave his life to entertainment. He couldn't live a normal life because of that," said rising MC J. Cole, referring to the intense fame the star grappled with for most of his life. "That's how much he loved to do this."
Jackson passed away one year ago from medical complications.
On the afternoon of June 25, 2009, while in the middle of rehearsing for a series of 50 concerts, Jackson collapsed. He was rushed to the UCLA Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead at the age of 50. His death was later ruled a homicide, the result of ingesting a lethal amount of prescription drugs.
Thursday, June 3, 2010
RZA Responds To Jay Electronica, Defends Controversial Southern Remarks
Wu-Tang Clan's RZA has responded Jay Electronica's recent claims that he made ignorant comments about the south.
RZA claimed he was merely referencing the unbalanced level of education in the country.
"I was speaking on the education level in the South, how brothers drop out ... in the sixth grade -- some of them because they have to go to work, some of them because of the poverty, some because they're not interested in the education system... I was speaking on the education level in the South, how brothers drop out ... in the sixth grade -- some of them because they have to go to work, some of them because of the poverty, some because they're not interested in the education system...If anybody got a question of what I say, they can ask me. I fear no man. I fear no MC's talent," he said. "But I definitely know when you young, you feel a certain way. At one point, we as Wu-Tang was like, 'The whole industry is wack besides Wu-Tang.' That was our energy, our spirit."
Electronica made his issues with RZA public during an interview last month.
"Particularly, RZA, I love RZA and I love the Wu-Tang, but I remember RZA -- he said some real ridiculous stupid, ignorant things about the South," Jay explained in an interview. "And he's from Ohio or something like that about New York from another place. I don't give a f*ck where you're from, whether you were born and raised in Brooklyn, where's your grandparents from? Where's your great grandparents from? He was saying something to the effect of like, they were talking about the down South music and I think Lil Jon was big at the time -- he was talking about the lyricism and quality of music. He was saying, 'Yeah, we were doing this a long time ago,' but then when you start talking about the intelligence level, which is a very unwise thing to do and is very disrespectful, because you're running around saying all these things -- this is the first time I'm ever saying this publicly too, peace on RZA he's a great brother [but] also, RZA, you said some crazy wild sh*t...I put it in a record called 'I Feel Good' which I did a long, long time ago."
This also caused a minor spark with New York radio personality DJ Kay Slay.
"What happened in the past happened and the South is eating now and you got on," Slay said. "Why you keep bringing up old foolishness and keep throwing New York up? I'm taking offense because when Ludacris came around before his first album dropped, he came to my crib to freestyle. T.I. when he first came out came to my crib to freestyle; he asked me to bring him on BET his first time around. 8Ball's first time when he came to New York, I took him through Harlem. You're using these people like no one in New York supported the South and everybody was dogging them [and] that never was the case."
The deejay later wrote via Twitter denying his comments were meant to encourage a beef.
"Why yall internet n*gga act like yall dont know the difference Between BEEF and cats SPEAKING THEIR MIND. No threats no shots fired!!"
"@JayElectronica Its all Good Sun.. it aint nothin but grown man convo... These 85%ers are takin it somewhere else...peace."
Check out Jay Electronica speaking on RZA below:
Thursday, May 27, 2010
Diddy Says Jay Electronica Is An "Endangered" Emcee, "He Represents Real Hip-Hop"
Bad Boy Records CEO Diddy recently talked about what draws him to rap newcomer Jay Electronica and why his relationship with Rick Ross is deeper than rap.
From Puff's perspective, Jay Elect provides some of the realest hip-hop in today's rap game.
"Jay Electronica is one of Hip-Hop's dopest emcee's," Diddy said in an interview. "He represents Real Hip-Hop, which is like an endangered species right now; as far as that gutter gutter (sound). And Rick Ross has always been one of my favorite emcee's since he started. We have many things in common from different styles to how we hear the music. We have a certain chemistry and friendship. It's really organic. I think that he is a brand that should be bigger than he is now. We've already started being involved in his management to help make it happen for him."
Earlier this month, Jay denied being managed by Diddy.
"Puff is my man," Jay said in an interview. Puff is going to be involved. I've been knowing him a while before people know who I was. I sought him out in 2004. At the moment I'm not contractually tied to anything right now. He's not a manager. My manager is Angela Yee. Let me ask you something. On a scale of 1 to 10, how big is the news of Diddy allegedly being my manager?"
Jay recently spoke with SOHH about getting Diddy's input for his new "Ghost of Christopher Wallace" track.
"I got the beat from somebody on Twitter," he told SOHH. "I was accepting beats over ichat and that was one of the tracks I got from a producer. Quincy Tones was his name and I called up Puff just to get some feedback on it. He was like 'Yo, it's crazy, let's go.' So we went to the studio and did it. I was really just trying to invoke the energy of Big on it so that's why we call it the 'Ghost of Christopher Wallace.' I don't know [if it'll end up on a project]. It was just a song. I was inspired to do it when I heard the music and we just put it out. I aint really to into... I like giving. I like giving stuff away."
Rick Ross has also credited Diddy for helping him in decision making.
"It was the even bigger and better things that are on the horizon, which continue to present themselves every day -- things I never considered up to this point. Book deals, now we're considering liquor endorsements, clothing lines, films, books. Me and F. Gary Gray [who directed Ross' "Super High" video] are talking about doing some things. I just wanna make sure I make the right decisions when those opportunities present themselves...We went through so many records. Just to hear [Diddy's] input down to the smallest things, you know: percussions and snares and the production of the production. That's what I want. That's what I respect."
Check out some recent Diddy footage below:
Tuesday, May 18, 2010
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Friday, May 14, 2010
DJ Kay Slay Questions Jay Electronica's NY Remarks, Promises "No Shots Fired!!"
New York radio personality DJ Kay Slay has addressed Jay Electronica's recent remarks about rappers from the Big Apple and denied being involved in a beef with the Southern emcee.
Slay initially addressed Jay's remarks on radio station Hot 97 last night (May 13).
"What happened in the past happened and the South is eating now and you got on," Slay said. "Why you keep bringing up old foolishness and keep throwing New York up? I'm taking offense because when Ludacris came around before his first album dropped, he came to my crib to freestyle. T.I. when he first came out came to my crib to freestyle; he asked me to bring him on BET his first time around. 8Ball's first time when he came to New York, I took him through Harlem. You're using these people like no one in New York supported the South and everybody was dogging them [and] that never was the case."
The deejay later wrote via Twitter denying his comments were meant to spark a beef.
" Why yall internet n*gga act like yall dont know the difference Between BEEF and cats SPEAKING THEIR MIND. No threats no shots fired!!"
"@JayElectronica Its all Good Sun.. it aint nothin but grown man convo... These 85%ers are takin it somewhere else...peace."
Jay Elect also went onto Twitter to clear the air.
"stop trying to stir up beef btwn me & @RealDjKayslay. i was only expressing my feelings like he was. at the end of the day we family."
"i love Kay Slay & when it all boils down to the gristle, you can hear and feel my love for ny in my music."
"but that aint gon stop me from saying how i genuinely feel and telling the stories of my experiences."
Earlier this week, Jay revealed his past issues with New York rapper RZA.
"Particularly, RZA, I love RZA and I love the Wu-Tang, but I remember RZA -- he said some real ridiculous stupid, ignorant things about the South," Jay explained in an interview. "And he's from Ohio or something like that about New York from another place. I don't give a f*ck where you're from, whether you were born and raised in Brooklyn, where's your grandparents from? Where's your great grandparents from? He was saying something to the effect of like, they were talking about the down South music and I think Lil Jon was big at the time -- he was talking about the lyricism and quality of music. He was saying, 'Yeah, we were doing this a long time ago,' but then when you start talking about the intelligence level, which is a very unwise thing to do and is very disrespectful, because you're running around saying all these things -- this is the first time I'm ever saying this publicly too, peace on RZA he's a great brother [but] also, RZA, you said some crazy wild sh*t...I put it in a record called 'I Feel Good' which I did a long, long time ago."
Check out Jay Electronica speaking on RZA below:
Monday, May 3, 2010
Game Speaks On Jay Electronica, "I Haven't Heard Anyone Spit Like Him Since Nas"
West Coast rapper Game officially co-signed Jay Electronica and likened the emcee to rap veteran Nas.
Game said he is including Jay on his upcoming R.E.D. Album.
"He just randomly popped up in L.A. and we went into the studio," Game said about meeting Jay. "Originally, I had studio time, but then I had to record for Dr. Dre, so Puffy and Swizz Beatz crashed my session. When I got back, Swizz did a hook, then Jay did a verse and killed it. Jay tried to be humble and tell me, "You bodied me," but I wasn't having it. The things that come out of his mouth are crazy. I haven't heard anyone spit like him since Nas."
Nas, too, has publicly praised Electronica's emcee skills.
"Ah man, it's love man," Nas said about rappers co-signing him as a main influence in their music. "It never ceases to amaze me, I'm just happy that I'm here and I'm happy that all the other dudes are out there. I'm inspired by all the guys you're probably talking about. I'm inspired by them too...It's all good, there's all kinds of things going on now, it's always shifting. One area of the world will dominate rap music and then Mid-West and The South and The West, it just rotates and everybody gets their say. [For new artists?] Jay Electronica, I'm really, I'm digging him right now."
While Jay is slated to appear on R.E.D., Game recently said Nicki Minaj did not make his album.
"No [she's not on the album]. She was supposed to be and then we didn't make it happen fast enough and then the song got leaked though and it was a wrap. She's the most potent, new female hip-hop artist and we got one on this [West] side called Canary, she's dope and on the mixtape so be on the look-out for her...[Ashanti] can sing her a** off. Anything she sings sounds like radio material, so that's crazy."
Earlier this year, Game talked about wanting to collaborate with pop superstar Lady Gaga.
"I'm trying to get [Interscope co-founder and chairman] Jimmy Iovine to throw me in the studio with Lady Gaga," he explained in an interview. "She's a rebel, and I go against the grain every day, so, if it happens, it'll be monumental for the state of music...Dre and I have always been on the same team, I've just been too wild for him at times. He's older and legendary and he's been through enough drama in his career and doesn't have to jump into my drama. So, I understood that and why he pulled back."
The R.E.D. Album is scheduled to drop Tuesday, June 15th.
Check out a recent Game interview below:
Sunday, May 2, 2010
Jay Electronica Explains "Ghost of Christopher Wallace" Track, "I Was Really Trying To Invoke The Energy Of B.I.G."
After Friday's release of his "Ghost of Christopher Wallace" song, Jay Electronica hit up SOHH during the Converse Band of Ballers tournament in Atlanta to explain where the Notorious B.I.G. reference track stemmed from.
Jay Elect said the production came from a randomly selected Twitter follower.
"I got the beat from somebody on Twitter," he told SOHH. "I was accepting beats over ichat and that was one of the tracks I got from a producer. Quincy Tones was his name and I called up Puff just to get some feedback on it. He was like "Yo, it's crazy, let's go." So we went to the studio and did it. I was really just trying to invoke the energy of Big on it so that's why we call it the 'Ghost of Christopher Wallace.' I don't know [if it'll end up on a project]. It was just a song. I was inspired to do it when I heard the music and we just put it out. I aint really to into... I like giving. I like giving stuff away."
The song debuted on New York radio personality Angela Yee's show.
Jay Electronica and Diddy sparked a little buzz, and a little mixed reaction, when it was announced they would be working together. Word has it that although Diddy wanted to sign Jay Electronica in the past, Jay declined. This time however, one of hip hop's most talked about MCs has linked with one of hip hop's most talkative hypeman, and the result, the oddly-titled (and apparently unfinished) "Ghost of Christopher Wallace", was debuted on Angela Yee's show.
Jay also said his song was more so about sparking the energy of a rapper.
But Jay Elect said the song was meant to inspire a mood more than serve as a tribute to the slain rap superstar. "I like a lot of the music that's out [now], but I don't get excited like I used to get about rap music," he told Shade 45 morning host Angela Yee. "More often than not when I click on new music and it feels good and I like it, it can be good, it can be great, but I don't necessarily get that feeling I used to get. I just think when Big was around, that time period when people used to rhyme, it was more than just the rhyme and the skill, it was the spirit of the person that you could tap in to. I really wanted to invoke that energy."
In addition to Puff, Electronica has also received a co-sign from rap veteran Nas.
"Ah man, it's love man," Nas said about rappers co-signing him as a main influence in their music. "It never ceases to amaze me, I'm just happy that I'm here and I'm happy that all the other dudes are out there. I'm inspired by all the guys you're probably talking about. I'm inspired by them too...It's all good, there's all kinds of things going on now, it's always shifting. One area of the world will dominate rap music and then Mid-West and The South and The West, it just rotates and everybody gets their say. [For new artists?] Jay Electronica, I'm really, I'm digging him right now."
Check out Jay Electronica's "Ghost of Christopher Wallace" below:
Thursday, April 1, 2010
Q-Tip On Jay Electronica's Rap Impact, "I Think He Is The Future"
Rap veteran Q-Tip recently gave his opinion of hip-hop newcomer Jay Electronica and explained why the emcee's buzz is more than just hype.
Tip also confirmed reports that he has a new album in the works.
"Jay Electronica. I think he is the future," Tip said in an interview about rap newcomers. "I think he is the sh*t. Hopefully we can continue to go in that direction of cats like him and Lupe [Fiasco]. Hopefully, we can get more musical and less critical and opinionated...My solo sh*t is on deck for sometime this year. I can't reveal what the name of it is just yet but I'm real excited about it. So for all the people that f*cked with the Renaissance and knew what it was, or for those who are just finding out now -- we going to come crazy on this one. And the Nas sh*t is going to be f*cking bananas. Look for that at the end of the year."
Fellow New York rapper Nas has also co-signed Jay.
"It never ceases to amaze me, I'm just happy that I'm here and I'm happy that all the other dudes are out there. I'm inspired by all the guys you're probably talking about. I'm inspired by them too...It's all good, there's all kinds of things going on now, it's always shifting. One area of the world will dominate rap music and then Mid-West and The South and The West, it just rotates and everybody gets their say. [For new artists?] Jay Electronica, I'm really, I'm digging him right now."
Last December, rap mogul Diddy predicted Electronica's sound would dominate 2010.
"Attention all djs attention all djs. I'm about to post 1 of the hottest most authentic hip hoprecords of 2010!!! Just for real hip hop djs," he wrote Wednesday (December 30). "This is a record i will be promotin in 2010. My brother @jayelectronica - Exhibit C It deserves to be play on the radio! http://fblz.in/K3h4 @jayelectronica will be the breakout MC one of 2010!!!! Real hip hop!!! Artistic hip hop that's saying something!!! SAY SOMETHING!!! Rt pls! Retweet this pls!!!. My brother @jayelectronica - Exhibit C It deserves to be play on the radio! Click here http://fblz.in/K3h4 let's go!"
Earlier this month, Jay spoke on hip-hop prejudice and being uncomfortable with his Southern roots.
"I have to admit, you know, a few years ago, I wouldn't have admitted this -- or maybe I wouldn't have been conscious of it in a way to admit or be embarrassed -- but in my earlier years from when I first left home, I was embarrassed from being from the South," he explained in an interview. "Not in general, but as a rapper because all of the negative things that people in the States put on the South. Like, 'The South, they're slow. They move slow, they think slow, they're less intelligent. They're less exposed, they're underexposed, they're more sheltered.' So as a rapper -- I've been rapping since I was 10 years old -- I always had a feeling of 'I'm gonna show you' because we down here doing it. Not that I was embarrassed necessarily -- I don't know if that's the correct word -- but I know that when I left home, if someone had heard my accent and heard where I was from, the door was immediately closed."
Check out a recent Jay Electronica interview below:
Wednesday, March 31, 2010
Jae Millz Heats Up XXL Freshmen Controversy, "Why Wasn't Jay Electronica On The Top 10 Cover?"
Young Money's Jae Millz may have added fuel to the fire by naming more artists he feels should have made XXL Magazine's Freshmen 2010 listing.
Writing via Twitter, Millz suggested artists like Jay Electronica and Waka Flocka Flame deserved a spot on the magazine's annual cover.
"im gettin tired of everybody with this XXL Freshman sh*t!! Smfh," he wrote Wednesday (March 31). " S.O 2 EVERYBODY that was on da Top 10 Cover!! but i only kno @nipseyhussle @JColeNC @jayrock @realwizkhalifa & OJ!! & So do YOU! Happy now? its no hate & i have no malice toward any of the Top 10 Freshmen!! I wish them ALL the best!! but i am a HUMAN.. & we ALL have OPINIONS! #Random why wasn't @jayelectronica on the XXL Top 10 Freshmen cover???? Don't worry.. I'll wait......... #OnSomeGSh*t my homie @IMGUDDAGUDDA shouldve made that cover too!!.. Along with @WakaFlocka1017 don't baleev me? #AskDaStreets I said what i said....Thats that!!!.. Now get over it!! Life goes on... Well @ least mines does. Yall fail 2 realize, THIS IS FUN!! im a jokester @ heart that just happens 2 know how 2 put words 2gether creatively!! Dont do it lol"
Eariier this week, footage of Millz talking about the cover made headlines.
"I don't feel no sort of way about me not being in the Top 10 but can't no n*gga tell me that my n*gga Vado ain't supposed to be on that cover or on the flip cover of that XXL Top 10 Freshmen issue," Millz said in an interview. "Can't nobody tell me that, and if you do want to argue with me, you can argue with me about anything because I only know five n*ggas out of the ten n*ggas on that cover. And my ears [are] to the streets...I'm not even gonna say the name of the n*ggas I know, that's gonna single n*ggas out or whatever, but n*ggas know whose supposed to be on that cover and n*ggas know who ain't supposed to be on that f*cking cover."
Nipsey Hussle addressed the controversy on Twitter.
'N*ggaz got they pantys in a bunch over that xxl cover....," he wrote Tuesday (March 30) night. "and 4 tha record if u been rappin 10 years and ain't drop yet....its over! -Nh."
When asked his opinion, J. Cole said he understood Millz's stance on the situation.
"I haven't," Cole said when asked if he was familiar with Vado. "But I did see that -- I heard he co-signed him. I don't know who in particular he was talking about and I don't know him but if that's his opinion, that's his opinion. Like, that's how I feel. I don't feel any type of ill will towards him for saying that, if that's how he feels, he's sticking up for his man there. That's what it is but I feel like whoever is on that cover would beg to differ. I personally, it don't matter to me because I know what I deserve and what I don't deserve. I know what I work for. But I feel like, I don't know, everybody on that cover could make that case, if you ask them."
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