BY TeV ‘95

Here’s the new Jay Electronica. If you don’t know by now, I support anything homey does, as long as he keeps coming hard.

Via Grandgood via Don’t Sweat The Technique, by way of SA

This is the vintage DSTT Jay Electronica mixtape The Interlude with added tracks as well as a new cover and new name.

Jay Electronica - Attack of the Clones / mixtape

1. Abracadabra
2. Retro Electro
3. Colors
4. Dealing
5. Girlfriend
6. The Cauldron
7. Posers
8. Spark Em Up
9. Trolley Stop
10. Walk With It Feat. Lil Flip
11. Attack of the Clones

BY TeV ‘95
If you can’t tell by now I am a big Jay Electronica fan. I will continue supporting him so long as he keeps pushing Hip Hop’s boundaries and creating great music.

In this interview Jay Electronica speaks about paying dues, his relationship with Erykah Badu, his collaborations with J Dilla, his associations with the Hipster crowd, the meaning of his staff, and what’s to come in 08-09.

Saw it first on Grandgood

Click here for a prior post and links to Jay Electronica’s music

BY TeV ‘95

Lets face it, most people are not buying music anymore. Why? It’s simple. Why would you buy something that you can get for free. In other words why would a fan buy an artists record when they can simply download it from the thousands of bloggers that are sharing music via file sharing sites. This an issue that the Music Industry needs to face, point blank.

While artists and record companies complain about the their fans disloyalty to the artist, they are failing to adapt to a new era of music consumption. It is beneficial for an artist or record labels to have as much exposure as possible. Yet Some still fail to see the value of having their music pirated or given away for free.

It may even be true that there is a positive correlation between illegal downloads/free give-aways and higher records sales.

Let’s take the example of Lil Wayne. Over the past few years, Wayne has been releasing an unprecedented amount of material which has either been given away for free, or illegally pirated via the internet and mix-tapes. His latest album release the Carter III, was leaked all over the internet, yet sold over a million copies in its first week release. The question is why? It is possible that the pirating of his music served as a marketing tool?
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BY TeV ‘95

Just heard about DJ Khalil’s new group The New Royales. DJ Khalil is the man behind Dr.Dre’s new work and has work with everyone from Jigga to Nas. His most recent banger is 50 Cent’s “Still Kill” ft Akon. This new joint “Poser” ft. Jay Electronica by his group The New Royales has caught my interest. This is definitely some alternative Hiphop that I would like to hear more of. Shouts to Grandgood for posting the link.

Click here to download the The New Royales - Poser feat. Jay Electronica

BY TeV ‘95

At a time where Hiphop is starving and most of its contents is redundant an uninspiring, it is hard to find the light in so much darkness. As soon as you were contemplating to turn your back on the culture and claim that Lil Wayne is the best rapper alive, I am happy to introduce to you Jay Electronica. To put it simply, Jay Electronica is a breath of fresh air. Read the rest of this entry