On October 5, 2020, Jay Electronica announced via Twitter that his previously unreleased album, Act II: The Patents of Nobility (The Turn), was available for streaming on Tidal after the album had surfaced online two days prior. On February 7, 2020, Jay Electronica announced via Twitter the completion of his album, A Written Testimony, which was recorded over a 40-day period. Though fans and critics anticipated a full-length debut, Electronica's output in the subsequent decade consisted of several collaborations and non-album solo songs. Just Blaze would later (October 27, 2009) debut ' Exhibit C' on Tony Touch's Sirius Radio program, where it quickly caught on, making its way to terrestrial radio stations like New York's Hot 97 and spawning artist remixes from MCs AZ, N.O.R.E, Saigon, Joell Ortiz and others.Ī bidding war ensued with Jay finally signing (November 12, 2010) with Roc Nation. 3 and included a (previously unnamed) song which Just Blaze named 'Exhibit A (Transformations).' Later that year, producer Just Blaze and Jay Electronica selected songs for Guitar Center's GAIN project, Fresh Cuts Vol. That success and his catalog led to Electronica joining the Rock the Bells Tour in 2008. In 2007, Jay Electronica released his first mixtape, Act I: Eternal Sunshine (The Pledge), via MySpace. Electronica was struck by 'all the now hiring signs because of the Olympics.' In Atlanta, he accepted the teachings of Elijah Muhammad via the Five-Percent Nation before moving on to becoming a registered member of the Nation of Islam at its headquarters in Chicago. Augustine High School.Įlectronica left New Orleans as a young adult in the late 1990s with the intention of moving to New York City but took a stop in Atlanta. He grew up in the Magnolia Projects in New Orleans, Louisiana's 3rd Ward and attended the all-boys catholic high school St. Inspired by LL Cool J, Jay Electronica began rapping at the age of 10.

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