Justin “Just Blaze” Smith has enjoyed one of the most fruitful runs of any producer in recent time. Thirteen years in, Just has worked with some of the industry’s best, providing heaters to a laundry list of acts over the past decade and more. Sitting down with Hard Knocks TV, Mr. Blaze gets chatty about […]
The full CDQ version of Jay Electronica’s “Dear Moleskine” is finally here. The melancholy but kicking track is produced by one Just Blaze and paired with yesterday’s release of the album’s artwork, it seems like Act II – The Patents of Nobility may really be dropping sometime in the near future after all. It’s still […]
The homie FWMJ just released some of Jay Electronica’s actual album cover art. Act II : The Patent Of Nobility, has been on the “coming soon,” shelf for the better part of three years now. But with artwork that actually exists, and Jay Elect-Hanukkah saying that the album is completed, maybe it is finally here. […]
Jay Electronica’s album has been shelved for so long, it is starting to become something of a legend…or myth, however you want to view it. But if you let ?uestlove tell it, the album does exist and Jay-Z does have it but there is a few hiccups. “I told Jay, ‘You ain’t getting that record […]
The mysterious New Orleans MC known as Jay Electronica has been known to get his legion of cult-like fans’ hopes up, but this time it seems that there is reason to get legitimately excited. Today, Jay Electronica took to his twitter account to announce that his long awaited album and Roc Nation debut, Act 2: […]
As part of New Balance’s ‘Excellent Makers’ documentary, we get a profile of Roc Nation’s Jay Electronica. The New Orleans MC spoke about his journey as well as his music origins. Jay Elec has always been a very mysterious artist, so it was very shocking to see him as part of this New Balance project. […]
Big Sean spoke on the late James “J Dilla” Yancey and the upcoming “Dilla Day” in his native Detroit. The G.O.O.D. Music MC spoke about carrying on Dilla’s legacy and the huge impact he’s made within various genres of music. Sean also expressed his admiration for the Detroit beatsmith, calling him a “Hometown Hero.” The late producer […]
Roc Nation Producer Jahlil Beats Talks 2012 Projects With Hip-Hop Wired During the reopening of the 40/40 Club in New York City, Hip-Hop Wired had the chance to speak briefly with Roc Nation heatmaker Jahlil Beats. Beats’ claim to fame thus far has been the meteoric rise of Meek Mill‘s “I’ma Boss.” The anthem is arguably […]
Styles P – “Ghost Blaze” The Ghost decided to go off on the instrumental to Jay Electronica’s “Exhibit B.” The D-Block representative was in the lab with Just Blaze, and the two are preparing to release some of the work that they’ve cooked up soon. Peep the tweet. Download Here
The Top 5 Hip-Hop Twitter Rants of 2011 Yesterday’s Twitter barrages by both Deiondra Sanders & Pill got us to thinking; which collection of “140 characters or less” shots were the best of 2011? As the year wraps up, it’s always good to reflect on the past, in order to make better decisions in […]
A lot of people take shots at Hov for his involvement, or lack thereof, with his artists. We’ve seen in the past, that several new artists are consumed by their “Boss(es),” and become lost. A few years ago we saw an artist released a “Classic” album, which we later found out wasn’t entirely written […]
