Tuesday, June 2nd
Before he was known as “Jay Electronica”, he released his debut mixtape, The Awakening, in 2000, as “Je’Ri Allah”. Seven years later, in 2007, he released his first mixtape as “Jay Electronica”, Act I: Eternal Sunshine (The Pledge), via Myspace. It was downloaded over 50,000 times within its first month. That success and his catalog led to Electronica joining the Rock the Bells Tour in 2008, performing with fellow artists B.o.B, Wale, Santigold, and Tyga, alongside others. Later that year, producer Just Blaze and Jay Electronica selected songs for Guitar Center’s GAIN project, Fresh Cuts Vol. 3, and included a previously unnamed song, which Just Blaze named “Exhibit A (Transformations)”. The song would later be released as Electronica’s debut single in 2009. Born and raised in New Orleans, he first saw recognition with his single “Exhibit C” (2009), led fellow American rapper Jay-Z to sign Electronica to his Roc Nation label—following a multi-label bidding war—in 2010. – via artist wiki
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