Jay Electronica Working on Act II

Even with his recent signing to Jay-Z’s Roc Nation, many people have been speculative as to whether or not Jay Electronica will ever actually release an album. Well, after a few months of silence, he released some behind-the-scenes footage from his studio in South Africa. While the video focuses mostly on LaTonya Givens, an African singer he currently is working with, it has rekindled the excitement in his fans to hear more from the WonderRhymer. Click through to watch…

Year in Review: Top 10 Albums of 2010

Welp, that’s it. The year 2010 is over, and what a rollercoaster it was. We lost many great musicians (R.I.P. Guru, Teddy Pendegras, Jay Reatard, Gregory Isaacs), but just as many stood up to take their place as the leaders of the next generation (Justin Bieber, Jackie Evancho, Odd Future).  T.I. got out of jail, made a terrible album, and then went back to jail. Lil’ Wayne and Gucci Mane got out of jail, while Lil Boosie got invited to stay a little longer. Erykah Badu & Ke$ha got naked, and Miley Cyrus acted like a bitch. Justin Timberlake did some acting, and Joaquin Phoenix did some rapping. Don’t ask or tell about Lady GaGa’s dress. M.I.A. got in trouble for eating truffle fries, and Willow Smith suffered a neck injury. Kanye West had a busy year: he apologized to George Bush and Taylor Swift, then un-apologized to Taylor, never apologized to Matt Lauer at all, made a movie, showed his dick, and joined Twitter. Susan Boyle emerged from the depths of… somewhere dark… and Bruno Mars failed. Cee Lo said “fuck” a lot, and Jay Electronica drank Mountain Dew. Pomplamoose made commercials, and Earl was kidnapped/died/incarerated/no one is really sure. Taylor Swift sold 1 million (bad) albums in a week, Eminem sold 3 million in 52 weeks, and no fucks were given. Oh, by the way, Lil B looks like Jesus. Phew. Glad that’s over.

Top 10 Breakout Artists of 2010

I just wanted to share this article I recently wrote for TheRapUp. Special thanks to Rizoh for giving me the opportunity to write on his site. So with a short introduction from Rizoh, here is my list of the Top 10 Breakout Artists of 2010:

There’s been a rash of rising hip-hop artists on the verge of stardom this year. Despite the bevy of so-called future stars, only a handful of them will still be around to hold interest next year. Here’s a countdown of 10 hip-hop artists that made a big splash in 2010. – Rizoh