In a season of calamities both global and local, a reclusive hip-hop oracle resurfaces with a flood of new music.

Jay Electronica’s surprise project, A Written Testimony: Leaflets, dropped on his 49th birthday. The sharp set of seven songs deepens his ongoing mix of mysticism, conspiracy, and lyrical bravado.

Welcome to Listening Habits, a column where I share the music I’ve been fixated on recently. Let’s talk about Bars, son. What is the state of Bars in 2025? Do they still exist? Do they matter? Jay ...

Now Hear This is a monthly A&R column that provides you with exciting new sounds we discovered through the innovative new ...

New Orleans-based rapper Mystikal faces life in prison after being indicted on a charge of first-degree rape from an alleged incident in July 2022. 13 days ago With its ambient soundscape and Jay ...

And with his recent flurry of activity, the spitter out of New Orleans has thrown down the creative and lyrical gauntlet. We picked 10 standout lyrical performances across those releases. Jay Elect’s ...

Sean “Diddy” Combs shared a message about hip-hop, and he used his spot on Jay Electronica's new album to deliver it. The incarcerated music mogul appears on the intro track "Abracadabra" to ...

A U.S. Air Force veteran’s recent statements on key incidents involving UFOs, more commonly referred to at the governmental level nowadays as UAPs, are prominently featured in a song off Jay ...

Jay Electronica made a stunning comeback by dropping a surprise album on his birthday. On Friday, September 19, the revered lyricist delivered his third studio album, A Written Testimony: Leaflets via ...

Jay-Z is back in the spotlight thanks to recent remarks from Taylor Swift and Damon Dash regarding their views on the mogul.