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Roc Nation's Jay Electronica has confessed to what delayed his long-awaited solo album debut and revealed why he felt more focused in 2014 than ever before. #riseabove
According to Jay Elect, drugs played a huge part into what derailed his music-making over the past few years.
“I backslid for awhile. I got into drugging and drinking and smoking. But now I’m back reformed, all praises due to Allah. I just wanted to come out today — clean, sober and with my family, taking control of my life and taking control of the game.” (Revolt TV)
Despite the growing speculation, Jay Elect denied his delayed debut would arrive on July 12 earlier this year.
In an album discussion thread on the hip-hop forum KanyeToThe, Jay surprised fans and answered some Q’s about the highly anticipated work. After one fan asked if the album was coming on July 12, after the Roc Nation rapper posted a cryptic tweet that was later deleted and apparently read, “ps, we are going to try and burst the heavens open on July 12th”, he replied, “No sir.. but i promise you its coming this year and I’m about to heat the game up and charge the particles so high..” (VIBE)
Last September, reports claimed Jay Elect shut down a reporter when inquired about his long-awaited album’s release date.
The interviewer did get a chance to ask Jay about a possible release date for the long-anticipated Act II, the real question every Jay Electronica fan wants to ask the New Orleans native. In response, Jay merely smirked before saying, “She’s trying to put me on the spot. The album comes out on the day that it comes out.” And with that, the interview was over. So to recap, Jay Electronica may or may not be done with Act II, it may or may not be “his time,” and we will likely be left in the lurch for at least another year. Typical. (Complex)
One of the album’s contributing producers previously said Jay Elect’s LP was going through its final stages.
Jeymes Samuel, also know by his stage name The Bullitts, has revealed that Jay Electronica’s long delayed album is nearing completion. Samuel is one of the producers on the Jay-Z-signed rapper’s debut release. Speaking to NME, the English artist said: “Honestly, it’s in the last stages of recording. It’s just tinkering. Just putting the final… you know when a builder builds a house? And when he’s finished the walls he gives them one little brush over like a once over? And then the album will be done.” (NME)
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