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Jay Electronica Signs to Roc Nation

blame it on Shake November 12, 2010


Photo: SpecialKiran.

Yes, you read it right (sorry Diddy) and miss info comes through with more, well… info.

Earlier I spoke to Jay E. about the big news, and his plans. He said that the actual contract was signed on Saturday, after a few weeks of intense daily communication and creative courtship. How did it start? With a chance meeting at the Spotted Pig. How did Electronica know Hov was serious? His second replay email came attached with a verse. That ended up becoming the Jay Electronica and Jay-Z collaboration “Shiny Suit Theory” (featuring French chanteuse Charlotte Gainsbourg and The-Dream).

There’s irony in the fact Jay-Z appears on a Jay Elec song that’s based on Diddy’s description of Jay Elec. Because Diddy has been mentoring and courting Jay for over a year, in the hopes of signing him as well. Electronica insists he values everything Puff contributed and hopes to have him involved in his career, but said “Jay-Z made me an offer I couldn’t refuse. And I have the freedom I need too.” The natural of the underground, the anti-establishment, the independent artist is rapidly changing…so I’m anxious to see what happens when Jay the conglomerate and Jay the mystic mix commerce and art.

Hopefully this means we’ll actually get Act II after all! Hit the jump for a preview of Jay-Z’s verse on Shiny Suit Theory and an a capella verse from Jay Elect.

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DOWNLOAD: Jay Electronica – Shiny Suit Theory f. Jay-Z, Charlotte Gainsbourg & The-Dream [Snippet]