Your Guide to the Extended Mythology of Jay Electronica, Rap’s Great Mystery

When he first emerged from the depths of the internet, Jay Electronica seemed to be a project about ambition. The enigmatic New Orleans rapper’s origin story, as told in a little late-2000s sketch called “Departure,” takes place in the aftermath of a friend’s murder. He recounts: “Last night, I was across the tracks With Freddie […]