New band of the day – No 745: Jay Electronica

This rapper is hailed in the US as a fast-rising urban legend, but his music hardly bowls you over with lyrical or musical inventionHometown: New Orleans.The lineup: Timothy Elpadaro Thedford (vocals, production).The background: Just when we'd got used to all the aliases and akas – no, not AKs – for Jay-Z (Hova, Jigga, Mr Beyoncé), here comes another rapping Jay with a panoply of pseudonyms, including Je'Ri Allah, Jay Elect, Jota Flowers, the Almighty Elohim and Style War Jay. A...

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