Jay Electronica Disguised His Voice To Avoid Hip-Hop Prejudice

'I was embarrassed from being from the South,' he tells Mixtape Daily. By Shaheem Reid Jay Electronica Photo: MTV News The O.D.: A Mixtape Daily Exclusive Hearing the commanding voice of Jay Electronica on the microphone, one probably couldn't detect his New Orleans roots. Years ago, like many MCs from the South, Electronica experienced some hip-hop prejudice when people heard the Southern twang in his voice — so he started disguising it. "I would go somewhere — I would go to ...

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