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Jay Electronica

Timothy Elpadaro Thedford (born September 19, 1976), better known by his stage name Jay Electronica, is an American hip hop recording artist and ... More »Timothy Elpadaro Thedford (born September 19, 1976), better known by his stage name Jay Electronica, is an American hip hop recording artist and record producer. Jay Electronica first gained significant attention after the release of the musical composition Act I: Eternal Sunshine (the pledge), made available on a MySpace page in 2007. It is nine continuous minutes of music, without drums, built from Jon Brion's soundtrack to the film Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind. In late 2009 he released two songs, both produced by Just Blaze, "Exhibit A (Transformations)" and "Exhibit C" the latter of which won won a Sucker Free Summit Award for Instant Classic. On November 12, 2010, it was announced Jay Electronica had become an official member of Jay-Z's Roc Nation record label. Thedford was born on September 19, 1976, in the Magnolia Projects of New Orleans, a place where the crime rate was infamous throughout the country before 2005, when the projects were flooded during Hurricane... [ Wikipedia ]

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Bitter Twitter war between Ben Goldsmith and his wife's 'rapper lover' breaks out again as Jay Elect...

U.S. rapper Jay Electronica, who allegedly the Rothschild heiress' lover, told Mr Goldsmith to 'stop acting like a b***h'. Rapper Jay Electronica who is believed to be having an affair with Kate Goldsmith leaving a flat in Cadogan Square, London High-flyers: Jay Electronica ...

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Ben and Kate Goldsmith to divorce tomorrow following bitter split.

Socialites Ben and Kate Goldsmith will divorce tomorrow - following a bitter split that saw multi-millionairess Kate linked with American rapper Jay Electronica. The couple are due to be granted a 'quickie' divorce at London's High Court on Thursday after the breakdown of their ...

Jay-Z set to produce score for The Great Gatsby film

This last song features actress Lucy Liu and the rapper Jay Electronica, who is signed to Jay-Z's management company. Samuel has also written and directed They Die By Dawn, a forthcoming western starring Idris Elba. As for Jay-Z, Luhrmann is a long-time fan and the Australian director ...

Kate Goldsmith 'unimpressed' with Jay Electronica's friendship with Cara Delvingne?

Trouble appears to be brewing between Kate Goldsmith and her hip-hop beau Jay Electronica. Jay has been spending time with stunning Burberry model Cara Delevingne and Kate – who split from her husband, millionaire financier Ben Goldsmith, in June – is not impressed by their ...

Nas Is A 'Godfather' Of My Lyrical Style, Jay Electronica Says

Nas Is A 'Godfather' Of My Lyrical Style, Jay Electronica Says 'I met him on a humble submission, and he is one of the greatest ever,' Elect tells MTV News, shutting down ghostwriter accusations. Any successful rapper will tell you that rumors and gossip come with the territory, but some ...

Jay-Z Closes Made In America Fest With Help From Drake, Pearl Jam

Over the course of the weekend, Jay-Z seemed to enjoy watching the success of his eclectic lineup of performers (http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1693060/jay-electronica-jay-z-made-in-america-festival.jhtml) which ranged Miike Snow to Jay Electronica, Odd Future to Skrillex and Drake to ...

Jay Electronica Asked Jay-Z For Made In America Slot, Announces Chris Brown Collab

" Jay Electronica has been largely absent from the spotlight in recent months, making fans question whether or not they would ever see his Roc Nation album materialize, but this performance was part of the process. "It's Jay's festival and it's Philly at the same time, it's a ...

Nas Denies Using Jay Electronica As A Ghostwriter

Frank Miller Jr., who runs the website Rappers I Know, has specifically recounted a conversation with Jay Electronica, claiming that Elec was commission by then-Def Jam president Jay-Z to ghostwrite for the storied Queens MC. Miller felt letdown by Electronica's revelation that he ...

Jay Electronica Reveals Act II: Patents Of Nobility Tracklist

For awhile there we lost hope that Jay Electronica's new album would ever arrive, until Jay-Z reassured us that it would, back in May, and now there's finally a tracklist to prove it. Check it after the jump. The New Orleans MC shared the tracklist via Twitter, with a series of messages: ...

Jay Electronica Spotted With Heiress Kate Rothschild In London

Jay Electronica is certainly one of hip-hop's biggest enigmas, but his recent role in the dissolution of a British socialite marriage between heiress Kate Rothschild and billionaire financier son Ben Goldsmith continues to confound. Rothschild and Jay are now an official item, and ...

The Rothschild Rap: After THAT MoS revelation about Kate Rothschild leaving Ben Goldsmith for a rapp...

When The Mail on Sunday revealed last week that millionaire financier Ben Goldsmith's nine-year marriage to banking heiress Kate Rothschild was in tatters over her affair with the New Orleans rapper Jay Electronica, the news ricocheted through high society. After all, the Goldsmith and ...

Ski Beatz Speaks On Mos Def, Curren$y And Jay Electronica's Center Edge Territory Project

Mos Def (now Yasiin Bey), Jay Electronica, and Curren$y revealed that they were going to call themselves Center Edge Territory and release an album together. The only thing is, we haven't heard anything about that project since then. And according to Ski, it doesn't seem likely that we ...

MOS Diary: Nurse Elle comes to the rescue as she falls into the arms of injured ex-boyfriend

But while relations were rosy on this side of the Atlantic, Kate’s new boyfriend, American rapper Jay Electronica, was rather less keen on spreading peace and goodwill to all men. The 36-year-old New Orleans-born star launched a tirade of abuse on Twitter on Christmas Day, including an ...

Jay Electronica, Ryan Leslie Had 'Crazy' Recording Session On England Farm

To aid him in his mission, he recruited guest stars Fabolous, Young Jeezy and, of course, Jay Electronica. Leslie also revealed that he worked with Raekwon for the album, but he is currently having trouble clearing the Jackson 5 sample on the song. If the Chef collab doesn't end up on ...

Goldsmiths end feud as Ben finds love again with 25-year-old PR girl after wife's relationship with...

He sensationally split from his wife Kate Rothschild in June after discovering messages on her mobile phone from American rapper Jay Electronica – but now financier Ben Goldsmith has found love again. Ben and PR girl Jemima Jones have been stepping out for the past couple of months and ...

Jay-Z Gets Brotherly Love From President Obama At Made In America Fest

The much-anticipated concert unfolded in the downtown area of the city of Brotherly Love, giving fans a day of musical performances from a range of acts that included Janelle Monae, soul singer D'Angelo, Skrillex and Jay Electronica. Day two kicks off on Sunday with another unforgettable ...

Jay Electronica Defends Nas After Ghostwriting Accusations

As allegations spread that Nas used fellow Queens rapper Jay Electronica as a ghostwriter on his controversial 2008 album Untitled, Elec has weighed-in on the controversy, denying the claims and defending one of his biggest influences. Electronica took to Twitter to defend Nas and ...

The Lady and the Rapper: Kate Goldsmith Claims Jay Electronica Saved her Life

"As for Jay Electronica, he saved my life in many ways and I am eternally grateful to him and I hope that I can repay him by helping him, as his manger and friend. " The heiress to the Rothschild banking dynasty also claimed that she had also been cheated "several times" in a message ...

LaTonya 'Tone Trezure' Givens talks recording with Snoop Dogg, Jay Electronica and more

She landed "Promise I" and "Been Around Tha World" for Snoop, "Valley of Death" for Rick Ross, and built a musical friendship with Jay Electronica, a rapper signed to Jay-Z's record label Roc Nation. Her name appears on the tracklist for his much delayed album "Act II," alongside ...

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