Jay Electronica

Before having even released an official LP, New Orleans-born rapper Jay Electronica has managed to receive a stunning amount of praise from music critics as well as reputable hip hop stars who consider what Electronica's doing to be astute and unlike what most rappers are cranking out. His characteristic sound employs simple J-Dilla influenced beats, occasional vocal samples and Electronica's intelligent lyrics that ponder pertinent topics like gentrification and crime's effects on inter city housing projects.