https://www.spin.com Music News, Album Reviews, Concert Photos, MP3s, Videos and More Tue, 28 Jan 2020 00:23:49 +0000 en-US https://assets.spin.com/wp-content/themes/spin/assets/images/spin-logo_feed.png https://www.spin.com 125 40 Music News, Album Reviews, Concert Photos, MP3s, Videos and More hourly 1 https://www.spin.com/2018/04/poo-bear-hard-2-face-reality-ft-justin-bieber-and-jay-electronica/ https://www.spin.com/2018/04/poo-bear-hard-2-face-reality-ft-justin-bieber-and-jay-electronica/#respond Fri, 06 Apr 2018 17:58:33 +0000 https://www.spin.com/?p=284968 Justin Bieber and Jay Electronica join forces on "Hard 2 Face Reality," the new song from producer/singer Jason "Poo Bear" Boyd. The silky and tender pop song is fine, though it's not a particularly thrilling affair. Poo Bear and Bieber's singing is decent enough, but it doesn't seem like much effort was given, particularly from Bieber.]]> https://www.spin.com/2018/04/poo-bear-hard-2-face-reality-ft-justin-bieber-and-jay-electronica/feed/ 0 https://www.spin.com/2018/01/jay-electronica-2018-tour/ https://www.spin.com/2018/01/jay-electronica-2018-tour/#respond Wed, 24 Jan 2018 02:47:22 +0000 https://www.spin.com/?p=275438 Jay Electronica has announced a string of solo tour dates. The Roc Nation emcee is planning stops in Chicago, Detroit, Toronto, Philadelphia, San Francisco, Santa Ana, and Atlanta. He's also scheduled to play Buku Festival in his hometown of New Orleans and Governors Ball in New York City. Electronica posted an Instagram caption… ]]> https://www.spin.com/2018/01/jay-electronica-2018-tour/feed/ 0 https://www.spin.com/2017/08/doom-true-lightyears-kmd-jay-electronica/ https://www.spin.com/2017/08/doom-true-lightyears-kmd-jay-electronica/#respond Wed, 16 Aug 2017 15:12:57 +0000 http://www.spin.com/?p=253839 NPR has premiered "True Lightyears," which unites infamous hip-hop recluses DOOM and Jay Electronica. The song is doubly noteworthy because it also marks the return of KMD, DOOM's old rap trio back when he was known as Zev Love X and didn't wear a mask. This is the group's first song since their 1993 project Black Bastards.]]> https://www.spin.com/2017/08/doom-true-lightyears-kmd-jay-electronica/feed/ 0 https://www.spin.com/2017/06/jay-electronica-letter-to-falon-stream/ https://www.spin.com/2017/06/jay-electronica-letter-to-falon-stream/#respond Tue, 06 Jun 2017 13:45:37 +0000 http://www.spin.com/?p=243780 Jay Electronica has returned once again with a new song "Letter to Falon." The track is Electronica's first since last year's "#TBE The Curse of Mayweather" and is produced by himself, prior collaborator the Bullitts, and Paul Epworth, who's collaborated with the likes of Rihanna, U2, and Adele. Electronica said on Twitter that… ]]> https://www.spin.com/2017/06/jay-electronica-letter-to-falon-stream/feed/ 0 https://www.spin.com/2016/05/chance-the-rapper-chance-3-timeline-new-album-mixtape/ https://www.spin.com/2016/05/chance-the-rapper-chance-3-timeline-new-album-mixtape/#respond Thu, 05 May 2016 15:53:15 +0000 http://www.spin.com/?p=192906 Chance the Rapper's Acid Rap is a very, very good mixtape that catapulted him to national acclaim when it dropped on 2013. And as with most things that are very, very good, fans have been clamoring for a follow-up. But it's been three years of misleading timetables, teased tracks, and concerts, with no solo mixtape to be… ]]> https://www.spin.com/2016/05/chance-the-rapper-chance-3-timeline-new-album-mixtape/feed/ 0 https://www.spin.com/2015/03/jay-electronica-jay-z-road-to-perdition-song-stream/ https://www.spin.com/2015/03/jay-electronica-jay-z-road-to-perdition-song-stream/#respond Fri, 06 Mar 2015 15:53:04 +0000 http://static.spin.com/files/2015/03/jay-electronica-jay-z-road-to-perdition-song-stream/ "Road to Perdition," Roc Nation's Jay Electronica shows the world that sure, you can promise an album for years and never deliver one, but as long as you churn out fire-laced tracks like this one — which also features his famous friend Jay Z, who previously teamed up with the rapper on the "We… ]]> https://www.spin.com/2015/03/jay-electronica-jay-z-road-to-perdition-song-stream/feed/ 0 https://www.spin.com/2014/09/kanye-west-common-aahh-vince-staples-jay-electronica-surprise-show-video/ https://www.spin.com/2014/09/kanye-west-common-aahh-vince-staples-jay-electronica-surprise-show-video/#respond Mon, 22 Sep 2014 15:08:56 +0000 http://static.spin.com/files/2014/09/kanye-west-common-aahh-vince-staples-jay-electronica-surprise-show-video/ showing up in places you wouldn't expect him to be, there's still really no bigger "special surprise guest" you can have on your lineup than Kanye West. When Common announced his inaugural AAHH! Fest back in August, Yeezy wasn't officially billed, but Sunday night he showed up in classic form, running through… ]]> https://www.spin.com/2014/09/kanye-west-common-aahh-vince-staples-jay-electronica-surprise-show-video/feed/ 0 https://www.spin.com/2014/07/jay-z-jay-electronica-brooklyn-hip-hop-festival-public-service-announcement-video/ https://www.spin.com/2014/07/jay-z-jay-electronica-brooklyn-hip-hop-festival-public-service-announcement-video/#respond Sun, 13 Jul 2014 17:56:17 +0000 http://static.spin.com/files/2014/07/jay-z-jay-electronica-brooklyn-hip-hop-festival-public-service-announcement-video/ "On the Run" tour with Beyoncé, Jay Z made another surprise stop on Saturday at a rare Jay Electronica performance during this year's iteration of Brooklyn Hip-Hop Festival. Earlier in his set, Jay Elec brought out Mac Miller, J. Cole, and Talib Kweli for their respective… ]]> https://www.spin.com/2014/07/jay-z-jay-electronica-brooklyn-hip-hop-festival-public-service-announcement-video/feed/ 0 https://www.spin.com/2014/03/rap-songs-of-the-week-jay-z-jay-electronica-soulja-boy-drake/ https://www.spin.com/2014/03/rap-songs-of-the-week-jay-z-jay-electronica-soulja-boy-drake/#respond Thu, 27 Mar 2014 17:44:34 +0000 http://static.spin.com/files/2014/03/rap-songs-of-the-week-jay-z-jay-electronica-soulja-boy-drake/ Black Knights, "Deja Vu"Black Knights are a Wu-Tang-affiliated duo (though who isn't some sort of Wu-Tang affiliate, really) consisting of MCs Rugged Monk and Crisis, whose album Medieval Chamber was produced by former Red Hot Chili Peppers guitarist John Frusciante. That's not as weird as it might seem if you recall that Frusciante played guitar… ]]> https://www.spin.com/2014/03/rap-songs-of-the-week-jay-z-jay-electronica-soulja-boy-drake/feed/ 0 https://www.spin.com/2014/03/jay-electronica-jay-z-we-made-it-remix-stream/ https://www.spin.com/2014/03/jay-electronica-jay-z-we-made-it-remix-stream/#respond Mon, 24 Mar 2014 16:38:55 +0000 http://static.spin.com/files/2014/03/jay-electronica-jay-z-we-made-it-remix-stream/ long-silent rapper's recent return, with Notorious B.I.G. remix "In the System" and original track "Better in Tune With the Infinite" this month alone. Then, there's the meeting of the Jays: Newest offering "We Made It"]]> https://www.spin.com/2014/03/jay-electronica-jay-z-we-made-it-remix-stream/feed/ 0