Jay Electronica discography
| Jay Electronica discography | |
|---|---|
Jay Electronica performing in 2018 | |
| Studio albums | 2 |
| EPs | 3 |
| Mixtapes | 2 |
| Singles | 10 |
The discography of American rapper Jay Electronica consists of two studio albums, three extended plays, two mixtapes, nine singles (including 6 as a featured artist), one promotional single, and thirty-eight guest appearances. His debut mixtape under the "Jay Electronica" name, Act I: Eternal Sunshine (The Pledge), was released on July 2, 2007, and became his breakout project, being downloaded 50,000 times in its first month. Its sequel, Act II: The Patents of Nobility (The Turn), was recorded from 2010 to 2012, but was shelved until it was released on October 5, 2020.
In 2009, Electronica released his debut single, "Exhibit A (Transmissions)", alongside his second single, the critically-acclaimed "Exhibit C", which peaked at number 86 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart and was remixed by numerous artists. It also started a bidding war that got him signed to Jay-Z's Roc Nation in 2010. In 2013, he was featured alongside Kendrick Lamar on Big Sean's "Control", which peaked at number 11 on the Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart, and in 2018, he was featured alongside Justin Bieber on Poo Bear's "Hard 2 Face Reality", which peaked at number 6 on the chart.
On March 13, 2020, he released his debut studio album, A Written Testimony. It contained the single "Shiny Suit Theory" (featuring Jay-Z and The-Dream), which was released back in 2018. The album itself was critically and commercially successful, charting at number 12 on the Billboard 200 and peaked at number 8 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart. It was also nominated for Best Rap Album at the 63rd Annual Grammy Awards. The album's third track, "The Blinding" (featuring Travis Scott) peaked at number 9 on the Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart, despite not being released as a single.
Electronica made his first appearance on the Billboard Hot 100 with the song "Jesus Lord" from Kanye West's album Donda in 2021, peaking at number 26 on the chart. He also appeared on the track's sequel, alongside The Lox. In 2025, Electronica rereleased Act I: Eternal Sunshine (The Pledge) and Act II: The Patents of Nobility (The Turn) onto streaming services. These re-released were followed by the album A Written Testimony: Leaflets on September 19, the extended play (EP) A Written Testimony: Power at the Rate of My Dreams, also released on September 19, and the album A Written Testimony: Mars, the Inhabited Planet on September 21.
Studio albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [1] |
US R&B [2] |
AUS [3] |
BEL (FL) [4] |
CAN [5] |
SWI [6] |
UK [7] | ||
| A Written Testimony[8] |
|
12 | 8 | 94 | 156 | 43 | 65 | 53 |
| Act II: The Patents of Nobility (The Turn) |
|
— | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Mixtapes
| Title | Album details |
|---|---|
| The Awakening[10] (as Je'Ri Allah) |
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| Act I: Eternal Sunshine (The Pledge) |
|
EPs
| Title | EP details |
|---|---|
| A Written Testimony: Leaflets |
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| A Written Testimony: Power at the Rate of My Dreams |
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| A Written Testimony: Mars, the Inhabited Planet |
|
Singles
As lead artist
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US R&B/HH [12] | ||||||
| "Exhibit A (Transformations)"[13] | 2009 | — | non-album singles | |||
| "Exhibit C"[14] | 86 | |||||
| "Shiny Suit Theory"[15] (featuring The-Dream and Jay-Z) |
2018 | — | A Written Testimony and Act II: The Patents of Nobility (The Turn) | |||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. | ||||||
As featured artist
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Bub. [16] |
US R&B [12] | |||||
| "Just Begun"[17] (Reflection Eternal featuring J. Cole, Mos Def and Jay Electronica) |
2010 | — | — | Revolutions per Minute | ||
| "Close Your Eyes"[18] (The Bullitts featuring Lucy Liu and Jay Electronica) |
2011 | — | — | They Die By Dawn & Other Short Stories... | ||
| "Control" (Big Sean featuring Kendrick Lamar and Jay Electronica) |
2013 | 11 | 43 | Non-album single | ||
| "Garden"
(Emeli Sandé featuring Áine Zion & Jay Electronica) |
2016 | — | — | Long Live the Angels | ||
| "Hard 2 Face Reality" (Poo Bear featuring Justin Bieber and Jay Electronica) |
2018 | 6 | — | Poo Bear Presents Bearthday Music | ||
| "The Way" (Rosie Lowe featuring Jay Electronica) |
2019 | — | — | Yu | ||
| "Barz Simpson"
(Sonnyjim featuring Jay Electronica & MF Doom) |
2022 | — | — | White Girl Wasted | ||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. | ||||||
Other charted songs
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [19] |
US R&B [20] |
US Rap [21] |
AUS [22] |
CAN [23] |
UK R&B [24] | |||
| "The Blinding" (featuring Travis Scott) |
2020 | —[A] | — | — | — | — | — | A Written Testimony |
| "Jesus Lord" (Kanye West featuring Jay Electronica) |
2021 | 26 | 13 | 11 | 44 | 26 | 16 | Donda |
| "Jesus Lord, Pt. 2" (Kanye West featuring Jay Electronica and the Lox) |
— | — | — | 94 | — | — | ||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||||||
Guest appearances
| Title | Year | Album | Artist(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| "Cool, Relax" | 2008 | 10.Deep Presents the New Deal | Kidz in the Hall |
| "Walking (J.Period Remix)" | 2009 | The Madness | Nneka, J.Period |
| "Love Czars II" | N/a | Sa-Ra, Ta'Raach | |
| "The Day" | 2010 | Pilot Talk | Curren$y, Mos Def |
| "Live It" | Heart of a Champion | Paul Wall, Raekwon, Yelawolf | |
| "Prowler 2" | 24 Hour Karate School | Ski Beatz, Jean Grae, Joell Ortiz, Yasiin Bey | |
| "Higher" | N/a | Game, Swizz Beatz | |
| "Hail Mary" | 2012 | So Magnolia | CETO |
| "Atom Anthem" | #ATOM 12.12.12 | D Prosper | |
| "Suplexes Inside of Complexes and Duplexes" | 2013 | Watching Movies with the Sound Off | Mac Miller |
| "They Die By Dawn" | They Die By Dawn & Other Short Stories... | The Bullitts, Lucy Liu, Yasiin Bey | |
| "Murder Death Kill" | The Bullitts | ||
| "Jedi Code" | She Got Game | Rapsody, Phonte | |
| "Kingdom (Remix)" | 2014 | N/a | Common, Vince Staples |
| "To Me, To You" | PRhyme | Royce da 5'9" and DJ Premier | |
| "Mind Glitch (Intro)" | 2016 | DJ Insite, Danii Phae | Dimension_2 |
| "Call of Duty"[25] | Prodigy | R.I.P. #2 | |
| "How Great" | Coloring Book | Chance the Rapper, My Cousin Nicole | |
| "All of Us" | 2017 | Radio Silence | Talib Kweli, Yummy Bingham |
| "No Hoodie (Nothin' to Lose)" | 2019 | Hoodies for the Homeless | Dave East, 070 Phi |
| "Love Galaxy" | 2020 | Paul Epworth, Lil Silva | Voyager |
| "Diving for Pearls" | Shaykh the World | Sons of Yusuf | |
| "AD6" | 2021 | Pilot Talk 4 | Curren$y |
| "Red" | USee4Yourself | IDK, MF Doom, Westside Gunn | |
| "Jesus Lord" | Donda | Kanye West | |
| "Jesus Lord, Pt. 2" | Kanye West, The Lox | ||
| "Free Kutter" | Hitler Wears Hermes 8: Side B | Westside Gunn | |
| "Top of the Worlds" | Chomp 2 | Russ | |
| "Jay's Repirse" | 2022 | 3000 | Ambre |
| "Khalas"[26] | 2023 | Hip Hop 50: Vol. 2 | Swizz Beatz |
| "Enough" | I Thought It'd Be Different | Rory, Reggie | |
| "Weeping Poets" | Victor | Vic Mensa | |
| "balloons" | Sundial | Noname | |
| "Can You Imagine" | 2024 | Hood Hymns | Tobe Nwigwe |
| "Still Here" | Vote or Else | Black Thought, Freeway, Benny the Butcher | |
| "The Final Call"[27] | 2025 | Dave East & Ransom | The Final Call |
| "Leaflets"[28] | N/a | Godfather of Harlem: Season 4 | |
| "Just a Drop" | Star Line | Chance the Rapper |
Production discography
2007
Jay Electronica – Act I: The Eternal Sunshine (The Pledge)
- 1. "Foreword" (featuring Erykah Badu and Just Blaze)
- 2. "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind"
- 3. "...Because He Broke the Rules"
- 4. "Voodoo Man"
- 5. "FYI"
2008
Nas – Untitled Nas album
- 1. "Queens Get the Money"
- Sample credit: John Powell – "I Am Sam (Theme)"
Jay Electronica – Scratches & Demos Vol.1
- 1. "Annakin's Prayer"
2013
Self Scientific – Have Mercy
Notes
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