TJay501

In the competitive rap scene, there are haves and have-nots. Out of Little Rock, AR, T.Jay is an influential player. T.Jay is a wordsmith. He coins the nickname “Wordplay T.Jay” in some of his verses. In his lyrics he crafts each line around the word and its meaning. Through his creative wordplay he paints a picture of everyday life- the good and the bad, which commercial rap has lost. T.Jay is a hybrid of his influences. He has Ludacris’ southern flare, Lupe Fiasco’s lyricism, and the gro...

In the competitive rap scene, there are haves and have-nots. Out of Little Rock, AR, T.Jay is an influential player. T.Jay is a wordsmith. He coins the nickname “Wordplay T.Jay” in some of his verses. In his lyrics he crafts each line around the word and its meaning. Through his creative wordplay he paints a picture of everyday life- the good and the bad, which commercial rap has lost. T.Jay is a hybrid of his influences. He has Ludacris’ southern flare, Lupe Fiasco’s lyricism, and the grounded ambition of Jay-Z. Also a producer, T.Jay takes on the skill of beat making. He crafts his own beat style with eclectic drum work and sampling from nearly every genre. As such, the atmosphere he creates is a mixture of new and old. It is a maturing sound that comes with living life and experiencing new things.