VIDEO:Jay Electronica ‘I was embarrassed from being from the South,’ he tells Mixtape Daily.

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Published: March 10, 2010 | By Isuto

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“I would go somewhere — I would go to an open mic and when they heard my accent and not understand what I’m saying, it would just be a door-closer,” Jay told MTV UK on a recent trip to Europe. “I made a point in being able to speak in a certain way that I wouldn’t get the door closed on me. All of these things make me who I am now, you know. Continue reading article here

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