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OKP News: Ryan Leslie Speaks On Jay Electronica Collabo & More

Lenny Kravitz, Grace Jones, Lauryn Hill, Lion Babe, Thundercat, SZA & More Rock The Afropunk Festival 2015 in Brooklyn, NY.jay_elec_x_ryan_leslie

Ryan Leslie sat down to powwow with Sway on MTV's RapFix recently and spoke at length about a follow-up to his current Les Is More LP (Les Is More 2: Les Is Even More. Dead ass. That's the for-real title) and his views on local versus national elections (surprisingly close to the philosophies expressed by Killer Mike and Lupe Fiasco, who I suspect might be on very different bandwidths of the political spectrum). Then, almost by accident, R. Les drops the minor bombshell that he's been collaborating with the reclusive Jay Electronica. Prompting an immediate "What!?" from Sway, Les goes on to tell his tale of his studio cipher with Jay Elec on a farm in the English countryside, flanked by a garage full of vintage Bentleys and Rolls Royce. Which is how it SHOULD be done. Watch below for the full story. It's worth it.

spotted at HHNM