Introducing PG County's Jay IDK "Sub Trap"

StillFaggyAF · August 2015

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DC star-on-the-rise Jay IDK (Ignorantly Delivering Knowledge) officially introduces his brand of “Suburban Trap” tunes with the release of his debut studio album SubTrap. Arriving in an era when terrestrial radio is consumed by the melodic choruses of Fetty Wap and Rich Homie Quan while traditional Hip Hop fans flock to lyric-based emcees like Kendrick Lamar and Joey Bada$$, Jay provides a unique union between the trap house and the dorm room.

In many ways, SubTrap presents itself as the audio interpolation of the classic HBO drama The Wire. Jay weaves together the tales of several characters entangled in a domain of drug dealing and drug using. The conceptual LP is loosely based on the London born performer’s real life odyssey from incarcerated teenager to computer science major to HXLY TRiBE leader.

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Often times, among the countless amount of artists backed by huge budgets and record labels, we often forget there’s another world of underground and upcoming artists who work just as hard, or even harder, to make a name for themselves. Up next, we have Maryland’s own, Jay IDK and his debut project, Subtrap. Honing in on one of Hip-Hop’s best elements, story-telling, Jay IDK glides through 15 records that gives “the art of trap music through another perspective” through Subtrap. Armed with a gun and keyboard, via the cover art, there’s no better depiction of the creativity that manifests within the body of work.

Speaking from the perspective of himself, along with various others that me met during his time in jail, Jay IDK crafts himself a honest and personal masterpiece. Subtrap is a storybook with instrumentation and melodies that simply tells Jay’s story of selling drugs, not to make a living, but to fund his dream that leads him to the moment we’re at today. Top all of this off with an evident lyrical talent that’s clearly displayed within the LP’s first track, and we have ourselves a body of work that could hold substantial weight among the big names’ 2015 releases. Jay bounces around from in your face flows to tricky wordplay that gives the LP a little bit of everything that any lover of Hip-Hop could appreciate.

If you’re ready for story time in the form of Hip-Hop, and trap music with a plethora of substance, bask in Jay IDK’s debut, below. Available via pre-order on iTunes, if you’re loving Subtrap, show your support.