Jay Quan

Jay Quan


JayQuan is a music historian with an emphasis on Hip Hop, lecturer, narrator, webmaster,  avid record collector, and music lover.

Since 1998, he has been writing online about Hip Hop  culture ,the art of Emceeing and the evolution of rap records. Jay is the founder and operator of The Foundation (jay-quan.com), a website that contains in-depth interviews with the founders of  Hip Hop, biographies and profiles on the legendary rap groups, as well as a detailed timeline  which chronicles the history of rap records.

JayQuan produces, narrates and edits an acclaimed  series of what he describes as “infomentaries” called The Lessons on his YouTube channel. The  Lessons are best defined as video cliff notes about the legendary pioneers of the rap genre. 

JayQuan is a staff writer and content creator with LL COOL J's Rock The Bells, and his writings have appeared in Rolling Stone, Universal Music's U Discover Music, and Richmond Magazine. Jay serves as Minister of Information for Grandmaster Flash & The Furious 5, and he is the official historian for the National Hip-Hop Museum in Washington, D.C.

Jay'S ARTICLES

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The Jump Off: 21 Rap Records That Dropped In 1979

24th Annual Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony - Show
CLEVELAND - APRIL 04: Jason "Rev. Run" Simmons speaks onstage as Run D.M.C. is inducted at the 24th Annual Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony at Public Hall on April 4, 2009 in Cleveland, Ohio. list

A List of Every Hip-Hop Artist Inducted Into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame

Furious 5, Wild Style news

'Wild Style' : A Look Into Hip-Hop's First Movie

25 DOPEST DJ SONGS listicles

That DJ Made My Day: The 25 Dopest DJ Songs

Rock The Bells Festival listicles

Rock The Bells Festival: 10 Onstage Collabs We'd Love To See

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20 Forgotten Songs From Rap Music's Drum Machine Era

Hip-Hop and House Music listicles

10 Times Hip-Hop and House Music Merged

PRODUCER LARRY SMITH features

Larry Smith: Rap's First Superproducer