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

B-Real of Cypress Hill poses with Marijuana. listicles

10 Hip-Hop-Themed Cannabis Strains

Das EFX pose during KMEL Summer Jam at Shoreline Amphitheatre on August 1, 1992 in Mountain View, California. listicles

The Das Effect: The Songs Directly Influenced By Das EFX

The 10 Best Classic Hip-Hop Moments of 2021 listicles

The 10 Best Classic Hip-Hop Moments of 2021

Jay-Z and Jaz O, Three Six Mafia, Fu-Schnickens, Bone Thugs N Harmony, Twista listicles

The Evolution of Triplet Style Rapping