JPEGMAFIA Returns to His Choppy Roots on “¥ (Yen)” Ahead of ‘Experimental Rap’

A few days before his new album lands, JPEGMAFIA delivers a single that revives the twitchy, low-bitrate chaos of his early work. “¥ (Yen)” stands apart from the project’s previous, smoother previews.

JPEGMAFIA will release a new album, Experimental Rap, this Friday, May 21, on AWAL. This morning, he put out a single and self-directed video for “¥ (Yen)” that cuts sharply against the grain of recent teasers.

The track harkens back to the twitchy, chopped-up production style that defined his 2016 album Black Ben Carson. Where singles like “babygirl” and “War Over Land” played things relatively smooth, “¥ (Yen)” rides a jumbled

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