Jayy Mercury, “The Plan”
Jayy Mercury is a rapper and underground artist based in Chicago, Illinois. His upcoming album "The Plan" is set to be his 'big return' comeback project and is scheduled to drop soon.
"The Plan" will stand as his 6th full length project and 13th all-platform release, standing atop his strong discography of albums, singles, and EPs that have gained him a sizable fanbase since the publication of his 2022 project, "The Alter Ego EP". This debut tape from Jayy acts as the home of "Manski", his most viral track to date, a chilled-out vibey song standing on Spotify at over 165,000 streams.
Jayy Mercury recently spoke on "The Plan" in an exclusive interview with RSO Underground, where he described the meaning and real-world inspirations behind creating this heartfelt project.
Jayy explains that “The story is really me dealing with losses back to back to back and watching the fam struggle, and I was like 'it gets to a point'". Mercury expresses these raw emotions and feelings by transmuting them into his lyrics, flows, and vocal performances laid out on The Plan's tracks.
“The Plan” marks the return in Jayy's series of album rollouts, just over a year after releasing his previous full-length work, “The 27 Album” on October 27th, 2023.
Jayy Mercury began teasing this upcoming release early in the 2024 summer, with the title-track single "The Plan", being released to streaming platforms on June 28th.
In addition to the all-platform release for "The Plan" single, fans have noticed new Jayy Mercury leaks stemming from TikTok account “andscaletta”, a pseudonym used by the artist.
Jayy explains how he uses social media algorithms with alternative pages like this one, both promoting and garnering public reception on his upcoming tracks before showcasing them to his established audiences and listeners.
Jayy Mercury is known for his variety of online names and monikers, including "Kaine". His "andscaletta” tag ranks amongst the artist’s other alternative titles, with “bblsdonebykaine”, a 2nd account linked on Jayy's main SoundCloud page, and @gottabekaine which he uses for Instagram.
Raised in Chicago, the birthplace of some of modern hip-hop’s most iconic and influential artists and movements, Jayy Mercury's local culture played a huge role in forming his creative visions. He explains that “the (Chicago) music scene has never lost a step, we just keep losing our artists. But all in all, Top 1.”
Jayy Mercury and his cousin, a fellow Chicago artist releasing music under the name “Zayracks”, have been pushing and motivating each other to pursue their creative dreams since childhood.
While today they have a long list of history together, a key special moment shared between these two creative cousins marked their first collaborative accomplishment. As a young team, the two decided to enter into a local Chicago rap tournament hosted in the city.
In their first time performing together for a live audience, Jayy Mercury & Zayracks went on to earn a 2nd place prize in the rap tournament. The judges' public acknowledgment of their musical talents proved to the pair that they were on the right track, granting them the inspiration to continue their dual passions for rapping.
Their artistic relationship continues now, as Zayracks is featured on "The Plan", where he performs a verse alongside Jayy on the title-track single.
In an exclusive interview with RSO Underground, Jayy Mercury reveals the hidden feelings and truth behind his stage name “Jayy Mercury”, along with sharing a message to the world focused on living in the moment and spontaneity; “We don’t know how long we got here and anxiety is a mfka but… Jump.”
RSO Underground Interview with Jayy Mercury
Who are you?
I'm jayy mercury
Where are you from? (How is the music scene there?)
I’m from Chicago where the music scene has never lost a step we just keep losing our artists but all in all top 1 ,
Do you have any stories of your artistic journey to share?
me and my cousin (zayracks) came in 2nd place in our first rap tournament/show
What song/project are you currently promoting and what is the story behind it?
I’m working on my “return” album called The Plan and i’ve promoted a couple songs that’s on the album on my tiktok “andscaletta” The story is rlly me dealing with losses back to back to back and watching the fam struggle n i was like it gets to a point.
What is one thing people would be surprised to know about you?
i don’t really like the name jayy mercury but evb else kept calling me jayy merc so i kept it as a joke.
Where can we find your music and art?
You can find my music on all platforms as jayy mercury and my second soundcloud account “bblsdonebykaine”
What is your message to the world?
“we don’t know how long we got here and anxiety is a mfka but , Jump.”
Check out Jayy Mercury Everywhere!
"The Plan" Title-Track Single on Spotify
Jayy Mercury on SoundCloud (2nd account)