Def Jux News Straight From El-P

Posted on February 3, 2010 by Chris Faraone

This press release arrived on my laptop sometime last night after Trees dropped me off from a canned beer romp across Back Bay.

I was going to post earlier, but I thought I’d let everyone digest the big nerdy news first. You’ve now had about 24 hours, which is like two years in on line time.

Amazingly, El-P is uncharacteristically straightforward in his exit letter, which I thought was a classy move. Some cryptic bullshit would have been hella lame.

I suppose the grand question is…I don’t know, actually. Does this mean anything other than that homeboy is tired of running a record label?

An Excerpt:

All business aside, and regardless of what form JUX may inevitably take, my focus for the immediate future is going to be back-to-basics. The fun stuff: sitting in the studio and immersing myself in music, performing it for for my fans when the time comes and whatever (or wherever) else might be out there creatively for me. Thats how it all started and that’s how the next phase will begin. The days of me dedicating the majority of my time and energy into providing JUX with a constant stream of physical releases from multiple artists are on hold for the time being. My heart (and what little common sense I possess) is telling me to simplify my focus and it has always been my policy to listen to my heart.

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