Vintage Jay KUTX KUTX Artist of the Month

Meet our September Artist of the Month: Vintage Jay

Many that are raised in bad situations dream of music stardom as a way out. It’s the rare individual that looks to raise their community up at the same time.

Since 2019, Vintage Jay (real name: Jay Herrera) has churned out four albums along with a number of ep’s and singles, all informed by his lyrical, slightly quirky flow, and a deep resonance of social justice. His body of work is already significant and impressive.

Jay was born in Tampico, a port city in the Mexican state of Tamaulipas. But since 2000, he’s spent most of his life in the Rundberg area of North Austin, an impoverished section of town that has drawn in a lot of immigrants. When I ask Jay if his neighborhood is primarily Hispanic, he replies “100%.”

Read more about Jay Vintage from our Music Editor Jeff McCord at kutx.org

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