Jay Divad Opens Up About Heartache, Art, And His First Solo Mixtape

Jay Divad’s first solo mixtape, with whom this article is made in partnership, is built around reflection, heartache, and the kind of personal history he says he usually avoids talking about directly. The project took close to three years to finish, and that timeline shows up in the way he describes it: less like a quick introduction and more like a release valve for emotions that had been building across different stages of his life. Tracks like “Black Solare,” “Word Up,