Albums Jay Electronica - A Written Testimony (Discussion Thread)

[TELL ME YA CHEESIN FAM?]

Elec isn't really a muslim though hes a 5 percenter

lupe is an orthodox muslim

And so is Tariq

 

[Thief's Theme]

Thought about coppin the physical copy from Jay Elec's online store.

1. I've always been shakey about coppin stuff online.

2. Considering how long people had wait to get their copies of Nasir, this makes me want to hold off.

If only copped this online could you keep me updated on your purchase.

is there a physical for sale?

I always prefer a CD for the ride, but am selective these days, this qualifies but not seeing one for sale anywhere

 

[AAKing23]

I need that Ghost of Solulja Slim beat

 

[Barnett114]

Couple nikkas been seeking attention, like @bigbadbossup2012

 

[The Ruler 09]

Flux Capacitor is a favorite everywhere except the coli


Y’all gotta realize the coli isn’t real. It’s a bunch of nikkas playing characters for attention they lack in real life


These nikkas opinions are the minority, and often not even their actual opinions. They faking personalities g


Get the gat get the gat get the gat

That joint is cold, 1 of my favourites, Jay blacks out. And true, seen that as 1 of the most quoted and talked about songs elsewhere.

 

[TheHonorableOmarSharif]

Why would I sell-out?
I'm ALREADY rich, don't make no sense
Got more money than Goodell, a whole NFL bench
Did it 1-handed like Odell, handcuffed to a jail
I woulda stayed on the sideline
if they coulda TACKLED that shyt themselves
You Backstabbers gon' turn me back to the O’(ld) Jay
He's not who you wanna see, he's not as sweet as the old Ye

- Hov (Flux Capacitor)

1 O’Jays - Backstabbers

2. OJ Simpson, stabbing

3. The old Jay stabbed “Un”

GOAT

And he named his son, Sir.

 

[THE 101]

Al's Neverending Story beat has me in a trance...beautiful music

 

[Thief's Theme]

On my fourth official re-listen now.


I know i’ve said it but GODDAMN Hov really showed out on this shyt.

I fukking love Jay Electronica’s willingness to not compromise and spit that wonder rhymer shyt. He dug into the fiver percenter/Nation Of Islam bag hard and I really appreciate it. We let Kanye make not one but TWO Christian themed albums on a mainstream scale so us Hoteps can have our black power God Body shyt too.


I don’t mind the production on this album. If ANYONE has been listening to Jay Electronica since Act 1 I don’t know what the hell you were expecting. Minus his work with Just Blaze, this is EXACTLY what Jay Elect has been rhyming over his entire career. The nikka loops up drumless samples, mostly from movies, adds some random cinematic quotes or references, and then spits. Of course 1-2 Just Blaze beats would have been welcome but I ain’t mad with what we’ve got

the production is the biggest surprise for me, these beats were made for my taste... especially the ones by Jay Elec: Universal Soldier, Flux Capacitor and Ezekiel's are my favorite production

Hov's verses are special, but not surprised by that - he just needs motivation like when he had been quiet for a minute and then Drug Dealer's Anonymous dropped -- he's in that group with Nas, 3000, Black Thought and a few others including Elec, where they're never going to lose their skill of rhyming words together, it's just a natural talent for them... they might lose their touch with the culture as they get older, or maybe even their voices, but as long as they can still speak and their brains are healthy, they'll be able to spit poetry upon motivation

As for Jay Electronica, he's had better verses... but this whole drop reminds me of that Louis CK joke where he says he was on one of the first flights that had wifi, then it stopped working after a few minutes and people were pissed off ... like how are you going to be disappointed by something you didn't even think would ever exist?

 

[ThaEruditious]

Just found a FLAC copy of the album

Spoiler

No thanks to yall, lol

Also this is the fastest I've downloaded an album ever. That shyt literally took less than a minute

 

[DontEemTry]

Thinkin' I was the last one Allah would lay his blessings on
I was trying not to end up like Tony in the restaurant

This line pretty much answers the question nikkas keep asking about Hovs Islamic leanings but nikkas wanna play dumb

 

[Busby]

By far one of the best rap albums this year. IMO Bad Meets Evil and Hov Electronica have 3 of the best rap albums this year.

And all 3 of them are either in their mid to late 40’s or their early 50’s

And they are all rapping at a high calilber and better then a majority of their younger peers...

Respect those men..

 

[Tony D'Amato]

U n2ggaz been waiting for trash for how long

Eminem put out a better album than Jay elec

 

[Hood Critic]

A lot of game, do your research!

 

[AAKing23]

This is strange. I think Jay Z’s rapping on here is better than on 4:44, but there’s also something about the religious angle that doesn’t seem super authentic from him. I think his contributions are dope on here, but I still wish this was a true Jay electronica solo.

Favorite tracks are Universal Soldier, Blinding, Neverending Story 2nd half, and APIDTA.

Fruits of the Spirit I wish had been longer. I’ve always loved that sample.

I wonder about that Flux Capacitor track name. Alchemist always trolls interviewers that ask them what beat machine he uses and he tells them it’s a flux capacitor. Anyways...I don’t love that track. It sounds a little busy.

I really hate to say this, because I don’t want to live off nostalgia, but I don’t like anything on here as much as I like exhibit A and exhibit C

No my guy

 

[Cheech&Chong]

This line pretty much answers the question nikkas keep asking about Hovs Islamic leanings but nikkas wanna play dumb

I was thinking Scarface when they came after him in the club