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Albums Jay Electronica - A Written Testimony (Discussion Thread)
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The Dust King
A Childrens Story
you say the coli isnt real
but you and the 20 people who dapped you are on the coli
album is classic if you fall into one of these categories;
1. jay elec stan
2. jayz stan
3. never herd a conscious lp
4. practice islam
this is EXACTLY how i felt. rep
hit the target with this comparison. rep
also why he got 1 song from a decade ago but none of the better songs from same era?
My debut album featuring hov this is highway robbery
It's like I hit the lottery
I bust at the pinayati
Now I'm hot like a tomali
It's just like I caught a body
sound like him and hov freestyled at some points. i didnt expect weak verses and got a bunch.
michael jackson scheme was weak af
EXACTLY stans really in here making excuses for this diet version of a debut
havent herd L spit in a while but i herd treach and cube body records few years back so i dont kno what your talking about.
this is a shared sentiment
went from 5% to bad boy to rocafella to rockefellers to NOI
i kept my feelings at a blank state as to not over expect and be let down
it was a let down all the way around
my highlight was gettin hov to spit on non traditional beats
thats nothin like anythin on the album.
this is a msg board where people share opinions.
its no more for clout than your screenname and posts with odd symbols in them
i dont assume its for attention, i assume it means sometin to you
im just a disappointed fan thas it breh
def not a wack album, its good. that stepback isnt just a step. felt like a flight.
felt exactly the same. rep
Cats playing the age card while bumping the debut album of a 43 year old man.
Fred.
thats exactly why i replied with that. my favorite is posters callin me dusty
Most of this site is fake young. Cats be like....30+ calling people washed up and dusty.
shyt is wild to me fam. Actual young people (teens, early 20's) do not differentiate between 35, 45, and 55. All that shyt is equallyto them. Probably hurt cats feelings saying that but
it is what it is.
Fred.
contradiction is the way of the world wide web
@Conscious Pilot
@DoJa
@mikishere
@TEH
The super Nas stans are hating its as simple as that
your a tekashi stan. you dont get to create hot takes
saying a 50 year old man grew up seems like an insult to him and his fans
speaking for myself (queens born and raised)
i was always a fan of both and always thought jay was a GOAT from his debut.
my only problem with jayz was lyrics and content overtime.
he seemed to enter "cruise control" by the blueprint era
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i wasn't thinking of it here on the coli making that statement.........it's mostly anonymous here i was talking about the other platforms people parade on*
bordeaux
xxx
theres nothing here that meets that bar.
"this is the album we wanted"
weve sat w/ songs like a prayer or mike vick and ti, who broke the levees, dimethyltryptamine, so what u saying, extra extra, victory is in my clutches for years. these songs arent of that caliber at all. not rapping wise or song wise.
brehs stanned and defended jay elec b/c arguably 'every line of ever verse of every song was quotable'
i listened to buddens take earlier this morning and he was right on when he said 'that man is not the man we hear on this album'. maybe it was too rushed. disappointing.
verbaltelekinesis
LWO Joint Chief
I'm genuinely proud of Elec.
This a REALLY GOOD ALBUM!
I hope he stays active, personally I need this. And I think hip hop needs it too.
This a REALLY GOOD ALBUM!
I hope he stays active, personally I need this. And I think hip hop needs it too.
Said that to someone earlier, I’m proud her delivered a body of work many people are really enjoying, a lot of people completely counted him out like he’d never drop a project. That’s gone now no matter what happens from here.
Are you serious
Budden is a certified hater and was looking to pick this apart ... brother changed his style and instead of following you all lament about how it was 20 years ago
So after a few plays, I've got mixed feelings about this not being a full Jay Electronica album but still happy to hear Jay-z in rare form.
A debut album is supposed to be the album that took your whole life to write, but rather this is probably Law, Guru and Jay kidnapping him for a month, pulling out some demos and this is the result.
Anyways, still a dope project, at least 4 5/5 tracks, on all of them I wish it was some more bars, at least another Elec verse or even one from both.
Will see how I feel in a few weeks, judging an album when you're hyped (or the opposite) is never a good judgement.
A debut album is supposed to be the album that took your whole life to write, but rather this is probably Law, Guru and Jay kidnapping him for a month, pulling out some demos and this is the result.
Anyways, still a dope project, at least 4 5/5 tracks, on all of them I wish it was some more bars, at least another Elec verse or even one from both.
Will see how I feel in a few weeks, judging an album when you're hyped (or the opposite) is never a good judgement.
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Bolded is another important point for me, this album puts me in a spiritual, reflective, therapeutic and motivated mood, due to a mix of the production, lyrics and content. It's similar to like if I wanna hear some aggressive shyt can put on The Infamous or Hell On Earth, reflective street poetry Illmatic, lyrical shyt Capital Punishment and so on. So I feel like the album perfectly fulfills it's purpose which was meant to do cause was meant to uplift, heal and bring some substance, it does all those things for many without question.
Maximus Rex
Superstar
2nd part of The Blinding and Universal Soldier the only tracks I like
The Dust King
A Childrens Story
mikishere negged you for your post in the thread
Jay Electronica - A Written Testimony (Discussion Thread)
with the following comment; stay off the drugs you dikksucking stan
@mikishere got his burka in a buncha
this the type of emotional h0e ass feminine sh!t we as men gotta deal with online
old me wouldve invited you to an asswhoopin cuz im in the city everyday
but your a bird ngga and its all in how you move. eagles a good team for you
Jay Electronica - A Written Testimony (Discussion Thread)
with the following comment; stay off the drugs you dikksucking stan
@mikishere got his burka in a buncha
this the type of emotional h0e ass feminine sh!t we as men gotta deal with online
old me wouldve invited you to an asswhoopin cuz im in the city everyday
but your a bird ngga and its all in how you move. eagles a good team for you
More and more people see calling the album a classic....
People need to accept people have different opinions, I have no issue with somebody saying it isn't a classic to them, but we can't deny that many people feel it is, people are calling it classic all the time...
The people judge not the critics or The Coli....
Masterpiece and classic are 2 of the most associated words have heard about the album. A.P.I.D.T.A is being heralded also. Another sentiment I've seen is refreshing and a breath of fresh air, I listen to a lot of great current Hip Hop so I hear great shyt all the time but I understand that and even among the dope shyt this has some uniqueness about it because you have an icon and legend in Jay-Z on a spiritual tip while still being witty and lyrical and sounding really hungry on some tracks. The chemistry between them both which I think is excellent, the style of Jay Electronica which isn't common to hear, even the choices he makes with like the samples they use and shyt, to hear this on an album with Jay-Z that features people like Travis Scott, The Dream etc give it a certain uniqueness. Content wise we don't always hear albums on this kind of platform and with this soundscape that are mentioning issues like Palestine, Jim Crow, Rumi, Adan, Bewitched even, you're getting a lot of different references that capture a time period but also have a relevant modern feel. It feels fresh and new but also with a touch of classic about it, timelessness.
Jay Elec even has a reference to Khomeini and the fataw he put out on Salman Rushdie, these references are not missed on me at all and they are littered throughout the album. It gives the album substance and depth because they are just not thrown in there, they are in context and purposeful. And it's all tided together in a theme of upliftment, a theme of hope, a theme of spirituality and power.
The pharasing is different, the lyricism is different, who would have thought in 2020 you'd hear this. To me this is what we should be hearing, expanding the genre and culture with knowledge and information that people can build upon. Not just hoes, money, clubs, drugs, shyt like that, that's why I understand the fresh air sentiment MANY have expressed. I haven't gone as long as them without that shyt but it still feels special and unique in it's own right.
It's positive also for the most part, it will stand the test of time on that. Just like how I feel Distant Relatives did. There's biblical references that add a certain gravitas to what's being said and some beautiful phrasing littered throughout, great lyricism which is potent, poetic and meaningful.
"The Lord is my rock, I speed dial through salat
My trials in the fiery crucible made me hot
I glow like embers of coal, born with a touch of gold
My mathematical theology of rhymin' a touch the soul"
I bolded that line because it really is a theology in a sense, he's touching people's souls with his calculated and scientific spiritual rhymes. That line further emphasizes that this was intentional and purposeful, this was his purpose and the comments shows he achieved it. The phrasing even in the other lines is very well done, metaphors mixed in with descriptive emotive language, he's trying to reach the people in many of the bars and succeeds.
I could talk about the album all day and break down every song but I won't do that quite yet, but...
Some of the cons, I suffered for prose
My poetry's livin' like the God that I fall back on
And all praises due to Allah for such a illustrious platform
The teachings of the Honorable Elijah Muhammad's my backbone
Even a line like that, some of the cons I suffered the prose, that shyt is dope. He does the thing Jay-Z sometimes does which is like is have related themes in different parts of the rhymes to create cohesive thematic verses. No matter your religious persuasion the imagery throughout the album is impressive too, you don't have to be N.O.I to respect the commitment and sincerity in Jay Elec's beliefs and his dedication. A lot of powerful and great people had that throughout all walks of life and fields. Muhammad Ali and Malcolm X are 2 obvious 1's who for a very long time had the exact same inspirations when they were achieving great and historic things. So people don't have to agree with their ideology, I'm not N.O.I myself, but I do respect the faith and belief. It's not just about religion, it goes deeper than that into a spiritual realm and a human realm.
Jay-Z mentions Du Pont and Carnegi, there's really a lot to the album in a concise number of tracks, 9 with vocals.
The album lives up to it's name to me, it IS A Written Testimony from Jay Elec, obviously with Jay-Z adding on as a brother, but he's put emotion and thought into this shyt. He's not just saying any old shyt, sometimes shyt being concise is not a bad thing. I'd rather 10 tracks of dope or great than 19 tracks and 8 are good.
Jay Elec mentioned Ice, Harriet Tubman, Flint, it really is like a testament of what's important to him as a human being and what he represents within his parts on the album, that's why I feel it is a effective piece of art, it was with purpose and the intent was fulfilled in my opinion.
As I said could be discussed all day, but my point is the substance in the album and the craft are what will make it stand the test of time. There's a strong foundation that I believe won't crack but will only be appreciated more. Just a few off the top thoughts.
People need to accept people have different opinions, I have no issue with somebody saying it isn't a classic to them, but we can't deny that many people feel it is, people are calling it classic all the time...
The people judge not the critics or The Coli....
Masterpiece and classic are 2 of the most associated words have heard about the album. A.P.I.D.T.A is being heralded also. Another sentiment I've seen is refreshing and a breath of fresh air, I listen to a lot of great current Hip Hop so I hear great shyt all the time but I understand that and even among the dope shyt this has some uniqueness about it because you have an icon and legend in Jay-Z on a spiritual tip while still being witty and lyrical and sounding really hungry on some tracks. The chemistry between them both which I think is excellent, the style of Jay Electronica which isn't common to hear, even the choices he makes with like the samples they use and shyt, to hear this on an album with Jay-Z that features people like Travis Scott, The Dream etc give it a certain uniqueness. Content wise we don't always hear albums on this kind of platform and with this soundscape that are mentioning issues like Palestine, Jim Crow, Rumi, Adan, Bewitched even, you're getting a lot of different references that capture a time period but also have a relevant modern feel. It feels fresh and new but also with a touch of classic about it, timelessness.
Jay Elec even has a reference to Khomeini and the fataw he put out on Salman Rushdie, these references are not missed on me at all and they are littered throughout the album. It gives the album substance and depth because they are just not thrown in there, they are in context and purposeful. And it's all tided together in a theme of upliftment, a theme of hope, a theme of spirituality and power.
The pharasing is different, the lyricism is different, who would have thought in 2020 you'd hear this. To me this is what we should be hearing, expanding the genre and culture with knowledge and information that people can build upon. Not just hoes, money, clubs, drugs, shyt like that, that's why I understand the fresh air sentiment MANY have expressed. I haven't gone as long as them without that shyt but it still feels special and unique in it's own right.
It's positive also for the most part, it will stand the test of time on that. Just like how I feel Distant Relatives did. There's biblical references that add a certain gravitas to what's being said and some beautiful phrasing littered throughout, great lyricism which is potent, poetic and meaningful.
"The Lord is my rock, I speed dial through salat
My trials in the fiery crucible made me hot
I glow like embers of coal, born with a touch of gold
My mathematical theology of rhymin' a touch the soul"
I bolded that line because it really is a theology in a sense, he's touching people's souls with his calculated and scientific spiritual rhymes. That line further emphasizes that this was intentional and purposeful, this was his purpose and the comments shows he achieved it. The phrasing even in the other lines is very well done, metaphors mixed in with descriptive emotive language, he's trying to reach the people in many of the bars and succeeds.
I could talk about the album all day and break down every song but I won't do that quite yet, but...
Some of the cons, I suffered for prose
My poetry's livin' like the God that I fall back on
And all praises due to Allah for such a illustrious platform
The teachings of the Honorable Elijah Muhammad's my backbone
Even a line like that, some of the cons I suffered the prose, that shyt is dope. He does the thing Jay-Z sometimes does which is like is have related themes in different parts of the rhymes to create cohesive thematic verses. No matter your religious persuasion the imagery throughout the album is impressive too, you don't have to be N.O.I to respect the commitment and sincerity in Jay Elec's beliefs and his dedication. A lot of powerful and great people had that throughout all walks of life and fields. Muhammad Ali and Malcolm X are 2 obvious 1's who for a very long time had the exact same inspirations when they were achieving great and historic things. So people don't have to agree with their ideology, I'm not N.O.I myself, but I do respect the faith and belief. It's not just about religion, it goes deeper than that into a spiritual realm and a human realm.
Jay-Z mentions Du Pont and Carnegi, there's really a lot to the album in a concise number of tracks, 9 with vocals.
The album lives up to it's name to me, it IS A Written Testimony from Jay Elec, obviously with Jay-Z adding on as a brother, but he's put emotion and thought into this shyt. He's not just saying any old shyt, sometimes shyt being concise is not a bad thing. I'd rather 10 tracks of dope or great than 19 tracks and 8 are good.
Jay Elec mentioned Ice, Harriet Tubman, Flint, it really is like a testament of what's important to him as a human being and what he represents within his parts on the album, that's why I feel it is a effective piece of art, it was with purpose and the intent was fulfilled in my opinion.
As I said could be discussed all day, but my point is the substance in the album and the craft are what will make it stand the test of time. There's a strong foundation that I believe won't crack but will only be appreciated more. Just a few off the top thoughts.
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InstantKlassik
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Good album, maybe even very good. Definitely not classic lol people are crazy. Exhibit A and C are better than anything on here by a pretty wide margin.