Albums Jay Electronica - A Written Testimony (Discussion Thread)

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TEH said:
This is some poetic shyt ..talking about no bars ... very few come this poetic ...

list your most poetic MC’s

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WHAT EXACTLY IS POETIC ABOUT THIS VERSE?

THIS IS WEAK LYRICISM...
STRAIGHT THROW AWAY VERSE
ON AN ALBUM WITH LIMITED VERSES.
I ain't the type to let it slide or just ignore it
Whatever you want get into, my nikka, I'm here for it
I had a shot of D'Usse, now the Ace of Spades is pourin'
My vision's twenty-twenty and the feelin' is euphoric
If I'm not on my Harley then I'm on that Panigale
I'm smellin' like a Marley, doin' ninety on the on-ramp and my destiny is callin'
I represent New Orleans
My mama and my grandma and my hero uncle Charlie
I'm tryna catch a body
No, this is not a maybe, it is definitely probably
I'm gon' give you that wasabi
Look, it could be the dance floor or right in your building lobby
It could be in Lagos or Seattle or Chicag-y
Hotel lobby Grammy after party, it's what-avi
I'm down to catch a body
I drop a gear, I disappear, then re-appear
Then dump the clutch and wheelie down the highway
My debut album featurin' Hov, man, this is highway robbery
It's like I hit the lottery, I busted the piñat-y
Now I'm hot like a tamale, it's just like I caught a body
It will be pandemonium if I show up to the party
May all my haters hit they knees and throw up in the toilet
In the twinklin' of an eye I went from legend to historic
Catchin' bodies after bodies
You say my name like Candyman, I'll pop out of your closet and withdraw me a deposit
I'm loyal to Elijah just like Eric was to Godric
I'm tryna catch a body, no, no, I just caught a body
I will give you that wasabi and peel off on my Ducati (Skrrt)
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TEH said:
This is some poetic shyt ..talking about no bars ... very few come this poetic ...

list your most poetic MC’s

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Jay Electronica very poetic, some others who can do a poetic style well at times to me are...

Common
Nas
2Pac
K-Rino
Brother Ali
Slug
Aesop Rock
Lauryn Hill
Melle Mel
Lowkey
Scorzayzee
Canibus
Killah Priest
GZA
Cormega
Blu
Aleo Blacc
Talib Kweli
Guru
Scarface
KRS-One
Andre 3000
Cee-Lo
Tobie Nwigwe
Rakim
Last Emperor
Chester P

There's a lot but those are some thought would add on to further the discourse.
 
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TEH said:
Silky Johnson is that you?

So that’s why you post in red?
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THATS COOL.

NOW CAN YOU TELL ME WHAT WAS POETIC ABOUT THIS VERSE?

I ain't the type to let it slide or just ignore it
Whatever you want get into, my nikka, I'm here for it
I had a shot of D'Usse, now the Ace of Spades is pourin'
My vision's twenty-twenty and the feelin' is euphoric
If I'm not on my Harley then I'm on that Panigale
I'm smellin' like a Marley, doin' ninety on the on-ramp and my destiny is callin'
I represent New Orleans
My mama and my grandma and my hero uncle Charlie
I'm tryna catch a body
No, this is not a maybe, it is definitely probably
I'm gon' give you that wasabi
Look, it could be the dance floor or right in your building lobby
It could be in Lagos or Seattle or Chicag-y
Hotel lobby Grammy after party, it's what-avi
I'm down to catch a body
I drop a gear, I disappear, then re-appear
Then dump the clutch and wheelie down the highway
My debut album featurin' Hov, man, this is highway robbery
It's like I hit the lottery, I busted the piñat-y
Now I'm hot like a tamale, it's just like I caught a body
It will be pandemonium if I show up to the party
May all my haters hit they knees and throw up in the toilet
In the twinklin' of an eye I went from legend to historic
Catchin' bodies after bodies
You say my name like Candyman, I'll pop out of your closet and withdraw me a deposit
I'm loyal to Elijah just like Eric was to Godric
I'm tryna catch a body, no, no, I just caught a body
I will give you that wasabi and peel off on my Ducati (Skrrt)
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CHICAGO said:
WHAT EXACTLY IS POETIC ABOUT THIS VERSE?

THIS IS WEAK LYRICISM...
STRAIGHT THROW AWAY VERSE
ON AN ALBUM WITH LIMITED VERSES.



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That is like posting One Time 4 Your Mind and saying Illmatic is not poetic. As if that album doesn't have NYSOM, The World Is Yours, Memory Lane and It Ain't Hard To Tell.

I dare you to post Jay Electronica's lyrics from Ghost of Soulja Slim, Neverending Story, Universal Soldier, Fruits of the Spirit or A.P.I.D.T.A., and ask us what is exactly poetic about THOSE verses. I'll wait...
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