Why we acting like Ab Soul's "Book of Soul" isn't the most DEEP and REAL song from the last 5 years?

[evasive]

This is Jay Electronica's current favorite song.

Backstory on this song:
Ab-Soul tells us the complications of his life
-At age ten, Stevens contracted Stevens–Johnson syndrome which caused him to be hospitalized and is the origin of his dark lips and light-sensitive eyes. Was teased a lot for it
-Ab-Soul's love of his life, Alori Joh, commited suicide. She was coming up in TDE, she did most of the harmonies and background singing on TDE projects from 10-11(including section.80). She killed herself by jumping off a radio tower in Compton. She was ab-soul's girlfriend for 7 years.



"Everything I love the most gets taken away. My momma and music is next. And if that happens before I turn 28, then I'm going out with Kurt Cobain."

"I guess the Mayans weren't lying.... 2012 my world ending"

"you used to say that I could see the future. You was wrong, cause you were in it"

 

[macadomusic]

song is so deep and dope at the same time. kinda makes me sad. Alori was a sweet soul.

 

[N.J.stan]

Who is saying that


shyt is a classic for real and easily the best song off the album

 

[CDoty]

CS > GKMC

 

[WickedGames]

I feel like I've made this exact same thread with an almost identical title.

I went plat though

 

[Jack Don the G]

This is Jay Electronica's current favorite song.

Source?

 

[Ciggavelli]

It beings a tear to my eyes

 

[hiphip]

song is wack to me

I don't know what is worse, his wack flow or the fact that he needs 10 lines to explain an idea

 

[jwinfield]

I remember listening to this the night after the tape came out while driving to get some food, it was the first time I really listened to the lyrics, was driving with the

Seven whole years, seven whole years
It was supposed to end with our grandkids
Luckily for me I'm used to being cut short
But I'm such a nice guy, why Lord?
Why Lori? Why'd you have to take her from me?
Guess you needed your angel face for all of heaven to see

I guess the Mayans wasn't lying
2012 my world ended
You used to say that I could see the future
You was wrong, cause you was in it
And I was just with you the day before
You said you loved me, I said I loved you more

Everything I love the most gets taken away
My momma and music is next
And if that happens before I turn 28
Then I'm going out wit' Kurt Cobain

 

[labelplant]

 

[CaughtInTWebb]

Beyond dope song....

 

[MaNu Minu]

nothing special

the rest of his gang and soulo himself have better songs than that

 

[sun raw]

Probably his best song. The part where his voice cracks is devastating as fukk.

 

[vaudevillevillain]

let's just appreciate the song without comparing it to something else

 

[MaNu Minu]