Jay Electronica fans...I've cracked the code

[EA]

It suddenly occurred to me today that the career of Jay Electronica is one big elaborate trick

As any Jay Electronica fan knows, his whole persona is heavily influenced by the amazing film, The Prestige. His first "album" was named "Act 1: The Pledge" and he has regularly inserted sound clips from the movie into his music. After all of these years, he's managed to string us fans along with the promise of releasing an album that is supposedly amazing (according to Questlove, Just Blaze, etc.) which is named "Act 2 - The Turn", following the trend of the movie. For many years, we believed that he would be the one to release the album. The album that would be an amazing (classic) combination of life stories, spiritual journeys and dope rhymes.

But let's actually look at the three acts of every magic trick:

Every great magic trick consists of three parts or acts. The first part is called "The Pledge". The magician shows you something ordinary: a deck of cards, a bird or a man. He shows you this object. Perhaps he asks you to inspect it to see if it is indeed real, unaltered, normal. But of course...it probably isn't. The second act is called "The Turn". The magician takes the ordinary something and makes it do something extraordinary. Now you're looking for the secret... but you won't find it, because of course you're not really looking. You don't really want to know. You want to be fooled. But you wouldn't clap yet. Because making something disappear isn't enough; you have to bring it back. That's why every magic trick has a third act, the hardest part, the part we call "The Prestige".

After watching this film again recently, I realised that we are in the middle of one the biggest tricks today in hip-hop.

Act 1 - The Pledge: Jay showed us something (his music catalog and potential)

Act 2 - The Turn: Jay did something extraordinary with his music and managed to develop a following large and loyal enough to get signed to Roc Nation. As a result, he had us all on the edge of our seats looking for the secret (his album) but we're still yet to see it.

Act 3 - The Prestige (The Reveal): There is no album. The hype, promise and hope of an album coming out is all misdirection that has allowed him to make a living/have a career out of not actually having a career.

This man is the GOAT

Spoiler: Are you watching closely?

I'm talking shyt but I'm bored and some of this actually matches up.


But seriously, we're never seeing that album

 

[Deltron]

 

[beenz]

.......it just happens that I watched the prestige for the millionth time last night on "encore"......

 

[WhereIsTheLove]

Here's my theory

Jay Z signed him in November 2010 and only then did he saw how superior Jay Electronica was and the threat of Jay Electronica dethroning every rapper. Upon this realization, Jay sits down with Jay Elec and explains he will be used as a permanent writer, will never drop, all in exchange for being financially set for life. This way, Jay Z can focus on business ventures and keep the writing to a minimum, and avoid the risk of having signed a rapper more superior to him become "known" to the public. The rest is history. Jay's raps didn't become more conscious since 2010 for no reason. Wake up brehs. Tell me i'm right brehs..

 

[KwamePiesie]

if i could rep i would

 

[The Fire]

old and gay

what people don't understand about Jay Electronica is that he channels the life force of the galaxy. He is not a normal human; he is an illuminated being who is one with the universe. He is among the likes of Jesus and Buddha, not Jay z or Nas. Do you ask Jesus to hurry up with blessing somebody? No. Why rush Jay Electronica?

 

[stealthbomber]

fukk jay electronica

 

[EA]

.......it just happens that I watched the prestige for the millionth time last night on "encore"......

It's truly one of the GOAT films

 

[T-K-G]

he's milking this for as long as possible, if and when he finally can't get booked for ANYTHING, he will then drop an album to get back on

either that or him and 3stack tight and dropped jewels on him about stretching out your relevance as long as possible

 

[N.J.stan]

Dude was a surprise guest at MIA in Philly labor day weekend. One of the greatest moments of my life brehs He came into the crowd and I got close enough to spit along with him. Very cool moment. My girl and friend got on stage and ended up taking pics with him. Got some video from when he was in the crowd that I'll upload and make a thread for at some point. So many people there had no idea who he was though

They got shoved the fukk out the way when he came down into the crowd