Sooooo, no more Jay Electronica?

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The man fell off the face of the earth. I can’t believe I waited all those years for that forgettable album and now I can’t even find anywhere to listen to “Better in Tune w/ the Infinite.” Is it on Tidal? I’ve probably listened to that song a thousand times and now it’s just gone, wtf?!


 
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He was smart. His limited output made people think his music was better than it was.

In reality his music ain't that special but ya'll act like he's a prophet coming down from the mountains because he releases one song every few years.

Dude got washed on his own debut album by a 60 year old Hov. :picard:
 

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He was smart. His limited output made people think his music was better than it was.

In reality his music ain't that special but ya'll act like he's a prophet coming down from the mountains because he releases one song every few years.

Dude got washed on his own debut album by a 60 year old Hov. :picard:
I think he has a dozen or so great songs, the one I mentioned being his best(IMO). Just sucks that it’s so hard to find.
 

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He was smart. His limited output made people think his music was better than it was.

In reality his music ain't that special but ya'll act like he's a prophet coming down from the mountains because he releases one song every few years.

Dude got washed on his own debut album by a 60 year old Hov. :picard:


Never understood the hype around this man :jbhmm:
 

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Never understood the hype around this man :jbhmm:
:mjlol:Exhibit A came outta nowhere and was a cult smash. It went from being a licensed song on EA's Fight Night (before the recent re-release) to being played on the radio. Mos Def even freestyled to it (exhibit B); then he made Exhibit C, a song that got featured on the trailer for Boondocks S3.

That's how big Exhibit A was. The song has over 2 million views on YouTube. From there, it's a classic underdog story about an old rapper who finally "made it". You could make a hit movie about Jay Elec from his homeless origins to being signed by Jay-Z.
 
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Everything about this kid was average, up to and including that mid Jay-Z assisted "album". All smoke and mirrors...
 

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He was smart. His limited output made people think his music was better than it was.

In reality his music ain't that special but ya'll act like he's a prophet coming down from the mountains because he releases one song every few years.

Dude got washed on his own debut album by a 60 year old Hov. :picard:
Obviously his music is special enough for him to still be relevant despite rarely putting out music. If you think jay z washed jay elec on that album then jay elec just isn’t for you :yeshrug:
 

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Jay Electronica being a disappointment doesn’t mean he was always mid/average
If you listened to Better in Tune with the Infinite, Exhibit A, etc and came away thinking dude was average I don’t know what to tell you
Exactly. What “average” rapper can put out music once every few years and still have people making threads like these? What artist right now can make a song like better in tune with the infinite?
 

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Exactly. What “average” rapper can put out music once every few years and still have people making threads like these? What artist right now can make a song like better in tune with the infinite?
Chingy and mims :russ:
 
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