Some may say I'm late on this, but I feel like his time is now. Penned as Hip-Hop's "Savior" in many places, Jay Electronica may well be just that. With the aura & persona of a holy wandering Monk, JayElec maybe the realest thing the game has to offer. Although he brings an amazing element of 'conscious' rap to his lyrics, he stays completely raw with it and doesn't seek to sugarcoat any of the things he says. Every one of his rhymes paints a very vivid visual image in your head, & Wu-Tang-esque sound bytes do the job of helping reinforce these images. Even most importantly, he has come with something extremely fresh and to my knowledge never heard before in hip-hop. I'm talking of course about "Act:1 Eternal Sunshine (The Pledge)." In it's entirety (the full original contains two voicemail messages), the song is a drumless, chorusless classical-styled composition containing several movements. In it JayElec addresses not only his opposition to mainstream hip-hop culture, but as well a sour relationship, mind control by the present power stucture, & his knowledge of UFO & Supernatural Phenoma.... All in 4 classical movements. Just Listen....
(no voicemail version, comment for full 15 minute version.)
Peace.
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