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This album is full of “damn.” after “DAMN!” after “holy crap this is good” moments. There is nothing quite like hearing Jay’s greatest verses, and I really mean that. He paints images which the mind fills in and guides the listener to a state of nostalgic shock. He is talking about life and living in a way no other rapper does. That is to say, the rhyme schemes are incredibly intricate, complicated, and patterned.Īnd above all else, Jay Electronica is real. It’s like a boulder tumbling down a hill: it’s motion carries a heavy inevitability.įrom a rhyme perspective, Jay Electronica the definition of what Danny Brown describes as “argyle” patterns. What is it about Jay Electronica’s sound that is so great? His pronunciation and flow aren’t perfectly smoothed, but the manner by which each word, line, and rhyme flows into the next is better than anything “smooth” or staccato could ever produce.
It’s among story-brag tracks like Drake’s “Lord Knows,” but this is definitely my favorite of that type. It builds this big, striding energy and then holds it. “Road to Perdition” is steadily fantastic. The album, which shines most in “Real Magic” and similarly profound songs “Memories and Merlot,” and “Better in Tune with the Infinite,” is not without moments of completely overwhelming hype. He talks about being grateful: “the story of life is not tragic, it’s magic.” He talks about the beauty of this life so often missed or taken for granted. The lyrics Jay raps echo other pieces from his discography (I’m thinking particularly of the last line of Act I). We will preserve for our children this, the last best hope of man on earth, or we will sentence them to take the first step into a thousand years of darkness.” As a piece of text, this quote is profound. It opens the album with a quote from Ronald Reagan: “You and I have a rendezvous with destiny. The opener “Real Magic” stands out for its slow-moving, deliberate steps. Looking at the album, a few songs really stand out. It is the kind of music which shines under a scrutinizing eye and is profound even for those who don’t want to think too hard about it. It’s the kind of rap that benefits a significant knowledge of the genre and the obscurities he references but can be felt, enjoyed, even understood without that knowledge. It’s full of samples and vocal contortions to rhyme obscure words with one another.Įver since hearing Act I and considering Jay’s use of samples I’ve conceived of his album’s as in some ways reminiscent of “The Wasteland”. It seems repetitive to write on Jay Electronica’s new album twice in one week, but having sat with the album all week, I decided it was worth it.įor a brief history on why this album’s release is such a surprise and a big deal, see the article from earlier this week.Īct II: The Patents of Nobility is the Jay Electronica sound I have come to love through his initial mixtape Act I: Eternal Sunshine and the various other singles he released in the late ‘00s and early 2010s.
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