An Introduction to Jay Electronica

[@spacecowboy3693]

Jay Electronica is like Frank Ocean on steroids when it comes to dipping and not releasing an album.

[@saintzeropg]

Ahnaf Rahman I literally thought that rn

[@alili945]

At least frank drops them

[@Arealproducer]

Atleast frank dropped actual albums

[@djtimspaceking8306]

Frank ocean dropping album two of them what are you talkin about??

[@MansoorMansoor-xn7jf]

Dont ever compare Jay to that gay mutherfucker again

[@Ayplus]

Jay Electronica is a great example of artists not owing anyone anything. Makes great art and does what he want. . .very refreshing.

[@Isaiah_McIntosh]

I love Jay but he doesn't make art anymore.....

[@ItsThatKidGreg]

He hasn't dropped as much as a sentence in years. If he's still an artist, he's painting in invisible ink.

[@phillacroix8377]

@@ItsThatKidGreg Y'all are crazy "Shiny Suit Theory" came out last September and that was fantastic

[@ItsThatKidGreg]

@@phillacroix8377 shiny suit theory has been out far longer than last September. Check the date on that bro

[@TheJbreezy12345]

Sir. Shiny Suit Theory has been out for almost a decade. @@phillacroix8377

[@emichael7299]

Jay Electronica: The only rap legend with like 3 songs

[@jaseneffendy17]

Still waiting for his album along with Detox

[@RogerHeathers]

Waaaaaay more than a few songs

[@Arealproducer]

Legends cant be scared to release material...sorry

[@emichael7299]

Arealproducer that’s a pretty stupid requirement

[@Arealproducer]

@@emichael7299 to release real albums is stupid?? ok bro not sure what planet you live on but to be a music legend you gotta put out material and "play the game" its wasted talent and you thank his ultra rich wife and his fear of not meeting the expectations of the fans which was his fear....to be fair it would have been hard on him considering the level everyone put him on but its disappointing

[@seandafny]

Im not sure he ever even existed. He’s like something from my imagination that somehow makes its way into this realm for a short time, and then suddenly vanishes before it can fully manifest

[@davidb154]

Sounds like a Jay Elec verse

[@seandafny]

💯

[@brooklynsennyhardaway2430]

💯💯💯

[@SMAP757]

this guy is the epitome of a legend. hes been out for 10 years and hes still talked about as if he is gonna be a xxl freshman lmao

[@lilrylotv3684]

SawseMasterA more like 13 at this point

[@nalimlattarai2873]

Tf

[@iamincline]

Dude, the blow up and act like I don't know nobody was accurate af.

[@CartoonsinHindi]

Ever heard of filtyfrank??

[@infer426]

Buster891 that’s not accurate for frank

[@bryannavarro4394]

😂😂😂😂

[@michaels.8244]

1st time I heard him was Exhibit C & I was blown away & looked for more but hardly could find anything. Jay is like the boogy man of hip hop. We know he exist, rappers fear him, yet no one can find him & rappers are glad he’s not around. But the fans suffer in his absence.

[@Gasswayy]

Who is here after seeing his track list?

[@mariososa6637]

One of my favorite Jay Elec verses was on the first PRhyme album

[@jamesherrmann1947]

That verse is one of the hardest I've ever heard

[@AFO_AnalyRics]

"He called me by my other name, I called him by his other name."

[@aymanalrsheed5920]

“In the alleys and the valleys where gods switch to bitch mode” man this verse is everything

[@militantmarxman5275]

wish he would've found a better spot to record it, quality is kinda shot, unless they felt like mixing it that way for whatever reason

[@mariososa6637]

Militant Marxman That's the only problem I have with that record

[@carmeloanthony2213]

“The deal with rocnation seems irrelevant” A Written Testimony: half of the album features Jay Z

[@cool856]

MF DOOM X JAY ELECTRONICA X MADLIB= PERFECTION

[@zakseeker4650]

cool856 You heard True Lightyears? It’s got 2/3.

[@ukwuteyinoreneojo4159]

Mad collaboration

[@jamesfoster5073]

And nearly a year after this video dropped he finally released his masterpiece of an album A Written Testimony

[@fonzarelly3154]

Stop it!

[@nalimlattarai2873]

Jay Z carried

[@arnas5027]

Maybe he’s just working on dropping the greatest album of all time🤷🏽‍♂️

[@nathangraham5438]

Hes shook set the bar too high scared to not live up to the hype and been laying the pipe to a rothchild to make sure hes comfortable and not having to release anthing to make a buck

[@isaiahk6217]

sorry bruh, but I think Dr.Dre's "DETOX" will be the greatest album to ever drop... when it does...

[@Calilou52]

@@isaiahk6217 fk nah, Dre is garbage now. Unless the Detox tracks were recorded in early 2000s, its gonna be average at best. He waited way too long

[@isaiahk6217]

@@Calilou52 lmao, why dont you go research something that you know nothing about before speaking on it bud. Dr.Dre's garbage now? lmao, hes one of the most expensive producers and recording artists to hire, and the DETOX album is still in the making, as in "new music is still being crafted for it". So your input on them being recorded back in the 2000 isnt true nor slightly accurate

[@Calilou52]

@@isaiahk6217 not what I meant but whatever lol

[@mrq.1236]

This was a great video. Would love to see more Hip-Hop vids in the future

[@mvajuru7620]

Nas does have 5+ Great Albums in my book: - Illmatic - It was Written - Stillmatic - God's Son - The Lost Tapes

[@jimboslice8800]

Hip Hop is dead and Untitled

[@johnyboss3266]

@@jimboslice8800 and naair

[@eugenepinex5002]

More then five bro!!!

[@mvajuru7620]

@@eugenepinex5002 Exactly... I put 5+

[@benjaminmichael2007]

Nasir is slept on

[@jermaineyounge]

He tweeted it's coming this 2020 : A written Testimony 🔥🔥🔥 keep the 👂🏾locked

[@0o0oo0o]

I was so pissed when he cancelled his Denver show the day before it a few years back, never to reschedule. Typical Jay Electronica

[@andrelynch9123]

J is my family. He has a method to his Madness. There's very few who would get it though. It's ironic that J is looked upon in many eyes as possibly the greatest unsung without an official album when J has actually told me that the greatest lyricist he ever heard was a virtually unknown artist named Born Understanding ( a fellow 5%) who went by the stage name "Unda the Influence" from a town called Willingboro out in Jersey. It's funny to me cuz nobody used the term the G.O.A.T. until a movie came out about the supposed greatest basketball player that ever lived ( said to be way better than Michael Jordan ) and never played in the NBA. Now you're creating a discussion about an artist with no album possibly being the greatest of all time and he credits that to an unsigned artist who nobody else has probably heard of.

[@PuertoR0ck]

I live near Willingboro. Gotta check for that dude

[@mazzb305]

Earl Manigault is the ball player you're talking about. Don Cheadle played him in his biopic.

[@jamaldavis9885]

I've heard of B.U. #Born Understanding dope artist #Stuyvesant Ave. West Trenton

[@akhil6221]

any songs you can show or anything im super curious

[@chrisraymond6448]

My fave jay e lyric ever: and thats just a prefrence.. A universal message from the land of the leopards where camoflauge wolves stealing lambs from the shepards.

[@ajantsmith6139]

What song is this from?

[@ajantsmith6139]

I've never heard this verse before?

[@ChaosRUsEnt]

Jay Electronica And Earl Sweatshirt Collab Would Be Crazy

[@TheGiftof7PRESENTS]

He’s a artist. He doesn’t punch a 9 to 5 slave clock. He’s in and out of his various creative spaces. Dap👊🏽🎶

[@101iswhatsup]

*Dap* legit thought bro, thanks for sharing.(don't know how to feel about this recent album😕)

[@sEdJ1281]

@@101iswhatsup Then listen to it some more. No one makes music for people to not listen🎧🎤🎵

[@sEdJ1281]

@@kagerjvi345 not sure what arbitrarily makes any rapper "better", aside from practicing and perfecting their linguistic craft, but it is definitely pointless to consider any artist "better" because of their high quantity of music. Especially since quantity does not equal quality. I mean, does it really bother you that much that there is one song on the album that was recorded 10 years ago? Are hip hop fans really this petty? Honestly, I could care less how long it took for the release. I do know that this one album is quality product. Couldn't skip a track, even Shiny Suit. Everybody has their opinion, though. There are many "better" rappers with miles of content, but for some reason, we aren't talking about any of their music.

[@kagerjvi345]

@@sEdJ1281 how is waiting a decade for an album where a portion of the music is a decade old and being upset being petty? There are better rappers who put work out at a way faster pace. They are currently recognized publically as the the best of the bunch. Jay kind of dropped the ball on that hiatus

[@sEdJ1281]

@@kagerjvi345 not liking an album because of a 10 year wait and one familiar song? Sounds pretty petty to me. And, again, if your argument is that a rapper is "better" because they produce more music at a faster pace, then it doesn't sound like you actually give a damn about anyone's music. I'm serious, what truly makes a rapper "better"? You can put out 10 albums in 10 years, but if no one's listening, it's probably because its content is trash. Like I said, we on here talking about this one album, but none of these "better" rappers with a larger discography are keeping our attention.

[@jaquanpendelton4757]

Jay electronica is the legendary super Saiyan

[@bryson0206]

can't be more correct gggg 😭

[@xaviero8678]

“It’s a roc nation jay electronic-extravaganza. The fans need an oxygen mask for every stanza”

[@dudemanbro2714]

Jay will always hold a special place in my heart:) what he already has out is enough to hold me over for a lifetime. I will gladly wait patiently for new music. If it never comes, that’s kinda legendary as well. Jay said he lives by the words of Muhammad Ali “my trains always on time.” I believe him

[@JayDaVinci617]

This was a dope look into Jay Electronica and now with the album finally out I truly believed I witnessed a moment in history for hip-hop and moment many of us believed would never happen but always wished for. A Written testimony for me is a rare gem.. you dont get this type of lyricism from anyone and I'm grateful Jay gave us the energy we've been waiting for over the last 10+ years.

[@rocstarskinnyjeans]

Jay Electronica is a Genius, I like the wait!!!

[@chuckbasher3515]

You aren't entitled to anything from any artist God bless jay elect may he drop if and when spirit moves him

[@starthaunruly]

who’s here after act II got leaked

[@301larussomusic]

His verse on Talib's album was a great verse.

[@JosephDaniel1213]

This Man cold as hell with this rap shit....... him and Hov make dope as music together end of story!!!!!!!!

[@cesarbaca]

Exhibit A is a timeless classic👊🏽

[@MoneyMizz]

Here after the release of his album, it was well worth the wait....

[@Rebelution7]

Cool video keep up the good work also I’m one of those custodians of the culture and I for one I’ve been telling people about Jay electronica since early 2000’s I am one of the disappointed one who still has hope of getting a chance to hear his album

[@--REGULAR--REGULAR]

"How can I end a career, if it hasn't even start?" - KING KENDRICK

[@20MEANS]

1-800-REGULAR 1-800-REGULAR "I Can Never End A Career If It Never Start".

[@Baytronica]

Everytime i search Jay Elect on youtube to HOPEFULLY find a new track but all i ever find is videos like this talking about how dope he is but never releases music lol.. dope vid tho

[@seandafny]

Lol its like the most MIXED feeling ever its so bad lhh. Like i be all proud like yea thats my nigga Jay i been following from the start... but then im like the start of WHAT !!?? this nigga hasnt released a new song damn near since i was in high school. So now i have to satisfy myself solely by other people talking about how good he is, and my own hopes and dreams that he releases new music. smh why is it like this. And he jus had to be my favorite smh

[@NdosiMagaye]

*2020* *THE* *ALBUM* *DROPs*

[@christiandinhopasillas9163]

You called it

[@raine4665]

Christiandinho Pasillas it’s edited

[@oshycontin]

its out

[@diandreherbert158]

Yeaaahhh... so you know imma need an update and potentially a review since the album's dropped

[@sinny694]

Here's my theory on Jay Electronica: he is a super perfectionist and also very self conscious about his music. A lot of rappers say their music is art, but for him it really is. His debut album had so much hype, and he set such a high bar for himself, that he decided not to release it and instead just releases solo tracks. Even though he has 0 albums, if you measure his catalogue by masterpiece songs, he still has a catalogue longer than most rappers. His youtube channel has over 30 songs kzbin.info/door/NaAqHlhy1VVIe7nSNOK9dQvideos

[@CallMeRocboy]

sinny694 albums out

[@yakovhadash]

It’s coming this holiday season for Jay ElecHanukkah

[@Zekeeboy14]

Jay elec..yamakah. ..

[@gjwilliams4098]

Saw him on Spirit flying from L.A. to NOLA

[@VENGEFULHEXX]

Forgot about a CRAZY feature he had on this R&B song. Can't remember who is by in particular but it's called The Garden. Or something similar like that...

[@ps4080]

First found out bout him on control

[@chrisjoya69]

Alfo: For the next few years, he was homeless... Me: fightin, shootin dice, smoking weed on the corners?

[@realrobsanders]

What y'all think about new Jay Elec album?

[@Dikwili]

Easily forgettable.

[@TheBestOne382]

That shit riff raff said@7:44 is STRAIGHT GOLDEN LOL😂😂😂

[@MPaz213]

I wish he would put out his album already just like everyone else but like he said his train is always on schedule. So I guess we will just have to take him at his word.

[@GustoFormula]

1 year later... :)

[@cmooreHD]

Now that the album dropped and under a new name and all featuring Jay-Z ... how do you feel and does it live up to what you/we waited for?

[@Cajunboi023]

Actually about 75% of the turn 2 has been released over the years. Look at the track list that was leaked back in 2012 or 2013 . Most songs have been heard. He gave us the album over a 10yr period really

[@detectivebubblegum9777]

He’s making art for himself not for y’all. Love it.

[@filipesergio3068]

Act II: Patents of Nobility finally dropped on October 4th, 2020. At long last, after 12 years of waiting, the wait is finally over.

[@onemangang3831]

His approach is the same alot of the old blues jazz artists took. Because once upon a time it was about the music and creativity

[@kagerjvi345]

Bruh there are multiple artists who put out better and more consistent work. Jay was not worth a decade of waiting time

[@onemangang3831]

eulogy jones ... agree... but he did capture that rawness that the old timers had naturally.. the desire to create... i think now it’s only about money.. which money itself isn’t bad.. but it’s evident in today’s music that they sacrificed creativity for it...

[@rajshah7984]

ppl are afraid to admit to themselves that jay z suppressed jay e for not dumbing down his message

[@NHLfromBN]

Tonight 🙏

[@demetriusbryson1706]

Jay Electronica is a Living Breathing & Evolving Art Piece....Constant Elevation....!!!

[@forestpark73]

10 years later and his music has never left my playlist

[@comqlicatedrepublix5103]

_Nas does have (5) ↑ Great Albums:_ + Debut album - *Illmatic* + Secondary album - *It Was Written* + *Stillmatic* + *God's Son* + *Hip Hop Is Dead* + *The Lost Tapes* + and his collab album with Damien Marley - *The Distant Relatives*

[@dlisch]

Plus untitled

[@fonzarelly3154]

+ Life is good

[@comqlicatedrepublix5103]

@@fonzarelly3154 I agree. And *The Lost Tapes 2*

[@CandySlim501]

I AM was 🔥

[@nalimlattarai2873]

L

[@lucasl4644]

He’s finally realised an album

[@paracasso]

Review "A written testimony!"

[@JamesSmith-jp6rn]

He that dude. One of the greats...

[@Ayo.Ajisafe]

Nice concept for a video!

[@gunnyjwells1977]

Exhibit C.... ultimate classic!

[@MercurySG3M]

Act II leaked in full and is now officially released on Tidal!!!

[@brandonst.5637]

HE FINALLY DROPPED THE ALBUM!!!!

[@ryanshields8560]

Telling alfo to listen to skegss every video until he tells me what he thinks of them: video #12

[@bugalugachugjug]

Ryan Shields skegss are overrated

[@101iswhatsup]

That roc deal. Just released an album, Jay copped Earl's stop-n-go sync, and maybe Jay E inspired Earl, inspired J,Z. peace

[@deathbynature]

MF DOOM is the goat

[@SilliusSodus]

jaylen leiva MF DOOM has never dropped a flop as a villain when pushing rhymes

[@dvo5808]

Damn fucking right

[@jackson.d1500]

jaylen leiva facts

[@IvefoundthetruthonMay]

Aesop Rock or Lupe Fiasco to me, Aesop also never had a bad album. Lupe on the other hand does, but his high points are too high to just ignore.

[@jackson.d1500]

J imo having a bad album immediately takes you down, you can still be great but the greatest of all time should have no bad projects

[@rpg23245]

2020 and Jay Electronica just dropped his debut with heavy assist from Jay Z. Shit was dope but the wait was too long. Appreciate him though. I wonder if you could do something on Blu or underground rappers from Stonesthrow or Rhymsayers

[@PuertoR0ck]

Sean Price was GOAT.

[@jacobprice8048]

Sean P is dope, but Rock is the most underrated rapper of all time

[@soundfonts8215]

Jay Elec announced a show near me, hope he drops something unreleased

[@louist.sanville4445]

Since he just dropped his album today, I think it's time for an update/review video.

[@voodoopls2856]

MF DOOM is the greatest of all time.

[@dvo5808]

This isn't true but you're right

[@voodoopls2856]

@@dvo5808 Wut.

[@dvo5808]

@@voodoopls2856 exactly

[@wutang4eva77]

I love Doom but no i gptta disagree i heard a few bad verses plus Doom was lyricall sick but his flow was to all over.Doom definitely a top 3 producer alongside Jdilla and 9th wonder

[@fuzzydunlop4513]

@@wutang4eva77 Doom over Madlib though?

[@nathangraham5438]

Alchohol , fear, being a typical Virgo striving for perfection almost setting the bar too high waiting for Erykah to pull the trigger ? Cant believe ive been waiting for over 10yrs for jay to drop an album.

[@useinsight]

Nathan Graham haha you said typical ♍️ lol You’re a ♍️ huh? 😂

[@powermiller855]

A written testimony is out now let's enjoy it now

[@ngybrid]

Just discovered him recently thanks to random songs played in Spotify: Exhibit A and Exhibit C

[@cameronvalencia6023]

Who's here after the Joe Budden podcast talking about Jay Electronica debut album.

[@tamarastone141]

Me🙋‍♀️🙋‍♀️🙋‍♀️🙋‍♀️🙋‍♀️

[@Mektek19]

Ironic this popped up and the album just came out.

[@michaeledwards1552]

it came out 2009 10 years ago exhibit C is still a classic and one of greatest rhymes and beat in history.

[@FinleyGomez]

Jay Electronica is the Jai Paul of Hip-Hop

[@MuzikTrabolee]

You've missed his Garden feature with Emily Sande

[@brentoniverson1020]

That shit was ecstatic yo!

[@user-fx2yd6wd3e]

i sincerely believe Jay Electronica keeps afloat by ghost writing for rappers today

[@eyesnteeth1611]

Prolly

[@FrancoisDressler]

I'm almost certain he wrote a good chunk of 4: 44

[@user-fx2yd6wd3e]

TheVideoInvader wouldn’t be surprised at all

[@WowShooting]

that “ive seen the eiffel i seen an idol” on that frank track from 444 is soooo jay

[@bigstevie1690]

Jay Renegaded him on Every Song💯

[@Spliffcraniums]

ALBUM FINALLY DROPPED!

[@anthemmakersmusic]

He'd coming back out!

[@YoungSwaggness]

Great vid new sub 👍🏾

[@gquick]

Forgot about the announcement probably his best track

[@sprb4725]

Maybe doom could bring him out for a project? One can hope

[@Fresca64_]

Jay's verses on Suplexes and Control are some of my favorite rap verses of all time (I'm of the unpopular opinion his verse on Control was the best of the three, actually). I never realized that Act II never came out, nor that he never released a studio album at all. I hope more pay attention to what he's done because it's so incredible, even if there isn't a future where we hear much from him again.

[@seandafny]

As a Jay Electronica fan since Fight Night Round 4, it made me hella mad that his first mainstream verse on control had to get wrapped up in all that Kendrick mess. As a Jay fan i had listened to him all thru high school and people wud never kno who he was or mention him or nothing. I will never forget Big Sean dropped control summer 2013 my senior year of high school. In my mind after all those years Jay was finally gonna get some shine and i wud be able to brag like a hipster about being his first supporter. I didnt count on how stupid people are to get all mesmerized over simple name drops that arent even disses but in this era if u say someones name on a track they automatically say its a diss. Needless to say the next day all everyone in real life and the internet cud talk about was Kendricks verse and how he did the best and y wud Big Sean let him on the track blah blah blah. Fast forward to today i still revisit control from time to time out of curiosity to check the comments and see if people have changed their minds on who had the best verse since all the frenzy has worn off, but to my disappointment all i see are jokes about how they still dont even realize there is a third verse. So maddening i had to go on this long rant u can see how it annoys me even today lol

[@seandafny]

Long story short, i agree that Jay had the best verse. I wud also go so far as to say Kendrick had the worst, though its nowhere near bad but he didnt really outshine anyone lyrically. I dont count name dropping as outshining like Big Sean said not because im name dropping hall of fame dropping.

[@Einhpets]

Now Andre 3000 is in this category

[@MORPH-tl2jx]

New album in March!

[@bornwisedistruction]

God moves in his own time always remember that!

[@boglemeister]

Whats the background song at the end of the video?

[@isaacmitchell7488]

ITS OUT HOLY SHIT

[@ChrisDodges123]

7:44 Jay Elect-Yamaka

[@shalyarkh2633]

Just heard (exhibit c) 👈a diamond and for the first time of my life im like who the fuck is this guy i need to know

[@saleemnourein2274]

GUYS SINCE WE AL HAVE TIME RN MY MIXTAPE IS OUT JUST HIT MY NAME

[@marcelkismet5409]

10/10 not even done but would watch again

[@ItsThatKidGreg]

I've said on numerous occasions that Jay could be the GOAT if he just dropped an album. Even a tape would hold it down

[@abmfire1]

ItsThatKidGreg I’ve been saying this for the longest 😩 it’s hard to tell people he’s the greatest of all time

[@Lemmestarve]

Well, we got an album

[@hockeyscience]

Jay is back!!!! 2020