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GAF-Hop |OTX| Long Live the Watcher
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PhoenixDark
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Jay Z isn't holding Elec back. I refuse to believe he signed Elec with the same expectations he has for J Cole and other artists, ie getting a radio single or else. Jay Elec isn't going to be on 106 and Park or have chicks scream his name outside MTV offices. He was trending on twitter last night with another song that has no drums or chorus. He does his own thing.
Not expecting an album this year, but again that isn't Hov's fault. I get the impression Elec has some type of mental issue. It's not just laziness or him being shy, there's something about his eccentrics that seems off. Like, a regular homeless guy doesn't go from trash can dumping to banging a billionaire. There's something about this guy.
Not expecting an album this year, but again that isn't Hov's fault. I get the impression Elec has some type of mental issue. It's not just laziness or him being shy, there's something about his eccentrics that seems off. Like, a regular homeless guy doesn't go from trash can dumping to banging a billionaire. There's something about this guy.
As the rapper Kanye West, whose Yeezus tour was inspired by The Holy Mountain, put it last November to a packed (and very likely perplexed) house at Brooklyns Barclays Center: I dont know if . . . yall ever heard about Jodorowsky, the director. . . . Yall dont know who the [expletive] he is. . . . Everybody copied off him. . . . And theres gonna be [expletives] in this arena in a few months dancing all sloppy off him.
The Artful Dodger
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Jodorowsky's amazing. It's funny that Kanye's into him.
Start the campaign to get Ye to star in the El Topo sequel, wearing the diamond mask of course
Syph Medwes
Member
Wakin up to new Jay Elec good lord
Esch I was gonna say listen to My Krazy Life already but I realized you're listening to Pinata so that's a good excuse.
Shitsville still a lowkey highlight of the album. (and Lakers, and Real, and...)
Esch I was gonna say listen to My Krazy Life already but I realized you're listening to Pinata so that's a good excuse.
Shitsville still a lowkey highlight of the album. (and Lakers, and Real, and...)
Didn't Questlove explicitly say that Jay Electronica handed his album in to Jay Z in 2012?
And that Jay loves it and bumps it constantly but won't release it without a single?
Or did I imagine that? (seriously I'm not sure if did)
The Artful Dodger
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Maybe Jay-Z pays Jay Electronica stupid money to just release albums exclusively to him.
I'd watch the shit out of that.
The Return of
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Something along the lines of that, but Just Blaze said he has the FULL album on his phone and that Jay Elec won't release it because he keep making changes
Nah. Jay Harmonica is an emotional drunk hobo type dude. If Hov was genuinely holding him back and he wanted to move forward, he would have had a meltdown already.
PhoenixDark
Banned
Both quotes are true. Questlove said above wants a single, Just Blaze said Elec keeps changing things. But I respect Hov's business acumen too much to believe he thinks a fat dark skinned dude with fucked up teeth and a horrible stutter is going to be marketable to the mainstream. If that was the plan he would have had Elec doing guest verses on big records including MCHG.
I believe the album is largely done but Elec keeps changing things, as Just Blaze said. The song he released yesterday used to be an acoustic track with a beautiful singing part.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MiVSl0GuKVo
I believe the album is largely done but Elec keeps changing things, as Just Blaze said. The song he released yesterday used to be an acoustic track with a beautiful singing part.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MiVSl0GuKVo
The Return of
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Hey, what was your favorite Gucci tape last year? Been listening to Writing on the Wall today, forgot how good this was
Trap God 2 or Trap House 3.
The highlights of the WW3 tapes would make a killer compilation as well.
Actually I listened to it already. Its a good album, but its kinda missing some real quality rapping and features on it. Its kind of a shame it dropped when pinata did, because it's not a favorable transition for YG.
Im gonna do a track by track quick look soon for pinata.
The Return of
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Pinata is good, way better than that ESGN shit.
PhoenixDark
Banned
peep the facebook page brehs
spindashing
Banned
thanks boss, I was looking for a better pinata for my lil sis' birthday party
http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/18930-freddie-gibbs-and-madlib-pinata/
not usually a fan but this is spot on,
not usually a fan but this is spot on,
I'm 99% sure Just Blaze washed his hands clean of anything Jay Elec related for 1-2 years now. I don't think he's doing any tweaking or anything. Last I heard he's been heavy on the DJ tip, and only taking time out to do big singles. If the dude doesn't have time for Jay Z, he doesn't have time for Jay Elec.
PhoenixDark
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Actually he was working with Elec last year, "finishing up" the album.
CountBlack
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I wonder if Blaze ever finished up working on XV's album
Yeah, but they tend to do this with rap. It's like they're scared to give them out unless it's a hyped album.
CountBlack
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Man just listening to Dear Moleskine again now.. those first couple bars brehs
shits hitting a little to close to home
Still the pinnacle of Jay Elecs career. I won't let this fucked vanish into obscurity before we get a CDQ.Man just listening to Dear Moleskine again now.. those first couple bars brehsshits hitting a little to close to home
CountBlack
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Doms verse on Robes > Gibbs & Earl.
I'll be honest, I'm not the biggest fan of Domo Genesis, but dude always goes hard in his verses. I got a feeling he gets hated mostly for being in Odd Future tho.
I'll be honest, I'm not the biggest fan of Domo Genesis, but dude always goes hard in his verses. I got a feeling he gets hated mostly for being in Odd Future tho.
CountBlack
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With a packed tour schedule like his and the shape that he's in.. It's definitely happening.
If he stopped fucking around with OF and started dropping albums at that Curren$y rate he'd blow up in the scene. He'd be bigger on his own than connected with that crowd.
I think it's time to address the poop Gangsta Gibbs took on Jeezy
Straight to the facts, n*gga
I looked up to you, put that on my momma
Signed a deal with you and never asked you for a dollar
Cause I was down with CTE, plus I was getting cheese
I played my fuck ass contract, what the lick read?
Thought I'd say this shit cause you ain't man enough to come discuss it
You wanna be Jay-Z? N*gga you just a fucking puppet
Gary boys ain't 'bout talkin', so bitch I had to show ya
Don't make me expose you to those that don't know ya
Ran and said he the realest n*gga in it, motherfucker check it
But Ross had you scared to drop a diss record
No nuts, got the whole team looking weak
Guess that's why they ran up on you at the BET
L.A. red carpet, yeah, I was geeked
Couldn't take security, so we ain't take a seat
I played the fool before, but yo a ho I'll never be
They searched that tour bus in Milwaukee, had that .44 with me
ESGN and to the end, I feed the killers
Pray the Lord'll take my breath before I be like this monkey n*gga
Just a whole lot of rapping, but no motherfucking action
Seen Gucci by himself while we was 30 deep at Magic
And you didn't bust a grape, was shook from the gate
It make it seem to me the gangsta shit you kick be fake
Cause all my enemies, I put them suckers in their place
So take them shades up of your eyes, and look me in my fucking face
Cause I'm a motherfucking rare breed
The last time you gonna see a bad guy like this again
Don't reproduce nothin' but evil seeds
I'm rapping and trapping and still ducking these F-E-D's
But BMF was sticking you for your fucking cheese
And yeah I know you sold the blow and whipped the hard
But underneath the fucking money you's a fucking mark
Take heed to my statements, because they might throw you
Don't make me expose you to those who don't know you
Bitch
Jeezy lawst. How many people are gonna openly call him a bitch?
Straight to the facts, n*gga
I looked up to you, put that on my momma
Signed a deal with you and never asked you for a dollar
Cause I was down with CTE, plus I was getting cheese
I played my fuck ass contract, what the lick read?
Thought I'd say this shit cause you ain't man enough to come discuss it
You wanna be Jay-Z? N*gga you just a fucking puppet
Gary boys ain't 'bout talkin', so bitch I had to show ya
Don't make me expose you to those that don't know ya
Ran and said he the realest n*gga in it, motherfucker check it
But Ross had you scared to drop a diss record
No nuts, got the whole team looking weak
Guess that's why they ran up on you at the BET
L.A. red carpet, yeah, I was geeked
Couldn't take security, so we ain't take a seat
I played the fool before, but yo a ho I'll never be
They searched that tour bus in Milwaukee, had that .44 with me
ESGN and to the end, I feed the killers
Pray the Lord'll take my breath before I be like this monkey n*gga
Just a whole lot of rapping, but no motherfucking action
Seen Gucci by himself while we was 30 deep at Magic
And you didn't bust a grape, was shook from the gate
It make it seem to me the gangsta shit you kick be fake
Cause all my enemies, I put them suckers in their place
So take them shades up of your eyes, and look me in my fucking face
Cause I'm a motherfucking rare breed
The last time you gonna see a bad guy like this again
Don't reproduce nothin' but evil seeds
I'm rapping and trapping and still ducking these F-E-D's
But BMF was sticking you for your fucking cheese
And yeah I know you sold the blow and whipped the hard
But underneath the fucking money you's a fucking mark
Take heed to my statements, because they might throw you
Don't make me expose you to those who don't know you
Bitch
Jeezy lawst. How many people are gonna openly call him a bitch?
Syph Medwes
Member
I seem to remember Blaze getting annoyed at people tweeting him asking about the album. Can't remember if I read that here or on KTT
And yea Gibbs went in on that track. Double-y bad that he basically says Jeezy aint as hard as Ross lol
This is true; but just the visual of Jeezy not sitting down in his seat at the BET awards cus he was scared is great
No question. Gibbs is Palestine, and he always will be.
Stay awake during my set though Q.
Think I'm gonna see Ferg with my friends. Flatbush opens. Should be a hype/aggressive concert, correct?
PhoenixDark
Banned
Too bad Gibbs burned his bridge with Ross with that meaningless diss during his CTE days, or else he could be a nice MMG pick up.
Correct. Seent all of em. Flatbush is fun/very hype live- the problem is no one knows their songs or lyrics lol. They have their wheelhouse bangers that get people going tho.
Gibbs is never going to be signed by anyone with aspirations of signing to a major. Gibbs was getting hyped as the star next to Jeezy. There was no YG. The whole its tha world tape was being hyped for months and all signs pointed to it being a collaborative tape with Jeezy and Gibbs. They kept dragging it on for months shit was supposed to drop early in the year and it only came out in December. There must have been a lot of work trying to get a deal worked out but it looks like Gibbs was the sticking point. Soon as they stopped hyping up Gibbs, not sure when he was dropped exactly but within a couple of months Jeezy got the Atlantic deal, CTE was signed up, its tha world dropped etc.
The Artful Dodger
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As much as I wished for Gibbs to get that big contract money and team up with some of the bigger producers, I like him in this lane. Before CTE and after he's released alot more music, and his stuff with CTE either embarrassed Jeezy (Rough is a great example of that) or was lacking, his verses were either too short or it was trying to be more radio friendly.
He's touring with Tech N9ne so he'll get that strange music bump, but I really do like him staying in that independent record label lane and making quality music.
Edit: Jeezy was great as a feature on Twos and Fews (which is on Cold Day in Hell mixtape)
He's touring with Tech N9ne so he'll get that strange music bump, but I really do like him staying in that independent record label lane and making quality music.
Edit: Jeezy was great as a feature on Twos and Fews (which is on Cold Day in Hell mixtape)
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