Oct 10, 2020
SynopsisYour point was dumb
- Oct 10, 2020·1 replySynopsis
I made a thread similar to this on Ktt 1, but that was 9 years ago. It’s time to rehash it. The premise is simple. Jay Electronica is the best rapper of all time, and all of the arguments otherwise are simply too weak to consider. Previously, it was the idea that he didn’t have enough songs, which was as complete nonsense then as it is now. He probably has close to 150 unique songs and feature verses, more than enough to make a full judgment. The other primary argument was that he didn’t have an album. Well now he arguably has 2, despite one being an unfinished leak, so that argument is out the window.
What makes him the best is simple. All you need to do is listen to the song knights of the roundtable, and hear what Hov is saying on the vocal sample. It’s all about human emotions. There is no rapper past or present that has so deftly been able to speak to the shared emotional experience of humans. Love, pain, loss, anxiety, wanting to be accepted etc., are feelings that we can all relate to in some form or another, and Jay Elect encapsulates them better than anyone. He gets a bad rep from some trolls as a lyrical/miracle/spiritual rapper, but this has never been true. His rhyme schemes, delivery, and words are often simple, to the point and rely much more on appealing to emotion than they do to confusing the listener or making them want to look some s*** up on rapgenius.
However, that’s not to say that that is the extent of his skill as a rapper. On a bar for bar basis, his wordplay, storytelling, metaphors/similies and whatever other lyrical device you might choose are, at his peak compared to the peak of other rappers, superior.
If you aren’t familiar with his music at this point and are itching to write this off as nonsense, I can show you exactly what songs and verses to check out in order to change your mind. If you have listened to his music and don’t agree, I need to hear your argument against it show I can show you why you’re wrong
Kendrick washed him on control. Close thread. Jay electronica got washed by jay z on his own album close thread. Jay electronica has the same 4 go to subjects. Close thread.
Oct 10, 2020
GooIf he's your fav that's cool.. but the GOAT is Nas.
- Oct 10, 2020·edited·2 replies
I dont give a f*** about his homeless new Orleans past and how 5 percenters and Islam civilized him and now hes a waste of f***ing insecure space at rocnation.. his music is ok bro. But just because he raps about Islam and the forest in the trees doesnt mean he ain't one dimensional. You heard one jay e song you heard them all..
He got washed by Kendrick on control.
He got washed by Jay Z on his own album.
He got washed by everybody else in life. 
Oct 10, 2020·1 replyCarlSweatpantsKendrick washed him on control. Close thread. Jay electronica got washed by jay z on his own album close thread. Jay electronica has the same 4 go to subjects. Close thread.
C'mon now.
Kendrick loudmouthed a bunch of nothing; Jay E spoke from the heart.
The eyelashes like umbrellas when it rain from the heart
And the tissue is like an angel kissin' you in the dark
You go from blind sight to hindsight
Passion of the Christ, right, to baskin' in the limelight
It take time to get your mind right
Jay Electricity, PBS Mysteries
In a lofty place tanglin' with Satan over history
You can’t say s*** to me, الحمد لله
It’s strictly by faith that we made it this far- Oct 10, 2020TweedDiadoras
C'mon now.
Kendrick loudmouthed a bunch of nothing; Jay E spoke from the heart.
The eyelashes like umbrellas when it rain from the heart
And the tissue is like an angel kissin' you in the dark
You go from blind sight to hindsight
Passion of the Christ, right, to baskin' in the limelight
It take time to get your mind right
Jay Electricity, PBS Mysteries
In a lofty place tanglin' with Satan over history
You can’t say s*** to me, الحمد لله
It’s strictly by faith that we made it this farThat sounds like a bunch of nothing.. he says the same exact s*** in every song. Someone just needs to punch him in the face cus he coming off as a huge p**** too me.
- Oct 10, 2020
EVOLUTION· editedNas
Biggie
Wayne
Drake
Kendrick
Blu
Hov
Lupe
Push
Cole
3000
Ye
Pac
Sweatshirts
shut the f*** up
Mother f***er wrote COLE
- Oct 10, 2020
- Oct 10, 2020·1 reply
Better in tune might be more worthwhile than j coles entire life
- Oct 10, 2020·3 repliesUhoh
Better in tune might be more worthwhile than j coles entire life
Nigga cole hard
- Oct 10, 2020·1 replyEVOLUTION
Nigga cole hard
Cole's dope, makes great songs too. He's not a top rapper though.
- Oct 10, 2020Synopsis
6 out of 7 of these must be a complete joke lol. Andre is the only you named who even is in the same stratosphere.
Holy s*** what a bad take
Oct 10, 2020·1 replyTweedDiadorasYeah his biggest problem. You have to cue in real hard or not listen at all, there’s no throwing him on in the background. He also repeats street themes, but it’s eloquent.
Like yeah you got bars but try to make it not sound like a monologue
- Oct 10, 2020TweedDiadoras
Cole's dope, makes great songs too. He's not a top rapper though.
shidd since when he wasn’t
- Oct 10, 2020·1 replyEVOLUTION
Nigga cole hard
Hard to listen to sure
Oct 10, 2020·1 replyHaving fully read and digested OP's post it's very safe to say that this nigga very clearly does not listen to many other rappers if this is the kinda conclusion he came to with confidence.
This is why opinions are not facts y'all.
- Oct 10, 2020Dr Greenbeans
Hard to listen to sure
cole hard bro y’all def af on god
Oct 10, 2020·1 replyEVOLUTIONNigga cole hard
Rather listen to cole than any Jay Electronica
- Oct 10, 2020·1 reply
Def
- Oct 10, 2020Vincent Adultman
Rather listen to cole than any Jay Electronica
Ya digg
- Oct 10, 2020·1 replySmacked Voodoo
Having fully read and digested OP's post it's very safe to say that this nigga very clearly does not listen to many other rappers if this is the kinda conclusion he came to with confidence.
This is why opinions are not facts y'all.
dude is a pseudo-intellectual poster who probably feels super smart digesting jay electronica’s music.
dude got washed on his own album by his superior Jay-Z in every way. lol
- Oct 10, 2020Dr Greenbeans
Def
yesss DEF, cause Ik y’all not deaf to the reality of it all.... and the truth is cole harder than J.E.
u gotta be def af
Oct 10, 2020Bar for bar is all cap. Big L had a short career (not his fault) but he actually did more,
bar for bar than Jay E- Oct 10, 2020Emery Atreides
dude is a pseudo-intellectual poster who probably feels super smart digesting jay electronica’s music.
dude got washed on his own album by his superior Jay-Z in every way. lol
n verse wouldn’t een all dat hard