i have a theory that this album more-so served as a platform for hov to get bars off that he wouldnt dedicate a solo album to because of these political reasons but...

Of course

Anybody gonna dissect this tho? I get some of the Islamic references but I know it’s more to this

I like that duality, having high spiritual lifting music and then getting in the grimy d*** dealer raps

Tidal users look at the album cover when its playing now

It's an animated gif now

Ye really invented this animated gif or bino

Listen to everything from a lecture / From the honorable minister Louis Farrakhan / To Serge Gainsbourg

he's actually referencing Act II

like American Gangster

This s*** hard

What do you mean?

Intro strings sample

Jay z really the highlight of the album

I wonder if the bonnie and clyde song on act2 sampled Serge Gainsbourg's song bonnie and clyde

feel like hov really talkin about drake, kanye, roc nation discord i.e. rihana and j cole n others dissing him, his religious association, cultural heritage, his reputation with the public concerning his business track record and him trynna maintain his hold on his wealth and sway in the game at large..really interesting

INSTANT CLASSIC

Universal Soldier is my favorite on here

If Hov isn't in your top 5, idk what to tell you

on soulja slim hov really reminds these niggas (maybe subliminally at drake since he was standin around marcy and talkin about how he "turned into jay") what cut hes cloth from, his authenticity and why he is where he's at and how these posers (drake) needa stop perpetrating cause they not built like him

Wym feel like b you’re just listing the subject matter

real for using khruangbin for the last track

TX representin

i said i feel cause he doesnt explicitly say names and and im not in his head, so the bars could be open for interpretation ig (save the NFL bars of course)

Ding ding ding

Gone be listening all damn day

P4k gives "The Neverending Story" Best New Track pitchfork.com/reviews/tracks/jay-electronica-jay-z-the-neverending-story

Hard

His support for NOI not surprising tho NOI is a protected organization imo when Future says “Ima Black Jew” this is really what he means

I dislike NOI for killing Malcolm (and BIG*) but they really about that everything black owned s*** and i respect it they leave a good message and s*** for the youth the hustle all that

F*** Farrakhan tho im spiteful