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Hocus pocus raps =/= meaningful

What are hocus pocus raps and how exactly do they apply to the songs I’ve posted?

Yeat

Its hard to gauge a song as more or less meaningful than another. I see songs as either having meanings, or not.
As for other artists who make purposeful music, first ones that come to mind are Earl, Cole and Kendrick.

Using lots of big words to propel an underlying general message, the statement I made may came off as harsh, apologies there. Main premises is what necessarily constitutes as meaningful and complexity doesn’t directly translate into more meaningful.

With that said I respect Jay Electronica for what he contributed to hip-hop and his ability to ride with any rapper. I’ll still stand by the fact that internet users like to overrate him.

Lupe top 3 lyricist ever

Jay elec

Tupac Amaru Shakur

Thank you very much!

forgot about dear moleskine bro had so much potential

1. … what big words? This critique sounds more tailor made for Lupe.

2. You didn’t say anything about the actual songs I posted. You just gave some general message that isn’t even true.

*star wars references every 5 bars =/= meaningful

According to buddy up a few posts it’s just a bunch or word salad

This man must hate immortal technique

RX Papi

Jay Elect has some meaningful bars yes. This is true.

But let's not act like a good chunk of his catalog hasn't been him pretty much being Elijah Muhammad's spokesman and being the sponsor of George Lucas

Lu made a song covering multiple topics in the hood from health to robbery to d*** dealing to crooked cops...all while talking about a fast food meal.

Jay's not him.

Some Immortal Technique has admittedly not aged well and this is from someone that religiously listened to vol. 2 as a kid.

That being said, You Never Know is still one of the greatest story telling tracks in hip hop.

Where are the big words and overt complexities in this song??

This s***, like every Jay Elec song, is easy to comprehend.

I’ma need someone to point it out:

“It's frustratin' when you just can't express yourself
And it's hard to trust enough to undress yourself
To stand exposed and naked, in a world full of hatred
Where the sick thoughts of mankind control all the sacred
I pause, take a step back, record all the setbacks
Fast forward towards the stars and the jetpack
My feet might fail me, my heart might ail me
The synagogues of Satan might accuse or jail me
Strip, crown, nail me, brimstone hail me
They might defeat the flesh but they could never ever kill me
They might can feel the music but could never ever feel me
To the lawyers, to the sheriffs, to the judges
To the debt holders and the law makers
F*** you, sue me, bill me
That name on that birth certificate, that ain't the real me
The lies can't conceal me
The sun rise and the moon tides and the sky's gon' reveal me
My brain pours water out my tear ducts to heal me
My Lord's too beneficent
The message grab a hold to every ear it get whispered in
The waters in the bayous of New Orleans still glistenin'
The universe is listenin', be careful what you say in it
My grandma told me every bed a nigga make, he lay in it
The church you go to pray in it, the work is on the outside
Staring out the windows is for love songs and house flies“