Once and awhile I'll be letting everyone know about certain artists who I feel are not getting enough recognition. The first one I'll start with is Jay Electronica, an emcee from New Orleans who I can say, without any hesitation, is more talented than Lil Wayne. And Jay has not even released an official album yet! People who closely follow underground hip hop know about this guy, but only recently is he getting any mainstream play. This is because of his two singles "Exhibit A" and "Exhibit C,"which feature production from Just Blaze. This guy has some serious lyrics and drops knowledge on almost every track he puts out. Rather than just blab on and on about how good he is with the pen, I'll show you some of his lyrics along with a few of my favorite Jay Electronica tracks. But make sure that whenever you see one of his track's pop up on the net, listen! He is one of the best lyrical emcees coming from the south who is trying to teach us some important lessons.
Exhibit A
They built my city on top of a grave/
Nigga die nigga get high and watch the parade/
Back then the early 90s
Where they at where they at get the gat get the gat was a popular phrase/
Bally animals and rugbys was a popular craze/
This the vivid memoirs of a obnoxious slave/
I pave ways like nat and harriet/
I blast on judas iscariot/
And peel off in a chariot/
I'm sittin pretty spittin flames grippin grain/
Aint a damn thing changed/
Exhibit C
They call me Jay Electronica/
Fuck that, call me Jay ElecHannukah/
Jay ElecYarmulke/
Jay ElecTramadaan Muhammad Asalaamica RasoulAllah Supana Watallah thought your monitor
My uzi still weigh a ton, check the barometer/
Im hotter than the mothafuckin sun, check the thermometer/
Im bringing ancient mathematics back to modern man/
My momma told me "never throw a stone and hide your hand"/
I got a lot of family, you got a lot of fans/
Thats why the people got my back like the Verizon man/
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