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2674627, Jay Z has listened to Jay Elec's album and says...
Posted by fram54, Sat Mar-17-12 12:16 AM
it's his favorite album of 2012, but has no singles. Is that a surprise?

http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.19040/title.the-roots-uestlove-gives-an-update-on-jay-electronicas-album





http://youtu.be/vAQSd8imWwk
2674629, RE: Jay Z has listened to Jay Elec's album and says...
Posted by Li Mu Bai, Sat Mar-17-12 12:21 AM
i'll believe it when i see it.
2674636, i am shocked.
Posted by BrooklynWHAT, Sat Mar-17-12 01:09 AM
2674647, RE: I will write a bullshit review of the album right now.
Posted by Austin, Sat Mar-17-12 02:12 AM
If it just gets people to STOP.

JUST STOP.

Jesus.

He's not even that good.

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2674666, What does "no singles" mean exactly?
Posted by kwez, Sat Mar-17-12 03:06 AM
2674678, Means it's not coming out anytime soon.
Posted by King Tuck, Sat Mar-17-12 06:59 AM
And if/when it does, it'll have at least 4 songs on it that will fuck up the cohesiveness of the project and take it from a possible classic to a pretty good album. Thanks Jay!
2677733, lol
Posted by basslinewonder, Sun Mar-25-12 12:59 AM

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2677755, lmao yup
Posted by Ketchums, Sun Mar-25-12 02:52 AM
2677782, we speculating on 4 joints fuckin up the cohesion of a hypothetical LP?
Posted by Bombastic, Sun Mar-25-12 07:25 AM
how about he releases four actual songs before we do that.
2678162, lol
Posted by woe.is.me., Mon Mar-26-12 04:15 PM
2674734, nothing for the radio.
Posted by mwasi kitoko, Sat Mar-17-12 02:55 PM
2678027, or nothing that'll blow up in the clubs too
Posted by Bblock, Mon Mar-26-12 10:42 AM
2678040, No singles means Can-I-Bus 2012
Posted by atruhead, Mon Mar-26-12 11:08 AM
which means he'll be obsolete in another 3 years
2678606, Can-I-BUST
Posted by -DJ R-Tistic-, Tue Mar-27-12 06:30 PM
2674704, I'm disappointed Quest
Posted by Oneironaut, Sat Mar-17-12 10:10 AM
That is some douchey keep the bullshit news type stuff you get from cnn or espn or some shit. Say whatever you want, but you know how crazy these folks get when you mention jay elec or act 2.
2677780, Young Guru already said the same shit on Combat Jack
Posted by Bombastic, Sun Mar-25-12 07:01 AM
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2674748, RE: Jay Z has listened to Jay Elec's album and says...
Posted by bucknchange, Sat Mar-17-12 04:10 PM
sounds like a 'work' to me
that type of artist wouldn't have anything for the radio to begin with
maybe if he get erykah or somebody on the hook.
its just hype to build anticipation
2677747, RE: Jay Z has listened to Jay Elec's album and says...
Posted by Original Juice, Sun Mar-25-12 01:52 AM
>sounds like a 'work' to me
>that type of artist wouldn't have anything for the radio to
>begin with
>maybe if he get erykah or somebody on the hook.
>its just hype to build anticipation

Good point; However, New Amerykah Pt. 1's only real single was a bonus track.

Perhaps they could conceivably keep the album's cohesiveness intact by tacking on the single(s) at the end as bonus tracks.
2674750, let me know when it leaks...
Posted by Crash85, Sat Mar-17-12 04:12 PM
2674863, Jay Z also says his new signees have 'a classic' but
Posted by Garhart Poppwell, Sun Mar-18-12 07:54 AM
when the album drops they're vastly underwhelming
2674873, But you have to admit,
Posted by dunk, Sun Mar-18-12 10:40 AM
there is a disparity between J. Cole and Jay Electronica. J.E. has proved time and again how superior his lyrical style/content is in comparison to most of the rappers out now (at least in my opinion and many of those on OKP). I'd say his beat selection/creation is the most eccentric and difficult aspect of his music to commercially market, and probably the reason Jay-Z says "no singles".
2677781, the biggest disparity is that J Cole actually works
Posted by Bombastic, Sun Mar-25-12 07:02 AM
>there is a disparity between J. Cole and Jay Electronica.
>J.E. has proved time and again how superior his lyrical
>style/content is in comparison to most of the rappers out now
>(at least in my opinion and many of those on OKP). I'd say his
>beat selection/creation is the most eccentric and difficult
>aspect of his music to commercially market, and probably the
>reason Jay-Z says "no singles".
2677790, lol
Posted by mwasi kitoko, Sun Mar-25-12 09:42 AM
2677811, all the talent in the world won't make people care if you don't show up
Posted by Garhart Poppwell, Sun Mar-25-12 12:00 PM
Jay routinely doesn't show up after promising he will
I get tired of that shit in my personal life so I'm not gonna pay some nigger iont know to do the same thing
he's more lazy than his bad eye
2678104, He's even late with his appreciation letter
Posted by quikfit, Mon Mar-26-12 02:46 PM
On March 8th he said he was going to put a letter up on his site, and here we are on the 26th with nada......

http://twitter.com/#!/JayElectronica/status/177790174565117952

2678107, lol @ this motherfucka procrastinating/pushin back a 'be patient' letter
Posted by Bombastic, Mon Mar-26-12 02:51 PM
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2678111, lol lol
Posted by Stadiq, Mon Mar-26-12 02:56 PM

Seriously...this dude doesn't have ANY management I guess?
2678116, RE: lol @ this motherfucka procrastinating/pushin back a 'be patient' letter
Posted by legsdiamond, Mon Mar-26-12 03:06 PM
rofl...

but at least Jay is consistent!
2678454, He thought there was too much hype for the letter so he's waiting
Posted by zuma1986, Tue Mar-27-12 12:49 PM
for it to die down. Don't want to disappoint ppl
2678140, now THATS funny lol n/m
Posted by sweeneykovar, Mon Mar-26-12 03:52 PM
2678030, lol what?
Posted by Benedict the Moor, Mon Mar-26-12 10:43 AM
2678108, Jay Elec is Papoose status as far as I'm concerned....nm
Posted by guru0509, Mon Mar-26-12 02:53 PM

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2678123, That's when we call Trey Songz right? n/m
Posted by phemom, Mon Mar-26-12 03:27 PM
2678422, ha
Posted by Eddy, Tue Mar-27-12 11:45 AM
2678424, its gonna be melanie fiona & cee-lo
Posted by bucknchange, Tue Mar-27-12 11:46 AM
over a jahil beat
2678492, Sheeit I will take that!
Posted by phemom, Tue Mar-27-12 02:23 PM
Press that shit up. I don't really care what this single is....the album is where the gold gonna be at. Just like it was w/Cole's LP.
2678494, cee lo would be dope...but Exhibit C was the single Jay is looking
Posted by Stadiq, Tue Mar-27-12 02:26 PM
for...but I've beaten that deceased horse over and over and over...
2678921, i can see MIA or Frank Ocean
Posted by Eddy, Wed Mar-28-12 12:11 PM
being the feature... doubt it will blow up tho'
2678547, lol, basically
Posted by mathmagic, Tue Mar-27-12 03:33 PM
2678434, "We Walk the Streets Like Pharaohs" - Jay Elec featuring Lloyd
Posted by TheRealBillyOcean, Tue Mar-27-12 12:13 PM
1st Single
2678438, don't get this. J.Cole's "singles" weren't over the top friendly
Posted by rjc27, Tue Mar-27-12 12:21 PM
them shits ended up in insane heavy rotation... I understand you had Trey on the 1 but that song is not really that commercial sounding... if a lot of artists make that same song it gets no spins... Jay Elec will get spins if Jay tells the big stations to spin that shit
2678607, But those songs weren't that far out of J. Cole's element. Cole is closer
Posted by -DJ R-Tistic-, Tue Mar-27-12 06:31 PM
to a Drake than a Jay Elec...so the transition wasn't THAT tough.
2678457, Fuck singles...I wanna hear some rap music
Posted by Abstract_TheEclectic_Nubian, Tue Mar-27-12 12:54 PM
2678552, oh boy i can't fuckin wait n/m
Posted by redbaron, Tue Mar-27-12 03:37 PM

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2678558, RE: Jay Z has listened to Jay Elec's album and says...
Posted by thebadnegro, Tue Mar-27-12 03:45 PM
good. that means there probably won't be no bullshit on there.

a *dope* single would be ok, and he probably needs one for his record sales, but i can definitely do without. fuck a single. if he's financially stable why waste time making records for ignorant mufuckas.
2678602, I think this got spun WAY out of proportion
Posted by Danny, Tue Mar-27-12 06:23 PM
I don't think ?uesto meant Jay was lamenting that the album had no singles. I think he was just making a statement, a Captain Obvious one at that, and the media was so thirsty for Jay Elec news that they made it out to be "oh this album is never coming out, Jay said so". That whole thing was like 20 seconds worth of commentary and it spun out of control in my opinion.

"Jay Elec's album has no singles." "Water is wet." "Lemonade is a popular drink and it still is". All of these are stating the obvious. Dude's album is more than likely coming out, single or no single, so chillllllllll