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Eternal sunshine the pledge, a fifteenminute opus laced with movie samples and beatless film soundtracks, represented the beginning of an astounding surge of interest in both the man and his music back in 2007. Eternal sunshine the pledge, in 2007, and was signed to jay zs record label. Cole cds, rick ross cds, future cds, king cobra, 2 chainz, french montana cds, big sean, young jeezy cds, jay electronica, t. The introduction to voodoo man featuring the talking children is an excerpt from turtles can fly in a conversation between satellite and the blind child as he walks through a minefield. A written testimony has been a long time coming and my goodness it does not let up. He became so popular in the late 2000s when he dropped his mixtape act i. It became wildly popular, and was downloaded over 50,000 times. And just blaze, aka justin smith, was rapidly ascending the ranks of my top 10 g. Since then he has dropped the a few tracks and two singles, exhibit a and exhibit c, for a long delayed debut album. Jay electronica first gained significant attention after the release of the musical composition act i. September 19, 1976, known professionally as jay electronica, is an american rapper, record producer, and songwriter from new orleans, louisiana.
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One week ago, jay electronica teased fans by claiming he is releasing an album on march 18. Thirteen years ago, electronica released his mixtape, act i. Jay electronica the complete discographysolo tracks. Eternal sunshine, was released in 2007, jay electronica has released his debut album at the age of 43. Provided to youtube by modulor eternal sunshine the pledge jay electronica what the fk is a jay electronica. Justin timberlake and jessica biel are enjoying being together during quarantine. Jay electronicas testimony doesnt feel like a debut. Register for free to download this mixtape and others.
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Jay electronica finally released his debut album a. The protagonist in voodoo man is going through different phases of vision and enlightenment but never control of the circumstances. A written testimony, the first project jay has released since his 15minute 2007 mixtape act i. The eternal sunshine the pledge mixtape by jay electronica hosted by dj loveless. Jay electronica the curious case of jay electronica 2017 mixtape. Jay eletronica last released any sizable amount of material in 2007 with the style wars ep and act i. Electronica was one of many who dropped an album today, along with. He first received widespread attention after the release of his debut mixtape, act i.
In addition to the mixtape, a few other songs helped boost electronica s underground buzz, among them bitches and drugs, a j dilla production. Download jay electronica act 2 the prequel mixtape. The mixtape also featured spoken word appearances from erykah badu, who the mc has gushed about in the past. The eternal sunshine the pledge he raps over loops of different parts of the soundtrack of the 2004 film. Eternal sunshine the pledge has been delayed again and again over the past decadeplus, so people were skeptical when electronica said. Phone call by jon brion 2004 was sampled in 1 song. Jay electronia is one of hiphops most elusive, enigmatic figures, having risen to notoriety in 2007 after sampling the eternal sunshine of the spotless min. The revisiting jay electronica s classic debut act 1 najma sharif is a writer living in ny.
The followup to jay electronica s 2007 mixtape act i. The mixtape plays as one 15minute track, sampling five different tracks of american producer jon brion s 2004 film score, eternal sunshine of the spotless mind. Eternal sunshine the pledge mixtape and on exhibit c, jay electronica has finally brought us the album weve waited for over a decade. Eternal sunshine the pledge, a 15minute mixtape, posted on myspace, where he rapped over excerpts from jon brions score from. Jay electronica eternal sunshine the pledge lyrics.
I was already a fan of jay electronica because he managed to transform jon brions score of one of my alltime favorite films eternal sunshine of the spotless mindinto several interesting hiphop tracks. The album follows the release of his debut mixtape, act i. Compilation of jay electronica s early material myspace tracks including act i. Patents of nobility the turn, as a followup to his 2007 debut mixtape act i. Jay electronica eternal sunshine the pledge full 15minute. I dunno what has happened but someone this talented should have had at least 2 classic albums by now. Jay electronica jay electronica what the fck is a jay. Tidal announces listening events for jay electronicas. Eternal sunshine the pledge was published on his myspace page in 2007 as one continuous 15minute track that contained five individual songs. Jay electronica what the fck is a jay electronica mixtape. Southern hip hop, conscious hip hop, abstract hip hop.
Eternal sunshine the pledge is the debut mixtape by american rapper jay electronica, selfpublished onto myspace on july 2, 2007 with no promotion. Jay electronica is an american rapper and songwriter from new orleans, louisiana who is probably best known for his debut studio album a written testimony, which arrived on march th, 2020. The eternal sunshine the pledge mixtape by jay electronica. Stream eternal sunshine the pledge jay electronica by hreverend from desktop or your mobile device. Listen to what the fck is a jay electronica from jay electronica for free on spinrilla now. It is fifteen continuous minutes of music, without drums, built. Music profile for jay electronica, born 19 september 1976. It is fifteen continuous minutes of music, without drums, built from jon brions soundtrack to the film eternal sunshine of the spotless mind. Jay electronica finally drops new album a written testimony. Jay electronica the complete discographyfeatures free. After releasing his debut mixtape in 2007, jay electronica made hiphop. The mixtape plays as one 15minute track, sampling five different tracks of american producer jon brions 2004 film score, eternal sunshine of the spotless mind. Free mixtape download for jay electronica the complete discographyfeatures. The album was primarily recorded in 40 days, from december 2019 to february 2020, and was released on march, 2020.
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Jay electronica s longawaited debut arrives and fans cant believe that theyre finally receiving a followup to the rappers 2007 project. Tidal announces listening parties for jay electronicas. Its been almost years since jay elec released act i. Act i eternal sunshine the pledge full 15minute version 15. After signing to jay zs roc nation, jay teased the album again in 2011, and once again in 2016. Jay electronica s debut album has been in the offing for so long that fans first began anticipating it after his first mixtape his only. Eternal sunshine the pledge, was intended to be the first of a trilogy.
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