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Every time I decide to run through Jay E tracks (every 2 days or so lol) he gives me f***ing chills. Was just playing this again.. like it’s so f***ing good.

Jay might be in my top 5 favourite MCs

I need to listen to him more. I’ve only heard this and some of his other stuff a few times. Interested to see if he actually ends up dropping an album tho

Have you listened to Act 1?

I did once, a looong time ago.

I was just playing it. It makes me feel good haha

this beat is legendary

Just finished playing:

The Price of Tea in China - Boldy James
Flygod is an awesome god - Westside Gunn
City Morgue 1&2

Going to play after break:

The Plugs I Met - Benny The Butcher
Everybody is F.O.O.D. - Conway
Slim Shady LP - Eminem
A Closed Mouth Dont Get Fed - Smoke DZA

Jay E’s music and beat selection actually make me happy. Like I feel so good after listening to him.

Run The Jewels - RTJ1, 2, 3 playing through

Whole album underrated

music on deck for tn:

Tana Talk 3 - Benny The Butcher
W.W.C.D. - Griselda
Hilter Wears Hermes - Westside Gunn
CZARFACE - CZARFACE
The Dreamer/The Believer - Common
Duality - Captain Murphy
Look What I Became - Conway The Machine
Rugby Thompson - Smoke DZA

you ever heard def mask? craziest intro this is what we call a mic drop lp, even more amazing he produced arranged and mixed it himself. after a decade half absence of no solo lp 😳

divinestyler.bandcamp.com/album/def-mask

so ahead of his time.... the way he drops the beat on track 2 it just comes out of nowhere

when that bear finally drops

this lp artwork

the concept

this is the blade runner of hip hop , the tension & energy he put into this
wordplay is so visual 😎

a interesting commentary 😳

“Def Mask - Engineers of Persona

Scenario - A coded behavioural, psychic implant installs itself based on the individuals attachment to the objective world, his desire to consume. Appetite for power over others initiates the installation. Controlling it’s human host, who continues to assume himself free through the appearance of reason, mobility, access to data, procreation and consumption. Embedded in the mind, directing behaviour to serve the will of the God Machine - the sum total of its parts, People.

The implant can only be deactivated by the act of witnessing oneself. Reality is the loss of ego.

Def Mask - The Def Mask expresses itself through the psychological make up of the wearers surroundings. Societies pathos, the external world man has created through his mental idea of himself, a protection against, psychic vampires, philosophical ideology, religious indoctrination and relational gaslight. The mask keeps others at distance and creates a barrier between the wearer and the multiple realms of psychic pollutants.”

his whole catalog is maddening, my favs are spiral walls- that’s the lp that got him kicked off the major label system. spoken word psychedelic

word power 2 - better sequel than his debut

and of course def mask 😎

which rapper has had a magazine named after him? only one, fam. divine styler

brooklyn pioneer way ahead of his time 😎

playing track 2 right now this s*** is crazy

going to add this to my list tonight to play while im at work...

He was signed to ice t’s collective rhyme syndicate, if you can picture that. One of the few nyc rappers to move to LA.

He was always the most sought after from his class.

The only people he would collab with are house of pain- ever last, styles of beyond, Very short list of people who were given a feature.

And dj shadow - that gives you an idea of the caliber you had to be with your originality. If you didn’t move him creatively he wouldn’t do work.

Probably one of the only rappers to cut his career for pilgrimage to Mecca, he actually went through that whole ordeal you must endure, that gives you an idea how much passion he had for his spiritual journey. 😎

Also one of the first psychedelic lsd experimenters of hip hop. 🤯

He had a magazine named after him because the founder wanted to know what happened to him and where he went. There’s a book on amazon that collects all the issues. The Who,e story is nuts

He has that jay e energy, you should see his Instagram of his computer graphic art designs. You look at them and it’s like ‘what the hell is he plugged into’😳

Other fans of divine:
Common
Mos def
Saul Williams
Everlast
Ice t
Jungle brothers
Linking park
Black thought

One of the best breakdowns on fear of other cultures. Released in 1991 😎

Freestyle fellowship 🥊

Wiiiiiiiiiiiide reccceeeeeeeeiveeeeerrrrrrr, this mans falsetto & keyboard mastery hitting that riff on dx7. He is channeling 😳 Fam this trio probably recorded this live in the studio together. when he screams out ‘yyyyyyyyyyyaaaaahoooooo’ I bet you the engineer flinched. 🤯

Goat who passed away & recorded with Sting & Toured with jaco - rip to delmar brown, if you want to listen to this record, just type ‘ ‘ bushrock ‘ in your streaming search bar. This man was in goat bands all his life til his last day on earth. His songwriting was unique. Positive & thought provoking. Everyone who worked with him said Delmar was a genius. 😎

Here he is in Gil Evans (legendary miles collaborator) band, one of the most sought after band’s to be in. Many try but few are chosen. When you have Gil give you 9 minutes on stage, that’s how revered he was. What a intro & section. Watch how he hits those notes with the chords. The bandleader is tearing up because he sees the magic. 😭😭 😭

@Thugger

ive been trying to decide who my top 5 is... or at least who who are my favourite... or maybe its just rappers who always impress me...

so far I have (in no order):

Jay Electronica
Andre 3000
Lil Wayne
Currensy

Playing through Drake discography tn