Extra, Extra.. Jay Electronica(Prod. by Madlib)

this song..
First off this guy has been the internets' fashionable pic for "whats next" in hip hop. Lyrics is on point, subject matter is relatable and original.. But i gotta be honest i havent really jumped onto his bandwagon. I mean i love the name, the unique mixtape titles and even the promo shots but nuthins really jumped out at me about this guy til THIS SONG.

Let me dissect it.
The beat.
This beat.
MAdlib is a genius.
Dude NEVER ceases to amaze.
I was really taken by his "Masala" beat off the hindi inspired
Beat Konducta in India EP that dropped last summer.
but this joint..
First thing that hits ur heart(not ur EARs but ur HEART) are the looped but passionate violen stabs that will remind any TRU 80's baby of Spike Lees earliest(and greatest works) cinematic masterpieces..
Then that classic 808 thuds like the faint but steady heartbeat of the track alternating with some kind of sticks clapping together..
Rounding things out is element that made Biggies' Who shot ya more than a vague diss song and tribes' god lives thru more than a lyrical feast featuring busta. Im talking about the Mens chorus sample. the one where is unison u here these men chanting heyyyyyyyyyy..
its no coincidence these three songs are all such beautiful pieces of hip hop. its almost as if these guys are praising the hip hop gods for such beauty on a track.
hell theres a narration in the end of the song talking about the Book Of Revelations. almost as if this is one of the songs that'll be playing during armeggedon. Maybe God really did send this one down for his REAL hip hop heads.. stuff like this is tear inducing. i can personnally attest to that.

then u have Jay.
i cant lie, on this track he sounds STRIKINGLY like Mf DOOM in voice, lyrics, cadence, all of it. but it fits so well.

please listen.

http://www.zshare.net/audio/66569022105b90/