Jay Electronica - Jazzmatazz (Guru Tribute)

Jazzmatazz (Guru Tribute) by Jay Electronica from the album Act II: Patients of Nobility

[Martin Luther King Jr.]
Like anybody, I would like to live a long life. Longevity has its place. But I'm not concerned about that now. I just want to do God's will. And He's allowed me to go up to the mountain. And I've looked over. And I've seen the Promised Land. I may not get there with you. But I want you to know tonight, that we, as a people, will get to the promised land!
And so I'm happy, tonight.
I'm not worried about anything.
I'm not fearing any man!
Mine eyes have seen the glory of the coming of the Lord!

[Jay Electronica]
Boom bash dash
I had to break, I had to get away
Pack my bags, headed for Greyhound, it was a Monday
Time to start my mission
I felt that burning feeling in my soul, I had to listen
I had this recurring dream from the stage and the suit with a fade
I had set the game ablaze and they threw me a parade
I stacked a little change and took my family out the caves
But I was trapped in a maze like a lab rat
And at the bottom of barrel where they keep the crabs at
No Geico, no Aflac, nothing to fall back on
But the streets where niggas cussed out the police and sold their crack on
Better known as back home, where they treat the Arabs and the Spanish and the Blacks wrong
There he go with that song, you may be tired but I spit what I'm inspired
From the Lord of the worlds 'cause the Devil is a liar

[Tone Trezure]
Say, I've seen the lightning flashing (yes I did)
And I've seen the thunder roar,
But you can't (you can't keep me down for long)
Because I'm getting stronger (Because I keep getting stronger)

[Jay Electronica]
My style is like a shot of Jack Daniels, a baby grand piano
Lightening Hopkin, smokin' cigs, strummin' on the banjo
The son of man's the son of a gun with hella ammo
Sheriffs shootin' Bob Marley, John J Rambo
Six sextillion, 19 million, the holy pyramids say we all Allah's children
Voodoo for the pilgrims who bring weapons and conceal them
They silence you with force and then indoctrinate the children
Yo Gabba Gabba, Ahmadinejad a blow up your apartment if you don't observe the Sabbath
I look the devil in his eye and say abracadabra
Then drown 'em in the mighty light his brain couldn't fathom
Scrappin' every day, just like fight club, a thriller and a smooth criminal like Mike was.

[Tone Trezure]
Say, I've seen the lightning flashing (yes I did)
And I've seen the thunder roar,
But you can't (you can't keep me down for long)
Because I'm getting stronger (Because I keep getting stronger)

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[agiapgaipgw]

OK to those who didn't catch this- "I stacked a little change and took my family out the caves" is a reference to Plato's work about a cave which represents ignorance. Getting out of the cave means enlightenment, so when he stacks change and gets the fam out of the cave, he's talking about moving past the ghetto literally, and mentally. DAMN!

[bigbuzin555]

Respect The Architect

[Feleabstah]

had to scroll down.this mofo stares 

[MrEddiearcade]

8 foolz still trapped in the maze!

[lwm3398]

@superkingkid11 Nobody mentioned Nas.

[barakamusikgroup]

One of the best MC's I have ever heard. And I am an old school hip hop head.

[barakamusikgroup]

@LoPeSHoL718 Yes indeed!



[superkingkid11]

@lwm3398 dnt 4git about nas

[artstrick]

No geico, no aflac, nothing to fall back on.........

[BigSuperSaiyanG]

I love how in this and "The Ghost Of Christopher Wallace", he sounds like both rappers he is giving a shout out to. Jay Elect is the man.

[gchvjknxl]

i just heard about jay his name rubs you the wrong way at first with all this wac ass electronic music but one listen an it leaves you with hunger for more dam jay take the fam out the caves my nigaa stay up