I heard it on Spotify (free account). I thought it was dope, but it's not for everyone. Jay Z is on every song except one I think..it's almost a Jay Z album as much as it's a Jay Electro album. A lot of the beats were meh, but I heard they were also produced by Jay Electro so I guess it makes sense. I honestly feel like he's taking Hip Hop to somewhere new with this shit. The album is just...different. The Blinding and Ezekiel's Wheel were my two favorite tracks. I'm honestly on the verge of crowning Jay Electronica as the most poetic lyricist of all time...even more than Nas. His wording on a lot of those tracks was on another level. Even if you're not feeling it musically, you can't front on his crafting of words. That's my take. I'm going to listen to the album a few more times and I have a feeling there will be things I didn't catch and I'm going to like it even more.
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