Cyrus Langhorne
Roc Nation’s Jay Electronica recently gave his take on the music industry notably his fellow labelmate J. Cole and Top Dawg Entertainment’s Kendrick Lamar.
Although they do not stay in constant communication, Jay Elect said he keeps in touch with Cole.
“J. Cole is a beautiful brother, he makes beautiful music,” Jay Elect said in an interview. “That’s family. I spoke with him a few times over the phone and I wouldn’t necessarily say we’re on an everyday communication type basis but I love J. Cole. That’s my brother and I support him in everything he does. He just released his [2014 Forest Hills Drive] album not too long ago, it’s a beautiful album.” (The Beat 99.9)
Electronica also talked about Kendrick Lamar’s new To Pimp a Butterfly album and shouted out G.O.O.D. Music’s Big Sean.
“I like Kendrick Lamar’s new album. I like ‘Blacker The Berry.’ I like that. Is that [where he raps], ‘I’m the biggest hypocrite of 2015.’ Is that the one? I like that record. I still haven’t heard [it all]. … We love Kendrick Lamar, that’s our brother. He’s on the right path. May Allah bless him on his journey – I would be a liar to say I don’t like none of these new guys. … Big Sean be getting busy. He’s one of the best out – he gets busy and to be quite honest, a lot of Drake’s early stuff was based on Big Sean’s style. I always felt he took his style and ran with it. That’s Big Sean all the way.” (The Beat 99.9)
Recently, music veteran Raphael Saadiq spoke on Kendrick’s greatness.
“I think every little bit helps. But I think Kendrick helps a lot more than everybody because he’s talking about things happening in our community now. It’s real, poetic; it’s introducing people to a neighborhood again of regular, actual people. His movement along with Adrian Younge, Bilal, Ali Shaheed … that generation with Kendrick’s generation and other people? That will have offspring. I feel like we just haven’t had anybody to jump off another offspring of music.” (Billboard)
Rap star Kanye West recently shouted out Kendrick and credited him for providing inspiration.
https://twitter.com/kanyewest/status/577635990107394048
Jcole, agree. Big sean tho bruh ?
Have you listened to Big Sean album ?? Please do before you throw stones. He snapping!!
Medium Sean album.
Jokes aside, I guess Its not for everybody bro, I just dont like his music.
draky isn’t going to like this.
Jay Elect got to throw some pauses out there…..
Grown man talk no need for pauses.
There’s no reason for a man to refer to another man as a “Beautiful man” unless it’s his son. Pause that sh*t lol. Look at the thirst in his eyes in that picture hahaha
Drake admitted to stealing Big Sean’s style,
I thought this was common knowledge..
That’s been out there since 2009 Jay.
even yeezy used the flow,,at least he signed him tho,haha,,it happens all the time,,das efx(google em youngans) style gettn bit might be the most blatant example tho
More like he took that flow from Houston.