Maybe Jay is getting Mos to drop the whole scat-singing thing during live sets, because he’s been actually rapping now. Anyways, The Smoking Section caught the two at Traffic Boutique performing “Dear Moleskine,” “Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind” and “Abracadabra.”
Jay Elect better than the rest….
Sound Verite' said this on April 4th, 2010 at 1:59 pm
I was there & it was a magical nite….I had a chance to chop it up n build with Jay N Mos n both are real down to earth dudes…..Mos gave a youngin’ alot of game…Imma hold on 2 what he told me 4eva…me n my homie asked him how u stay so real in this industry…n he told us, “I live here, I don’t work here” as a rapper 2 hear him say that u can stay yourself n not change..it gave a yung’n confidence 4real…
RonnyMy said this on April 4th, 2010 at 2:05 pm
Jay Elect is always interactive with his shows. done the same at Miami we were talking people on stage break dancing. by far the best show i been in for the longest. mos killed it too.
Sano213 said this on April 4th, 2010 at 2:10 pm
does anyone know where to get Act 1, I’d really like to hear it but I can’t find it anywhere
BW said this on April 4th, 2010 at 2:27 pm
Got damn that’s a magical moment.
olugbam said this on April 4th, 2010 at 2:30 pm
man Mos walked through that crowd like a ghost from the 60s or some shit. the crazy mic and the entire saturday night in harlem ’65 look. got damn man. that was awesome.
olugbam said this on April 4th, 2010 at 2:33 pm
perfect. maybe mos can get jay to drop the whole scat-talking thing during interviews
shaba said this on April 4th, 2010 at 2:37 pm
Jay elect shuts shows down….
HipPotHead said this on April 4th, 2010 at 2:46 pm
Jay Elec and Mos>>>
ck47 said this on April 4th, 2010 at 2:55 pm
@BW
Here you go right here homie…
http://usershare.net/hkcdjeojtqdm
DynamicShots said this on April 4th, 2010 at 2:59 pm
I guess we’re never ever getting the HOVxDRE collab we were promised this week.. Which leads me to believe we will never see DETOX ever.. EVER…
MUTHERFUCKERS said this on April 4th, 2010 at 3:00 pm
Here’s ACT 1: The Pledge for the person who asked for it:
http://www.mediafire.com/?tjmmz22nmuk
dalek said this on April 4th, 2010 at 3:01 pm
@DynamicShots & @dalek
thanx, I’m gonna be listening to this all day
BW said this on April 4th, 2010 at 3:03 pm
Mos’ mic is flawless!
Jamal said this on April 4th, 2010 at 3:12 pm
is “act 1: the pledge” the same thing as “wtf is a jay electronica”
dirtysixchambers said this on April 4th, 2010 at 4:45 pm
I cant believe people are asking for act 1 SMH
HipPotHead said this on April 4th, 2010 at 5:06 pm
no act 1 isnt the same as wtf is a jay elect.
wheres act 2 jay? thought it was due xmas day? pleeeeeeeease
Pdid said this on April 4th, 2010 at 6:29 pm
is it just me or are there more people on stage than in the fucking audience?
jesse said this on April 4th, 2010 at 6:40 pm
wuts tha name of the song jay wus performing with mos??
QB said this on April 4th, 2010 at 7:04 pm
wuts tha name of the song jay wus performing with mos?? ..
QB said this on April 4th, 2010 at 7:04 pm
people are eating jay up, but when I saw him at rock the bells in DC a couple years ago he couldn’t get through one joint before people were booing him and his magical staff / wizard boots off stage.
smc said this on April 4th, 2010 at 7:08 pm
JAY Electra is better than notorius :)
chris_martian said this on April 4th, 2010 at 7:46 pm
@ shaba
lol, this was one of the best shows i’ve ever been to.
NOLAIS504(uptown) said this on April 4th, 2010 at 9:12 pm
Jay E. better than Biggie? Come on, fools. No one wants to say anything negative about Jay but he ain’t all that. And what’s that dumb shit he had to say about choking women? Is that really what our community needs to be hearing? Especially from a “progressive” rapper? *cough*
Boney said this on April 4th, 2010 at 9:59 pm
i meant Mos said, “I work here, I don’t live her”
RonnyMy said this on April 5th, 2010 at 12:17 am
I was quite excited upon hearing about JE’s signing with JZ (I am no fan of JZ’s music but when he speaks I do enjoy to hear him and knows he exhibits signs of simple brilliance…the dichotomy…hmmm). I thought the signing could be a push for more intelligible music, and interplanetary audible lyrics and images being heard in mainstream airwaves. I was born and grew up alongside hip hop and now that I am an adult I am looking back at not only my development through the years but hip hop’s as well… I am curious…
I have just recently (yesterday) come upon Jay’s comment and have gone through a myriad of emotions and at the very root of it I am confused and concerned at the state of the world especially as it relates to women. My husband and I have been avid appreciators of J.E. and his music, lyrics and overall character (from what we of course are privy to). I too understand we are all human…however, I do find this situation very baffling on many levels but mostly unsettling metaphysically, karmicly (not sure if it’s a word but I hope my gist is gotten;)) spiritually and even generationaly…I digress
My husband and I went to a Mos Def concert in ATL and JE opened for him, we were just as excited to see him perform…his energy was off the charts his flow was fluid and his charisma was aces. After his set he did something very different he led the whole audience in a non religious, universal yet sincere and divine word of non specific prayer. I thought the words he chose were poignant but the whole act quite different we both felt (after discussing on the way home that evening) that that prayer really set another tone for that evening and the crowd seemed more united (maybe it was just us). No one heckled him, told him to shut up…I fact many of us united hands, hearts and spirits. And I am unsure of whether he did it at each and every concert but that is a thought worth pondering. BTW both Mighty mos and JE ROCKED IT that night!!
I feel that had I gone to his concert in Seattle and he began or ended his set with the question he is NOW posing to audiences worldwide, I would have felt entirely different, not to mention the energy of the crowd. I know I would have left the building until Mos came on and then maybe would haven’t even stayed for his concert only feeling he could be “guilty by association” especially if it was polled at every concert…again I digress a bit…
After the concert, a friend of our was good friends with Mos and wanted to introduce us which was an added bonus of the evening so we waited outside and while we were waiting we were graced by JE…he wasn’t talking to everyone either, but he came and spoke to us (a group of sisters and my husband) and we inquired about his daughter and her well-being and he beamed a ray of light and broke out his cell phone and shared pictures and a brief story about Mars. Being a mother of two, a wife, daughter and aunt I felt his joy radiate and was touched to be a part of that moment with him…So fast forward to the present when I heard, read and meditated on the poll/bet he is posing I found my disturbance in these points here…
(Like you I know that consenting adults do what they like when they like and that’s one thing so rough sex, violent sex to each their own) BUT when attending a concert and having the person I am coming to see pose a question of this nature: 1.knowing there are minors present (he make his disclaimer in the video of him in Seattle) 2.knowing women are present and I am assuming this next point (based on the words he prayed at his previous concert) but 3.knowing the seed you are planting by stating a question of this nature in the minds of the public, the universe over and over again really upset me, saddened me and also alarmed me, at the lack of respect and consideration for the women from whence he came from and fathered. It alarmed me also because I had just seen a clip of Kanye’s new video Monster and there are many images just in the 40 second preview of women (mannequins) hanging from ceiling and Kanye kissing dead looking women, while fondling their genitalia, and knowing the connection between KW, JZ and now JE and praying that this is not the next level of abuse on women. I really am not against nor in support of the conspiracy theories but I am aware of my ancestors and spiritual guides and the knowledge of the power of words and ritual and I do stand firm in stating that this is a dangerous thread to “gamble” with…I know for a fact if his under aged daughter went to a concert and this was a topic of discussion AND GODDESS forbid a choking/sex incident like this occurred to his under aged daughter IT WOULD BE NO LAUGHING MATTER.
I am aware as adults we are all given choices and it is up to us as individuals to make our choices (right or wrong) and deal with the outcomes (positive or negative). The reasons as to the “whys” of this question are mute to me…was it a pub stunt, is it an initiation, was it “male” humor, is it really just a bet, is it linked to a song or was it simply a joke. However, the repercussions are what concern me.
I know we all make thoughtless mistakes and because I know of second chances I am prayerful that JE will step up and admit to his irresponsibility of this poll and right the wrongs that he has set into motion…and if he doesn’t I can no longer support this brother based of the fact that I am a woman, daughter, sister, wife, and come from a divine line of women.
I am grateful to you for this blog and posting and making a united stand.
Peace, love and positive motion with the ocean by the light of the moon goddess…
a daughter of Yemonya
a daughter of yemonya said this on December 12th, 2010 at 10:23 pm
What people like you need to do is not put JAY ELEC in a God like position. Even though he has knowledge of self and he is a man of God. We have to remember he is still a man a human being. So no matter how powerful his music is , we must allow him to make mistakes. Just like we forgive our family members who make bad decisions , we should give mcs the same respect. Woman always come after men for their words which I understand but the female mcs and singers reinforce the stereotypes that yall hate so much. Check them first. Not sayin grown men should not be held accountable , but I hope people dont start acting like JE is an angel from the sky. His music is great but he is still just a man who makes mistakes like we all do.
REBEL said this on December 12th, 2010 at 10:49 pm
I’m not about to read all that shit lol Somebody summarize ha
HoesOnMyDickCuzILookLikeKenMasters said this on December 12th, 2010 at 11:29 pm