Enjoy “The Way” below, taken from Lowe’s new album YU.

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Currently, the NBA Finals are underway, which sees the Golden State Warriors going up against the Cleveland Cavaliers. Interestingly enough, one of the players involved — Warriors’ Kevin Durant — created enough inspiration to draw a new song out of the habitually inconsistent (yet still dope) Jay Electronica:

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For those of us waiting for Jay Electronica‘s full-length debut Act II: Patents of Nobility, the wait is far from over.

Even his good friend and Roc Nation boss Jay Z jokingly begged Electronica to drop the album. It’s been almost a decade and Jay Elect explains why there is no album in a new interview with Billboard. “When it’s ready. It don’t matter if Donald Trump say, “Put the album out.”

The only condition he’ll drop his album is if Minister Louis Farrakhan himself tells Jay to drop it.

He goes on to share his thoughts on albums calling them a “false concept.” According to Jay, he respects albums as cohesive bodies of work; however, he feels albums were created by corporations as products to make money. “I’m not too really handcuffed to the concept of that,” Jay explains.

Jay Electronica’s last live performance was a rare one as he popped up in his native New Orleans during All-Star Weekend. That rare performance alone would’ve been great publicity for Jay Elect to release the album.

Be sure to read the rest of his Billboard interview here.

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Today, TDE’s Ab-Soul liberated his fourth studio album Do What Thou Wilt, which sees 16 tracks and appearances from Bas, ScHoolboy Q, Da$h, Teedra Moses, Mac Miller, SZA and more. One of the most notable tracks on the new release is the fiery, Juice of All Trades-produced opener “RAW (Backwards)”, which sees Soul delivering some direct shots to quasi-mythical rapper Jay Electronica:

I was like a swami of Jay Electronica until he
Figured Dizzle wouldn’t admit that he would body him for a milli
I told Kenny keep quiet, I’ma get him
We don’t need dirt on your hands getting the key to the city ya feel me
Hurts when your OG, who is supposed to be a G-O-D
Is standing next to King Kunta feeling like Toby…

If you recall, Electronica made some questionable comments about Soul’s labelmate Kendrick Lamar earlier in the year (“Kendrick wishes he could be me“) before apologizing months later. Whether or not Lamar truly forgave him (he seemingly fired off a few return shots as well), Soul clearly wasn’t one to do so; the above lyrics were preceded by an on-stage diss during Joey BADA$$ and Pro Era‘s second annual STEEZ Day festival in L.A.

You can check out “RAW (Backwards)” — as well as the entire album — below via Spotify and Apple Music. Who knows if Jay Elect responds, but one thing is for sure: it’s been five years since the Roc Nation artist claimed his album was completed (and even longer since his classic “Exhibit” collaborations with Just Blaze dropped). He could definitely use some inspiration.

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This past weekend was the 2nd annual STEEZ Day festival which was  held in Los Angeles, CA. According to LA Weekly, due to a “radius clause” Joey Bada$$ & A$AP Mob had with Governors Ball Music Festival,this prevented them from playing and having the festival in New York.

Ab-Soul had a set at the festival where he was able to drop a couple bars simultaneously taking shots at Jay Electronica. “I was like a swami to Jay Electronica until he figured that Kendrick wouldn’t admit that he would body him for a milly”, this would be the line where Soul expresses how he feels toward Electronica.

My highlight was when @souloho3 came out and freestyled, taking shots at @troyave and #JayElectronica. #Bars, B. #SteezDay #AbSoul #TDE #KendrickLamar #ScHoolboyQ #JoeyBadass #TroyAve

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I guess he took these shots at Electronica for the diss he made earlier this year at Kendrick and 50 Cent. Even though he apologized Soul seems as if the apology didn’t resonate.

Yes this does not appear to be a major blow however it does send a message that Kendrick is a more preferable rapper compared to Electronica.

Not sure if this will cause Electronica to put out a response record, either way we’re here for it!

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Trust us, we want this as bad as you do. Jay Electronica just hinted at new music coming our way.  Fans of the acclaimed hip-hop artist have been waiting nearly 5 years to hear some fresh tracks, which, let’s be honest, might as well be centuries in the fast-paced game that is the music industry. However, it seems that Electronica would like us to believe that wait may soon be over.

“To all those who have been patient with me and supported me over the years, thank you. And get #Tidal #AreYouWatchingClosely?,” he posted via Twitter.

to all those who have been patient with me and supported me over the years, thank you. And get #Tidal #AreYouWatchingClosely?

— سيف الله (@JayElectronica) July 3, 2016

Of course, Jay Elect has been teasing new music for years. The prospect of his upcoming work may even be as mythical and held with the same speculation as rumors of fresh Frank Ocean tracks. However, there are other reasons to believe that this time it might actually happen for the Roc Nation signee.

Jay Electronica has certainly been more on the map this year than in previous years. Remember back in February when his very public beef with Kendrick Lamar and 50 Cent went viral? That was something. More notably, Jay Elect took to the West Coast for an all-too-short tour earlier this spring.

Call us optimists, but we sense that the notoriously mythic entity that is Jay Electronica’s music will materialize into reality soon enough.

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LAWD. Please LAWD, let this be real!

Last night, a very AMAZING MF DOOM fan released a video that teased a collab between DOOM and Jay Electronica. The video–taken during DOOM’s performance at SXSW–somehow has never been released until now. The 3:36 min video captured DOOM’s visual performance (DOOM didn’t actually attend SXSW) and you can hear someone yell out, “Give it up for Jay Electronica over that track right there! This is a world premiere by the way.”

DOOM has since reposted the video on his official Facebook page. We are not sure if that is confirmation that the track will eventually drop but we surely do hope so. If this isn’t bound to release in full, then many fans, along with us, will be extremely upset. This track is too tough not to see the light of day in it’s entirety.

Check out the visual above!

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