Jay Electronica - Memories & Merlot Lyrics

Classic mood music damn I can’t wait for the album

He said what was on the box?

Gonna keep playing back all his classics forever! 

salute to the god Jay Elec!

I really need that album jay please I’ve been waiting patiently for years

Saw him live in Seattle recently. Legendando.

this sounds like a day dream. where’s the proof rich kidd produced this?

Wild how this badly mixed song leaks and ends up best song of 2019

The standard for me is pure lyricism. That’s it! He’s proven that. Wheather it’s in the format of an album or not. People say he needs an album to be validated. But ask yourself why is that the standard, because that’s what everyone else did in the past? If he’s proven anything, is that he just moves differently. Appreciate what he gives you. Because they’ll never be another Jay Elec in the rap game.

Top 10 GOAT DOA. Save the "But he hasn't dropped an album yet" bullshit. This man has bars on bars on bars.

That beat was beautiful and honest it's it's quantum space

The Devil is lurking in the shadows..

Jay electronica the greatest to never do it, this man music is needed in this society where the majority of people dont think on deeper levels. An it piss me off cus this nigga ain't putting out the goddamn album, the real niggas want this Jay. Shit.

Public school system does a good job at dumbing you down. Then people just teach their kids to follow; their is not such thing as critical thinking in high school or deductive reasoning.

Aight where’s the album it’s the 19th

Fr wya act II. I need it

Jay confirmed on his Instagram that he wasn’t the one who said it was coming on the 19th

I wish he hadn't touched the original beats. Or at least... I hope we get to hear both finished versions of the album

This man snatched Kate.. enough said.

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Jay Elec could be the greatest rapper of all time imo...trying to think who else is above him only about 3 I could think would even match this dude.

James Cannon how old are you? Just asking because those are very strong words.

September 19th?? Just in time to listen to it on the way down to area 51 👽

This extremely raw but I still fw it

I hope this is real....

He's really one of the goats. There is just no way this dood hasn't proved himself ✊.

"Life is a storyboard captured in a polaroid/the memory's the jewel 'cause the camera is cold and void/Like a corpse on C3PO the golden droid/Vivid flashbacks 'll leave you real, sad, or overjoyed"

Dammit man. The pen on this man is unreal.

The gift of gab

So Moorish!!!! The c3po line was the icing on the cake , all that information with no truth

Jayz ghost writer

This dude doesn't need an album to be validated. One of the best spitters of all time. Album or not

He needs one song and can body a whole persons career

No. Hes a transcendent lyricist and rapper and couldve been a legend (maybe even the GOAT), but at this point he will never be an all time great.

Jason Stewart THE best

Real shit I'm mad asf tho cuz I be wanting to hear more.. He got me thru so much real life shit! A true prophet...

It’s not about “being validated”
We need higher quality versions of these

Am I the only one who thinks this isn't Jay Elec? Or am I buggn?

I swear people talk about Jay Elect so disrespectful smh 🤦🏾‍♂️ you give this man a pen and some time? Classic shit ensues.

I hear the lyrics loud and clear... 🤷🏾‍♂️

If he dont relaese an album he Will never be top 50 of all time. If he relaese one album than he Will maybe be top 5 of all time, its pretty much just up to him

Skankhunt 42 a little extreme but I feel you lol

Young Shaib 23 it maybe sounds Extreme, but if he dont come out with anything we Will never know. If he comes out with an album it might be a classic we never know.

So Andre could be top 50 without a solo project, but electronic can’t?

beat is insane.. just wish vocals were clean

Life is a storyboard
captured in a Polaroid
memories a jewel, camera is cold and bored
like a corpse of c3po the golden droid
every flashbacks leaves the (real fan?) overjoyed

WHEN THERE'S NO VISION, THE PEOPLE PERISH
SO THESE ARE THE MEMORIES I KEEP AND CHERISH

imagine

The Hermetic Thrush “vivid flashback’ll leave you real sad or overjoyed”

I will chose him over Kendrick anyday

Hubo Le Afrika yeah lets wait for an album first before comparing. When Jay electronica has an album as good as tpab we Can talk. Lyrcially its up for debate though. I would probably say Jay electronica is the more lyrical rapper

@Skankhunt 42 nobody said anything about albums. As far as material and what your soul chooses to massage itself is completely up to the listener. Me, myself would choose Jay Elec. He dropping gems every track whether received or misunderstood. This guy is a real problem

Zay the problem with Jay electronica is his probably keeping his Best work for his album if he decided to drop it. It makes it hard to see how good he really is when we probably havent heard his Best work.

Nigga I waited all this time for this bulshit.. I'm going back to sleep 😴

Electronics vibes💯💥💥💥💥💥

Wtf, this dropped a month ago and I'm just now finding out... I've been a Jay fan since before Exhibit A, and I gotta say that I will be patient because I always have been for this man. He's a legend and hasn't even dropped a tape. Who do you know that has a fan base this dedicated?

This beat doesn’t suck but it’s not a hip hop track to me

Needed that.....

this is some universal soul food man

badly mixed

I like it

BEAUTIFUL MUSIC WE SO NEED THIS TYPE OF MUSIC TO BE PLAYED MORE IN THIS SOCIETY.

Jay electronica the half life 3 of the rap game

gman on the cover

hahhahahaaaaaaaa

Best fucking comment

Damn good analogy.

haha you stupid bro

minimalist maximus

This is good yoo 😤⛽😤

September 19th for the tape? No coincidence that falls on the equinox(or very close). Think it’s legit

It's his birthday too

Rich the kid on the beat!?! 🤔 #Interestin

Don Metatron Rich Kidd on the beat**.
As much as I wanted Rich The Kid to have produced this.

Potatoes are overrated as recording devices.

When did Jay say it would drop Sep. 19? Source?

Instrumental straight fuckn trash. Next nas FORILL with he whos the next worse beat/song picker forill. Smh. Super wack

Sorry it wasn't a trap beat lol

I hear Stranger Things intro mixed well; love these ears.

Beauteaus

Jay just different, every line truthful!!!

Nothing special.

9-19-19 His birthday

Also, he looks like's having a release party in England

https://songkick.seetickets.com/event/jay-electronica/headrow-house/1410618?aff=id1songkick

Ugh, why Leeds of all places?

September 19th we'll see if you bluffing or not. I been waiting since I was 19. I'm 30 nigga. Drop the album.

#Damn
#😇😇😇🤐🕯💯🙏🤒

This couldn't have been mixed... Fingers crossed for a Sept drop date, but if not, I'm done for good with him. Can't be the voice of the people if you don't talk.

Cameron Lewellen imagine like a person so much u stop fukin with them because they don’t feed u the way u want 2 be fed at the pace u wanna be fed do u understand jay elec at all he doesn’t work on your time

I don’t believe he could ghost white for anyone we would know it’s him 😂

Listen to Nas "Queens Get the Money", which Jay produced. He wrote that, I'd guess

All these album covers be on some Masonic shit I c

Nighas like him piss me off nice as fuck cuffing the talent share that shit dick head

This song is really dope if mixed right i hope its on his next album

Miss you bro 💯💯💯🔥

Too little too late man... The track is supreme but the vocals are damn near drowning. I don't know man... I wanna like but I need more than some drunk memories of mom and Badu. I want something I can relate to or be inspired by. You lookin like Kwame Brown or Greg Oden right now.

No hating. I don't like the beat. It drowns his voice out. Vocal levels are too low.

Rene Velez notice how you got 3 likes

"Keep your eye on the sparrow and walk on the straight and narrow" - He's talking about Ascencion into a higher density by purification of life and soul.

Sounds smart lol

It's most likely just a reference to an old Gospel song called "His eye is on the sparrow", and the bible verses found in Matthew 7:13-14 which talks about "straight is the gate", and "narrow is the path" which leadeth unto life. It's simply a common phrase referring to walking a righteous path, but hey its all open to interpretation at the end of the day. I just don't think it's as deep as you tried to make it sound. Haha

@SavedSouliloquy or both

Ultra Mega Hype Beast lol

Shit should be a 4 discs set of all new material. No recycled mixtape lyrics over a fresh beat.

October 4th, 2019 Update: not released.

thank you

It's sad to know we may never get more then this from him. Such a waste to the culture.

Speak up my nigga !! Step closer to the mic. Oh and thank you for even thinking about dropping music

I like his Bible references

GHETTOROMANTIC fr

Wtf is this? Smh.. disappointed at the quality

Gives me a different feeling of sorrows

Very sad to me

Who else hit Like as soon as the piano dropped?

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This mufucka raps excellently.

I guess when it take you 5 years to make a song

Fact he's the best to do it

I gave up on him 10yrs ago lol

Beautiful

Jay Electronica fans -- Check out NuElectronica, you'll dig it, pretty well-done Nujabes & Jay Electronica blendtapes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ug8FsT2KZC0
NuElectronica Act II: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cMtfoZnVIUo

Willing agent.--osar

JAY ily shit man but ya need a booth or somn b

September 19 ,2089

He needs a producer. His talent is undeniable.

Just Blaze brings the best out of him

They paid this man to STAY SILENT. VERY wise and deep dude and would’ve been top 3 lyrically of all time if they didn’t shut him up .

He already top 3 lyrically. He’s put out as much as Biggie already

Mr. Breckenridge lmaooooo

C Jones bro what do u mean theres more conspiracies and info than ever on here

@Sean Dafny FACTS!!!

Gerard Williams if he doesent have an album we dont have his Best work to judge him by

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irrelevant

My Birthday is also Sept. 19th. If it actually drops, it'll be the best gift ever.

Bday also Virgo on top 🙌🙌

same bro mines the 18th ♍️

I am, as I think we should all be, happy with anything I get from Jay Elec. Bless.

Wun hunned 💯

Recorded this in JTs RV

This dude is talented af and it’s all going to waste with broken promises and still no album.🤷🏽‍♂️🤦🏽‍♂️

I hear you totally, but you can't rush perfection

picture me trollin' Well its not like he have rushed it until now.

@// AMG // rush perfection? Lol dude been out for over a decade. His fans gonna be in their 50's by the time he decides to actually release something

this says produced by rich the kidd, yall are trolling. bad enough we gotta sit through a bunch of crappy mash up albums from yall

SHADDAH DA, RA HU BAA YAARSAAR FAMILY, 9,19,19,THIS IS ALCHEMY AT IS CORE, JUST SUPPORT THE BROTHER, AN STOP GIVING YOUR ENERGY TO THESE FUCKING MENTALITY/ SPIRITUAL DEAD MF'S ON THIS PLANET,PUT IN THE WORK IN YOUR CYPHER AN THE UNIVERSE WILL DO THE REST..DON'T YOU SEE WHAT'S HAPPENING ALL OVER THE PLANET, IT'S OUR RESPONSIBILITY/ TURN TO BE PUT BACK INTO RULERSHIP OF THE PLANET, COME HM FAMILY,WORK IN 1MIND STAY IN TUNE AN STAND IN ASHAQ......BORN AND RAISED IN THE MIGHTY CHI TOWN, LOCATED IN THE MIL...PUTTING IN WORK LIKE I'VE DONE MY ENTIRE LIFE ON THIS PLANET......IN THE CUT, WAITING FOR MY TERM....( FOR THOSE WHO OVERSTAND)...°999 .......

This is horrible why people don't be real great content terrible song

9-19-19? Cmon Jay - Let’s goooooo

Its been a long time... Ive waiting.