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With Freddy and Black Teddy just playin' a crap game
Smokin' on stank, sippin' on drank Jay Electronica – Departure
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Jay’s friends were shooting dice, smoking weed, and drinking alcohol.

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The Levees Broke (Katrina) Jay Electronica – The Levees Broke (Katrina)
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This is Jay’s song-length commentary on Hurricane Katrina, which ravaged New Orleans, his hometown and other parts of the Louisiana, and the government’s response to the catastrophe.

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Jealousy's a sin, Cain killed Abel
Backstabber, Caesar had Brutus
It's hard to weed 'em out, even Jesus had Judas, gone! Pusha T – Sweet Freestyle
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  • According to Genesis 4:2-8, Cain killed his brother Abel because God preferred Abel’s offering of an animal sacrifice over Cain’s offering of crops. In jealousy, Cain killed Abel. .

  • Julius Caesar was the dictator of the Roman Empire who was overthrown and betrayed by a number of Roman senators, among them Brutus, a trusted friend of Caesar’s. .

  • Jesus was betrayed by Judas, one of his 12 disciples, who betrayed him to the Romans, pointing out Jesus to them by kissing him on the cheek; this kind of kiss was a common greeting in those days.

Jay-Z also had a few lines about the same theme in “Most Kingz”:

See Martin, see Malcolm
See Biggie, see Pac
See success and its outcome
See Jesus, see Judas
See Caesar, see Brutus

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Jay Bowie spitting fat arrows Jay Electronica – My World (Nas Salute)
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Could mean Jay “Bowie”, i.e. bow and arrow. Jay is spitting highly potent arrows from his words.

It’s most likely a comparison to David Bowie, as well.

He spits metal, too, now?

Jay has been known to proclaim himself as Jay [insert adjective here]:

Regardless of how twisted his identity shifts might seem, they pale in comparison to Lil' B’s problems.

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It's the black Caesar, Jesus, Jay Electronica – My World (Nas Salute)
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He’s a black king.

Additionally some people in the 5%er vein of belief, like Jay, believe that the Caucasian Jesus is actually an image of Caesar, so a black Jesus would be a return to reality and an end to visual deception.

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Defcon 4 Jay Electronica – Defcon 4
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In this song, Jay Electronica alludes to the Book of Revelation on multiple occasions and implies that the end of the world as we know is looming over the horizon.

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Departure Jay Electronica – Departure
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This is Jay E’s story of how and why he went to NYC. This song details two departures; the obvious one is Jay’s self-exile to NYC, the (somewhat) more subtle one is Minnie’s departure from the Earthly realm.

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Kiss my baby sister, tell her I'll be back Jay Electronica – Departure
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Jay wants his sister to know that they’ll see each other again.

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I said 'Hold up, whoa whoa whoa whoa
You must be jokin',' but he wasn't laughin' Jay Electronica – Departure
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Jay’s skeptical about his the validity of his friend’s words. He hopes that they’re just a joke made in poor taste.

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"Sometimes I can't breathe cause it's so much crap man
I called on God but he don't call back and
Fight to stay sane while the devil's laughin' Jay Electronica – Departure
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His breathing is occasionally hampered by his stresses, God won’t reply, and Lucifer is vocally omniscient? Jay has overcome much.

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