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Tethered by Thundercat’s bass, FlyLo and frequent collaborator Niki Randa descend to deliver an ethereal message to the lost, the hopeless and those that remain. In Pitchfork’s words:
If You’re Dead! explores the afterlife, the gospel-infused “Coronus, the Terminator” is its most glorious moment—the song that plays when the angels come for your soul.
Coronus is a plausible allusion to Coronus, Cronus, or Chronos. Cronus is often falsely confused for Chronos, the personification of time in Greek mythology; the implication of alluding to Chronos is that time itself is the end, the terminator of mankind. The song is also full of allusions to the Terminator movies.
The song is also FlyLo’s favourite on the album at the time of asking:
I go through moments. I like “Coronus” and “The Terminator” a lot. I sing that one in my head a bunch. That song is the direction where I’m headed in for the next project, more songs that kind of feel like that world
Continuing to comment on the track, FlyLo had this to say via OkayPlayer
“Coronus” is special to me for so many reasons. First song I made in my new home. First song I really went for the singing. Niki Randa always makes me sound good though. Mac Miller came through when we were workin’ on this beat. He wanted it for himself. Almost considered that. I literally wrote this song off top. About the terminator. It’s playfully serious. The ending part is so cool.
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Jay again sticks to what he does best, hard cold metaphors with truths written in stone, combined with a storytelling narrative, to close off the song with a presence that can be matched by few.
Throughout “Control,” the three rappers discuss, at varying lengths, their concerns over their respective legacies. With allusions to his upbringing with his grandmother, faith, and nature, Jay Electronica illuminates where he’s come from and what the game means to him.
However, it looks like he initially wasn’t aware that K. Dot was going to take the song in that direction:
Jay apparently wanted the song for his album until he found out about the Kendrick verse
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St. Jago de la Vega a.k.a Santiago de la Vega or Spanish Town was the Spanish and English colonial capital of Jamaica until the 19th century, whilst Kingston is the current capital. Both areas have significant crime problems.
The belief was that the chaos would be so abundant that Jamaica would turn against itself, past vs. present, neighbour against neighbour.
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A song about the dissolution of a relationship, with both parties questioning whether they’d be better off without each other.
Both members of Quadron were part of Boom Clap Bachelors, whose “Tiden Flyver” was sampled to create Kendrick’s “Bitch, Don’t Kill My Vibe.” According to Robin, the producer half of the duo:
We only have one feature on our new album, and we are elated that it’s Kendrick Lamar. He invited us to collaborate on his own album, and we had such a great time working with him that we asked him if he wanted to be part of our project as well. We are so happy for all his success and we are very proud of this song. We wanted to have more of a fluid song that wasn’t too over structured and had a bit of a bedroom/after hours vibe to it.”
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Raekwon and Ghostface Killah, a.k.a Rae and Ghost United.
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“Gyöngyhajú lány” is a single by Hungarian rock band Omega, released in 1969 on their album, “10 000 lépés.” In English, the phrases mean “Girl With Pearls In Her Hair” and “10,000 Steps” respectively. The band rerecorded this song in English as well.
You can catch the shorter version in the music video below:
This song was prominently featured in Kanye West’s 2013 song New Slaves. The hook of “Gyöngyhajú lány” is played in during the outro while Frank Ocean sings over it.
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