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May 26, 2016 - Official "No Problem" music video published Genius (Ft. Chance the Rapper) – Artist Archive: Chance The Rapper

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The first music video to be released for Coloring Book featuring 2 Chainz and Lil Wayne in “No Problem.”

Watch the video on Chance’s YouTube channel or embedded below:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DVkkYlQNmbc

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ZL: He's really one of the greats and I think in many respects as frustrating as it is for us while we sit around and wait around for more music it just adds to that, you know

CTR: Well I think this was The Prestige, if anybody knows what I'm talking about I think, or at least the beginning of the third Act, like he's in that space of like, you know, he had a song that I used to love where he has the sample, it's like Elijah Muhammad where he talks about, like a king has to, has to leave the people and go away and wait til he can come back and manifest, it's written, his time. Chance the Rapper – 2016 Beats 1 Interview with Zane Lowe

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Every great magic trick consists of three parts or acts. The first part is called “The Pledge.” The magician shows you something ordinary: a deck of cards, a bird or a man. He shows you this object. Perhaps he asks you to inspect it to see if it is indeed real, unaltered, normal. But of course… it probably isn’t. The second act is called “The Turn”. The magician takes the ordinary something and makes it do something extraordinary. Now you’re looking for the secret…but you won’t find it, because of course you’re not really looking. You don’t really want to know. You want to be fooled. But you wouldn’t clap yet. Because making something disappear isn’t enough; you have to bring it back. That’s why every magic trick has a third act, the hardest part, the part we call “The Prestige”.

– Christopher Priest, author of The Prestige

Ever the enigmatic figure, Jay Electronica made Hip Hop heads turn in 2007 when he released his debut project, Act I: The Eternal Sunshine (The Pledge), for free via MySpace.

Since then, fans have been eagerly awaiting his second project (and presumed debut album) Act II: Patents of Nobility (The Turn). While Act II was reportedly finished in 2012, it remains to be officially released. However, Jay did release the acclaimed song “better in tune w the infinite” that begins with an introduction by the late Elijah Muhammad, leader of the Nation Of Islam.

It follows, then, that Jay’s third Act will be named The Prestige. While little is currently known about Jay’s plans for Act III, Chance is suggesting that Jay may currently be in that mindset. His verse on “How Great” may even be connected to it in some way.

For more about this, check out KanyeToThe’s Jay Electronica archive.

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>[Every great magic trick consists of three parts or acts. The first part is called "The Pledge." The magician shows you something ordinary: a deck of cards, a bird or a man. He shows you this object. Perhaps he asks you to inspect it to see if it is indeed real, unaltered, normal. But of course... it probably isn't. The second act is called "The Turn". The magician takes the ordinary something and makes it do something extraordinary. Now you're looking for the secret...but you won't find it, because of course you're not really looking. You don't really want to know. You want to be fooled. But you wouldn't clap yet. Because making something disappear isn't enough; you have to bring it back. That's why every magic trick has a third act, the hardest part, the part we call "The Prestige".](http://www.goodreads.com/quotes/91029-every-great-magic-trick-consists-of-three-parts-or-acts)
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-- Christopher Priest, author of *The Prestige*

Ever the enigmatic figure, Jay Electronica made Hip Hop heads turn in 2007 when he released his debut project, *[Act I: The Eternal Sunshine (The Pledge)](http://genius.com/albums/Jay-electronica/Act-i-the-eternal-sunshine-the-pledge),* for free via MySpace.

Since then, fans have been eagerly awaiting his second project (and presumed debut album) *[Act II: Patents of Nobility (The Turn)](http://genius.com/albums/Jay-electronica/Act-ii-patents-of-nobility-the-turn).* While *Act II* was reportedly finished in 2012, it remains to be officially released. However, Jay did release the acclaimed song "[better in tune w the infinite](http://genius.com/Jay-electronica-better-in-tune-w-the-infinite-lyrics)" that begins with an introduction by the late Elijah Muhammad, leader of the Nation Of Islam.

It follows, then, that Jay's third Act will be named *The Prestige.* While little is currently known about Jay's plans for *Act III*, Chance is suggesting that Jay may currently be in that mindset. His verse on "How Great" may even be connected to it in some way.

For more about this, check out [KanyeToThe's Jay Electronica archive](http://www.kanyetothe.com/forum/index.php?topic=382.0).

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What I really love about that as well is just talking from a total rap nerd's point of view for a second is that you almost chameleon-like adopt his flow for a minute in the beginning

CTR: Oh yea completely

ZL: Deliberately, you know to create a synergy. I love that. I was listening to it and was like "is that Jay Elec?" at first and you were like "da, ba-da, ba-da, ba-da" that sort of like tripping flow that he does.

CTR: What is it? I'm trying to remember like, oh "Candyman, Candyman, spit me a dream." What is it? "Blow a chunk of the levee out and spit me a stream." Yea so that's, yea, but no I'm probably - I mean, somebody could fight me for it - but I feel like I'm Jay Electronica's biggest fan. Chance the Rapper – 2016 Beats 1 Interview with Zane Lowe

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Chance kicks off his verse on “How Great” by rapping:

Magnify, magnify, lift it on high
Spit it Spotify to qualify a spot on His side

When he raps these words, he literally adopts Jay’s flow from the beginning of verse 2 on “Exhibit A”:

They say Candyman, Candyman, spit me a dream
Blow a chunk of the levee out and spit me a stream

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[Verse 1: Chance the Rapper] Chance the Rapper (Ft. Jay Electronica & Nicole Steen) – How Great

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In his 2016 interview with Zane Lowe, Chance explained how he intentionally adopted Jay’s flow when he began his verse. He does, after all, consider himself Jay Electronica’s biggest fan (though you can fight him for it).

Specifically, Chance referred to these lyrics from Jay’s single “Exhibit A”:

They say Candyman, Candyman, spit me a dream
Blow a chunk of the levee out and spit me a stream

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2011 - 2013: Prisoner of Conscious & Gravitas Genius (Ft. Talib Kweli) – Artist Archive: Talib Kweli

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April 16, 2014 - Abby Martin interviews Talib Kweli, Breaking The Set Genius (Ft. Talib Kweli) – Artist Archive: Talib Kweli

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Journalist Abby Martin, then host of Breaking The Set, discussed several issues with Talib Kweli including:

President Obama & government
The Prison Industrial Complex & modern slavery
Real Hip Hop
His latest single “State Of Grace” off Gravitas

Link to full interview here and embedded below.

https://twitter.com/AbbyMartin/status/456854109342035968

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This page serves as an evolving archive of online resources pertaining to Talib Kweli. Examples of works contained within in this archive include:

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The First Time Donnie Trumpet & The Social Experiment (Ft. Ady Suleiman, Cam O'bi, Chance the Rapper, Dustin Green & J.P. Floyd) – The First Time

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To celebrate the 1 year anniversary of the release of Surf (aka #Surfday) and thank fans for their support, Donnie Trumpet released this compilation of unused Surf snippets, collectively titled “The First Time” for free via Soundcloud.

https://twitter.com/DonnieTrumpet/status/736609124427792385

https://twitter.com/DonnieTrumpet/status/736775602464686080

The song, which runs over 10 minutes, is a melodic journey with Chance delivering rhymes throughout. It’s a multi-layered single with pauses, transitions, and shifts that make it feel like several cuts in one.

The artwork, a captivating view of waves crashing from the seashore, was captured Amy Narodovich.

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Chance plays original version of "Famous/Nina Chop" Chance the Rapper – 2016 Beats 1 Interview with Zane Lowe

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“Nina Chop” was the original name of Kanye’s song “Famous” off his 2016 album The Life Of Pablo. Listen to a recording of the demo that Chance played here:

https://soundcloud.com/trashforyourears/nina-chop-chance-the-rapper

Also check out Genius' song page for Chance’s verse.

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