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Best of So Far
Hip-Hop · 2010 · 40 tracks · 1h 58m

Best of So Far

Jay Electronica

Forty tracks of mystical street prophecy and cinematic soul loops. A sprawling, dusty archive of the most enigmatic voice in underground hip-hop.

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It's like a secret history of the world told by the smartest guy in the housing projects.

A profound sense of mystical triumph balanced by lonely, late-night introspection.

Best of So Far · vs · Jay Electronica
Late Night+1.3σ

Late Night saturates this record notably more than the artist's norm.

Tracklist · 40 Tracks · 1h 58m
01
Intro
0:45
01
Second Intermission: Jay Electronica
0:51
02
Dimethyltriptamine
2:58
02
Eternal Sunshine
2:02
03
Renaissance Man
2:38
03
Swagger Jackson's Revenge
2:43
04
Trolley Stop
2:30
04
The Ghost of Christopher Wallace
6:34
05
Posers
2:30
05
Annakin's Prayer
3:05
06
Suckas
2:11
06
A Million in the Morning
4:24
07
Exhibit A (Transformations)
3:10
07
Extra Extra
1:57
08
Third Intermission: Erykah Badu
3:12
08
Exhibit B
3:52
09
Exhibit C
3:20
09
Girlfriend
1:13
10
Something to Hold on To
5:32
10
San Pelligrino With Lemon
1:58
11
Cool. Relax.
2:29
11
A Prayer for Michael Vick & T.I.
2:33
12
The Levees Broke
4:43
12
First Intermission: Just Blaze
2:48
13
... Because He Broke the Rules
2:11
13
Not a Disturbance
1:42
14
Voodoo Man
2:32
14
Departure
1:55
15
FYI
2:16
15
Abaracadabra
3:31
16
My World
4:27
17
Untitled
2:08
18
Dealing
3:48
19
Be Easy
4:30
20
Bitches and Drugs
1:20
21
Uzi Weighs a Ton
3:58
22
So What You Sayin'
4:20
23
Victory Is in My Clutches
2:58
24
Hard to Get
3:13
25
I Feel Good
3:46
Moments Worth Waiting For
The explosive, horn-heavy arrival of Exhibit C that feels like a coronation in real time.
The haunting, beatless atmosphere of Eternal Sunshine where the Jon Brion score meets pure stream-of-consciousness.
The way the drums on Exhibit A hit with a crisp, neck-snapping precision that anchors the dense historical references.
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