The leak of Jay Electronica’s Act II: The Patents of Nobility (The Turn) has led to it finally getting a proper release. After a leaked version of the once-shelved album spread online on Saturday (October 3), the LP became legally available to stream via TIDAL on Monday (October 5).
Fans have been waiting for years to hear Jay Elec’s Act II, which was originally intended to be his debut album. After signing with Roc Nation in 2010, the New Orleans-bred MC almost went an entire decade without dropping a project despite once claiming Act II was completed in 2011.
Jay Elec eventually dropped the JAY-Z-assisted A Written Testimony LP, which became his debut, in March 2020. The project included “Shiny Suit Theory,” a song that was initially released as a single for Act II in 2010.
“Shiny Suit Theory” was part of the Act II leak and has been included in the unearthed album on TIDAL.
Jay Electronica & Just Blaze React To 'Act II: Patents Of Nobility' Album Leaking
The strange journey to Act II’s release has resulted in Jay Elec putting out two projects in one year, something that would’ve sounded unbelievable to many Hip Hop fans in the past. The LP’s appearance on TIDAL also ends years of it being a footnote in rap history as it’s no longer a famously unreleased album like Dr. Dre’s Detox.
Check out Jay Elec’s Act II (legal) stream and tracklist below.
1. Real Magic
2. New Illuminati
3. Patents of Nobility
4. Life on Mars
5. Bonnie & Clyde f. Serge Gainsbourg
6. Dinner at Tiffany’s f. Charlotte Gainsbourg
7. Shiny Suit Theory f. JAY-Z & The-Dream
8. Memories & Merlot
9. Better in Tune f LaTonya Givens
10. Letter to Falon
11. Road to Perdition f. JAY-Z
12. Welcome to Knightsbridge
13. Rough Love
14. Nights of the Roundtable
15. Run & Hide f. The Bullitts
16. 10,000 Lotus Petals
Hey Slaughterhouse/Shady! Take notes and release Glass House!
Fuck Tidal, where’s the vinyl at?
Does anyone know if these are the completed songs? Or are these the exact same from the leak?
Same but they will be updated
Where did you read that the songs will be updated? Loved the album, but would be nice if some of the songs were updated to the completed versions (especially “Night of the roundtable”)
Honestly crazy how good this album sounds even being 10 years old. What does this really mean for Jay Elec tho? Can we pretend that we didn’t wait all these years? I think Jay need to come on with a whole new body of work and it better not have Jay-Z on half the verses FFS. I actually liked Written Testimony but nah son I can’t call that a debut.
I wish he actually flowed on this album.
It’s honestly pretty dope. Glad I got Tidal.
What’s with these album covers? Is this Masonic?
It’s the ROC
Needed this Lord
tidal they charge you so much money to just register. then you pay more for the music. itunes is best.
I know that 30 day free trial is mad expensive. Tidal > the rest.
9.99 a month is expensive?
Its actually like $14 a month…kinda steep in comparison to other DSPs
Memories and Merlot is a beautiful track.