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NARCY x Todd Rundgren - AMERICAN KARMA w/ JAi ELECTRONICA
With all the conversation around Ai in the current rap world, Yassin challenges the idea of homage and identity in the conversation between politics and technology. Featuring what might be an AI version of Jay Electronica, “American Karma” is a challenge to America from IRAQAFELLA himself, drawing parallels between Palestine and Iraq, justice for what was done to his people and a challenge to Hip-Hop as a véhicule to usher in change, both musically and socially. "I'm America's Karma, IRAQ-A-FELLA" The song is set to hit DSPs any minute.
American Karma samples rock n roll hall of Famer Todd Rundgren's classic "Pulse" - and Todd is also featured, playing and singing on the song. Leave it to NARCY to up the digital ante! NARCY recently went viral for his classes on Kanye, Kendrick and Chappelle and is set to teach a class on "The Big 3" in the fall at Concordia University. No stranger to controversy, he put out what might be the first Deep Fake Music video "Thoughts and Prayers" and is a respected Emcee amongst the greats, working with the likes of yasiin bey, Kweli, Ransom and more.
With a break in the middle of the song, NARCY seems to be introducing a character from his upcoming 2LP, N.O.O.R. (NARCY's Online Origin Replicator) played by Boiler room Alumni DJ Nooriyah.
Album Info:
NARCY returns with a secret banger off his upcoming double album “TO BE AN ARAB” which boasts features from Dave Chappelle, Redveil, abu Kolthoum, Todd Rundgren and legends Al Baraem, a Ziad Rahbani homage and more.
To Be An Arab is a conversation between NARCY and an AI- therapy bot played by Dj Nooriyah.
The double album comes out later this summer through MAKTABA, Narcy and his wife Sundus Abdul Hadis’ culture space and bookshop in Old Montréal.
lyrics
Lyrics:
NARCY:
I don’t mean to blow your high
I don’t pull the strings like yo yo ma,
The End is Near, it is something that you can’t outrun
Pull your soul out your chest quick like Shao Khan
(Finish Him)
I mean Tsang Sung,
You want the Galaxy in Your Hand No Samsung.
(Put Your Phones Down)
ButYour arms too short to box so you use handguns,
Make a monster for The World for you to hang them.
Bonus!
I Focus on the Moment
Even though Dajjal lies where your phone is.
Algorithms Can’t Search for the date for the Day of atonement
I’m the straw on the camels back that broke the Omen.
My Professor X was Minister Malcolm
My superpowers are my vision and albums.
Amer ica’s Karma Iraq-a-fella
Qooloo 3a3oothoo bi Rab Il Falaq
To the jealous and the Doubters,
Todd Rudgren:
Here Comes The Change and Another Change And Another Change and another Wave of Change
Like a heartbeat pumping from another world
JAi ELECTRONICA:
To the jealous and the doubters and the non believers
it feel like heavens all around us but the devils near us,
said he after the dynasty like Nas on Ether.
but he was hungry so we fed him rice like Condeleeza
he crossed the border singing songs about
a pawned visa
spread the virus through the people no one saw the evil
he aWorshipper of gossip
Artificial prophet
Beautiful synopsis
Math of Babylon couldn’t sum our proses.
I’ll still be here when the museum closes.
Artifacts and all of that on view for the chosen few - before humanity was sold bought and stolen.
Throw the Roc up in Palestine at the devil
in the name of Iraqafella, ascend in treble.
bombs hit the motherland and shattered every level
the anxiety make your head bang like heavy metal
J A I elect -
The president and NARCY
its Meme Against the World and the Internet
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credits
released April 19, 2024
NEW MUSIC “AMERICAN KARMA” - NARCY X JAI ELECTRONICA Produced by @mikechav x @the_todd_rundgren the goat. Featuring @tonegeneva @the_todd_rundgren
Art by Iraqi artist Michael Rakowitz.
Produced by Mike Chav and NARCY
Featuring Todd Rundgren and JAi ELECTRONIC
Brooklyn rapper Justo the MC teams up Edinburgh producer to explore pivotal experiences on this album of lo-fi hip hop mixed with jazz. Bandcamp New & Notable Nov 16, 2023
