Act II: The Patents of Nobility (The Turn)

Long-delayed and eventually shelved, Jay Electronica’s near-mythical “lost” album finally sees official release after it was leaked. Even slightly unfinished, it is nearly an all-time classic, the kind of record that celebrates an art form while simultaneously pushing it forward.

Earlier this year, Louisiana rapper Jay Electronica released his debut album A Written Testimony, aided heavily by the presence of Jay-Z, the very man who jump-started his career back in 2007. Testimony wasn’t supposed to be his first album – it came 13 years late, despite the rapper's constant insinuation that it would come any