IAMNOBODY, IAMSOMEONE is the greatest hip-hop album ever made.
Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
I know what you’re thinking…did JClay really just review his own album? Yes, of course!
This is years in the making. IAMNOBODY, IAMSOMEONE is a truth-led masterpiece daring to do what no album has ever before. In fact, it’s doing what many industry professionals are not.
That is showing you exactly how to heal for good.
This means you’ll never another pill, another treatment, more medicine, comfortable living quarters, anything.
IAMNOBODY, IAMSOMEONE shows you how to be enough!
What You Need To Know
Genres: Hip-Hop, R&B, Spiritual, Conscious, Christian
The standard edition is a 17-track step-by-step guide to having inner peace no matter the outside circumstances.
This is meant to be listened to in order. This can be tricky for Spotify users so I suggest either listening on YouTube or ordering the physical CD (includes digital copy).
Here’s where you can begin streaming it now: https://jclay.link/album.
Since IAMNOBODY, IAMSOMEONE is a collector’s item, there is also a limited edition version (double-disc, with 8 bonus songs). There are only 1,000 of these printed. Each one is numbered and signed by JClay.
And it’s gold-colored!
The 8 bonus songs on the limited edition further adapt the lessons taught on the album, but they don’t have to be listened to in any particular order for best results.
Let’s break down the music.
Disc 1 – 1. Gratitude (Intro)
Favorite line: “You just lived today yesterday, what you waking for?”
Moods: Calm, Cool, Relaxed
Credits
Lyrics by JClay
Beat by Flawless Tracks
Mixed/Mastered by JClay at JClay Studios
Purpose
This song’s purpose is to prepare you for what’s to come. “Gratitude (Intro)” is an introduction to the entire album. It also sets the tone for peace and thought-provoking messages.
Who is this song for?
“Gratitude Intro” is for anyone that is ready for a change in his or her life. This is for the person that is stuck in a routine that is not joyful. Although this song does not seek to resolve the issue at hand, it does bring to your awareness that there is another of looking at the world.
Disc 1 – 2. Shine, Blind
Favorite line: “People seeming mad when I laugh long”
Moods: Elated, Fun, Happy
Credits
Lyrics by JClay
Beat by Blasian Beats
Mixed/Mastered by JClay at JClay Studios
Purpose
“Shine, Blind” is by far the most positive rap song that has ever been made. This song is meant to immerse you in the world of truth and positivity without any pressure. It is to show you your purpose and what you’re capable of bringing out in your fellow human through your love.
Who is this song for?
This song is for everybody. It’s the reminder that we all need of how we can brighten anyone’s day at any moment. And why wouldn’t you ever not want to brighten someone’s day?
Disc 1 – 3. Right Now (feat. lex S.1.S)
Favorite line: “You talkin’ ’bout the rain when the sun out”
Moods: Cool, Calm, Relaxed
Credits
Lyrics by JClay
Additional Vocals by Alexis Tucker
Additional Vocal Arrangement by Dezhon Montreyal
Beat by JCaspersen
Mixed/Mastered by JClay at JClay Studios
Purpose
The purpose of “Right Now” is to remind you to stay in this present moment. There is no reward in either the past or the future. All of your gifts exist in the present. See what I did there? 😁
Who is this song for?
This song is for people in relationships (not just romantic) that blame the other in some form or fashion. It’s to remind you that it’s never them, only you, and how you can undo what you’ve made.
Disc 1 – 4. Let Go
Favorite line: “Only the weak have enemies and the strong have inner peace”
Moods: Aggressive, Determined, Epic
Credits
Lyrics by JClay
Beat by Majestic Drama
Mixed/Mastered by JClay at JClay Studios
Purpose
The purpose of “Let Go” is simple. It’s to heal you. It’s to meet you where you think you are and guide you toward the truth about yourself and where you are.
Who is this song for?
This song is for anyone with depression, anxiety, or any other mental illness. “Let Go” is also for anyone that needs a daily-affirmation to help see the love and light of the world.
Disc 1 – 5. I And You
Favorite line: “I’m your prophet, you’re my earning potential”
Moods: Dreamy, Calm, Expressive
Credits
Lyrics by JClay
Beat by JCaspersen
Mixed/Mastered by JClay at JClay Studios
Purpose
“I And You” is meant to explain your true relationship with everyone and everything. It’s made in such a way that it sounds like a happy dream and not reality, because it would not be easily accepted as reality at this time, even though it is. So it’s mainly a gentle reminder of what we are to each other.
Who is this song for?
This song is for everyone. Everyone feels a certain way about another, but the truth goes beyond that. To state it plainly, we are one another. We are one and the same. You and I are each other.
Disc 1 – 6. I Like You That Way
Favorite line: “You don’t gotta makeup and style, you just gotta wake up and smile”
Moods: Cool, Happy, Sexy
Credits
Lyrics by JClay
Beat by JCaspersen & LOOPGOONZ
Mixed/Mastered by JClay at JClay Studios
Purpose
The purpose of “I Like You That Way” is to remind you of your perfection. Yes, it seems like I’m only talking to women. But since most guys agree with the sentiment of the song, as they apply it to women, they thus apply it to themselves.
Who is this song for?
On the surface, this song is for any woman that has ever doubted herself. In truth, this song is for anyone that has ever doubted him or herself, and for anyone that wants to help anyone that has ever doubted him or herself.
Disc 1 – 7. I Can’t Do This Without You (feat. Lia Menaker)
Favorite line: “What’s the point of gifts if it ain’t no one to share it with”
Moods: Determined, Expressive, Urgent
Credits
Lyrics by JClay
Additional Vocals by Lia Menaker
Beat by Strong Symphony
Mixed/Mastered by JClay at JClay Studios
Purpose
“I Can’t Do This Without You” is made to illustrate how hurting one of us hurts us all. Similarly, how you trying to hurt another, ultimately hurts yourself.
Who is this song for?
This song is for anyone that believes he or she is better off removing people from his or her life.
Disc 1 – 8. Change Yo Thoughts Bro
Favorite line: “People eat death and they call it food”
Moods: Determined, Epic, Fun
Credits
Lyrics by JClay
Beat by HypeKeyz & Rob Chitsonzo Jr.
Mixed/Mastered by JClay at JClay Studios
Purpose
This song is used to illustrate that you can only see the world through your thoughts. And if you want to see the world differently, you simply need to change your thoughts, bro.
Who is this song for?
“Change Yo Thoughts Bro” is for anyone that does not love what they see.
Disc 1 – 9. Peace (feat. JustTroy & Gelina Batts)
Favorite line: “Take a breath, each one heals”
Moods: Calm, Elated, Fun
Credits
Lyrics by JClay, JustTroy, Gelina Batts
Beat by Ayydot & HypeKeyz
Mixed/Mastered by JClay at JClay Studios
Purpose
The purpose of “Peace” is to help you recognize the peace that exists all around you and through you at all times.
Who is this song for?
“Peace” is for anyone that does not feel at ease right now.
Disc 1 – 10. Lake Erie
Favorite line: “Fresher than myself, ask Phelps who can freestyle harder”
Moods: Fun, Determined, Elated
Credits
Lyrics by JClay
Beat by Say-T
Mixed/Mastered by JClay at JClay Studios
Purpose
The purpose of “Lake Erie” is to be a celebration. It’s not so much teaching but accepting. “Lake Erie” uses the traditional ego rap but flips it to benefit not only the ones reciting it but those being recited to.
Who is this song for?
This song is for anyone that wants to feel great for no reason.
Disc 1 – 11. Love Flow Through Me
Favorite line: “Ay bae see deze feelings are caused by you all day”
Moods: Happy, Sexy, Expressive
Credits
Lyrics by JClay
Beat by HypeKeyz
Mixed/Mastered by JClay at JClay Studios
Purpose
The purpose of this song is to remind everyone that nothing matters except love. Better yet, as long as you stay filled with love, you can’t perceive any problems with others.
Who is this song for?
“Love Flow Through Me” is for those that like to wallow in their pity or self-doubt and share their perceived problems.
Disc 1 – 12. Bro (Skit)
Favorite line: “On our Lord bro, on our Lord”
Moods: Humorous, Determined, Unconventional
Credits
Lyrics by JClay
Mixed/Mastered by JClay at JClay Studios
Purpose
The purpose of “Bro (Skit)” is to throw some extra humor into the album while still illustrating how people’s minds work, without them realizing it.
Who is this song for?
This skit is for you. It’s also for anyone that says they trust God, but doesn’t really trust God’s Creations.
Disc 1 – 13. Time
Favorite line: “Don’t confuse us Clay, Confucious say, study the past if you would define the future days”
Moods: Epic, Expressive, Suspense
Credits
Lyrics by JClay
Additional Vocals by Kasy Red
Beat by Flawless Tracks
Mixed/Mastered by JClay at JClay Studios
Purpose
The purpose of “Time” is to show how time doesn’t matter at all. It’s an illusion. Actually, you can replace the word “time” with any other illusions people unknowingly follow in the second verse and the song would still be perfectly true.
Who is this song for?
“Time” is for people that think that either it’s too late to start something new or that there isn’t enough time to do what you would like. As Dwight from The Office would say, “False!”
Disc 1 – 14. The Choice (It’s Alright)
Favorite line: “I know what Kanye meant, everything that I have shared has been a monye-ment”
Moods: Relaxed, Cool, Elated
Credits
Lyrics by JClay
Beat by JCaspersen
Mixed/Mastered by JClay at JClay Studios
Purpose
The purpose of this song is to reinforce that no matter the path you take, it will ultimately lead to your highest good. So it’s ok to do what you love even if no one else agrees with you.
Who is this song for?
“The Choice (It’s Alright)” is for anyone scared to make a choice. It’s also for anyone that regrets a previous choice that was made.
Disc 1 – 15. Take It Higher
Favorite line: “You are formless, you were never born, ideas were born out of you, never worship the form”
Moods: Calm, Relaxed, Serious
Credits
Lyrics by JClay
Beat by Buckroll
Mixed/Mastered by JClay at JClay Studios
Purpose
The purpose of this song is to a sequel to “Let Go” of sorts. “Take It Higher” gives you the raw truth of reality in a way that’s undeniable.
Who is this song for?
This song is for anyone that has any kind of fear.
Disc 1 – 16. Forgiveness
Favorite line: “Trying to play the role that karma plays, that’s the only role that your armor plays”
Moods: Epic, Expressive, Happy
Credits
Lyrics by JClay
Beat by Buckroll
Mixed/Mastered by JClay at JClay Studios
Purpose
The purpose of “Forgiveness” is to explain how vital the act of forgiving is in your healing. It’s to show that forgiveness is not a choice, but a path one must continuously take if he or she is to be in their natural state of health, peace, and joy.
Who is this song for?
This song is for anyone holding a grudge. It’s for anyone that feels like a victim or that someone has done something to him or her.
Disc 1 – 17. jclay.org
Favorite line: “jclay.org”
Moods: Cool, Humorous, Unconventional
Credits
Lyrics by JClay
Mixed/Mastered by JClay at JClay Studios
Purpose
The purpose of this is to replay in your minds like a commercial so that you will return and get more helpful information.
Who is this song for?
This is for everybody to know what website has super dope content that will assist in life.
I should probably come up with a slogan.
“Don’t be bored, go to jclay.org.”
Nah, I can do better.
“For peace you can afford, go to jclay.org.”
That’s just a play on my old slogan. Back before I rapped and was only producing, my slogan was, “For beats you can afford, go to jclay.org.”
Give me a slogan.