![]() “ My ancestors took old food, made soul food/Jim Crow’s a troll too, he stole the soul music/That’s the blood that goes through me, so you assumin’,” blasts Jay-Z on the track.Īn introduction from the Nation of Islam leader – Jay Electronica practices Islam himself – and a shoutout to the Big Easy rap hero are reminders that A Written Testimony is still Jay Electronica’s show. That’s soon followed by “ Ghost of Soulja Slim,” a powerful nod to the late New Orleans hip-hop deity. “The Honorable Elijah Muhammad has said that/almighty God Allah revealed to him/that the black people of America are the real/children of Israel/… and they, we, are the choice of God/and that unto us he will deliver his promise!” declares the voice of the controversial Minister Louis Farrakhan. It’s clear from its dramatic opening, “ The Overwhelming Event,” that this album is not for the faint of heart. ![]() The album also features production by No I.D., Swizz Beatz, the Alchemist and Hit Boy. ![]() But the album is less Jay-Z and Kanye West’s Watch The Throne collaboration and more Raekwon’s Only Built 4 Cuban Linx.Ī Written Testimony finds Jay Electronica in the driver’s seat while a rejuvenated Jay-Z calls shotgun, flexing skills like a sneering Ghostface. The headline, of course, is the inclusion of hip-hop vet Jay-Z, who signed the hibernating spitter to his Roc Nation imprint. But after a 13-year wait, Jay Electronica returns with A Written Testimony, a debut that’s as satisfying as it is mercurial. To outside eyes, the hype had become too much.
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