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After Jay Electronica scolded Wack 100 for criticizing the Nation of Islam for which he is a member, Wack 100 bit back on Thursday by calling into question Electronica’s relevance as an MC. The controversial music manager screenshotted the comments the rapper made and wrote on Instagram, “THE MAN OF NO HITS..EAT A [cucumber emoji]. NOW PRESS […]
Westside Gunn has unleashed the second half of his Hitler Wears Hermes project Sincerely Adolf. The B Side arrives less than a month after the Griselda founder delivered Side A of the album. He initially told fans the second part would hit streaming services at the beginning of September; however, he decided to delay the release at the request of […]
Jay Electronica is sending a lot of light and love to one of music’s geniuses. On Wednesday, Electronica crept out of the shadows to let Kanye West know that he has everything he needs within himself to weather this personal storm. “@kanyewest from afar, seems like Almighty God is putting His final touches on His Mighty Sword […]
Jay Electronica received criticism Saturday night over a series of anti-Semitic tweets. The 43-year-old rapper was responding to the recent interview between Rabbi Abraham Cooper and Nick Cannon, who recently came under fire for propagating anti-Semitic conspiracy theories. Jay called Rabbi Cooper “coward” who lied to Cannon “about the history of the Caucasian race.” He then contended that Black people were […]
A number of popular artists are celebrating a big week on the chart, including Lil Uzi Vert and Don Toliver. According to Billboard, Uzi’s deluxe album Eternal Atake/LUV vs. The World 2 has landed at No. 1 with 247,000 equivalent album units. That’s a 14 percent decrease from its debut week, where it opened with […]
Over a decade ago, I watched Jay Electronica perform twice within a couple days. First, during Mos Def’s MLK Day show at the Highline Ballroom in January 2010, he was a surprise guest, introduced by Puffy. Then, he came out again during Phife Dawg’s diabetes benefit at the Knitting Factory, which doubled as a reunion […]
After lying dormant for nearly a decade, Jay Electronica has remerged with his debut album, A Written Testimony. Along with releasing the highly anticipated project, Electronica has jumped onto social media to engage with fans and combat pundits. This led to an awkward exchange with Hot 97 personality Peter Rosenberg. Jay Electronica’s music is layered with mystified biblical/holy […]
Jay Electronica ended nearly ten years of false starts to finally deliver his debut album earlier this week. A Written Testimony, which heavily features JAY-Z, was met with fairly positive reviews and praised for his high level lyricism. On Saturday, Jay E thanked his fans for supporting him. But here is where things start to […]
Jay Electronica’s long-awaited debut album A Written Testimony finally arrived this week, and it came with a few surprises in store. Not only does the record feature JAY-Z on eight of its ten tracks, but it also has cover art featuring Beyoncé’s pool. In fact, she took the photograph of the pool that sits on the cover of […]
Many of us thought this day would never come. After a decade of false-starts and delays, Jay Electronica’s debut album, A Written Testimony, has finally arrived. On the project’s eighth song, “Fruits of the Spirit,” the 43-year-old rapper references his long journey in an extremely fitting manner: “Swing low sweet chariot/My train is on schedule/But I had […]
