The album has a strong focus on the religious cultural groups Nation of Islam and the Five-Percent Nation, which Electronica has been involved since 1996. However, Electronica surprised fans once again by releasing A Written Testimony early on the 13th.Īfter 13 years since Act 1 and a cancelled album in Act 2, are fans finally receiving what they wanted? It’s complicated, and there’s important context required to understand the album and it’s reception. In February of this year, Electronica stated that his album was finished over the course of 40 days and 40 nights and was planned to be released 40 days after the last song was done, which would have been March 18th. Most of his fans thought they’d never see an LP until Electronica announced he was working with Jay-Z on a project, but even then, they still did not believe it would happen. Since then, Electronica has produced small amounts of songs to an extremely devoted fanbase, but no full LP. The NOLA-born rapper began in 1995, however he did not release a real project other than some loose songs until 2007’s Act I: Eternal Sunshine (The Pledge) mixtape. "A Written Testimony", even if it's nothing new, it's the good things of what it already exists.Jay Electronica A Written Testimony Roc Nation On the other side, it risks to share his vision in popular Hip Hop and achieves a couple of tracks that will make people dance. Even though that, the attractiveness can be seen, the melodies will easily be popular, alludes to the nostalgia with his samples and he uses loops to create that classic essence of reflexive and observational Hip-Hop. The lyrics are personal and intimate, but the production, where he is the main best in between all of the other 8, doesn't propose an important differentiator. For being a debut album there's a lot to wish. "A Written Testimony", aunque no es nada nuevo, el lo bueno de lo ya existe. Por otro lado también se ariesga a compartir su propia visión de Hip Hop popular y logra un par de track de harán bailar a la gente. A pesar de eso, el atractivo es evidente, las melodías fácilmente serán populares, alude a la nostalgia con los samples y usa loops para generar esa clásica esencia del Hip-Hop reflexibo y de observación. Las letras son personales e intimas, pero la producción, a cargo de un grupo de productores en la que destaca él mismo, no propone un diferenciador importante. Las letras son personales e intimas, pero la producción, a cargo de un ( 77/100 ) Para ser una álbum debut, realmente hay mucho que desear. ( 77/100 ) Para ser una álbum debut, realmente hay mucho que desear. For others who may only give this album a glance, without Hov's name on the track list they may skip over it whereas they may have jumped on it with his name attached. Jay Elec also positioned himself back into the underground by not including Jay Z on the track list which for some came as a nice surprise. It was well worth the 10 year wait for this album and it will for sure be on repeat for the underground and dedicated listener. The lyricism and production is unlike anything mainstream music has heard since Freddie Gibbs and Madlib's "Bandana". Jay Elec himself produced most of the songs while The Alchemist, No-ID, Hit Boy and Swizz Beats lend a hand. This is 100% a joint album between the two and an effort to spread the teachings of the Nation of Islam while also smoothly skating on incredible beats. It allows for a new generation to learn from the patience and articulation Jay Electronica expresses here with the help of Jay Z. In a world of mumble rap and amidst a massive release from Lil Uzi Vert in the same week this album is a lyrical refresher for the hip-hop In a world of mumble rap and amidst a massive release from Lil Uzi Vert in the same week this album is a lyrical refresher for the hip-hop genre.
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