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#45 | JAY ELECTRONICA | A Written Testimony
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According to Jesse Ducker: “A Written Testimony isn’t the transformative Jay Electronica album that so many hip-hop heads had been dreaming about for over decade, but it’s questionable if he was going to be able to provide one under any circumstances. In pop culture, we’re too jaded and have much too short of attention spans. I don’t know if Jay Electronica could have released an album that changed how hip-hop was made even if he had wanted to. So, we’re all going to have to “settle” for a damn good album with fiyah lyrics by both Jay Elec and Jigga, as well as interesting production. It’s one of the better albums of the young year, and at least establishes that 1) Jay Electronica is still an interesting artist with something to say and 2) Jay-Z can still hang with some of the most talented cats out there. A Written Testimony still makes me want to hear more of what Jay Electronica has to offer. I hope we don’t have to wait another decade or complete societal collapse for us to get another album.”
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