Jay Electronica Defends “Ghost Of Soulja Slim” Lyrics After Paul Rosenberg Takes Offense

An interesting choice

An interesting choice

Even as normal social life was grinding to a standstill, with much of the world resigning itself to an uncertain future, waves of dread permeating every conversation, and previously unthinkable sights presenting themselves hourly, there was still a frisson of unreality when, late at night on Friday the 13th, one opened up Tidal and saw Jay Electronica’s “A Written Testimony” just sitting there, ready to stream.

As the world is completely engulfed in the coronavirus outbreak, over on the hip hop end of thingsJoe Budden and Jay Electronica are beefing with each other following the release of Jay’s new album. Things quickly escalated between the two and spilled over to social media—and it’s say to safe neither party is backing down anytime soon.

“Jay’s life philosophy is ‘my train is running on schedule.’ That’s how he lives his life.” 

Jay Electronica’s long-awaited album, A Written Testimony, arrived last week after a decade of anticipation. While fans have praised the project, the crew over at The Joe Budden Podcast had some criticisms that led to a back-and-forth exchange between Jay Electronica and Joe Budden.

Over the weekend, Hot 97 and ESPN radio host Peter Rosenberg shared on Twitter that he experienced “a pang of discomfort and offense” in response to a line from Jay Electronica on his new album, A Written Testimony. Rosenberg initially quoted one of Electronica’s old songs, 2014’s “better in tune with the infinite,” before later clarifying that he was referring to a line from “Ghost of Soulja Slim.”

Jay Electronica just returned after a decade of no-shows with his debut album, A Written Testimony—and his JAY-Z-assisted track, “Flux Capacitor,” samples a cut off Rihanna’s 2016 LP, ANTI.

Shawn Carter appears on the rapper's long-awaited debut album 'A Written Testimony', which came out today (March 13)

Jay Electronica closes out his newly released debut album, A Written Testimony, with “A.P.I.D.T.A.” featuring JAY-Z. Houston rock band Khruangbin is credited as the song’s producer thanks to a sample of its 2018 track, “A Hymn.” As Jay Electronica revealed in an Instagram Live session previewing the album, “A.P.I.D.T.A.” was recorded on the night of Kobe Bryant’s death.

Billboard’s First Stream serves as a handy guide to this Friday’s most essential releases — the key music that everyone will be talking about today, and that will be dominating playlists this weekend and beyond.

Many were stunned last summer when Jay-Z unexpectedly announced that his Roc Nation company had struck an entertainment and social-awareness campaign with the NFL. After all, the rapper-mogul had harshly criticized the NFL over its treatment of former San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick, whose controversial symbolic kneeling during the National Anthem to protest racial inequality in the U.S. has essentially seen him drummed out of the league.

Jay Electronica finally released his long-awaited album, A Written Testimony, which features multiple appearances from his Roc Nation boss JAY-Z. One track that has fans talking is “Flux Capacitor,” which finds Jay addressing his much-criticized partnership with the NFL.

After 15 years of buzz, rumors and stalled starts, Jay Electronica’s debut album finally dropped Thursday night.

Just when the hip-hop community was ready to close the chapter on Jay Electronica's rap career, the Roc Nation wordsmith hushed his naysayers on Friday (Mar. 13) when he finally unleashed his debut album A Written Testimony.  Despite the 10-plus-year wait, Jay Elect storms

Featuring Jay-Z, James Blake, Travis Scott and more

Jay Electronica‘s debut album A Written Testimony is out now, and you can listen to it right here!