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- A Written Testimony (Arabic: شهادة مكتوبة) is the debut studio album by American rapper Jay Electronica. It was released on March 13, 2020 through Roc Nation. The album follows the release of Jay Electronica's debut mixtape, Act I: Eternal Sunshine (The Pledge), almost 13 years earlier. A Written Testimony was primarily recorded in 40 days, from December 2019 to February 2020. It was supported by "Shiny Suit Theory", featuring vocals from Jay-Z and The-Dream, released in November 2010 and later rereleased as a single on Tidal in September 2018. Most of the tracks on A Written Testimony feature uncredited vocals by Jay-Z, while Travis Scott and The-Dream make guest appearances. Louis Farrakhan, James Blake, James Fauntleroy, and other artists provide additional vocals. Production was primarily handled by Jay Electronica, who is credited on six out of ten tracks, along with Swizz Beatz, Hit-Boy, the Alchemist, No I.D., and Khruangbin, among others. Lyrically, it is influenced by the doctrine of the Nation of Islam. The album received widespread acclaim from music critics, praising Jay Electronica's rapping and production, though certain controversial lyrics have been characterized as anti-Semitic. It debuted at number 12 on the US Billboard 200 and also charted in Canada, the United Kingdom, Switzerland, and Belgium. It received a nomination for Best Rap Album at the 2021 Grammy Awards. (en)
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- A photo of a swimming pool against a white background with "Jay Electronica" and "A Written Testimony" written in Arabic. (en)
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- Sample of the album's third track "The Blinding". Jay Electronica and Jay-Z's back-and-forth delivery has been compared to Watch the Throne , the latter's collaborative album with Kanye West. (en)
- Sample of the album's seventh track "Flux Capacitor". The production has been described as chaotic and messy. The song is built on a sample of Barbadian singer Rihanna's 2016 track "Higher". The refrain interpolates Louisiana rapper Lil Elt's 1994 song "Get the Gat". (en)
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- * Islamic hip hop
* conscious rap
* psychedelic (en)
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- A Written Testimony track listing (en)
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- 137.0
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- featuring The-Dream (en)
- featuring Travis Scott (en)
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- * Jay Electronica
* Swizz Beatz
* Hit-Boy
* The Alchemist
* No I.D.
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- The Neverending Story (en)
- Universal Soldier (en)
- "Flux Capacitor" (en)
- "The Blinding" (en)
- A.P.I.D.T.A. (en)
- Ezekiel's Wheel (en)
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- A Written Testimony (Arabic: شهادة مكتوبة) is the debut studio album by American rapper Jay Electronica. It was released on March 13, 2020 through Roc Nation. The album follows the release of Jay Electronica's debut mixtape, Act I: Eternal Sunshine (The Pledge), almost 13 years earlier. A Written Testimony was primarily recorded in 40 days, from December 2019 to February 2020. It was supported by "Shiny Suit Theory", featuring vocals from Jay-Z and The-Dream, released in November 2010 and later rereleased as a single on Tidal in September 2018. (en)
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