The reviews are positive because of jay z. Most of them point out the fact that he was the silver lining.
Examples
I been seeing that hov and jay chemistry as the silver lining
i been thinkin bout this line
the premise sounds true, but can my master just be that the world is chaotic and impossible to truly know? i still ain't turned onto the idea of a god yet
I didnt take it as one submitting to God but as someone submitting to someone else who has more knowledge and experience like how jay elect submitted to whoever brought him into the nation and how jay himself became a master from an apprentice
Examples
I been seeing that hov and jay chemistry as the silver lining
Hov arguably outperforms Electronica every chance he can get, which may leave some to speculate if this project is more of a Jay-Z album featuring Jay Electronica
That’s a direct quote from the COS review and they gave him his highest critical score.
JUST caught that 'hov on my debut album man this is highway robbery' line
HOV... like the high-occupancy lane
Just realized Jay was saying all this synagogue of satan and NoI s*** while also collaborating with Alchemist on this, who is literally Jewish and whose father is Israeli
Hov arguably outperforms Electronica every chance he can get, which may leave some to speculate if this project is more of a Jay-Z album featuring Jay Electronica
That’s a direct quote from the COS review and they gave him his highest critical score.
Saying that reviews are only positive because of Jay Z feats is just a lie
P4k review accurately assesses Hov role on the album
Saying that reviews are only positive because of Jay Z feats is just a lie
P4k review accurately assesses Hov role on the album
Saying that reviews are only positive because of Jay Z feats is just a lie
P4k review accurately assesses Hov role on the album
Most of them I said. And I have read multiple video reviews and written reviews. They all get a get a bump because of a Hovs performance
Mallory Bros, DeHH, COS Etc. Look on twitter and look at the reception.
Saying that reviews are only positive because of Jay Z feats is just a lie
P4k review accurately assesses Hov role on the album
And pitchfork is one reviewer. They also have Cardi B a 87, do you think that Cardis album is better than A written testimony?
I think with time, Jay Elect presence on the album will click in better for a lot of people.
Charlemagne tha god of all people did give a fair assessment of album on his podcast and alluded to this.
He also mentioned that Jay Elect and Just Blaze have a song called “Malcolms Soapbox” that they're just sitting on that’s incredible.
Doubt it’ll ever come out tho as Jay is heavy NOI more than ever now and they view Malcolm as a traitor.
The dry bones that lifted up from the valley dust
The prayers of the slaves are the wings that carry us
A field of full of dreams is where they tried to bury us
Also just blaze has been mixing and djing on ig live for like 10 hours now. He might play some unreleased Jay Elect maybe
I think with time, Jay Elect presence on the album will click in better for a lot of people.
Charlemagne tha god of all people did give a fair assessment of album on his podcast and alluded to this.
He also mentioned that Jay Elect and Just Blaze have a song called “Malcolms Soapbox” that they're just sitting on that’s incredible.
Doubt it’ll ever come out tho as Jay is heavy NOI more than ever now and they view Malcolm as a traitor.
Link to charlemagne talking about it
And that's not really true the noi dont really see malcom as traitor(at least not all of them) they more of so see that malcom was killed by the government rather than them
Link to charlemagne talking about it
And that's not really true the noi dont really see malcom as traitor(at least not all of them) they more of so see that malcom was killed by the government rather than them
Have you heard Jay Elect’s alternative verse for “How Great”?
What's the general consensus around here on this album? I was super disappointed in the production, Jay E needs them soul samples to really shine.
What's the general consensus around here on this album? I was super disappointed in the production, Jay E needs them soul samples to really shine.
“None of you devils know what real hip-hop is!” vs. “What a dope surprise Jay-Z EP!”
And pitchfork is one reviewer. They also have Cardi B a 87, do you think that Cardis album is better than A written testimony?
Well actually only 1 person writes it but the actual score is determined by editor and a board of writers. So the writer of the prose can give an album a 9 but the editor tells them to tone it down to an 8.2
Hov arguably outperforms Electronica every chance he can get, which may leave some to speculate if this project is more of a Jay-Z album featuring Jay Electronica
That’s a direct quote from the COS review and they gave him his highest critical score.
I seen a lot of those for this project I guess but I also been seen their chemistry being the best part like on pitchfork, stereogum, variety, magnetic, and other review sites
Have you heard Jay Elect’s alternative verse for “How Great”?
Nah, what is that
i havent looked at one review of this Album. I just enjoyed it and kinda dont care what reviewers think of this. esp ones that are majority white cough cough P4K, Variety cough cough
Well actually only 1 person writes it but the actual score is determined by editor and a board of writers. So the writer of the prose can give an album a 9 but the editor tells them to tone it down to an 8.2
That’s not the point. A narrative around this album to a huge chunk of reciewers is that jay z washed Elect or that because of the addition of jay z it’s a good project. I haven’t seen a single review that said the opposite.
Have you heard Jay Elect’s alternative verse for “How Great”?
Actually, I have he heard this before, hmm I thought he was bigging up malcom like in 2017 on mlk day but idk