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.
For so long the white whale of hip-hop, it was hard to reconcile oneself to the idea that a full-length Jay Electronica album actually existed.
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