Jay Electronica Responds to Criticism from Peter Rosenberg over ‘Synagogue of Satan’ Lyric
On Friday, Jay Electronica finally dropped his debut album after over a decade since releasing Eternal Sunshine. The project was released to positive reviews and featured Jay-Z, Travis Scott, and The Dream.
However, Peter Rosenberg took offense to one of the phrases on the album with Jay Elec’s use of the phrase “Synogauge of satan.”
“My feet might fail me, my heart might ail me
The synagogues of Satan might accuse or jail me”Not feeling this bar from Jay Electronica and I know I’m not the only person who felt a way about it .
— Peter Rosenberg (@Rosenbergradio) March 14, 2020
It has been so long since hip hop has done that to me. It used to be commonplace for songs to have lines that were iffy and made me feel like “damn does this artist hate Jews?” Not in a minute. So thanks for throwing it back Jay.
— Peter Rosenberg (@Rosenbergradio) March 14, 2020
Rosenberg then realized that the phrase had been used twice by Jay Elec. The time Rosenberg referred to was in a 2014 song “Better in Tune With the Infinite.” Electronica raps, “My feet might fail me, my heart might ail me/The synagogues of Satan might accuse or jail me.” Elec uses the same phrase in the song “Ghost Of Soulja Slim” where he raps, “And I bet you a Rothschild I get a bang for my dollar/The synagogue of Satan want me to hang by my collar.”
Apologies I quoted the wrong song … when I googled “Synagogue of Satan” — I mistakenly assumed Jay only said it once… this is the second time … the line this time is “The synagogue of Satan want me to hang by my collar” . lol my bad..songs dope besides that cringe though
— Peter Rosenberg (@Rosenbergradio) March 14, 2020
Rosenberg’s morning show co-host Ebro Darden then came to tell Rosenberg that the phrase is actually used in the bible, and came with the receipts. But Rosenberg said that it came from the New Testament.
Umm that’s New Testament … https://t.co/TPVY9MStjg
— Peter Rosenberg (@Rosenbergradio) March 14, 2020
Jay Elec saw what was going on and came to his own defense, saying that Rosenberg should take his grievances up with the writers of the New Testament. He then fired a string of tweets at Rosenberg.
In now-deleted tweets, Jay stated that,
“We sat down in an interview before and talked about my stance in these matters and it’s there for anyone to go pull up. we’re you offended then? then you quoted better in tune w the infinite which was released in 2014
so what #AWrittenTestimony made you go back and listen to BITWTI and you were retro offended? if you have a problem w the term Synagouge of Satan, don’t take it up w me, take it up w the writers of the New Testament. Don’t play w me Peter, i ain’t the one. and you know this.
i come in peace and i go in peace. let’s keep it that way.”
He continued his string of tweets saying “clout chasing is at an all time high,” and that he stands by every word said on his album.
clout chasing us at an all time high.
— J A Y E L E C T R O N I C A (@JayElectronica) March 15, 2020
and for the record. I stand on every single word i said on this album. #AWrittenTestimony #ISaidWhatISaid
— J A Y E L E C T R O N I C A (@JayElectronica) March 15, 2020
Jay Elec ended his string of tweets by challenging Rosenberg to hold a discussion about the meaning of the “Synagogue of Satan” with theology scholars. Rosenberg answered back to the tweet inviting Jay back to his show.
and btw, @Rosenbergradio if you REALLY wanna get into it, we are willing to hold a discussion in a PUBLIC FORUM on The Synagogue of Satan and it’s meaning with any Scholars of Theology you would like to bring. until then. STFU
— J A Y E L E C T R O N I C A (@JayElectronica) March 15, 2020
I have a public forum everyday if you ever want to talk — feel free …
I am not the only good, supportive, hip hop loving person who was taken aback by some of these bars…happy to discuss it any time ..
— Peter Rosenberg (@Rosenbergradio) March 15, 2020
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