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Enigmatic rapper Jay Electronica has been the talk of the town since he surprised fans at the Brooklyn Hip-Hop Festival with a cameo from Jay Z. The performance had some fans divided because Jay Electronica wore an outfit representing the Nation of Islam and then got onstage and performed songs with vulgar language. Some fans got even more irate when Jay Z appeared and presented Electronica with a Five Percenters chain while the foul language persisted.

 

Leader of the Nation of Islam, Minister Louis Farrakhan wrote a letter praising Jay Electronica and urging followers of Islam not to judge the New Orleans rapper. The letter was published in Nation of Islam’s The Final Call. Read the letter in full below.

A Special Message Regarding Jay Electronica’s July 12, 2014 Performance at The Brooklyn Hip Hop Festival in New York

Special Note—After making this statement, Minister Farrakhan wanted to impart the following to the readers: “Below is just a humble and loving communique to all who are followers of Islam and students of the Honorable Elijah Muhammad under my leadership. And to all of our people who knowingly and unknowingly are involved in a process bigger than themselves (The Resurrection).”

I am very proud of the Fruit of Islam (F.O.I.) and the Believers who stood with Brother Jay Electronica as he delivered what he delivered to the people gathered in Brooklyn at The Hip Hop Festival in New York.

I understand that some criticized Brother Jay Electronica’s use of profanity while wearing the uniform of the Fruit of Islam (F.O.I.) of The Nation of Islam.  I humbly and respectfully ask:  Has any of us who have accepted Islam and its required high degree of moral excellence and civilization ever said or done anything that is less than representative of what we believe?  I am sure that all of us, if we are honest, would have to say that we have.  Is the uniform that represents us as the Muslim Girls Training and General Civilization Class (M.G.T.) or F.O.I. more important than that which we say we believe and should represent 24 hours a day?  If we violate our own teachings or make mistakes in how we handle our teachings and ourselves with respect to our moral teachings, do we not expect and desire Allah (God) to be forgiving and merciful to us, particularly if we petition for His forgiveness?  Of course we do. (Read Holy Qur’an, Surah 26 “The Poets,” verses 78-82 – Abraham speaking of and to The Lord of The Worlds)

Is Brother Jay perfect in his representation?  Of course not.  Are we 100 percent in our representation?  Of course not.  As persons who have accepted righteousness as our standard of intellectual and moral conduct are considered “those who are striving to be upright,” then there is much room in all of us for improvement.

So if any of us have said anything that is offensive in the dialogue that has ensued, in these closing days of our Ramadan fast, let us ask Allah (God) to forgive us, for I am sure that for most of us the intention of our hearts was not to do evil but to encourage a better representation, a more perfect representation of what we believe.  Then let us be the first to exemplify what we are encouraging Jay Electronica and other Muslims, and our people, to do.

You can read the rest of the Letter on The Final Call’s website.

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