Electronica is a longtime member of the Nation of Islam, and he and Farrakhan are close - despite the fact that his raps are full of profanity, which is shunned by the Nation. The song also begins with audio from a speech by Farrakhan, the anti-Semitic leader of the Nation of Islam who has called Jews “satanic” (among other things) in the past. Rosenberg didn’t comment on the Rothschild line, even though the prominent European Jewish banking family is referenced in a number of the more well-known international anti-Semitic conspiracy theories.īut the Rothschild name check also could be an innuendo to a past rumored romance between Electronica and Kate Rothschild, a member of the family who had a business relationship with the rapper. lol my bad.songs dope besides that cringe though So thanks for throwing it back Jay.īut then Rosenberg corrected his mistake, saying he meant to discuss Electronica’s more recent use of the line, showing in the process that Electronica has used the term more than once.Īpologies 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". 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. It has been so long since hip hop has done that to me. Not feeling this bar from Jay Electronica and I know I'm not the only person who felt a way about it. The synagogues of Satan might accuse or jail me" "My feet might fail me, my heart might ail me Rosenberg said the phrase made him uncomfortable. At first he tweeted about a different reference Electronica made to the “synagogue of Satan,” one of multiple phrases from the New Testament that has prompted theological debate throughout history. Peter Rosenberg, a Jewish radio personality who appears on multiple rap and sports shows, took issue with the lines.
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