Jay Electronica and Jay Z covered the Nation of Islam's official newspaper, The Final Call.
The weekly newspaper acknowledged Electronica's allegiance to the Nation of Islam and his performance with Jay Z at Brooklyn's Hip Hop Festival in June.
The rappers were also included in a special feature that discussed the connection between God and his influence on hip hop.
Last week, Minister Louis Farrakhan showed praise to Electronica in an open letter on the publication's site.
"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," he said.
"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."
Check out the full letter along with other excerpts from the Final Call's publication here.
Source: The Final Call
