Exhibit C
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| Single by Jay Electronica | ||||
| Released | December 22, 2009 | |||
| Format | Digital download | |||
| Genre | Experimental hip hop, East Coast hip hop | |||
| Length | 5:31 | |||
| Label | Decon, The Dogon Society | |||
| Writer(s) | Timothy Elpadaro Thedford, Justin Smith | |||
| Producer(s) | Just Blaze | |||
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"Exhibit C" is a song by American hip hop recording artist and record producer Jay Electronica. The song, produced by Just Blaze, was released to iTunes on December 22, 2009, as an EP with explicit, clean and instrumental versions.
The song, produced by Just Blaze, samples Billy Stewart's "Cross My Heart". Jay has stated that the song was produced in only 15 minutes for the purpose of premiering a new song on Angela Yee's show on Shade 45. The lyrics reference a time when Jay was homeless in New York City. Despite not having an album or major label support, the song received airplay on stations like WQHT. The EP cover art is a tinted photograph of inventor Nikola Tesla sitting in the Colorado Springs experimental station with his "Magnifying Transmitter".
The instrumental became very popular among hip-hop artists, with several rappers such as Fabolous,Cassidy, Crooked I, Joell Ortiz, Bobby Creekwater, AZ, N.O.R.E., Saigon, Charles Hamilton, B.o.B, Childish Gambino, Twista, Papoose, Game, Lil B, Cashis and Big K.R.I.T. recording their own versions of the song.Mos Def has performed the song live.
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