Hip-hop mogul and author Russell Simmons talks about  Jay Electronic’s song, “Exhibit C” and how it gave him a deeper appreciation for the teachings of the 5% Nation of Gods & Earths.

Growing up in Hollis, I always thought the flyest cats in the neighborhood were the Five Percenters.  For those who aren’t familiar, the Five Percenters are an offshoot of The Nation of Islam that are named after their belief that people are divided into three groups: the eighty-five percent who are blind to God and the truth; another ten percent) made up mainly of elites like politicians , CEOs and

members           of the   media) who know the truth but use it to exploit and deceive; and the final five percent, from which the group takes its name, who know the truth (namely that God is a Black man from Asia), but rather than abuse it, try to use it to uplift people.

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