Complex sentence: The album was initially scheduled to be released in 1994, but Elektra Records shelved it; reportedly due to the controversial cover art which shows a Sambo figure being lynched, and the Black nationalist content of the album.
Split into simpler sentences: The album was scheduled to be released in 1994, but Elektra Records shelved it. It was reportedly due to its controversial cover art, which shows a Sambo figure being lynched, and the Black nationalist content of the album.