Jay-Z seems like a good dude (aside from the whole Beyonce cheating scandal). I know he does a lot of charity work and he treats his fans really well. So kudos to him.
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Jay-Z is Rap's first Billionaire
- Thread starter Fevaweva
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Love the wordplay between the disconnect of logic + the disconnect in terms of a phone call
Jay-Z being a billionaire isn't unethical. Consider most of that money as back wages his family line was owed. Y'all happy now?
Sorry but I gotta side with my boy Kree on this one breh. You're right Fevaweva....the dude *DID* deal drugs, and you know what? Anyone who's dealt drugs for as long as he did deserves to be dealt with accordingly, and he needs to be locked up. This nigga sold drugs to kids and got away scott free only to make it big in the music business, and is now swimming in Billions? Damn straight it's gross. Glad I don't listen to this fool's music. Will never get support from me.
There are two distinct conversations here worth having so long as we don't mush them both together.
1. Black representation in the highest echelons of wealth, and
2. The degree of wealth inequality we are willing to tolerate as a society.
Regardless of where the second debate lands, I want my black brothers and sisters to have representation at the top as well. I think that's where some of the accolades are coming from.
I'd also add that while I don't think anyone should have a billion dollars, a self-made billionaire that does a lot for the community is a far cry from say, Donald Trump.
1. Black representation in the highest echelons of wealth, and
2. The degree of wealth inequality we are willing to tolerate as a society.
Regardless of where the second debate lands, I want my black brothers and sisters to have representation at the top as well. I think that's where some of the accolades are coming from.
I'd also add that while I don't think anyone should have a billion dollars, a self-made billionaire that does a lot for the community is a far cry from say, Donald Trump.
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Nah they were good albums
Its kingdom Come and blueprint 2 you need to defend.
Jay stays winning. Shoots at these actors like movie directors, he ain't a businessman he's a business MAN
I haven't even listened to BP2 in full in years. I made a Blueprint 2.5 and compiled the best tracks since I didn't like BP 2.1. As for Kingdom Come all I remember are the good tracks lol.
But yeah, Frank Lucas passes away and then days later Jay's announced as a billionaire.
HOV!!
Disgust is a weird descriptor here. Because you're not truly disgusted. You're more concerned about justice and fairness.
We need to more articulate in discussing this stuff since it just leads to boring one note takes.
Personally, I take Forbes with a grain of salt here. He's obviously very wealthy tho. Does it matter that he's a billionaire or a deca millionaire?
Yeah both albums are pretty poor, espcially bp2 cause its a billion tracks long
Meanwhile Nas out here chilling with MAGA fucks and spitting anti-vaxx bars.
Has there ever been more proof that Nas lost.
Has there ever been more proof that Nas lost.
Da Dynasty was never trash and Vol 3 is solid. One of my favorite Jay tracks is There's Been a Murder.
Ether single handedly beats anything Jay ever released so I doubt he cares too much lol
Is it well earned? How do you know know the money he earned at some point didn't come from exploitation of those without means.
"Well earned"
lol.
This, but unironically. I'd go for the multi-billionaires first though.
No one should have this amount of wealth, not in the state that we're in as a species.
Sorry that some of you think it's "edgy" and are quick to dismiss everyone who thinks that billionaires aren't good for any of us.
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It's either an anti-vaxx bar or just a badly written metaphor.
Good he deserves it. Dude should be a role model for people just like him.
and miss me with the "this is disgusting" takes. This isn't a silver spoon baby, this is a dude who was selling drugs, stabbed his own uncle, and turned rapping into multiple business ventures. Yes, Jay-Z should be celebrated.
and miss me with the "this is disgusting" takes. This isn't a silver spoon baby, this is a dude who was selling drugs, stabbed his own uncle, and turned rapping into multiple business ventures. Yes, Jay-Z should be celebrated.
That and Come and Get Me are some standouts. Same with NYMP.
I celebrate his struggle and rise, and I also understand the challenges it took to get there, but spare me. He wasn't the only brother to deal with this shit and he won't be the last.
Why does he deserve it but others who went through the same thing don't? Who gets to decide who deserves these riches?
I can't celebrate a billionaire, black or white. Not in this world. I despise capitalism too much for that lol.
Maybe i'm wrong (Nas is not above saying some dumb shit) but i've always viewed it as a metaphor for introducing your child to the world through pain and hardship but it being necessary.
It could be, but the one-two punch of "why'd you let them inject me?" and "who knows who these side effects will effect me?" doesn't give a lot of room for alternate interpretations.
If this type of shit doesn't make you believe they fudge other artists numbers to lower them and pay them less at the same time then shame on you .
Jay always been crooked AF imo and lived off of biting other people's material.
if they took Beyonce's money out of this he'd have like 4 to 9 million