It's a shitty take just because bey doesn't agree with him on this she should just leave her husband? Shit is stupid life is complex and Jay need to explain because he hasn't yet this shit looks bad af and before I turn anyone under the bus I let them speak sorry I dont fit ya mold bruh lol
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Jay-Z, Rocnation, and NFL donate $200K to an All Lives Matter organization
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Well if she truly believes in the "cause" as it's been prominent in her recent music but nonetheless doesn't agree with Jay Z and his recent actions then yes she can leave. But if she continues touting on being "pro black" but saying nothing about her husband's significant contributions in causes which harm the black American community then yes she's just as worse as him. It's peak performative activism.
Don't be naive to what these multi millionaires are doing. They'll put out some sweet talk while distracting you where the money is going. It's what the Koch brothers do. Classicism presides over race. Jay Z does not care for the black community unless they can line his pockets
This organization is trash and I want to see Jay catch heat for this and hopefully respond or clean up.
It's really frustrating, especially given the lyrical content on 4:44 all speaking against institutions like this. Also Rapsody is my fav female rapper and she's extremely pro Black Lives Matter. Weird to see her name on this but I wonder if it was more about giving money to Chicago visa vi the biggest name she saw? She's also volunteering though.
The whole situation stinks.
That said, holy fuck at some of the responses in this thread. Talking about how he's cancelled now or you'll never listen to his music again. "I knew it. Jay is MAGA" "Never touching Reasonable Doubt again". Some of you pick up the pitchforks a little too quickly, is it too much to expect more of a conversation after one report comes out?
It's really frustrating, especially given the lyrical content on 4:44 all speaking against institutions like this. Also Rapsody is my fav female rapper and she's extremely pro Black Lives Matter. Weird to see her name on this but I wonder if it was more about giving money to Chicago visa vi the biggest name she saw? She's also volunteering though.
The whole situation stinks.
That said, holy fuck at some of the responses in this thread. Talking about how he's cancelled now or you'll never listen to his music again. "I knew it. Jay is MAGA" "Never touching Reasonable Doubt again". Some of you pick up the pitchforks a little too quickly, is it too much to expect more of a conversation after one report comes out?
No...it's been a steady stream of fuckery since word of the NFL deal came out.
And this organization looks toxic as fuck...
its always been hilarious watching jay constantly pretend about social issues only to really show he wants to exploit it and never catch heat for it. if you did you were called a hater and to stop bringing another black man down
trust a hustler and a mofo who shot his brother over shiny rocks to care about anything other than money breh
trust a hustler and a mofo who shot his brother over shiny rocks to care about anything other than money breh
I swear I thought people were congratulating him on being a billionaire a couple months ago.
A married couple's interest in politics and religion are almost always nearly the same. It's safe to assume his wife has the same views on the subject until proven otherwise.
Jay-Z and Beyoncé doing their best Kellyanne and George Conway impression.
This def Get Out shit..... man gone
Oh and Roc Nation retweeted this shit... But yeh Jay is a dope guy n that...
After he graduated the program of course why else would he grow his hair out this been a long time coming
Our crushers can't wait to arrest someone...knowing they can earn 70k being a cop a year...
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April got us covered man
I definitely said "this seems like a good thing" when the NFL partnership was announced. I at least qualified it with "let's see how it goes", but they sure taught me not to speak up on things I don't know shit about.
Jay-Z only participated in the remix of "Diamonds from Sierra Leone" because he was delighted by the idea of Africans suffering to extract the blood diamonds.
Well, we forgive family members, such as uncles.
You are crazy if you think this guy is going to explain himself. It's bad optics.
He'll wait for this to die down, or claim he was unaware of their problematic nature.
Jay-Z is a billionaire. He did not need to involve out of touch White folks in his philanthropy/activism. There are plenty of Black organizations that would have welcomed the funding.
Rather than be "past kneeling" he could have collaborated with Kaep. I hope someone else beats him to the punch and becomes the first Black team owner.
Rather than be "past kneeling" he could have collaborated with Kaep. I hope someone else beats him to the punch and becomes the first Black team owner.
Why would he collaborate with Kaep per se? Kaep doesn't further his goals and frankly if Jay Z were about political activism then he would just do it. This has always been about the money for him. The NFL does more for his bottom line.
Lmao they're deleting it. Ahahahaha
Damn did the hair cutting tweet not get archived?
I feel bad for these kids. I grew up in inner city LA in the 90s, so I've definitely seen what it's like when you don't have the luxury to look past a hand offering "help."
Organizations like this thrive in inner cities, and in most cases they're nothing but glorified grifts ciphoning money from actual organizations that would be about the community AND the culture, all while infusing their brand of diet racism and assuaging white guilt. These organizations don't see black culture, value black culture, or respect black culture. They're view black people as, well, the white man's burden.
Jay Z ain't no kind of shit for this.
He won't publicly, but he absolutely will throw this on a few bars...he usually does for past scandals/beefs.
The insane thing is a point someone made on twitter; if you take a step back, even though its unplanned and accidental, this was a genius move by the NFL. The title of this SHOULD be "NFL gives cash to an All Lives Matter org!" but instead Jay is getting all the smoke.
Its fascinating because Jay has meticulously cultivated this essences of 'coolness' which got him his billion. While the money is going nowhere, the 'coolness' is gone.
Years ago Harry Belafonte called him out (and he responded extremely disrespectfully on wax) for not using his powers for activism. But since then he's gone out of his way: penning NY times opinion pieces, producing documentaries about injustice, and has given cash to causes. Even tho he was a dick about it, obviously that criticism hurt. Now he's back to square one, actually worse. Before he was seen as indifferent, now he's seen as exploitive. And that's gotta sting for a guy who spent his whole career making sure you wanted to be him
2pac dissed him on at least two songs:
"Ain't no nigga like me, fuck Jay-Z, he's broke and I smoke daily" - Friends
"I'm a Badboy Killa, Jay-Z die too
Lookin' out for Mobb Deep nigga when i find you
Weak motherfuckers don't deserve to breath
How many niggas down to die for me? Yayee-Yayeeee!!" - Bomb 1st
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Missionary bullshit that they don't have to get on a plane for, shame because there are a so many great orgs out there that are actually doing great work
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But but but Harry Belafonte doesn't even know what Jay does for the lil homies!
What a clown, he should have holla'd at Harry instead of throwing those weak bars.