Jay Z and the NFL were literally his enemies though

Hov has never been a man of the people

I hate that this conversation is being presented in a way that makes Jay-Z impervious to criticism because he’s black and made legendary music lol, like how is Kaep wrong for exposing what was happening behind the scene? Let me guess, “cause he didn’t do it sooner”

Only times I'd say Kaep was wrong was constantly trying to get back in the NFL. If it's f*** em, then it's f*** em. Don't try and go back to work for them.

Second time, and someone mentioned itt already, is only naming Jay Z in this and not the other billionaires. I do think it's pretty important to put names on those individuals. In only naming Jay Z, he's lowkey doing exactly what those billionaires want, and that's going after their Black shield that they'd comfortably throw under the bus if/when they have to.

He was given chances even after the niners let him go but before his workout with the ravens and their coach said he was too talented to not be on a roster but he compared their owner to a slave owner so they withdrew it and the morning of a workout he was going to have with several teams he decided against it because of media related things after that I couldn’t really put much stock in the NFL truly blackballing him i could be wrong

Found Hov

I don’t think him wanting to compete at the highest level of his profession is in any way comparable to the collusion against him to keep him out of said field, otherwise these things will just comfortably keep happening like for example Michael Sam simply being gay and that for some reason changing the fact he was a SEC DPOY getting drafted in the 7th round (not comparing race to sexuality, but for the point)

that was a smoke and mirrors try-out that was not in his best interest and simply for the NFL to wipe their hands clean

I'm not really looking at it from a comparing/contrasting standpoint. I just feel calling a league racist, equating it to modern slavery, and even calling on supporters to boycott it just for a year or two year later to try and get back into that league is kinda wack. Because it's not like anything he said about the league changed when he tried getting back in.

We can say it’s wack and keep the conversation not centered around that which is what happens when that is brought up by those trying to undermine the facts of the situation or Colin himself: he was colluded against in attempting to pursue his career simply for speaking up for civil rights

Shawn Carter doesn't care about black people

Also there is a third thing I feel Kaep did wrong.

Saying the NFL is modern day slavery.

Mind you, it's not just him who says this. I understand the sentiment and get the point they're trying to make. But...I don't know man...tryna call a league that you actively choose to play in for ~22 weeks, that gives you a 30 week vacation, and pays you millions, "modern slavery" is kinda crazy to me. Especially when the US already has modern day slavery. It's called prison and prison labor.

We gotta start revoking black cards the moment niggas turn a billionaire cause it’s never just be a nigga with a bill it’s always nigga with a bill who throws black people under the bus

Typical the carters bs. Remember when Beyoncé saw it was more profitable to co-opt blm and use HBCU homecoming culture then saw it was more profitable to make country music and rural America aesthetics only a few years later

He can’t say he’s working out everyday waiting for a team to call him but then deny workouts

What really tipped me off or made me understand jayz was the whole debacle in marcy holmes with bitcoin. I will never understand how niggas were so dumb to get scammed by that and why we were all so susceptible to it.

What about other races that have become billionaires? The corruption of billionaires doesn’t start and end with black people. I understand what you are tryna say, but you gotta call them all out or else you start to look suspect.

#BlackExcellence #TrulyYours

I’m not gonna say this didn’t happen but this does sound kinda insane lmaooooo. Bruh tied in with Jay elect but thinking black panthers a hate group is funny

Does anyone have the actual book reference and quote? My apologies if it’s been shared in thread already

It’s been fascinating watching Drake’s enemies get exposed lolol

The jig is up

Hmmm I am not saying you’re wrong but what if he was reinstated and didn’t back off those points? I think if he was reinstated and stopped raising those points, that would be more problematic.

Similar to Kyrie. He plays under Mariam Adelson’s team. But he’s still adamant about his perspective on Palestine. I wouldn’t expect him to just remove himself from his profession to be considered principled.

But seriously, you guys don’t think Jay Z and his team say and present differently depending on the room he’s in and the audience he’s talking to?