Miami Dolphins star Kenny Stills is adding his voice to the many detractors of rapper Jay-Z whose deal with the NFL seems to have led him to throw former friend Colin Kaepernick under the bus.
Stills took aim at the Dirt off Your Shoulder rapper, calling him “uninformed” for his comments about social justice causes and Colin Kaepernick. During a press conference with NFL chief Roger Goodell, Jay-Z claimed that we are “past kneeling” during the national anthem and that his support for the cause was not about Colin Kaepernick’s NFL job.
“To be able to speak on it and say that we’re moving past something, it didn’t seem very informed,” Stills said.
“He’s not an NFL player,” Stills said of the rapper. “He’s never been on a knee,” TMZ reported.
Kenny Stills on Jay-Z/NFL paternship: "Talking about we're moving past kneeling like he ever protested… Choosing to speak for the people like he had spoken to the people… I wonder if he's read my Facebook/IG comments or what people say to me… It didn't seem very informed." pic.twitter.com/QGak3JKCcO
— Cameron Wolfe (@CameronWolfe) August 19, 2019
Stills added that Jay-Z acted as if he was speaking “for the people like he had spoken to the people.”
The Dolphins player also slammed the rapper for not reaching out to Kaepernick before making his big deal with the NFL.
“I wonder how many common people that he knows or that he’s spoken to,” Stills added. “I wonder if he’s read my Facebook comments or my Instagram comments. Or some of the things that people say to me.”
Stills’ criticism comes on the heels of an attack on Jay-Z by Kaepernick’s activist girlfriend, Nessa Diab.
Diab took several shots at the rapper on Thursday, accusing him of being “used” by the NFL.
W O W. So this partnership deal started that long ago? I’m just at a loss for words.https://t.co/0t4CEMQqh7 pic.twitter.com/HetB8L1uHW
— NESSA (@nessnitty) August 14, 2019
I never thought I would see this headline in my lifetime. I can’t put in words the disappointment and disgust #IMWITHKAP FOREVER 👉🏽👉🏽👉🏽Jay-Z Helps the NFL Banish Colin Kaepernick – The Atlantic https://t.co/avK3tc1tBq
— NESSA (@nessnitty) August 15, 2019
Jay-Z knew better and did NOT do better. The NFL used him but that shouldn’t surprise anyone bc that’s how the nfl moves. That’s what the NFL always does – BUY PR LOOKS. Thankfully the people see through this even if it means calling out their idol. https://t.co/H4EeObfD2A
— NESSA (@nessnitty) August 15, 2019
It’s PART 2 of holding y’all idol Jay-Z & NFL accountable. I don’t worry about behind the scenes politics like others are. Nah. Not me. I’m on now on New York’s very own @HOT97 #nessa3to7 every afternoon. https://t.co/ftpvXGXDgd
— NESSA (@nessnitty) August 15, 2019
Oh my 👉🏽 Jay-Z sold fire in Hell, and sold Colin Kaepernick out – New York Daily News https://t.co/vbpGCVEa4N
— NESSA (@nessnitty) August 15, 2019
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