Comedian Tony Rock says that Jay-Z made a deal with the NFL that is all “about himself,” and “doesn’t care” about finding Colin Kaepernick a quarterback job in the league.
Jay-Z and the NFL have teamed up to produce the “Inspire Change” clothing line and associated music showcase to push “social progress.”
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Meek Mill and Meghan Trainor are helping kick off the new social change partnership between the NFL and Jay-Z before the season-opening game in Chicago next week.
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Rapper Meek Mill pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor gun charge on Tuesday and won’t serve additional time in prison after reaching a plea agreement in a case that’s kept him on probation for most of his adult life.
Jay-Z’s ex-business partner Damon Dash is the latest to join critics of the rapper over his high-profile deal with the National Football League.
Soon after news broke that Jay-Z had struck a deal with the NFL to spearhead the league’s entertainment and social justice initiatives, TMZ reported that the rap billionaire rapper would soon have a “significant ownership interest” in an NFL franchise.
The Miami Dolphins have a new head coach this year, and he is apparently not shy about using music to send a message to his players.
During an epic rant on FS1, former NFL player Marcellus Wiley laced into Colin Kaepernick and his girlfriend Nessa Diab, for turning the NFL protest movement into a “validation” of their blackness. The FS1 host pointed out that Kaepernick is of “mixed race,” and Diab is “not black.”
Kaepernick lead attorney, Mark Geragos, ripped billionaire rapper Jay-Z for signing a social justice deal with the NFL without talking to Kaeprnick. Geragos, who represents Kaepernick in all NFL-related matters, called the deal “cold-blooded.”
Dolphins star Kenny Stills is also attacking rapper Jay-Z whose deal with the NFL seems to have led him to abandon Colin Kaepernick.
Panthers safety Eric Reid recently noted how unhappy he is that rapper Jay-Z threw national anthem protester Colin Kaepernick under the bus for making a social justice/entertainment deal with the NFL. However, Reid offered Jay-Z a way to prove he is not a sellout: Hire Kaepernick once he becomes an NFL owner.
Part of the deal rapper Jay-Z struck to take over the NFL’s entertainment decisions is that he will eventually become a part owner of a team.
Colin Kaepernick’s girlfriend, Nessa Diab, took several direct shots at rap mogul Jay-Z on Thursday, accusing him of being “used” by the NFL.
Former ESPN host Jemele Hill has accused rapper and social justice warrior Jay-Z of throwing Colin Kaepernick under the bus, during negotiations to take control of the NFL’s entertainment and social justice platforms.
Rap mogul Jay-Z has come under fire from supporters over his decision to sign a “social justice partnership” with the NFL, with people accusing him of undermining ex-NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick’s three-year-long campaign against racism and injustice.
Eric Reid was the first player to join Colin Kaepernick’s anthem protest, fast-forward three years, and he’s the first NFL player to blast rapper Jay-Z for “assisting the NFL in burying Colin’s career.”
Rap mogul Jay-Z will not only co-produce the NFL’s halftime show, he will also play a large and influential role in one of the NFL’s leading social justice initiatives.
Former ESPN personality Jemele Hill accused New England Patriots Owner Robert Kraft of using “white privilege” and trafficking in the “cultural capital of black entertainers,” while criticizing the longtime owner’s role in brokering a social justice compact between the NFL and rap mogul Jay-Z.
A day after Jay-Z announced that his Roc Nation company was partnering with the NFL, the drug dealer-turned mogul told reporters he still supports protesting, kneeling and ex-NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick.
The NFL has announced that it has turned over a large portion of the decision making process for the Super Bowl halftime show, as well as other music and entertainment decisions, to social justice activist and rapper Jay-Z and his Roc-Nation entertainment company.
The more details that emerge about the NFL’s social justice partnership with Jay-Z’s Roc Nation, the more Colin Kapernick’s girlfriend doesn’t like what she hears.
The National Football League is set to enter into a “social justice partnership” with rapper Jay-Z and his Roc Nation entertainment company.
Multi-hyphenate mogul and political activist Jay-Z, real name Shawn Carter, is now a billionaire thanks to a throng of business ventures.
Uber is poised to bring massive returns to a slew of Hollywood celebrities who invested early, with an initial valuation of $82 billion.
NEW YORK (AP) — Woodstock 50 is proving to be as chaotic as the original festival held in 1969.
“Will & Grace” actor Sean Hayes targeted Vice President Mike Pence for mockery at the GLAAD Media Awards Thursday.
NEW YORK (AP) — Jay-Z, Dead & Company and the Killers will headline one of the 50th anniversary shows commemorating the groundbreaking Woodstock festival this summer.
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Songs performed by Jay-Z, Cyndi Lauper and a Robert F. Kennedy speech are among 25 recordings being inducted to the National Recording Registry.
Rap mogul and Hollywood producer Jay-Z and his wife, pop megastar Beyonce, will be honored by gay rights group GLAAD this month for their role in “accelerating LGBTQ acceptance.”
Hip-hop mogul Jay-Z has joined calls for the release of rapper 21 Savage after he was detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) after the agency discovered he had overstayed a visa that lapsed in 2006.
