Rap mogul Jay-Z, who’s for years joined efforts to bail out protesters after violence broke out in cities like Ferguson, Missouri, and Baltimore, has now used a racial slur to describe the rioters who stormed the Capitol on January 6, calling them “crackers” in the new politically themed song “What It Feels Like.” The song also features vocals by the slain Los Angeles rapper Nipsey Hussle.
NEW YORK (AP) — Blue Ivy Carter is an official Grammy nominee.
Rap music mogul Jay-Z and the social justice arm of his ROC Nation company, Team ROC, are teaming up with other social justice groups in an effort to bail out protesters arrested after taking to the streets following Milwaukee County District Attorney John Chisholm’s announcement on Wednesday that police officer Joseph Mensah will not face criminal charges in the fatal February shooting of Alvin Cole.
Millionaire music producer Pharrell Williams edited Time Magazine’s New American Revolution cover and wrote an op-ed for the magazine, in which he insists “America’s past and present are racist.”
Federal prosecutors in the Southern District of New York announced in 2015 that they would not bring civil rights charges, saying a thorough review of evidence did not show that Pleasantville officer Aaron Hess acted with deliberate and specific intent to break the law. The officer was previously cleared by a grand jury.
NFL players from across the league have gathered for a 70-second video demanding that the NFL deliver a message about Black Lives Matter.
Actor Matthew McConaughey continues his activism over the coronavirus this week with a donation of 80,000 masks to first responders in Texas and Louisiana and starring in an amusing old west-styled video contest urging fans to create their own “Badass Bandit Bandanas” to guard against the viral outbreak.
Cameras captured rap mogul Jay-Z and his wife Beyonce remaining seated, during the singing of the national anthem on Super Bowl Sunday.
Rap mogul Jay-Z and his wife Beyonce, remained seated during the playing of the national anthem on Sunday evening.
Rap mogul Jay-Z is still trying to defend his deal with the NFL even as former quarterback Colin Kaepernick remains unsigned.
The NFL unveiled another collaboration with Jay-Z’s Roc Nation with a PSA about the story of Botham Jean.
Rapper Jay-Z is suing two Mississippi prisons on behalf of 29 prisoners who claim that prison conditions are dangerous and expose them to the type of constant violence that has already killed five prisoners.
On Thursday, ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith claimed that he and Jay-Z worked to convince the NFL to give Colin Kaepernick a workout last month.
The NFL set-up a workout for Colin Kaepernick to showcase his skills to all 32 teams, he didn’t show up to it.
Rap mogul and NFL social justice partner Jay-Z, worked behind the scenes to help get Colin Kaepernick a workout in front of NFL teams.
Reports about Saturday’s NFL workout for Colin Kaepernick seems to show that the event is already in jeopardy of collapse.
Rap mogul Jay-Z, the NFL’s social justice partner, had “influence” in getting the NFL to offer Colin Kaepernick his upcoming workout on Saturday.
Jay-Z is teaming with Philadelphia Eagles player Malcolm Jenkins to publicize stories of families who lost children to police brutality.
Hillary Clinton on Tuesday kicked up more 2020 buzz after posting a quote from pop megastar Beyoncé about the need to take power, praising the sentiment and adding, “Beyoncé speaks the truth.”
Rihanna confirmed in a recent interview that she declined an opportunity to perform at the Super Bowl earlier this year, to show solidarity with former NFL quarterback and anthem protester Colin Kaepernick.
The October 21st benefit concert will feature more than a dozen artists at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.
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.”
