Jay-Z Turns Down Offer To Perform At 2018 Superbowl Possibly As A Protest Against NFL Racism

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  • black caesar
    black caesar Members Posts: 12,036 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    I doubt this decision had anything righteous to do with it. #barneys

    Yeah I didn't feel Jay for that one. I kept an eye on him ever since.
  • playmaker88
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  • soul rattler
    soul rattler Members Posts: 18,852 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    I think it could be a missed opportunity

    This is their logic in getting black celebrities to go meet Trump after he got elected.

    ? that.
  • playmaker88
    playmaker88 Members Posts: 67,905 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    I think it could be a missed opportunity

    This is their logic in getting black celebrities to go meet Trump after he got elected.

    ? that.

    there is no correlation
  • kzzl
    kzzl Members Posts: 7,548 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    SMH at yall just assuming its over money. Im a cynical guy, but damn. It aint like he needs the money or press or NFL for anything.
  • soul rattler
    soul rattler Members Posts: 18,852 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    I think it could be a missed opportunity

    This is their logic in getting black celebrities to go meet Trump after he got elected.

    ? that.

    there is no correlation

    Except there is.

    So when Jay agrees to do it, but they manipulate his performance to be some passive 'America loving ? ' ? , it'll be an obvious set up and people like you will be silent.

    The only opportunity is the opportunity to be played
  • Stew
    Stew Members, Moderators, Writer Posts: 52,234 Regulator
    edited September 2017
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    I think it could be a missed opportunity

    This is their logic in getting black celebrities to go meet Trump after he got elected.

    ? that.

    there is no correlation

    Except their is.

    So when Jay agrees to do it, but they manipulate his performance to be some passive 'America loving ? ' ? , it'll be an obvious set up and people like you will be silent.

    The only opportunity is the opportunity to be played

    I don't think that's what he meant. He'd be Givin a platform(ala the Olympics in '68) to make a statment. Since you know, it is the most watched single event in the world.
  • blue_london
    blue_london Members Posts: 2,387 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    JJ_Evans wrote: »
    In my lifetime, I've witnessed the top black athlete (Michael Jordan) ignore black issues in this country in order to protect his image.

    In my lifetime, I've witnessed the top black entertainer (Michael Jackson) ignore black issues in this country in order to protect his image.



    Fast forward to present time................



    The top black athlete (LeBron James) and the top black entertainer(s) (Jay Z and Beyonce) have gone out of their way to bring attention to black issues, yet posters on a "black" hip hop message board are critical of that.

    Unbelievable.

    Personal feelings to a celebrity will all ways cloud people's judgement
  • CeLLaR-DooR
    CeLLaR-DooR Members Posts: 18,880 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Stew wrote: »
    I think it could be a missed opportunity

    This is their logic in getting black celebrities to go meet Trump after he got elected.

    ? that.

    there is no correlation

    Except their is.

    So when Jay agrees to do it, but they manipulate his performance to be some passive 'America loving ? ' ? , it'll be an obvious set up and people like you will be silent.

    The only opportunity is the opportunity to be played

    I don't think that's what he meant. He'd be Givin a platform(ala the Olympics in '68) to make a statment. Since you know, it is the most watched single event in the world.

    You should kno' better.

  • Stew
    Stew Members, Moderators, Writer Posts: 52,234 Regulator
    edited September 2017
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    Stew wrote: »
    I think it could be a missed opportunity

    This is their logic in getting black celebrities to go meet Trump after he got elected.

    ? that.

    there is no correlation

    Except their is.

    So when Jay agrees to do it, but they manipulate his performance to be some passive 'America loving ? ' ? , it'll be an obvious set up and people like you will be silent.

    The only opportunity is the opportunity to be played

    I don't think that's what he meant. He'd be Givin a platform(ala the Olympics in '68) to make a statment. Since you know, it is the most watched single event in the world.

    You should kno' better.

    Im assuming you're talkin about the World Cup which doesn't happen every year and not a single event.
  • blue_london
    blue_london Members Posts: 2,387 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Stew wrote: »
    Stew wrote: »
    I think it could be a missed opportunity

    This is their logic in getting black celebrities to go meet Trump after he got elected.

    ? that.

    there is no correlation

    Except their is.

    So when Jay agrees to do it, but they manipulate his performance to be some passive 'America loving ? ' ? , it'll be an obvious set up and people like you will be silent.

    The only opportunity is the opportunity to be played

    I don't think that's what he meant. He'd be Givin a platform(ala the Olympics in '68) to make a statment. Since you know, it is the most watched single event in the world.

    You should kno' better.

    Im assuming you're talkin about the World Cup which doesn't happen every year and not a single event.

    Does the Superbowl have a major audience outside the states? I mean is it bigger than the champions league globally?
  • Stew
    Stew Members, Moderators, Writer Posts: 52,234 Regulator
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    Stew wrote: »
    Stew wrote: »
    I think it could be a missed opportunity

    This is their logic in getting black celebrities to go meet Trump after he got elected.

    ? that.

    there is no correlation

    Except their is.

    So when Jay agrees to do it, but they manipulate his performance to be some passive 'America loving ? ' ? , it'll be an obvious set up and people like you will be silent.

    The only opportunity is the opportunity to be played

    I don't think that's what he meant. He'd be Givin a platform(ala the Olympics in '68) to make a statment. Since you know, it is the most watched single event in the world.

    You should kno' better.

    Im assuming you're talkin about the World Cup which doesn't happen every year and not a single event.

    Does the Superbowl have a major audience outside the states? I mean is it bigger than the champions league globally?

    I stand corrected

    http://www.pennlive.com/sports/index.ssf/2017/02/super_bowl_myth_exposed_these.html


    Point still stands
  • Revolver Ocelot
    Revolver Ocelot Members Posts: 3,393 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Stew wrote: »
    I think it could be a missed opportunity

    This is their logic in getting black celebrities to go meet Trump after he got elected.

    ? that.

    there is no correlation

    Except their is.

    So when Jay agrees to do it, but they manipulate his performance to be some passive 'America loving ? ' ? , it'll be an obvious set up and people like you will be silent.

    The only opportunity is the opportunity to be played

    I don't think that's what he meant. He'd be Givin a platform(ala the Olympics in '68) to make a statment. Since you know, it is the most watched single event in the world.

    You should kno' better.

    ? soccer and them ? ass flopping ? 's
  • blue_london
    blue_london Members Posts: 2,387 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Stew wrote: »
    I think it could be a missed opportunity

    This is their logic in getting black celebrities to go meet Trump after he got elected.

    ? that.

    there is no correlation

    Except their is.

    So when Jay agrees to do it, but they manipulate his performance to be some passive 'America loving ? ' ? , it'll be an obvious set up and people like you will be silent.

    The only opportunity is the opportunity to be played

    I don't think that's what he meant. He'd be Givin a platform(ala the Olympics in '68) to make a statment. Since you know, it is the most watched single event in the world.

    You should kno' better.

    ? soccer and them ? ass flopping ? 's

    Them ? are more entertaining than fake rugby lol
  • babelipsss
    babelipsss Members Posts: 2,517 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Soccer is as about as interesting as Canada.
  • jetlifebih
    jetlifebih Guests, Members, Writer, Content Producer Posts: 4,655 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Y’all trippin..soccer is that wave...

    My ? Ronaldo ready to become the goat times 2
  • Revolver Ocelot
    Revolver Ocelot Members Posts: 3,393 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    jetlifebih wrote: »
    Y’all trippin..soccer is that wave...

    My ? Ronaldo ready to become the goat times 2

    ? been saying that for like 25 years now.

    Yet a ? working at McDonalds makes more than an MLS player.

  • ThaNubianGod
    ThaNubianGod Members Posts: 1,862 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    JJ_Evans wrote: »
    In my lifetime, I've witnessed the top black athlete (Michael Jordan) ignore black issues in this country in order to protect his image.

    In my lifetime, I've witnessed the top black entertainer (Michael Jackson) ignore black issues in this country in order to protect his image.



    Fast forward to present time................



    The top black athlete (LeBron James) and the top black entertainer(s) (Jay Z and Beyonce) have gone out of their way to bring attention to black issues, yet posters on a "black" hip hop message board are critical of that.

    Unbelievable.

    FOH, Michael Jackson was bringing awareness to the plight and suffering in Africa before any other celebrities. Dude basically reshaped how black men were looked at world-wide. And you giving Jay and Bey props for what exactly? Jay don't even help people on his own damn labels.

    While Jay was telling the youth to spend their money on frivolous material ? 95% of his career, MJ has always been on another tip. And Bey...lol. What has Black Britney ever really spoken about?

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QNJL6nfu__Q

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t1pqi8vjTLY

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PivWY9wn5ps

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M9BNoNFKCBI
  • blue_london
    blue_london Members Posts: 2,387 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    jetlifebih wrote: »
    Y’all trippin..soccer is that wave...

    My ? Ronaldo ready to become the goat times 2

    ? been saying that for like 25 years now.

    Yet a ? working at McDonalds makes more than an MLS player.

    Lol you using the MLS as an example it's a global sport you can go anywhere and they know something about football can you say that about the NFL?
  • Revolver Ocelot
    Revolver Ocelot Members Posts: 3,393 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    jetlifebih wrote: »
    Y’all trippin..soccer is that wave...

    My ? Ronaldo ready to become the goat times 2

    ? been saying that for like 25 years now.

    Yet a ? working at McDonalds makes more than an MLS player.

    Lol you using the MLS as an example it's a global sport you can go anywhere and they know something about football can you say that about the NFL?

    Give a ? about globally, this merica and football king round this ? and on this site.
  • Stew
    Stew Members, Moderators, Writer Posts: 52,234 Regulator
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    jetlifebih wrote: »
    Y’all trippin..soccer is that wave...

    My ? Ronaldo ready to become the goat times 2

    ? been saying that for like 25 years now.

    Yet a ? working at McDonalds makes more than an MLS player.

    Lol you using the MLS as an example it's a global sport you can go anywhere and they know something about football can you say that about the NFL?

    Bruh, I was in London last year for the Skins/Bengals game. I met plenty of ppl from around the world that were there to see their 1st live NFL game and had been fans for years.
  • blue_london
    blue_london Members Posts: 2,387 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Stew wrote: »
    jetlifebih wrote: »
    Y’all trippin..soccer is that wave...

    My ? Ronaldo ready to become the goat times 2

    ? been saying that for like 25 years now.

    Yet a ? working at McDonalds makes more than an MLS player.

    Lol you using the MLS as an example it's a global sport you can go anywhere and they know something about football can you say that about the NFL?

    Bruh, I was in London last year for the Skins/Bengals game. I met plenty of ppl from around the world that were there to see their 1st live NFL game and had been fans for years.

    If hockey game came to London there would be plenty of people there from all over with knowledge of the game doesn't mean there a huge following. My point is there 0 comparison between the sports globally it's an American thing Vs the world thing.

    Like is there a league that's not in America?
  • Revolver Ocelot
    Revolver Ocelot Members Posts: 3,393 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Stew wrote: »
    jetlifebih wrote: »
    Y’all trippin..soccer is that wave...

    My ? Ronaldo ready to become the goat times 2

    ? been saying that for like 25 years now.

    Yet a ? working at McDonalds makes more than an MLS player.

    Lol you using the MLS as an example it's a global sport you can go anywhere and they know something about football can you say that about the NFL?

    Bruh, I was in London last year for the Skins/Bengals game. I met plenty of ppl from around the world that were there to see their 1st live NFL game and had been fans for years.

    If hockey game came to London there would be plenty of people there from all over with knowledge of the game doesn't mean there a huge following. My point is there 0 comparison between the sports globally it's an American thing Vs the world thing.

    Like is there a league that's not in America?

    LOL

    So what is it? Either they they have knowledge or not, cause you flopping like them soft ass soccer players.
  • yellowtapesport
    yellowtapesport Members Posts: 4,662 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Stew wrote: »
    jetlifebih wrote: »
    Y’all trippin..soccer is that wave...

    My ? Ronaldo ready to become the goat times 2

    ? been saying that for like 25 years now.

    Yet a ? working at McDonalds makes more than an MLS player.

    Lol you using the MLS as an example it's a global sport you can go anywhere and they know something about football can you say that about the NFL?

    Bruh, I was in London last year for the Skins/Bengals game. I met plenty of ppl from around the world that were there to see their 1st live NFL game and had been fans for years.

    If hockey game came to London there would be plenty of people there from all over with knowledge of the game doesn't mean there a huge following. My point is there 0 comparison between the sports globally it's an American thing Vs the world thing.

    Like is there a league that's not in America?

    Funny thing is that in most American sports the 'winners' are still considered World Champions