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AZ is on a press tour for his new album & the radio DJ tried gassing him up claiming he must’ve “beat Jay-Z” in their freestyle battle in high school AZ corrected the interviewer saying yes they battled in school, but that Jay was “more advanced” than he was this is 1987
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Beanie Siegel in one convo went from defending his past actions saying he “would never leave his homie in jail” to admitting for the 1st time “there was another incident” that happened while Jay-Z’s mom was in the studio that “might’ve been the nail in coffin” “i feel Jay”
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gentle reminder of Hip Hop acts influenced artistically &/or career-wise by Jay-Z - Wayne - Kanye - Pusha T - T.I - Jeezy - Fabolous - Cam’ron - Ross - Lupe - Skyzoo - Kendrick - J. Cole - Drake - Nicki - Rapsody - Meek - Wale - Benny - Conway - Boldy - Stove & countless more
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Jay-Z evolved views on beef aren’t about Drake/Kendrick Hov BEEN saying this “Cube had a great night, does that mean Dre & Eazy aren’t legends?” “glad no one turned it into that thing” “the rap battle is where it started but maybe we’ve moved past that phase, at some point”
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Nicki Minaj on Feb 2, 2019: “i show the utmost respect to the people who’ve shown me nothing but love & respect, and have always supported me & opened doors for me shout out to Jay-Z & Beyonce anybody that knows me knows that they are the two most influential in my life”
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TuneCore is a distributor in partnership w/ Russ Roc Nation is a competitor Russ is disparaging RN to defend his own interests Jay-Z & Roc Nation have helped hundreds of thousands to millions, mostly black & brown, but some yall will let yt people shit on Hov’s every move smh
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a 40 year old verse from Jay-Z 16 y/o with skills making him a finalist in NYC rap competitions skills that made Kane rank Jay over Jaz-O, BK’s most respected mc at the time, & take Jay on tour skills that former Brooklyn kingpin Calvin Klein says influenced a young Biggie
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there have been more disprovable detracting narratives & conspiracy theories on Jay-Z than anyone in pop culture the “Illuminati/devil worshiper” bs started with racist church leaders idk why anyone in the Black community or Hip Hop culture would hate on Hov Shout out LaRussell
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Virginia rap legend Mad Skillz describes Jay-Z, before his 96 debut, being in cyphers “Jay-Z was outside demolishing n*ggas” in 98, Skillz witnessed Hov write “Lobster & Scrimp” in his head in 15 min & said: “this n*gga’s the greatest. like, we rap, but that n*ggas different”
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Jay-Z: - Freed Meek - Freed Uzi - Freed 21 - Freed Hitboy - Paid Lil Wayne’s debt - cleared X’s debt - Supports Clipse - Supports Nipsey’s family - Saved Scarface’s life - Funded BLM - 17 progressive laws passed - thousands put through school - $370 mill to social justice org’s
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“Put this shit in motion, ain't no rewindin' me back” - 🐐 Jay-Z’s catalogue is full of affirmations author, entrepreneur & financial educator Ash Cash Exantus speaking to this, how Hov mentored him from afar & how 444’s lyrics speak to personal & group economic empowerment
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Nas on his 1st tour with Large Professor realizing Jay-Z was serious as an MC & already well known in the underground, based on the crowd’s reaction to Jigga’s presence This was 1991. Ninety-ONE for those that try the revisionist narratives about pre-Reasonable Doubt Hov
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🧵- Thread 5 years ago Shawn “Jay-Z” Carter pledged to take on the US criminal justice system that ruins lives over victimless crime & technicalities he co-founded The Reform Alliance to free 1,000,000 of the 5,500,000 people in the system they’ve reached 800,000 people so far
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former CEO of luxury watch brand Audemars Piquet, François-Henry Bennahmias, on their “big break” via Jay-Z’s influence Hov not only popularize AP in the US, a virtually nonexistent market in 2001 but paved the way for Black culture to partner with & profit from luxury brands
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