Cyrus Langhorne
Music mogul JAY-Z is making sure when he speaks everyone listens. The hip-hop icon has come forward to discuss an array of topics from Roc Nation protégé Meek Mill‘s prison bid to his determination to avoid a near-breakup with wife Beyoncé.
In an intimate sit-down on CNN’s “The Van Jones Show” last night, Jigga explained the need to rally up support for Meek.
“Meek is a beacon. He’s a vessel. The light goes through, he brings attention to this issue because this is not the first time this has happened. Unfortunately in America this happens to black and brown people way too often. When you’re on probation, you’re on this paper, you do a crime, you do whatever time you do. Then you’re on paper. He’s been on probation for 11 years. 11 years. So, it’s almost like you’re tethered to this thing and they’re just waiting for you to do something wrong because every time you do something wrong, [Meek Mill] popped a wheelie. He was shooting a video and he popped a wheelie in the street which is a minor offense and it’s like, your kid goes to a skateboard park and skates where he wasn’t supposed to and someone gives him two years in prison. Again, Meek comes from a tough neighborhood so he’s been through his trials and tribulations we’re not sitting here professing he’s some angel but in this particular incident, the whole system has to be reworked.” (CNN)
The justice system "needs to be reworked," hip hop star Jay-Z tells @VanJones68 during discussion about probation and bail reform #VanJonesShow https://t.co/RcMFYI2eRh
— CNN (@CNN) January 28, 2018
Jay-Z on Colin Kaepernick: "Would you rather be playing football getting your head dinged in or would you rather be an iconic figure for the rest of your life?" #VanJonesShow https://t.co/QBtOcXas1J https://t.co/6assfRY0Uw
— CNN (@CNN) January 28, 2018
Hip hop legend Jay-Z tells CNN's @VanJones68 that #MeToo "needed to be uncovered for the world to correct itself" #VanJonesShow https://t.co/3140xI6kNt https://t.co/t9IgKmO9DQ
— CNN (@CNN) January 28, 2018
Rapper Jay-Z tells @VanJones68 that President Trump's "shithole countries" comment was "disappointing and hurtful" #VanJonesShow https://t.co/DnAL5ipSKM https://t.co/dv504UErOf
— CNN (@CNN) January 28, 2018
Jay-Z tells @vanjones68 about mending his marriage with Beyoncé: "For us, we chose to fight for our love. For our family. To give our kids a different outcome. To break that cycle for black men and women" #VanJonesShow https://t.co/wLq6GxxpVc https://t.co/Nq4mLVAvSJ
— CNN (@CNN) January 28, 2018
A few days ago, Meek issued a statement about his Philadelphia Eagles making it to Super Bowl LII.
Statement on Eagles from rapper Meek Mill, whose "Dreams and Nightmares" has become like an anthem for the Eagles: pic.twitter.com/srCu06jBzN
— Zach Berman (@ZBerm) January 25, 2018
Last night, Beyoncé hopped on Instagram to share a couple shots of herself and JAY.
Miami hitmaker DJ Khaled hit up his IG page to share a grip of pics of himself, JAY and a slew of hip-hop royalty.
