JAY Z : "Why do we get so upset when we, as a culture, want to start our own shyt?"

[ridedolo]

I really have stopped listening to his music the past 4-5 albums. He has cuts here and there but his music has been way too pretentious for me.

However, with that said. Especially those last 20 seconds of the video has reignited my interest in what he has to say. I would prefer this version of Jay to resonate through 100% of his music from now on.

If you got gems and life lessons, drop em. But don't follow that up with extra pretentious, poor shaming and misogynistic rhymes....


Ehhh, just the 31 year old version of me venting. I know yall respect him and his music, so I'll fall back.

Listn to 4:44

 

[CrookedAzzNikka]

Not a bad design...

 

[L&HH]

Jordan brand is still under Nike

Yeah, Jay lost me on that one.

 

[Formerly Black Trash]

:salutenas: Hov is correct, how come when we want to start our own shyt black people always wanna downplay it and shyt?!? It is puzzling...

And as an entrepreneur I respect Lavar's hustle that merchandise is not easy to make but he's doing it big. Getting people to buy a $500 shoe is not an easy task...

You cant sell a shoe as much as someones rent

If you DO that shyt better be on point
Like some versace levsl type shyt

 

[ORDER_66]

You cant sell a shoe as much as someones rent

If you DO that shyt better be on point
Like some versace levsl type shyt

I get that... I mean 500 is steep for a new shoe no one heard of off the bat...

but I was surprised people came out and supported them... $300 would have been more manageable... IMO

 

[Wildin]

I believe that to get the brand off the ground they may need to start with the $500 then eventually they can come out with different models and styles like bbb walking shoes. Adidas has shoes that sell for $20-60 and of course they have their big money shoes. If bbb came out with some straight $20-60 shoes people would be like

 

[Ya' Cousin Cleon]

People really think others is buying shoes past $200.

 

[Swirv]

bought three pairs hasn't received yet. That's not cool

 

[Nemesis]

Its like people are wilfully stupid or just look for excuses to justify their c00nery...

no one is saying you should pay $500 dollars for a pair of sneakers...

but the point Hov is making is dudes will pay $500 for a pare of red bottom sneakers or some ugly looking Giuseppe sneakers .... no one sees an issue

Black man does the same thing and suddenly its a problem....

You are either going to pay $500 for some shoes or you arent, but if you aint criticising the white man for putting that price tag on them then why are you criticising your own?

and what makes it even worse is that those brands blew up on the back of the African American community....

shyt is backwards

 

[larryshogunz]

Yeah, Jay lost me on that one.

He went further on about later in the interview. (Not word for word) Said that Jordan separated "himself" from Nike and became his own brand, but is still able to partner/work with Nike, but as Jordan.

 

[Warren Moon]

bought three pairs hasn't received yet. That's not cool

Been waiting on mine for a grip

 

[BruhMayne]

bought three pairs hasn't received yet. That's not cool

They wont be available til Nov

 

[froggle]

But The Coli told me that Lavar is a c00n and London isn't black.

But thecoli is not majority black tho

 

[Thegospel]

41 daps? Do I have to re-up Lavar ball threads for you FAKE ass nikkas?

 

[thashiek]

Listn to 4:44

I did.