the best post i’ve read in a very long time

well said rizoh

Basically..

great words

its funny, whatever Jay-Z wears everyone wants to rock, whatever he raps about pretty much becomes cool and every one rushes to get on it. its been that way for years. no different now, shit, everyone knows who made Cris popular

Agreed. There’s plenty of young cats out there, trying to buy a bottle of cristal and armand and staying with their parents, or dont have a car, but they cant pay rent.

not only NYC, but hiphop savior!

Speak the truth homie!

You beat me to the punch lol. Idk whats going on with Jay. I thought he had thrown out his dr-rag for good…

RD

I agree with jay-z that we should boycott cristal b/c of management’s view of the hip-hop culture. I’m old school and believe that any company that disrespects people of color should be hit where it hurts the most — in the pocket.

stay killin em Jay

I don’t see why yall making such a big fuss. Who says rap music=black people anyhow?

Well, i’m black and to be honest i think that the idea behind dude and his champagne is he doesn’t like the kind of music we produce so jay said fuck em

You guys are tripping! if HOV would have approached them first for an endorsement deal this would have not happened.

Great post speakin’ the real. HOV should endorse coffee. The Best Part Of Wakin Up is Folgers in ya cup. So Take a Sip and Throw Ya DIamonds UP!!

i Holla Daz lm D inovatr

this is some shit. product placement has been around for a few in hip hop. ‘pass the courvoisier’ anyone? russell simmons also tried to finalize a deal with mcdonalds to sell big mac’s by getting them in songs, and then on the radio. this is crazy.. hiphop was never about this… hip hop is going commercial, and jayz is continuing the trend…

real talk.

jay-z been selling out the culture for years.

I’m still waiting for Jay-Z to say that PSPs are cool, that him and Just Blaze play it all the time. Then watch those bad boys fly off the roof. Demands will quadruple then.

whatchu sippin on nigga?

you’re right rizoh. that press release came out kinda fast when you really thiink about it.

big time cooning

seems like a business move to me

Shows the power of a cosign. Now if we can get Jay to cosign things that truly do matter that’d be nice..

I’d like to see IF he speaks on this world water situation.

YOU ASK WHY JAY-Z IS WASTING HIS TIME PROMOTING ARMAND BUT I’D LIKE TO ASK ARE YOU DOING ANY KIND OF COMMUNITY WORK OR DONATING ANY OF YOUR INCOME TO ANYTHING? SWEEP AROUND YOUR OWN FRONT DOOR BEFORE YOU GO OUT IN THE STREET PREACHING (AND GOSSIPING).

It’s a sad day in hip-hop when we allow ourselves to be subdued by the same tentacles we’ve been trying to bolt from.
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Awwww. This is the beauty of being a negro.

Well since he has so much Power why dosent he advertise rebuilding new orleans.. all those fundraisers and people are still homeless. Between him his girl B and Puff (just to name a few) they could build whole apartment complex’s and subdivisions.. that would be beneficial

I hate how everytime a black person does something at the expense of his people we champion them as “great businessmen”… selling out is not original.

Smooches!

Sellin’ out? How about making money?

it’s the herd mentality. people need someone to tell them what to think.

This kinda stuff keeps happenin cause us black folks are gullible and will buy anything that makes our skin whiter and hair straighter.

Who Cares?? They claim they all about thier people and giving back..But endorse and sell shyt OVERPRICED and breakin the average persons pockets for what??? Knowin da** well back n the day all they drunk was cheap stuff…

Together we stand, divided we fall.

Albeit anyone who has something negative about this whole thing with Jay-Z’s new product endorsement cant afford to buy the shit! PERIOD Dont get mad Get MONEY then decide what you want to do with yours… As for me I drink DOM,Vue Cliquot,Moet and CRYS even though Jay_z is opposed of it. What he or you eat dont make me SH#T

For summary of my point do what makes you happy. If you want to spend all or some of yours to save the world go ahead. If you want to through it in a camp fire thats fine its your money ENJOY you worked hard for it. : )

So whats the point of this article. To inform me that Jay Z is promoting ANOTHER company. If you don’t want to drink Armand de Brignac, its ok. Jay Z also promotes Budweiser, thats your call, I rather become familar with luxury. Awesome looking bottle, hope the taste matches, I’ll find out soon.

Since when is increasing your net worth selling out. Thats bull, and thats why no one gets ahead. theres no honor in being broke. i agree with Trump. You find a way to become worth over 300 million and save the world. Stop looking for a hand out.