Jay Z is being criticized for marketing a line of T-Shirts to profit off the Occupy Wall Street movement.
He's got 99 problems, and now "the 99%" might be another one. Rapper Jay-Z is plastering Occupy Wall Street's message onto a new line of T-shirts, to be released Friday under his Rocawear clothing label.Jacked from Gawker
Photos of Jay-Z sporting one of the shirts while he was backstage at one of his concerts with hip hop magnate Russell Simmons earlier this week lit up the Twittersphere. Simmons has been a fervent supporter of the Occupy movement, and tweeted that Jay-Z's wardrobe choice "took #OccupyWallStreet to a whole new level."
But here's the thing: Rocawear isn't going to share its wealth. A Rocawear spokesperson sent us a statement confirming there's no plan to distribute any of the profits, which will surely pour in from shirt sales, to Occupy Wall Street:
The 'Occupy All Streets' T shirt was created in support of the 'Occupy Wall Street' movement.
Rocawear strongly encourages all forms of constructive expression, whether it be artistic, political or social. 'Occupy All Streets' is our way of reminding people that there is change to be made everywhere, not just on Wall Street. At this time we have not made an official commitment to monetarily support the movement.
With Rocawear set to keep proceeds, New York's favorite native son is poised to cash in on his apparent support of a movement that rails against exactly that sort of thing. The irony!
11 comments:
Celebs like him...are part of the financial problem...all celebs make too much cash....BOYCOTT FAME!!!!
Occupy Fascist Thugs don't support them!
I w. Tas wondering how long it was going to take for this faggot to jump on the bandwagon Kanye tried This is no ordinary protest, people are protesting at the fact that, White man control the money printing machines, so are awarding the friends and families money first, they can then control people, corporations, nations through their using their fake supply of money, they control HOLLYWEIRD including Jay and his witch of a wife, they also control the media, just imagine you as a black person had an idea, you applied for a loan, NOT ONLY will they steal your idea and market it as their own but you will be totally ignored ,this is racist and a common ploy to keep people of color as modern day slaves, many whites were in on the act, they are only annoyed now because their master became greedy and decided to do away with them as well. FUCK JAY AND OCCUPY ALL HIS GOODS
I never thought about protesting, but if this is true that Jay is making a profit out of the very movement people are protesting against CORPORATE GREED. I will join the OCCUPY WALL STREET Jay is nothing more than a sell out we want our youth to respect each other and not follow this thug who has sucked Rockerfellas balls for power
..Yes
They act as if GayZ was a part of any hiphop movement. This negro only knows how to use people.
You all remember when hip hop was golden. When even though we had beefs most rappers hung in crews and supported the other members in their crew. It seems to me that we're in the era of selfishness in the rap (not hip hop) community. 50 Cent competing with his own artists and JayZ cannibalization anyone who ever gave him the opportunity to shine. JayZ's actions aren't a shock to me because this is the climate we're living in. JayZ thinks everything is a commodity. He has no original thoughts only taking others expertise and know how then crowding them out.
GREEDY ASS DRUG DEALER. ....SMMFH
Once again the 1% profits off of the backs of the 99%-LITERALLY!!!!!!!
Bullshit, those shirts were taken off of his GREEDY ASS SITE, Jayz is a fucking leech!!
Half of you mofo's made this bitch and his wife rich and continue to do so, Jayz and his wife are GREEDY bastards, drug dealing whore.
This nigga here and this is why we the people are fighting because of greedy people like Jay and his Lacefront wife.
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