Rap Radar received an exclusive statement from Jay-Z following a performance at the University of Arizona that took place on Wednesday.
Hov began by expressing his confusion over being billed with rock group Third Eye Blind and pop singer Kelly Clarkson, two acts traditionally associated with a Caucasian fan base. Despite his initial reaction, however, he said that the diverse line-up confirmed his belief that there is no such thing as “Black music or White music only.”
Last night I performed at the University of Arizona, I had a ball!! Through all the excitement and joking around (as well as the technical difficulties) I missed out on the opportunity to say something important..
On the show as well were Third Eye Blind and Kelly Clarkson.. I thought that to be the oddest pairing EVER but, soon realized, it’s what I’ve always professed..There is NO such thing as BLACK music or WHITE music only GOOD or BAD music..It’s stupid cool to like things that are not like you, and that goes for outside of music.. If you’re an African American you can have a jewish friend. Wait, does Lyor having some Israeli mixed with his jewish count? (Sure they are paranoid but, so are black people after they’ve smoked weed, haaaaa, and plus the JEW fro and the BLUEprint fro are the SAME thing.)
I think concerts like this should happen more often. ( Outside of the one or 2 festivals a year or “Zootopia”) I’m putting that into the universe..next up Taylor Swift and Uncle Murda!!
Sorry I don’t “Tweet” (do I?) so this will have to do..
Love.
Jay-Z is no stranger to assembling a diverse concert line-up, as Brooklyn titan enlisted acts like Pearl Jam, Dirty Projectors and Skrillex for his “Made in America” festival last year. Most recently, Hov signed veteran producer Timbaland to his Roc Nation imprint.
UPDATE: HipHopDX has learned that the statement was made in 2009 and apologizes for any confusion.
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He’s right, there isn’t. People should step out side the box and take in all music….y’all should checkout http://www.thegrandreport.com too, they usually have some good reads as well.
No one’s checking out your site.
Fuck That Black Camel
^^^^BWAHAHAHA!!
Watch out Dave, Jay might try to beat you up with his Tae Bo skills lol.
I don’t be fuckin’ with that black or white music. I mean, got love for Jay and all that, but G.O.O.D. music is the only thing that’s real to me.
Don’t forget that thug love, man.
There is nothing wrong with liking all types of people but I am not going to waste my time and money on concert tours or festivals with many artists outside of the hip hop genre. I wouldn’t pay a dime to see Justin Timberlake so I will wait for Jay’s next tour.
He’s talking shit as usual…
Is it me or did that statement make no damn sense? Interesting point though, I don’t exactly agree but sort of do, the world is so mixed up now and with the iPod age and all, racial and cultural and musical distinctions are a lot more blurry.
IF DIDN’T MAKE ANY SENSE HOW COULD IT BE INTERESTING??
DO YOU THINK THAT RACISM IS DEAD?
good point and i like where his minds at and its true..but at the same time as hiphop only said.. im only going to see hiphop concerts..while i respect mixed culture and race concerts if its 2 rap acts and 20 pop acts like the grammys id never pay a dime for it..i respect the statement tho.
i do everyday life music
Dude is a business man now. He has to play this game safe. But he does have a point..Im 100% Hip Hop, but I love me some Heavy Metal, Brit pop, Country music etc.
Profound statement.
Jigga really loves whites, I have nothing but contempt for this self-loathing coon.
I really hope that you’re just trolling.
i’m white and i have to say that every genre of music has been influenced in some form or shape by black music
True-for example metal wouldn’t have been around if it weren’t for rock and roll (which was a genre that used to be predominantly African American).
@Anonymous & Tupac Shakur CO MUTHAFUCKIN SIGN
he tired of hip hop being labeled urban, which in turn cost him money and whites stay away from it
its not the money, but when the grammys call it “urban” its jus “black” or “ghetto” music & hes trying to be above that.
Whatever, Jay. A black man gets rich and all of a sudden they start feeling this need to marginalize black culture. FOH wit that shit. Jay Z don’t represent nobody but himself.
Word Up! He’s been doing that shit now for well over a decade. He’s played a huge role in tricking out the Hip Hop culture to the masses, which is 1 of the biggest reasons why it’s so watered down now.
Exactly. Thanks, Jay.
go and be bread winner to your families ok… if you can get a job let me know, i can fix you guys up.
You are a very smart person because I was thinking the same thing.
The modern day Sammy Davis Jr…Needs to realize it will always be separate and unequal. The only thing black people lead in is incarceration. Jay been whitewashed.
uh, I predict trouble for Jay Z when he started mentioning a certain cultural/religious group–
Come on mate, this Illuminati stuff is seriously getting old.
jigga hasnt performed there since 2009. this story is wayyyyy old.
White and Black music been mixed up for years, not forgetting that whites are, for the most part directing this culture any way, more than ever.
so true, if a jewish man owns the parent record label and he decides to give you a small amount of ownership and artistic freedom at the end of the day he still owns the masters
“I dont do black music, I dont white music, I make FIGHT music” -eminem lol. But Jay is right its about time ppl actually listen to the music and not judge artists and fans by a color of a skin cell. its 20 fucknig 13!!!
Smartest thing I’ve ever heard come out of Jay’s mouth.
trust jay z to eternally state the obvious….
I would totally listen to an Uncle Murda feat. Taylor Swift song.
i cant agree, i listen to “black” radio stations and “white” radio stations and the music is definitely different
true black music has soul white doesn’t..period….
true music has soul. fake doesnt
true music have soul fake don’t… like most hood songs, pussy, long dick, keeping guns, trappers song and killing each other to make songs.
Best ever you’re a clown for thinking true music automatically means hood music which is far from real, that’s just a fad for these time and will fade and come back like before. You just need to get out the house more and listen to true music that isn’t an obvious attempt to chart high or score sales.
“There Is No ‘Black Music Or White Music'”
That’s what the Devil says anytime we call him out. We give him the right to steal it and call it his own.
Nah, you’re just being delusional.
its cool till somebody get shot then its black music again!
LOL
#BlackDontCrack Bitch
Yeah I know right!! LOL
UPDATE: HipHopDX has learned that the statement was made in 2009 and apologizes for any confusion.
Wow.
ha. come on dx
You have to wonder how on earth they managed to find some four year old article and somehow think that it was recent.
Hova gets rich….There is no black and there is no White!
solid story, but DX ought to take this down. a story from 2009 isn’t current news to anyone. plus, as mentioned in the story, we know Jay-Z respects diverse music due to the lineup he assembled at the Made In America Festival.
old news, take it off.
Sean Ryon seems to be notorious among commenters for making quite a bit of major typos/errors in articles. And Horowitz would appear to be the king of typos. They’re both cool guys though, gotta give them that.
At least Jay is much more mature than Kanye is. Kanye would just go on some random rant on the music industry or something along those lines.
2009 statement?!?!?!? WTF MAN? HAHAHAH. the writers on this blog are TRASH can juice
I was thinking… Hov couldnt have done a University of Arizona concert that dont seem right.. I knew something was up.
“UPDATE: HipHopDX has learned that the statement was made in 2009 and apologizes for any confusion.”
Bwhahahahahahahahahaha lol. Ayo word bon son, whoever posted this needs to get some REAL LIVE BONCE ABOVE THE RIM STYLE
Journalistic Integrity = 0
Hah 2009!
If you hate blacks so badly, why are you even here? You a spy for the KKK or the Aryan Brotherhood? I’m white by the way, lol.
This smart guy should take a College Jazz course.
bullshit. there is black music and there is white music. d’angelo is black music. beyonce is white music.
and im deadass too. black music has more emotion, more rhythm, more soul, some shit you feel. white music does nothing for you. its a cheap thing that you enjoy superficially maybe once or twice and then forget about. it never stays with you. black music is different. it hits you and stays with you, and thats why they call it soul music, because it touches your soul. and nobody does it better than black people. thats the difference.
So by this definition, 95% of the RAP music out today is “white music”. ok
LMFAOOOO LAST I CHECKED ALL GOLD EVERYTHUING ISNT TOUCHIN NOONES SOUL LMFAOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO u clown..
country music is emotional haha not mystyle a bit but def it..u lost so much credit..now go sit in the corner and dont more for an hour
Says There Is No “Black Music Or White Music”
What a fucking P.O.S sellout he is!
they posted the update saying this shit is actually from 4 fuckin years ago but they still got the link on the homepage SMH
Yes, there is “black” and “white” music, but what’s so wrong about that??? We don’t have to be the same.
Who’s this “Tupac Shakur” nigga, man??? Fool be getting on my nerves with that replying shit lol
That would be me.
U trippin’ Hiphopdx
crossover.
There’s good black music and there’s good white music, same for the bad music. John Meyer won’t be playing guitar in the barbershop without Rhymest telling him to stfu.
Oh, Ok.
Jay-Z when he was broke: Fuck white people I can’t get jobs because of them
Jay-Z now that he’s rich: Oh man there is no black and white we’re all the same
First off…technically….there is no such thing as white music…period….Every genre of present day music was created by Black people. This is documented and undeniable.
TRUE
*TRUE @REAL TALK
CO MUTHAFUCKIN SIGN
Niggaz, stop arguing about white and black music… There’s only JA RULE music that y’all niggaz need to be listening.
Aight
co-sign to that lil ass nigga
-Its Murdaa!!!!!
Jay-Z is a fucking idiot.
Yup! Black people always get a lil approval from Whitey and think they have moved beyond what they come from..Remember this..Massa only loves you when your actions make him feel good..That’s why the biggest scariest black men can be heroes for lil white boys..basketball..but if he can’t dribble and entertain then he is a threat..Oh and Jay what do you think Chuck Berry, Rick James, Michael Jackson would say about your comments..I’m about to call Paul Mooney right now..lol
Take his statements for what they are and relax.