Jay-Z's Colin Kaepernick Lyric Sparks Controversy over NFL Settlement Claim
TMZ Sports said the 2019 NFL deal had no non-disparagement clause as Jay-Z’s lyric revived debate over Colin Kaepernick’s settlement.
- At Yankee Stadium, Jay-Z performed a freestyle suggesting Colin Kaepernick signed an NDA during his 2019 settlement with the NFL.
- Jay-Z's 2019 partnership with the NFL through Roc Nation to produce the Super Bowl Halftime Show drew criticism from those who believed it undermined Kaepernick's earlier collusion grievance.
- Despite the rapper's claims, TMZ Sports reported that Kaepernick did not sign an NDA as part of his 2019 deal, citing sources with direct knowledge of the settlement.
- Neither Kaepernick nor the NFL has addressed the specific lyric publicly, and Jay-Z has not elaborated on the freestyle.
- This performance reignited scrutiny over the relationship between Jay-Z and the NFL, reviving tensions surrounding Kaepernick's 2016 protests against police brutality and racial injustice.
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Jay-Z's Yankee Stadium Freestyle Puts Colin Kaepernick Back in the Spotlight | EURweb | Black News, Culture, Entertainment & More
*Jay-Z used part of his latest live performance to revisit one of the most talked-about relationships in sports and entertainment. While performing at Yankee Stadium, the rapper delivered a freestyle that referenced former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick, immediately fueling fresh discussion online. “You picking & choosing the politicking as usual, they digging deep for narratives, it’s embarrassing, they running outta characters, had to bring …
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Jay-Z is spitting fiction, not facts, when he claims Colin Kaepernick agreed to be silenced by the NFL ... an allegation Jay dropped live on stage at Yankee Stadium, and one refuted by sources speaking to TMZ Sports. The moment came during Jay's…
Jay-Z Kaepernick, Sources Say the NDA Claim Is Wrong
Jay-Z used a freestyle at Yankee Stadium to accuse Colin Kaepernick of trading his voice for a settlement check, and sources with direct knowledge told TMZ Sports that Kaepernick never signed any such agreement, which puts the Jay-Z Kaepernick rift back on the table seven years after it started. The bars came on Friday, July 10, the opening night of a three show run celebrating 30 years of Reasonable Doubt and 25 years of The Blueprint. Without …
Colin Kaepernick Sources Reportedly Call Out JAŸ-Z Over Yankee Stadium Freestyle
Although much of the weekend was spent celebrating JAY’s legacy, his freestyle undoubtedly rubbed a few people the wrong way. His Roots Picnic freestyle, for example, targeted everyone who has been dragging his name through the mud (i.e. Drake, Tory Lanez, Dame Dash, etc.). And while that garnered plenty of applause, Friday night’s freestyle, trying to silence the internet criticism, certainly didn’t receive the same type of acclaim. One line in…
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