For some reason completely beyond me, Jay-Z appeared on “The Van Jones Show” last night. As if we were all dying for Jay-Z’s take on the state of American politics…
Jones asked Jay-Z about a number of political topics, and Jay-Z, being the celeb political expert that he is, delivered.
For starters, he was really offended by Trump’s “sh*thole” countries remark. It was “hurtful.”
“Everyone feels anger, but after the anger it’s really hurtful because he’s looking down on a whole population of people and he’s so misinformed because these places have beautiful people,” he told Van Jones.
Yo Jay-Z. That’s not an insult to the people. No one said anything about the people. The fact remains. If people are so hungry that they’re eating zoo animals, your country is probably a sh*thole. If officials throw you in prison for speaking ill of the government, your country is probably a sh*thole. If you work all day and only make $3, your country is probably a sh*thole.
It’s not a “racist” insult to the people of those countries. It’s an insult to the corrupt governments.
It makes me wonder. If Jay-Z is so insulted by these remarks, why doesn’t he purchase a vacation home in Haiti or Nigeria or something?
Wait. Don’t tell me. Because they’re sh*hole countries.
Moving on.
Jay-Z also talked about racism in America. He’s very well-acquainted with that kind of oppression, being a famous, rich, black celebrity in America and all.
“There was a moment when Donald Sterling had been exposed as this racist on a private phone conversation that he was having and they took his team from him,” Jay-Z said.
“And it’s like, OK, that’s one way to do it. But another way would have been, let him have his team and then let’s talk about it together,” he continued. “Maybe some penalties. Because once you do that, all the other closet racists just run back in the hole. You haven’t fixed anything. What you’ve done was spray perfume on a trash can.”
“You don’t take the trash out. You keep spraying whatever over it to make it acceptable and then, you know, as those things grow, then you create a superbug. And then now we have Donald Trump, the superbug,” he added.
Trump is a SUPER RACIST BUG. Brilliant commentary. Is Jay-Z hoping to land a spot as a full time CNN commentator? Keep saying stuff like that, and you’ll get the job in no time, Jay-Z!
“Donald Trump is a human being, too,” he said. “Somewhere along his lineage something happened to him, and he’s in pain and he’s expressing it in this sort of way.”
Wow. I had no idea Jay-Z was a clinical psychologist too.
This might be my favorite part of all though. At one point, Jones asked Jay-Z about people saying stuff just to put money in their pockets, and Jay-Z actually tried to say that money doesn’t mean anything. HAHAHAHAHAHA! Jay-Z. He said that.
“…because it’s not about money at the end of the day,” Jay-Z said. “Money doesn’t equate to happiness. It doesn’t. That’s missing the whole point.”
“You treat people like human beings. That’s the main point,” he said. “It goes back to the whole thing — ‘treat me really bad and pay me well.’ It’s not going to lead to happiness, it’s going to lead to, again, the same thing. Everyone’s going to be sick.”
Just a friendly reminder that Jay-Z makes money off calling women b*tches and hoes.
And in case you’re not disgusted enough with Jay-Z, this happened.
Jones joked that Trump may surprise him, making a play to be the first “hip-hop president” because he would “get in beefs with people,” likes bling and has a plane.
“Yeah, well, he doesn’t have the struggle,” Jay-Z responded.
Jay-Z’s clearly implying that he knows the struggle. Trump? No. Jay-Z? Yes. ‘Cause skin color.
President Trump caught wind of this interview and issued a short and sweet response.
Somebody please inform Jay-Z that because of my policies, Black Unemployment has just been reported to be at the LOWEST RATE EVER RECORDED!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 28, 2018
Nope. No nickname. Just the facts. Facts stand on their own.
Our economy is better than it has been in many decades. Businesses are coming back to America like never before. Chrysler, as an example, is leaving Mexico and coming back to the USA. Unemployment is nearing record lows. We are on the right track!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 28, 2018
Sorry, but Jay-Z cannot be bothered right now. He’s too busy sitting on his private plane, counting his millions and feeling oppressed by racist bugs.