Joel(the biggest hater of them all) is great. With that said, most of these things have already been said a decade plus ago about jay or aren't that tangible. It's basically a "here's what Jay said or did that proves such and such now" article. Like even using the "he compares himself to real activists" critique is BS. Yeah the Fred Hampton bar is an amazing line. A real one of one situation. Who else wouldn't do that? It's rap. Hov having some issues dealing with criticisms with how he navigates capitalism is fair but a good deal of this piece are reaches. Especially half the stuff Noble said.![]()
This Has Always Been Jay-Z’s Blueprint
Jay-Z said 2026 will be a year of “all offense.” Here’s what that really means.www.theringer.com
I fuck with Jay but Joel cooked with this