The newly announced collaboration between Jay-Z and the NFL has invited all kinds of views from different quarters. Some called it a wonderful move, while others called on the Rap mogul to disrespect the movement that Colin Kaepernick constructed from the protests that were much publicized.
Legendary musician Brian Michael Cox was the latest to give his two cents about the deal recently where he revealed something interesting. According to Cox, his close friend Jermaine Dupri once got a call from Hov where he had advised him not to strike a deal with the NFL.
Although he didn’t make it clear, it seemed like he was talking about NFL’s attempt to get Dupri to put together some shows in Atlanta in the lead-up to this year’s Super Bowl 53.
https://www.instagram.com/p/BpZrDDcHMMr/“I’m not saying that it can’t turn into some good sh*t,” Cox commented about Hov’s partnership in a recent interview. “We’re also talking about a guy who single-handedly picked up the phone and called Jermaine to tell him not to do it […] When we all had that meeting with the NFL, all that shit was part of the same sh*t.” You can hear him speak on it around the 14:30 mark below.
https://twitter.com/bryanmichaelcox/status/1161766129368326144
Dupri had not co-signed this statement from Brian Michael Cox. Until now. Funk Flex tweeted a short while ago that the producer-rapper has confirmed that Hov did in fact advise him against doing a deal with NFL. “How deep are you in with the NFL? That might not be a good idea,” said Jay-Z to Dupri, per Funk Flex.
https://twitter.com/funkflex/status/1163364202108674051Jermaine Dupri is still to comment on himself, but we can understand that by talking about it he probably doesn't want to get into the debate as he's good friends with Jay-Z.
