Jay-Z Bites Back at "Eat the Rich" Rhetoric: "We're Not Gonna Be Tricked Out of Our Position"

[love_galore]

Jay-Z took on criticism of his capitalism in a surprising Twitter Space.

"We did our thing, you know, we hustle, we fucking killed ourselves to get to this space. And, you know, now it’s like, you know, you know, ‘Eat the rich.’" https://t.co/lhLBPuyUvO
- Rolling Stone (@RollingStone) September 1, 2022

“Before was the American dream, ‘Pull yourself

Comments

[colossusx]

i guess you live long enough to become just another cog in the system

he sounds like a old white man

[aotearoagal]

Remember when he tried to commodify Occupy Wall Street?

[rabbitncavylove]

Oh god I forgot about that one

[skyler_white_yo]

You either die a hero, or live long enough to be the villain.

[namae_nai]

truly nolan's best piece of writing lol

[thatgum_youlike]

didn't he write that screenplay with his brother? maybe it came from jonathan lol

or even, oh god, david s. goyer (probably not tho)

[sitakhet]

The most poignant words always come from the weirdest of fucking places...

[rhenna_navi]

Was Jay-z ever a hero though? He's always been like this.

[devopet]

Was it him that didnt know you had to pay for water (like in a home)? He has always been out of touch.