The NFL and Roc Nation announced their first event under their new partnership: A Meek Mill and Rapsody NFL kickoff concert
Earlier this month, Roc Nation announced that they would serve as “live music entertainment strategist” for the NFL, even though Jay-Z had been critical of the league’s handling of the anthem protests and its treatment of Colin Kaepernick.when the partnership was announced. “They were willing to do some things, to make some changes, that we can do some good.”
However, Jay-Z has faced continued reproach for aligning with the NFL, with Carolina Panthers’ Eric Reid, Kaepernick’s former teammate on the San Francisco 49ers,“I think that we forget that Colin’s whole thing was to bring attention to social injustice, correct?” Jay-Z said in a follow-up press conference,“So in that case, this is a success; this is the next thing. ‘Cause there’s two parts of protesting. You go outside and you protest, and then the company or the individual says, ‘I hear you.
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