99 Problems But Royalties Ain't One

[telemann.livejournal.com]

Hip-hop zillionaire Jay-Z is launching a new clothing line about the 99%. But the profits will remain with the 1%, Jay-Z.Jay-Z is releasing a new line of T-shirts in support of the Occupy Wall Street movement Friday via his Rocawear clothing label, but he doesn't plan to share any of the profits with the protesters. The rapper was recently seen wearing one of the shirts, which tweaks the phrase "Occupy Wall Street" by crossing out the "W" and adding an "S" to make it read "Occupy All Streets."
He's got to make another million for his coming son, Jayonce'.

Source.

I did silk screening for tee shirts at the OWS protests in Manhattan, there were people donating silk screen supplies, inks, and even tee shirts. People from around the country were visiting the protests and offering their support, bringing shirts to get screened with OWS logos and artwork. We even helped a few skateboarders get the logos on their equipment. So in that context, I'm a bit put off by what Jay-Z is doing.


X-posted to telemann and ontd_political

Comments

Re: I am the 5%

[badlydrawnjeff.livejournal.com]

The top 50% should occupy the occupy tent cities!

Re: I am the 5%

[badlydrawnjeff.livejournal.com]

I am the 75% of the country that cannot get Yeungling. Or something.

Re: I am the 5%

[blue-mangos.livejournal.com]

What do you need free beer for, you're the 5%.

Re: I am the 5%

[blue-mangos.livejournal.com]

who are the 3% who don't?

Re: I am the 5%

[geezer-also.livejournal.com]

Now THAT was funny!!!!

[kayjayuu.livejournal.com]

Ruh-roh. Evil capitalist rappers, must be in the 1%!

[hey-its-michael.livejournal.com]

Definitely a douchey move on his part. At least it took him a good month or so before he started capitalizing on the protests against wealth inequality.

[allhatnocattle.livejournal.com]

I heard that spelling/grammer were issues that caused the delay of this launch

[badlydrawnjeff.livejournal.com]

As he said in "Diamonds from Sierra Leone," "I'm not a businessman, I'm a business, man." Jay-Z's in it for himself.

If only the OWS protesters were interested in policy solutions to something like this. Instead, they'll probably just try to camp out in front of Kanye's house or something.

[telemann.livejournal.com]

lol

[badlydrawnjeff.livejournal.com]

Jay-Z has a verse in it.

[badlydrawnjeff.livejournal.com]

My apologies for not properly citing the remix, then. d:-P

[spaz-own-joo.livejournal.com]

policy solutions to something like this.

Regulate!

[badlydrawnjeff.livejournal.com]

[spaz-own-joo.livejournal.com]

[blue-mangos.livejournal.com]

They're not really calling their son Jayonce are they? Please tell me that's a joke.

[anfalicious.livejournal.com]

What a fucking douchebag. I hope someone sets fire to some of his things.

What's new?

[korean-guy-01.livejournal.com]

Hip Hop moguls tend to profit from idiocy.

[brockulfsen.livejournal.com]

Gee, that's mighty white of him...