Jay-Z Helped the NFL Banish Colin Kaepernick | The Atlantic

The former quarterback caused a problem for the league—which turned to the celebrated rapper for assistance.

Jemele Hill,Staff writer for The Atlantic

Yesterday the hip-hop mogul Jay-Z and National Football League Commissioner Roger Goodell held a joint media session at the Roc Nation offices in New York to seal a once-implausible partnership that isn’t being received as positively as both parties probably hoped.

I assume neither Goodell nor Jay-Z expected to be on the defensive once the NFL announced that it would give Roc Nation, the music mogul’s entertainment company, significant power in choosing the performers for the league’s signature events—including the coveted Super Bowl halftime show. Jay-Z and Roc Nation will also help augment the NFL’s social-justice initiatives by developing content and spaces where players can speak about the issues that concern them.

[Featured Image: Image from Music Video “I Got the Keys” ft. Jay Z (2016)]

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