JAY-Z on NFL protests: “It’s not about a flag, it’s about justice”

The rapper stopped his 4:44 tour to deliver a message to the audience.

November 13, 2017
JAY-Z on NFL protests: “It’s not about a flag, it’s about justice” JAY-Z performs at the Meadows Music & Arts Festival, September 15, 2017.   Angela Weiss / Getty Images

During a recent stop on his 4:44 tour, which rolled through Miami on the Sunday of Veteran's Day weekend, JAY-Z paused the concert to speak about the ongoing protests in the NFL.

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"I want yall to understand, when people are kneeling and putting their firsts up, and doing what they're doing, it's not about a flag," the Brooklyn rapper said. "It's about justice, it's about injustice. And that's not a black or white thing — it's a human issue."

JAY-Z also addressed recent reports that he was struggling to sell tickets on his tour: "It's 17,000 muhfuckas in here tonight but what they gon' say is nobody was in here tonight." Watch the full video here via TMZ.

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JAY-Z on NFL protests: “It’s not about a flag, it’s about justice”