After becoming a topic of discussion for sitting during the national anthem at this year's Super Bowl, Jay-Z is setting the record straight.
After becoming a topic of discussion for sitting during the national anthem at this year's Super Bowl, Jay-Z is setting the record straight.
Halftime Show headliners, Jennifer Lopez and Shakira, tore up the stage with their singing, dancing, and everything in between (including pole dancing!).
One of those children happened to be J-Lo's 11-year-old daughter, Emme, who blew the world away with her voice.
For the most part, everyone loved it.
Despite the fact that some thought it wasn't family-friendly, it was still largely well-received.
This marked the singer's second performance in over two years.
Her Super Bowl performance has been getting high praise.
It's even been called the "best since Whitney Houston," according to The Washington Times.
She nearly lost her life to an overdose, but thankfully, she is recovering and seems a lot healthier.
And from the super deep lyrics in the song, you can definitely feel the pain she was feeling inside.
We all knew that she had an amazing voice, but it was more about the comeback for fans.
Which means that if you want something bad enough, you just have to wish for it super hard!
In a video obtained from TMZ, it was shown that they remained sitting while people around them, including their security guard, stood for the song.
"Beyoncé & Jay-Z (former crack dealer) sit for the national anthem because apparently the United States of America has oppressed them with millions upon millions of dollars & fans. Sounds rough. Maybe they should try another country that allows them a little more freedom & success?" added another.
The former NFLer started silent protests by not standing during the national anthem before games.
Instead, he would kneel. “I am not going to stand up to show pride in a flag for a country that oppresses black people and people of color,” he said.
This means that he will assist with social justice campaigns that are important to the singer and the black community.
He did so at a Q&A for Columbia University.
"What happened was, we got there, we were sitting, and now the show’s about to start," he began.
“So we get there and we immediately jump into artist mode … now I’m really just looking at the show. Did the mic start? Was it too low to start? … I had to explain to them [that] as an artist, if you don’t feel the music, you can’t really reach that level.”
"So the whole time we’re sitting there, we’re talking about the performance, and then right after that, Demi comes out and we’re talking about how beautiful she looked, and how she sounds and what she’s going through, and her life — for her to be on the stage, we were so proud of her."
To clear up any ill-intent even further, he added, "Blue was right next to us; we wouldn’t do that to Blue and put her in that position.”
"If you look at the stage and the artists that we chose — Colombian [Shakira] and Puerto Rican J.Lo — we were making the loudest statement."
In other words, no drama to be found here, folks!
Save that popcorn for later!