Just days ago, Jay Z was all smiles with British Royalty, Prince Williams and Kate..Yesterday, the influential rapper and businessman was invited to a meeting with New York Governor to discuss how to reform the criminal justice system ..
There was backlash from critics who have called JayZ a 'crack dealer'..The New York post,Fox news also labeled the mogul a crack dealer ,and wondered what advice the governor would need from him..They even mentioned the fact that, he was charged for stabbing people and bashing them on their heads with bottles ...Their headlines have also elicited a major backlash for bringing up his drug past "
Read the NY post's report titled "Andrew Cuomo meets with former "Crack dealer" Jay Z to discuss police police
When you need advice on a subject, you go to an expert.
Gov. Andrew Cuomo did just that when he had a policy meeting on the subject of how cops enforce the laws with hip-hop mogul Jay Z — who earned most of his expertise in crime as a crack dealer.
The rapper built his musical career on songs about his past criminal exploits slinging crack in Brooklyn’s Marcy housing project.One online report lists 187 references to crack or cocaine on his 12 solo albums, including last year’s chart-topping “Magna Carta Holy Grail.”
In addition to his rap boasts about drug dealing, his criminal justice experience includes being charged with stabbing people and bashing them on their heads with bottles at his favorite city nightclubs.
David Laska, a spokesman for the state GOP, was outraged about the meeting.
“Given Jay Z’s history with the law, he’s as serious a source on police policy as Vladimir Putin is on freedom of speech,’’ he said.
“That kind of a photo-opportunity politics from the governor is the opposite of leadership"
