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Meek Mill Appears To Be Fine With Michael Rubin’s Controversial Black Culture Comments

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Earlier today, The Breakfast Club brought Michael Rubin to their show. The CEO of Fanatics spoke about banning “Not Like Us” at his recent all-white Fourth of July bash, his friendship with Meek Mill, among other things. However, instead of it being just another interview, the episode has gone quite viral, and not in a good way. Additionally, Meek Mill’s name happened to be mixed into Michael Rubin’s controversial comments. Here’s is what the latter said that has stirred up debate: “Look, I’m just being blunt. It’s me, It’s the one thing I’ve learned about Black culture that I don’t like is that Black hate on hate”, he began.

Charlamagne tha God then asked him to explain what he means. Rubin then says, “I think there’s a little bit of Black culture where it’s Black hate on hate. It’s like that Black judge that Meek had, that hated on him and want to go extra hard on him. Okay. I, it’s what people always say to me. It’s like black hate on hate, so I think it’s terrible. It’s something that I think is culturally wrong and I’ll probably get killed for saying this”. During this discussion, he used his close friend Meek Mill to help make his point.

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Meek Mill Shares His Thoughts On Michael Rubin

“When I see the narrative of a really good friend of mine like Meek, and people are trying to… Again, if he was gay — which there’s not one gay bone in his body — who cares, number one. If people wanna be gay, it is 2024. Who the f*** cares”? Number two, there’s not a gay bone in his body, so why do people wanna lie about that”? It’s certainly a lot to unpack and a lot of people, especially those in the Black community have torn into him for it coming from a white man and also him being so comfortable to say this out loud. However, like Rubin is to Meek, the latter is showing that he’s going to stick up for his friend, too.

The Philadelphia product seems to agree with Rubin’s overall message. However, he doesn’t address the gay comments. “Rubin shouldn’t be saying that type stuff out loud… a black man suppose to but nobody saying it”, he begins in his tweet. “Its like we only collab on songs women and parties… he be hearing my friends getting murdered like why meek, I can’t explain it to him in a sensible way”! However, it seems a lot of people are confused on the message, as well as the format of Meek’s tweet.

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What are your thoughts on Meek Mill’s response to Michael Rubin’s viral Black community comments on The Breakfast Club? How do you feel about the Fanatics CEO making these remarks? We would like to hear what you have to say, so leave your thoughts in the comments. Additionally, always keep it locked in with HNHH for all of the latest news surrounding Meek Mill and Michael Rubin. Finally, stay with us for everything else going on in the music world.

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Michael Rubin Addresses Backlash To His Comments About Black Culture

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Michael Rubin’s recent appearance on The Breakfast Club drew some significant uproar from the Internet for a couple of different reasons. One of these was his comments about Drake attending his White Party in the aftermath of the Kendrick Lamar battle, which led DJ Akademiks to claim that the 6ix God took 20 OVO affiliates with him to bring some muscle to the table in case anyone was about to ask why Baka was still around. But the real controversy behind Rubin’s radio show appearance was his comments about not liking certain parts of Black culture, remarks which he’s now apologized for.

“I got a phone call from one of the people I have the most respect for in the world,” Michael Rubin tweeted on Thursday afternoon (August 15) after his comments on Black people hating on other Black people caused viral backlash. “They told me while they appreciate my intention, it’s not my place to speak on Black culture. I get it and really appreciate the input! My intention was to say how important it is that we need to uplift each other, stop hate on each other, and push each other to win, and always root for each other’s success! My bad, Much love and appreciate the feedback [two heart emojis]. @breakfastclubam @djenvy @cthagod @LorenLorosa.”

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Michael Rubin’s Apology For Black Culture Comments

Elsewhere, this is what Michael Rubin had to say about banning Kendrick Lamar’s “Not Like Us” diss track at his Fourth of July White Party this year since Drake was attending. “It was true,” he said of the rumors on The Breakfast Club. “I just didn’t think it was appropriate, so I said, ‘Hey, let’s not play anyone’s music that’s feuding with anyone here.’ That was a me decision. I just thought it wasn’t the appropriate thing to do.”

Meanwhile, Michael Rubin also defended Meek Mill’s heterosexuality amid rumors spurred by the Diddy revelations that he’s actually attracted to other genders. “When I see the narrative of a really good friend of mine like Meek, and people are trying to… Again, if he was gay — which there’s not one gay bone in his body — who cares, number one,” he shared. “If people wanna be gay, it is 2024. Who the f**k cares? Number two, there’s not a gay bone in his body, so why do people wanna lie about that? Why do people want to change the narrative of a bet he made with me to try to hurt him?”

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Jay-Z Ripped Apart By Dr. Umar For Tom Brady’s HOF Induction Performance

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Last month, Jay-Z put on a little performance at Tom Brady’s New England Patriot’s Hall of Fame induction ceremony. He played his iconic track, “Public Service Announcement”, which the seven-time Super Bowl champion walked out to back at his old stomping grounds, Gillette Stadium. Fast forward to the end of July and Dr. Umar, the reputable and outspoken activist, is now sharing some scathing comments for Jay-Z’s involvement. According to HipHopDX, he vented his disappointment in the New York native in an interview with The Art Of Dialogue, focusing on the fact that if he’s going to “celebrate the white man, you should’ve came and celebrated the Black man”.

The “Black man” Dr. Umar is referring to is Hip-Hop’s 50th Anniversary. “You have no right celebrating Tom Brady’s NFL career and at the same time not perform at the 50th anniversary of Hip Hop”, Umar expressed. I believe that JAY-Z owed it to Hip Hop to perform at the 50th anniversary”. Later on, the social media personality went on to share that he hopes that the billionaire isn’t trying to distance himself from the Black community. “And I just hope JAY-Z isn’t suffering from Black male narcissism. You know, we get successful, and we start thinking we God and we’re better than other Blacks and we’re too good to be around other Blacks”.

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Dr. Umar Obliterates Jay-Z

Umar then warned Jay further, “So I hope Mr. Shawn Carter remembers his roots and the Marcy Projects in Brooklyn, and I hope he remembers everything he had to go through to get where he is… A lot of people helped JAY-Z get where he got, and for him not to come and pay homage, that was wrong”. On top of the reasons he listed, Umar also mentioned how Hov’s affiliation with the NFL is essentially a betrayal. “You have no right — no right — honoring a white man, Tom Brady, who’s never done anything of significance for the Black community, and the NFL, who has destroyed Black men’s careers, Colin Kaepernick included, and continues to do so”. In the end, he went on to say how a free concert for hip-hop heads would help make up for his wrongdoing.

What are your thoughts on the criticism from Dr. Umar about Jay-Z performing for Tom Brady but at none of the Hip-Hop 50th Anniversary events? Do you think the activist’s comments are justified or out of line and why? We would like to hear what you have to say, so leave your thoughts in the comments. Additionally, always keep it locked in with HNHH for all of the latest news surrounding Jay-Z. Finally, stay with us for everything else going on in the music world.

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