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Jack Dorsey Allegedly Prohibits Any Mention Of Jay-Z At His Tech Company

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It seems like the complex business relationship between Twitter founder Jack Dorsey and Jay-Z still needs to smooth out some rough edges. Moreover, according to a Fortune report, the former and his management teams “sternly warned” their employees at Dorsey’s tech company Block to not make reference to the East Coast rap legend. Jay is one of nine Block board members, and anonymous employees reportedly alleged that no reason emerged as to why they couldn’t mention the reclusive billionaire in any of the company’s various communication channels, such as Slack and email. Also, the report points to Block’s many recent layoffs as a contributing factor to workplace dissent.

For those unaware, Block acquired a major stake in Jay-Z’s TIDAL streaming platform back in 2021, which many saw as a financial finesse. In addition, TIDAL themselves reportedly laid off dozens of employees from an already small staff last week, and the conversation is that Block acquisitions like Cashapp and Square will face similar processes soon. The report also alleges that various of Jack Dorsey’s employees brought Hov up in connection to the Diddy scandal before this ban.

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Jack Dorsey Allegedly Bans His Employees From Talking About Jay-Z

Of course, Jay-Z doesn’t actually have anything to do with Diddy’s federal case, as any and all connections are merely speculative allegations. As such, it’s curious why Jack Dorsey would allegedly choose to do this. Maybe he is trying to support the “Song Cry” MC by quelling salacious criticism against him, or he instead doesn’t want people to point to Jay to fix problems they might be having with Dorsey? There are a couple of possible options, but nothing that gets us closer to the truth. Perhaps the tech tycoon will address this at some other point down the line.

Elsewhere, Jack Dorsey’s thoughts on hip-hop extend far beyond his alleged censorship of Jay-Z’s name in the office. He also ruffled feathers earlier this year for picking a side in the Kendrick Lamar and Drake beef, causing a whole lot of OVO Stans to suddenly praise Elon Musk’s Twitter without ever really caring about it. Jokes aside, fans have their criticisms of these moves, so we’ll see if they ever get an explanation.

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Adin Ross Rips Into Jack Dorsey For Supporting Kendrick Lamar Against Drake

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The Kendrick Lamar and Drake battle divided all your favorite pop culture randoms who have absolutely nothing to do with hip-hop, or at least, very little. Twitter’s former CEO Jack Dorsey was over the moon when he heard that Kendrick will headline the Super Bowl, as he’s been supporting him against Drizzy this whole time. Adin Ross, a strong OVO ally, chose to clown Dorsey’s recent tweet about the matter: “‘big as the superbowl.’” The streamer was live when he theorized as to why Jack is so mad at the 6ix God and mocked that he’s no longer in charge of Twitter – sorry, “X.”

“That’s why he’s not the CEO anymore and that’s why Elon Musk is doing a way better job than him,” Adin Ross ranted on his stream “Allowing freedom of speech and s**t. I don’t give a f**k, bro, this f***ing libt**d. I don’t care, I said it, I said it, I said it. He banned Trump, and now Trump owns this app. This f***ing quill-fest app. Yo, Elon Musk did what Jack couldn’t do. I don’t care, it’s better now. X is way better now. It’s owned by somebody who supports Trump, thank God. We needed that. And Drake f***ed your wife!”

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Furthermore, many people have speculated as to why Jack Dorsey seems to dislike Drake so passionately. Adin Ross revealed one of them, which is some typical relationship drama stuff. The other is about the Toronto superstar allegedly pulling out of a TIDAL partnership at the last minute. No matter what’s actually true, though, Ross and many other OVO Stans went full cuckoo with this Super Bowl announcement and with everyone else happy for Kendrick Lamar. It’s just a tweet, man…

Meanwhile, Adin Ross’ loyalty to Drake is well-documented. He recently previewed a collaboration between him and Lil Durk that left him satisfied. We’ll see what other random comments and fights people choose to engage in with this whole Super Bowl business. Leave it to a rap beef and a further polarized hip-hop fanbase to turn every little thing into a sales battle, a d**k-measuring contest, or a full-on attack.

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Does Jack Dorsey Have Beef With Drake? Or Is He Just A Huge Kendrick Lamar Fan?

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We are now in Year 20 of the Kendrick Lamar and Drake beef (that’s how it feels, at least). At this point, multiple diss tracks have been swapped back and forth over the past few weeks, and most observers have chosen their sides. That appears to include Jack Dorsey, best known for co-founding Twitter (now X).

On May 3, Dorsey (who was spotted at a Drake concert in 2022, by the way) shared an old tweet of Lamar promoting a June 16 concert in Toronto, an apparent nod to “6:16 In LA.”

Then, on May 4, he shared Lamar’s tweet about his “Meet The Grahams” diss and added, “truth vs lies.” On May 6, Dorsey tweeted, “like that not like us,” an apparent reference to Lamar’s “Not Like Us.” Finally, on May 8, Dorsey posted a link to Lamar’s “Rich Spirit” and wrote, “turn him to a song.”

He also recently retweeted a tweet of an old video of Lamar performing in a Best Buy store. That tweet was shared in response to a user who wrote, “Kendrick’s old tweets are like ‘Hey guys im finna perform at best buy :D’ LMFAOOOOOOOOOOOOO,” which itself was in response to a tweet saying, “You know Aubrey angels went looking for some tweets on Kendrick account too only to find he is indeed the most boring n**** of all time.”

Jack Dorsey Confirms He’s Team Kendrick Lamar Amidst Drake Battle

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Drake vs. Kendrick Lamar is the biggest rap battle of all time. Fans can argue for 2Pac vs. Biggie, or Jay vs. Nas, but the impact this current battle has had on popular culture is unprecedented. Those previous examples were relegated to fans of hip-hop, or fans of music at best. Now, celebrities are lining up to discuss which rapper they prefer. Jack Dorsey, the founder of Twitter, is no exception. The entrepreneur has been keeping tabs on the high-profile battle, and it appears as though he’s coming out as a Kendrick Lamar supporter.

There’s actually multiple pieces of evidence to support this claim. For one, the Twitter specialist dug back into Lamar’s account to find a tweet from 2011. The tweet was in reference to a concert the rapper was performing at. “June 16th,” he wrote. “Toronto. Grab tix here.” The concert was from Drake’s Club Paradise tour, in which Lamar was booked as one of the openers. It’s a throwback to a simpler time for both artists, and in some ways, the starting point for their dissent. Dorsey reposted Lamar’s tweet with a single heart emoji on May 3.

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Jack Dorsey Has Been Reposting K. Dot Content On X

Fans were puzzled by this, as it was unclear whether Dorsey was co-signing Lamar over the 6 God, reminding fans that Drake helped Lamar break through, or evoking a period in which the rappers were getting along. The lack of clarification didn’t help. Dorsey provided followers with an answer over the next couple days, however.

He reposted a video of Lamar and Jay Rock performing the 2012 song “Money Trees” at a Best Buy. The video was accompanied by a caption commending Lamar for working hard to improve his performing skills. Then, on May 8, Dorsey posted a link to Lamar’s music video for “Rich Spirit.” The caption he wrote next to the link read: “turn him to a song.”

“Rich Spirit” was originally released in 2022. The song sees him navigate the pressure of celebrity, as well as the criticisms that fans had for him in the years leading up to Mr. Morale and the Big Steppers. It doesn’t hurt that Dorsey has a personal connection to the album. The entrepreneur made a cameo in the rapper’s music video for another Mr. Morale deep cut, “Count Me Out.”

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Jack Dorsey Likes Kendrick Lamar’s Old Tweet About His First Toronto Show Amid Drake Beef

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Kendrick Lamar’s latest Drake diss “6:16 In LA” continues to make waves, and it looks like nearly everyone has an opinion on the rappers’ ongoing feud. Twitter’s co-founder and former CEO Jack Dorsey even decided to get involved today, dropping some subtle love for Kendrick’s song.

Dorsey liked an old Tweet by Kendrick from 2011, in which he announced his first-ever performance in Drake’s hometown of Toronto. “June 16th. Toronto. Grab tix here,” it reads alongside a link. Dorsey simply quoted the Tweet and added a heart, making it clear who he’s siding with amid the beef. He later went on to share a meme about Drake reacting to “6:16 In LA,” and trying to figure out who on the inside has been secretly hoping for his downfall.

Read More: Kendrick Lamar Vs. Drake Inspires Hilarious Memes Following The Release Of “6:16 In LA”

Jack Dorsey Reacts To “6:16 In LA”

Obviously, Dorsey is tuned in, and he’s not alone. Kendrick’s latest drop has garnered reactions from countless social media users and peers and resulted in numerous hilarious memes. Fans are more eager than ever to hear how Drizzy will respond, with many suspecting that things are just getting started. Some, on the other hand, think Drake shouldn’t bother responding at all. Following the release of Kendrick’s first diss “Euphoria,” Rick Ross shared some words of advice for the Canadian hitmaker.

“He may not have heard this yet but look white boy, I know we not friends but lemme give you this advice because you ain’t got nobody around you– you ain’t got no real n****s around you,” he said. “Don’t respond. You ain’t even peep when the intro came on with that Teddy Pendergrass. That was that Black vibe. Don’t do it. Don’t go write an 8-minute verse.” What do you think of Jack Dorsey liking an old Tweet about Kendrick Lamar performing in Toronto for the first time? Share your thoughts in the comments section down below, and keep an eye on HNHH for more updates.

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Young Thug Awkwardly Met Twitter Founder Jack Dorsey Once

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Young Thug is an inspiration to a handful of people. One such person, which might come as a shock, is Twitter founder and former CEO Jack Dorsey. According to a Million Dollaz Worth of Game podcast episode with Rolling Loud co-founders Matt Zingler and Tariq Cherif, the duo set up a meet-and-greet with the rapper and the social media mogul backstage at a show before the young artist was incarcerated. Zingler and Cherif are curators of the largest hip-hop festival in the world, Rolling Loud.

They also play the role of icon matchmakers. When Dorsey was brought backstage to meet the rapper, Thugger had to be told who he was. Once they were introduced, Jack kept complimenting the rapper, calling Thug his “inspiration.” “I’m sitting there like, ‘How the fuck is Jack inspired by Thug?’” Zingler said. “But genuinely, Jack loves Thug on a weird level to [be] influenced by music to everything. He’s obsessed with Thug.”

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How Jack Dorsey & Young Thug Met Backstage

Unfortunately, the rapper is not the best when it comes to getting praised. Zingler continued, “It was so awkward because Thug doesn’t take compliments that well, so Thug is like super quiet, and it was so awkward for me. I dipped on Thug.” Funny enough, the rapper, who is behind bars for RICO charges filed against him in the YSL case, still somehow has access to Twitter. He’s been promoting his latest album, Business Is Business, which dropped last month.

The album came out while he was in prison and features collaborations with Future, Juice WRLD, Nicki Minaj, Drake, Travis Scott, and more. According to 808Mafia’s Southside, the famous record producer, the album came together in just under two weeks. This was with Metro Boomin at the helm, overseeing the production and sequencing of the entire tracklist. As far as how the artist recorded his sections from prison, Southside remained silent about the process, saying, “We keep our secrets” in a quick TMZ interview.

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JAY-Z Wins Legal Battle In $300 Million Sale Of TIDAL

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A judge in Delaware has dismissed a shareholder class action lawsuit filed against Jack Dorsey and other Block, Inc. board members regarding the $300 million purchase of JAY-Z’s streaming service, Tidal. Chancellor Kathaleen McCormick determined that Block’s directors did not act in bad faith when making the purchase, although it “seemed, by all accounts, a terrible business decision.” The City of Coral Springs Police Officers’ Pension Plan brought forward the lawsuit.

Block, formerly known as Square, initially agreed to pay $306 million for an 87.5% stake in Tidal back in 2021. After adjustments, it was brought down to $237.3 million for an 86.2% stake. The lawsuit blamed the board for going forward with the buy while Tidal was losing money, had lost major contracts, and faced a Norwegian criminal investigation into its streaming numbers.

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JAY-Z At The Launch Of Tidal

NEW YORK, NY – MARCH 30: Usher, Rihanna, Nicki Minaj, Madonna, Dead Mouse, Kanye West, Jay Z, Jason Aldean, Jack White, Daft Punk, Beyonce and Win Butler attend the Tidal launch event #TIDALforALL at Skylight at Moynihan Station on March 30, 2015 in New York City. (Photo by Kevin Mazur/Getty Images For Roc Nation)

In the Coral Springs Police Officers’ complaint, they noted the troubling state of Tidal at the time. They also mentioned Jack Dorsey being a personal friend of JAY-Z: “Specifically, Dorsey is the founder, President, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer, and controlling stockholder of the financial technology company Square. TIDAL was, at the time, a troubled company: it had failed to accumulate meaningful market share in the streaming business, had cycled through five chief executives in as many years, and was beset by controversy including in connection with an ongoing criminal investigation into allegations that it had fraudulently inflated streaming numbers. It was also owned in substantial part by a close personal friend of Dorsey’s, the recording artist turned mogul Shawn ‘Jay-Z’ Carter.”

Following Block’s purchase of Tidal, JAY-Z joined the company’s board and remains a director. The Brooklyn rapper originally purchased Tidal alongside other recording artists back in 2015. The company name was previously Aspiro.

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Jack Dorsey On Elon Musk’s Twitter Takeover: “He Should Have Walked Away”

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Jack Dorsey says that Elon Musk should’ve walked away from the deal to purchase Twitter, last year. The co-founder and former CEO of the social media site discussed Musk’s job running Twitter while replying to a user on his new platform, Bluesky.

“No. Nor do I think he acted right after realizing his timing was bad,” Dorsey wrote in response, as noted by Insider. “Nor do I think the board should have forced the sale. It all went south.”

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The Bluesky social media app logo is seen on a mobile device in this photo illustration in Warsaw, Poland on 21 April, 2023. Founder Jack Dorsey of twitter has released the Bluesky application on Android. (Photo by Jaap Arriens/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

Dorsey added: “If Elon or anyone wanted to buy the company, all they had to do was name a price that the board felt was better than what the company could do independently. This is true for every public company. Was I optimistic? Yes. Did I have final say? No. I think he should have walked away and paid the $1b.”

The new comments go against Dorsey’s original opinion on Musk’s acquisition from last year. At the time, he argued that Musk is the “singular solution” to furthering the success of Twitter. “In principle, I don’t believe anyone should own or run Twitter. It wants to be a public good at a protocol level, not a company,” Dorsey wrote back then. “Solving for the problem of it being a company however, Elon is the singular solution I trust. I trust his mission to extend the light of consciousness.”

In his time since taking over Twitter, Musk has been the center of numerous controversies regarding decisions made for the platform. Most recently, he stripped verification from almost all accounts and replaced the blue check mark as a feature for users who purchase Twitter Blue. This has led to confusion as to which accounts for public figures are legitimate. Musk later gifted many celebrities Twitter Blue who previously refused to participate in the service.

Jack Dorsey’s Bluesky Posts Regarding Elon Musk & Twitter

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Elon Musk Reacts To Cash App Founder Murder

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Elon Musk and many others are reacting to the violent murder of a tech founder in San Francisco. Cash App founder Bob Lee was stabbed to death in what appears to be a completely random attack on the street. The murder has sent shockwaves through the tech community. Many have expressed distress about the increase in violent crime overall and specifically in San Francisco. The city is the hub for many tech innovators and has been for quite a few years. However, in a tweet about the incident, Musk points out that the California city has a habit of releasing many violent offenders back onto the streets. The entrepreneur and Twitter CEO is took the opportunity to try to make a change.

Jack Dorsey, the former CEO of Twitter, currently owns Cash App. For those who aren’t familiar with it, Cash App is a popular mobile payment service developed by Square Inc. Comparable to other apps like Venmo, it allows users to send and receive money digitally for personal and business transactions. Cash App offers a lot of features, including person-to-person money transfers, payment for goods and services, and even the ability to invest in stocks and Bitcoin. It has become a widely used option for individuals and businesses alike for quick and easy digital payments.

Musk Questions Safety Of San Fran Streets

In a tweet about the incident, Elon Musk expressed his condolences for the murder of Lee. In a reply to Jack Dorsey, Musk said, “Very sorry to hear that. Many people I know have been severely assaulted.” However, Musk also took the opportunity to publicly call out San Francisco District Attorney, Brooke Jenkins. “Violent crime in SF is horrific and even if attackers are caught, they are often released immediately,” Musk said. “Is the city taking stronger action to incarcerate repeat violent offenders @BrookeJenkinsSF?”

The final moments of Bob Lee’s life are on film, which adds to the heartbreaking nature of the event. The video depicts Lee as he approaches a driver who stopped on the side of the street with their hazard lights on. He shows them the stab wound and asks for help. Sadly, the motorists speeds away without helping Lee. The tech founder then phones 911 for help before collapsing and eventually passing away. The tech founder’s death is another in a long line of what appears to be a significant increase in violent crime on the streets. Do you think the city could be doing more to prevent violent crime? Sound off below.

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Billionaires Jay-Z And Jack Dorsey Gave Their Bitcoin Academy Graduates $1,000 Each

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In June, Jay-Z launched The Bitcoin Academy which sought to inform residents of Marcy projects on financial literacy through courses focused on Bitcoin and cryptocurrency. The academy began in Marcy as that place is near and dear to Hov’s heart, being that that is where he grew up. As the inaugural class completed their courses this month, both the 4:44 artist and his co-founder, Twitter’s Jack Dorsey, rewarded the graduates in a special way.

In a Wednesday (September 7) tweet, Dorsey proudly exclaimed “An update! At tonight’s graduation class, @sc and I offered each student a grant of $1,000 in bitcoin. Students can save, spend, or send their bitcoin however they choose to keep investing in themselves.” The tweet was accompanied by a photo of seven smiling graduates.

Jay-Z and Jack Dorsey have plans to expand their program beyond the confines of Marcy Projects, as back in February 2021 they launched a $23 million Bitcoin fund with a focus on building teams in Africa and India. Their partnership also extends to Jay-Z’s streaming platform TIDAL, as last year the Roc Nation leader sold his majority stake in TIDAL to Dorsey’s Square Inc. for a reported $302 million.

Check out Jack Dorsey’s tweet about his and Hov’s gift to their inaugural Bitcoin Academy graduates above.