Political Activist Fred Hampton, Jr. Criticizes Jay-Z Over Lyrics, Calls Him “Slave-Z”
Political activist Fred Hampton, Jr. scolds Jay-Z for line about his late father on “Murder to Excellence” track, calls Hov “Slave-Z”
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Jay-Z is coming under fire for lyrics on “Murder to Excellence” off his and Kanye West’s Watch the Throne album.
Fred Hampton, Jr., the son of late Black Panther Party leader Fred Hampton, is taking exception to Jay-Z’s line on the song, in which he spits: “I arrived on the day Fred Hampton died/Uh, real niggas just multiply.”
According to the Ruby Hornet website, Hampton, Jr. addressed Hov’s line while speaking during a screening at the University of Chicago this past weekend.
“He was assassinated,” Hampton, Jr. said. “Saying Fred Hampton died is like the school teacher telling students that Christopher Columbus discovered America.”
He went on to refer to Jay as “Slave-Z.”
Jigga’s line was referencing his December 4th birthday, which was also the same date that Fred Hampton was murdered in an FBI raid. –Jakinder Singh
Clearly didn’t mean it in a disrespectful way, Jay-Z’s smarter than that.
To be completely honest Jr. overreacted. I mean yes his father was assassinated which counts as dying last time I checked. Hov didn’t seem to use Mr. Hampton’s death in a mockery way…it just fit with the song. Easy for me to say because it wasn’t my father who was killed but damn calling Hov “Slave-Z” was dumb. Let other ppl overreact to my post tho….
Aww hell naw! Homie you can’t even come at Jr like that bro. His pops got kilt bro. Fuck you mean bro! lol. jk.
But seriously, I agree with you.
he didnt mean it in a disrespectful way… If you pay attention he said I arrived the day fred hampton died… real Niggaz multiply… implying that fred hampton was a real nigga why so sensitive… it was a compliment….
Itz SAD how our GENERATION overlooks the ORIGINATORS & gives PROPS to the REMIXERS as if they were the CREATORS!
JAYZ RICK ROSS NOR ANY other of these FAKE Gangsta rappers need to CHECK themselves! I come from a land where we birthed LEADERS that have impacted the world around us! Chicago! From Jeff Fort to Pres. Obama! PEOPLE (not obama) SACRIFICED their lives so that these rappers can speak freely and have the opportinities they hav now! ALL THESE BABY THIGH AZZ NIGGAS ATE from the FREE breakfast programs when their own momma wasnt able to provide! GTFOH! IsNT anything ABOUT OUR HISTORY & STRUGGLE SACRED THESE DAYS??? IF WE DONT PROTECT IT WHO WILL?? ALL N ALL JAYZ AINT SACRIFICED SH*T N THE NAME OF HELPING NOBODY so get off his dingaling!
That very notion of “over reacting” is exactly what has the majority of so called African American culture so discombobulated. Making excuses for the acceptance of disrespect is a damn cop out and the generations of children that have to feed off of that ignorant thinking will only damage society in diabolical ways. Anyone who has said or intends to say that F.H. Jr. is over reacting is a self loathing ignorant coward. If nothing else that man has a right to defend how his father is remembered, look at it like this, if someone raped your mother and then turned around and said she wanted it would you be over reacting then?????
i agree wit malakh el we as black ppl ni have a generation of busta azz cowards
thats bull, the nigga saying fred is a real nigga respecting his sacrifice and struggle. A lot of people would not even know who fred hampton was , until listening and researching the song. Murder to Excellence. People died/murdered in the past for the african people future greatness. Check MLK Dream speech. We are the future he was refering to.
you got it twisted fam…
1. ain’t nobody researched The Chairman (did you know that was his nickname?)…stop acting like it was an Ace Of Spades drop…ain’t nann a rap site did an excerpt either (EVEN XXL), so dead that talk.
2. he has a right to speak about his dad…my question is why are you so quick to defend Jay?
3. If it was all about bigging him up…they were in the Chi 11/30 & 12/1…where was the love then? They went to Ye’s old hood…couldn’t make a detour?
But if Fred Jr would have bought WTT tour tickets…got backstage and took a flick w/Jay…heads would have been like “who’s that”…”who his dad?”…others would have said “Jay stay winning”…
tell me I’m lyin’…
Too many brothers and sisters are gangsta, but not revolutionary. So they are eager to ride a rapper’s jock before they check their soul concerning their history and heritage. Fred Hampton is a towering figure in our recent history and his assassination is essential knowledge. I thank God there is a Fred Hampton Jr. and he is carrying the black revolution on his back. That’s a man there and he will have a throne in a higher place.
our brother n sisters aint gangsta dey coward if dey was gangsta dey would buck against dis unjust matrix doctrine system
It’s like you’re on a misosin to save me time and money!
umm..well..jay didnt mean this disrespectfully at all, quite the opposite. that being said, jay isnt a good rapper, hes missing that special something
Whether Jay meant no respect or not… First he implies that he is real…. Which is false… And 2ndly I could see how anyone would be disrespects when their fathers murder was referred to as just a death..
I can’t believe some of the comments I am reading and I am talking about the ones that are disrespectful to the the Chairman and his father. Since when did our children need a rapper who is bought and paid for, to tell them about who Fred Hampton was. If it is going to be told, then it has to be the truth. another thing, how does anyone know what jay meant and what were his intentions for even saying that line..some peole accept anything…there are some people that need to wake up for real especially you star struck clowns