After Jermaine Dupri allegedly told NY DJ Funkmaster Flex that Jay-Z urged him not to sign a deal with the NFL, the music producer now claims Jay-Z never told him to back out of an NFL deal. JD denied the allegations in an interview with V-103’s Big Tigger on Wednesday.
It all started when JD’s close friend, music producer Bryan-Michael Cox said Jay-Z discouraged Jermaine from signing a similar deal with the NFL. Bryan-Michael, 41, who produced hits for Usher, Mariah Carey and Mary J. Blige, made the comments during his radio podcast.
“We are talking about a guy who singlehandedly called – he picked up the phone and called Jermaine to tell him not to do it,” said Cox, who added he attended a meeting with Jermaine and the NFL last year to discuss a social injustice campaign. “[JD] took a beating for saying the same shit,” said Cox.
On Monday NY DJ Funkmaster Flex confirmed the report on Twitter.com.
“I JUST GOT OFF THE PHONE WITH JERMAINE DUPRI… HE CONFIRMED THAT WHEN HE WAS WORKING WITH THE NFL LAST YEAR HE DID GET A CALL FROM JAYZ ASKING HIM.. ‘HOW DEEP ARE U IN WITH THE NFL?’ EXPRESSING… ‘THAT MIGHT NOT BE A GOOD IDEA.'”
But JD, 46, denied the allegations that Jay-Z discouraged him from doing business with the NFL.
“People have jumped to all kinds of conclusions,” JD told Tigger. “[Jay-Z] never told me don’t do what I was doing,” he added. “I told Flex I spoke to Hov. Me and Hov spoke.”
On Thursday Funkmaster Flex responded to JD basically calling him a liar.
“Hahahah! I love you Jermaine for life! NFL / ROCNATION applying that pressure for YOU to backpedal! (Body Language is everything) ITS WEDNESDAY BRUH? THIS HAPPENED MONDAY? ( I finally understand what Kap / Nessa been Experiencing!)”
So what is next.
What is Eric and Collin’s next step?
3 years ago they took a knee. Collin got a settlement and a Nike endorsement and Eric still plays in the same league he knelt against.
Black men are still entering the league and playing so again what is next ?!
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JD is lion. He clearly came out and said JZ told him not to take the same deal he was offered and he was in his itty bitty teensy weensy feelings about it when JZ then announced that he had sold out instead. In other words, you are getting in the way of my coins, my shine and welp, my shine. This is why nobody likes 78 y/o JZ and his 70 year old wife BeYonkers.
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It sounds like he is backpedaling or he saying that Flex is BOLD ASS LIAR . That is pretty bold to come out publicly and say that you just talked to someone and they said xy and z.
Your username is fitting. It was all a waste of time. Kaepernick got paid for whining to the wrong people about something they had nothing to do with. (The NFL is not responsible for police brutality). Basically, the whole “protest” was stupid. Jmo
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A lot of “he said-he said”, backstabbing and lies.
Of course JD is lying but I understand why he would. He knows not making a lucrative business move just because a guy told you not to, makes you look like a weak cuck. More than trying to protect Jay-Z, JD is trying to protect his own reputation. Else, he looks like a punk.
Kaep wasn’t whining to the NFL. He never said not one word until he was asked. He simply knelt and created something that is still being talked about till this day. And if you not part of the solution be quiet step aside and let people who do care about black people being killed everyday for the same things white folks are gettin away scott free with. Move out the way.
JD could not have afforded that deal, especially since Janet is gone. This is a non-story. It took them a year to find a suitable buyer. Congratulations Jay.
Exactly! As usual people jumping on a bandwagon just because.
i didn’t even read this article but am extremely concerned about Flex being obsessed with ALL things JayZ …. I didn’t forget about him lying about jay calling him …..LOL smh
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JD played himself when he talked in the first place….
Jay-z’s clout is cemented…just relax
So basically there are some queens twisting words… Can’t rely on hearsay.
What does JD have to gain from denying he said it?
JD probably told him that in confidence! He wasn’t expecting him to go blab the conversation. If that’s what really happened Jay Z knows the deal! JD doesn’t want to burn any bridges…I’m just going to wait to see how this deal all pans out. Folks maybe getting excited about nothing. Deals can be made and deals can be broken…sigh
JD must have gotten the memo.
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JD is doing damage control. JayZ has been telling people of influence like him how to proceed with the NFL. Lebron the same telling players not to go the WH. If you don’t do as these guys say you are a sellout. My question is, who the hell is Lebron and JayZ to determine your decisions for you.
You can tell towards the end that JD was in his feelings when he started bringing up how people in the media treated him compared to Jay z. He is right about Ebro smh dude was killing everybody that performed at the super bowl now he giving Jay a pass lol this situation exposed a lot of people
I think these dudes are scared of the
Exactly. Jay told Meek not to go to the Whitehouse to discuss prison reform.
Chile… I dont give a PHUCK about NONE of these people??? https://media0.giphy.com/media/l46CgcFkYZ5bac89i/giphy.gif
I think these dudes are scared of the 1% that Jay is affiliated with. And because there’s big money involved, and token nicca Jay Z’s reputation is on the line for being the sleezy dirtbag that we already know he is, JD is back pedaling cause he got that “you don’t want these sorts of problems” phone call, and got shook. Those White folks know the influence that Jay Z has, so they positioned him to herd the masses of sheeple that will listen to him and go along with whatever strategy he implements in order to make the stain on the NFL disappear. This just shows the power that the Black community alone has on the pockets of these NFL owners. So much power that they had to get the only hip hop nicca with enough influence to get Black folks back under control in order to stop disrupting their money flow with their kneeling “antics” and boycotting.
Its backpeddling at its finest…JD need to stfu he been talking too much lately…does he have a show or something coming out cause maybe this is for publicity…
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JD talked in circles, rambled about nothing, and couldn’t even speak in complete sentences. He’s lying.
jay called to pressure him to do damage control. Once again, he fell for it.
Bryan Cox looked uncomfortable because he knew JD wasn’t being completely honest.
Looked like that he was on the witness stand smh
JD should have went front pedalling like Kenya did! If he spoke with Jay, he should have kept that conversation to himself. These ninjas ain’t loyal.
JD made Bryan Michael Cox look stupid. Cox should not have spoke on what JD said to him. Seems Cox couldn’t wait to release that info about Jay Z. JD should man up, don’t be a punk! I can’t stand that!
He has very poor personal insights in how he relates to people like him, such as JD, and going back to Dame and many others. That ruthlessness is to a good look. At some point it backfires.
JD’s backpedaling speaks volumes, to the type of intimidation, that goes on Hollyweird
Yep!!!…..
Shorty got the same memo that Epstein and everyone else who had info on the Clinton’s got that suddenly died by suicide/homicide or plane crash. Jay Z did not hang around Obama for no reason because they all got those “kill connects”.
Rght and some of these black folk still believing in Jay after he said nothing. I swear those the black ones that would have been in Heavens Gate talmbout they spirit going up to a passing comet so me and my children drinking this juice!
Jermaine must owe jay z some coins. He scurred!
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Jay Z must’ve threatened JD ?? he switched his story up quick af
Colin used his platform (nfl) to bring attention to a serious issue.
The protest wasn’t stupid. It was needed and it opened dialogue and brought attention to police brutality once again to the nations forefront.
Thank you! Mic drop!
Ugh meanwhile…One of the most important ecosystems on earth has been burning for last 3 weeks..but no media coverage on that though. Yeah No need to wonder why most are being distracted..
Not what he has to gain, but what he has to lose, which is his life. Them wealthy White folks will have you knocked off for messing with their money. JD will be the next one in “Breaking News” headlines having committed “suicide,” or having had a “heart attack” and died.
I heard abt that
Nah Bryan looks good. Everyone EVERYONE knows JD was pressured and did a backpedal
I agree. If this conversation happened, it was JD’s story to tell, not Brian Cox’s. This is what happens when you put people’s business out there, trying to put out “breaking news” about a situation that’s not your story to tell.
Just because you “know” something doesn’t mean you have to tell it to the world.
Jermaine(whom I sat right next to at an award show & I’ll NEVER forget what he did for me) has never been the same since Janet dumped him. Even after the tattoo. But he still should be commended for being there for her during her bereavement.
Why is everyone scared of Jay Z? What does this man have over their heads? I don’t get it. Just a bunch of chumps to me. I remember when Jay Pharoah impersonated Jay Z at the Espy awards and the camera panned to Lebron James and he had the straightest face, like he wanted to laugh but he was too scared to do it. JayZ is not God. *rolls eyes*.
…threatened
or paidJD…..hmmmmmTadow!! You hit the nail on the head with this one.
What did he do birthed you, gave you a mint?! Its seems like you are more upset about him doin Janet wrong than she is. Janet had a marriage, divorce and a baby. The Jacksons aren’t making their kids darker, they want them light, bright and damn near white. ???
It’s not that they’re scared of Jay, as they are the heavy financial hitters that have him in their pockets to keep Black folks in line with his influence.
He’s on Growing Up Hip Hop ATL and I think he’s Exec Producer or sumthin
LOL I was like hmmmm . . . Janet? What does she have to do with this?
If the agreement doesn’t involve Black NFL MAJORITY ownership and the NFL hiring more black managers and executives, then it’s all bullshit and a money grab. Once again blacks will be left with a song & dance with feel good symbolism and imagery and zero TANGIBLES
Too many young brothers left with broken bones, half crippled and broke in their short 3-5 year career and can’t even get a job coaching or the front office in the NFL. Look at the coaching staffs and they’re full of sons, brothers, uncles, nephews, cousins, ect. of other coaches.
No, Jay-Z is not about to become an NFL owner,
https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/no-jay-z-is-not-about-to-become-an-nfl-owner-plus-league-insider-notes-on-ezekiel-elliott-antonio-brown/
…and yall (not YOU, of course) say WOMEN talk too much….chile, please.
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This is the best GIF of all time. Point blank! Period!
YES!!! Nepotism is in full gear within the nfl.
So true….This was nothing but a money grab for a quarterback who was losing his skills.If he REALLY cared about police brutality,then why not protest when he was the height of his career?
All of the players who took a knee only did so while the cameras were recording but you don’t hear a thing from them in the off season. I recall President Trump inviting them to the White-house to talk issues and none of them did. If the CAUSE was the real OBJECTIVE,then why not meet with someone who actually help .
Colin took a payout from OWNERS he deems to be RACIST because those OWNERS didn’t want to hire him because he is BIRACIAL.The key word is that they are the OWNERS.If this was all about the “struggle”,then why take millions for a struggle you claim others suffer from. Jay Z finessed a deal working the Sharpton extortion angle.
Black ppl LOVE to tear each other down, completely, but will give the white man the benefit of the doubt. You folks will continue to NOT hear the trumpet blow when all is said and done. It’s pathetic and fu*ked up that we allow the man to continue to separate us from each other. We let them win every time and then air out this sh*t online for everyone to read. When the time comes, all of us won’t survive this sh*t but some of us will and the strength will be your mind, not your money or the pathetic self hating sh*t the man put in our ancestors’ heads. They win all the time.
This really playing into the white supremacy hands… a black man cannot make a deal because blacks don’t want him too.. whites are not constrained like that
Cause he’s a
Blackbusiness, man!!!!!In the wrong place if you’re expecting media coverage on that here….
Well, ppl with that much money have power and influence. Similar to anyone, white or black, when they have money they can make or break you, depending on what you’re trying to do. It’s as simple as that. I have no idea why ppl hate on him so much. Supposedly everyone is “about their money” “money over beyotches” and all that foolishness, so if he’s clocking dollars, what’s the problem? Ppl hate him cuz he’s clockin dollars. that’s it.
JD is dead ass broke and still trying to get rich off of CHILDREN hence that whack ass show The Rap Game. Not sure if its even still on. But he out here tryna find the next Bow Wow or Kriss Kross. Of course he gonna back track. He is legit back at ONE. Tryna get back to AT LEAST where he was during Emancipation of Mimi era circa 2005
Bryan Michael Cox sounds like he’s about to cry, I was inebriated when I said it. Jay-Z has theses knee grows spooked, no pun intended. ?
Paid!
Ofc hes backpeddling he was real tough criticizing female rappers but his deek is retracting in front of camel funny faced a$$. What else is new? These ninjas are bishes
From his words Jay Z didnt tell him dont do it but reading between the lines
Jayz indirectly applied the pressure by saying U know what side I’m on
So JD backed out the potential deal with nfl to not go against Jay Z
But despite all that JayZ is now going ahead and doing a deal himself to line his own pockets
Now JD is trying to cover for Jayz knowing exactly what someone means if they say to u
“U know what side I’m on”
What they are implying
I might have entertained believing this if JD had debunked this within 24 hrs but the delay is too suspect. Anyway I believe Funk Flex.
No one cares that part of the Amazon forest is burning. There are far more important issues to talk about, such as the cancellation of Wendy’s comedy tour; backlash against Jay-Z. /s
It’s a damn shame how our priorities are screwed up.
I keep looking for articles that says this was even the same deal. In addition, i appreciate the respect Jay-Z gets in this industry, but JD is also a respected figure in this industry…What are we saying about JD, that he would allow another man, to talk him off his path, as if he is inexperienced as well as talk him off his paper?
Yeah, I’ll be expecting a comment from Miss Rose stating “this is a gossip blog” and if we want to read about the world news to go to CNN or Fox, etc..
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That gif has me rolling!!! That smile is phuckin hilarious! Hahahahaha
I bet they been trynna get to kaep and his girl but getting the dial tone. I have said it before my people black and brown are not the type of people you wanna play and then get caught. The same fierce loyalty kaep and them showed you is how fiercely theyre gonna expose that @@$. Their pr reps better not be leaving voicemails or sending emails,them bihs leak…..
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I imagine Auntie to have that smile when typing up one of famous phrases ?
This email s about Jay & JD; not Janet. Comment on the situation @ hand.
WHY SHOULD ANYONE BE SHOCKED, JD ALWAYS THROWS THE ROCK THEN ‘TRIES’ TO HIDE THE HAND. B COX AND FUNK MASTER WEREN’T LYING, JD SAID IT……….JENNY JONES!!!
Same way he back pedalled about his stripper rapper comment..black ass! My mama always said he look like beetle juice.. what it IS that jay z made that phone call..we know how that goes
Cox might have a vendetta against Jay because he gladly spoke on that conversation. I don’t like people speaking for me! Makes me unleash the dragon when people do that.
JD said people took what he said and ran with it. Cox is sitting right there with him. That was foolish the way he put it, but I understand. Cox should not have released that information, but then again everyone needs bait sometimes.
he had a baby on janet jackson…by a stripper i don’t TRUST!
I don’t trust him
I guess Jermaine Dupree’s life has been threatened. I remember Kanye asking Jay in one of his rants not to send his killers to kill him. Hahahaha!
JD, sit your ashy a** down. Either stand by the things you say or don’t brother saying anything.
Exactly what I had to say . . .
Divide and conquer has worked since the beginning of time. Dark vs light, young vs old, rich vs poor, all of that. This is a perfect example of that. Why can’t he get his money AND support Kaep? He can. You have to BE at the table to negotiate anything .We never planned to boycott forever with no plan in sight. Our brothers are the one playing the dang game for God’s sake! We need to support them, and no, it doesn’t matter how many millions they’re paid OR that they’re “slaves with a ball” and all that jazz. We’re all bought and sold at different prices. they have a job just like us and to it they must conform.
Somebody lying. My $ is on Shorty doo wop. Never trusted JD.
It’s probably not that serious to damage a relationship over?????. Look how big and blown out of proportion it has become?.
Anyone with a brain can see that JD was backpedaling. That boy Brian Cox was stuttering all over the place , Tiger was barely able to get the question out before jD cut him off
I know.. like wtf. Did the world end?
Just like the most powerful drug dealer is feared in the hood etc.. and he’s not that vocal neither except for his songs. . It’s a bunch of shit
They could be friends..
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Can I steal ur username? ??????
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I read that the amazon accounts for like 20% of our oxygen. It’s a very big deal. Alaska has been burning for almost a week. Cali is still putting out fires too. Climate change is real and we are definitely being distracted with this nonsense.
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lol people more upset about it than JD like it’s $$ they lost.
Bryan-Michael, 41, who produced hits for Usher, Mariah Carey and Mary J. Blige,
He also produced Day 26’s first album which was a banger. I remember when he used to be on the Making the Band show.
Why does Jay z look like he finna back slap jd? He strike me as violent type. Feel sorry for beyonce from that ev!l narcissus jealous streak. So she stay quiet . https://media0.giphy.com/media/ggcVxWh46be0JsTZ3g/giphy.gif
Well to be honest, white people implanted that seed of deceit in the black community decades ago when they separated us by skin color creating interracism light vs dark skin in our communities and we fell for it back then because we didn’t know as much as we do now. I just thought that in the modernism age that we would’ve wised up by now but it’s all been one mind control mind fvck. They use the fact that we can’t trust each other against us.
I tend to think that it will take a mass traumatic event for lack folks to wake up and even then 2/3 of people won’t make it.
Anybody who thinks JD and Jay Z would be offered the same deal is crazy. I think JD lied to the homie and homie made the lie public.
I just don’t understand what jay z got against lite-skinned brothers like Prince, Nipsey, Nas and Kaep.
Lol.C00n ninja news.
JD been acting real peculiar since he got his new teeth
Black Americans are the most negative, cynical, and meanspirited people on the planet. No wonder y’all are in the predicament your in. Y’all sitting on your behind criticizing talking loud and doing nothing yourself!
Can you name one person who blamed the NFL for police brutality? You lack critical thinking skills!
LMAO!!!!
Exactly and really he should be forced to support Kap I know that harsh but business is business… hell you go to the grass roots black employers treat blacks way more harsh and cheat their own kind way way worse than white peoples do
AND WHY WOULD HE BACK PEDDAL…JAY Z IS NOT THE GODFATHER…..you took a story and ran with it…periodt
I forgot that he produced Day 26’s first album. I still slide that into rotation. That was a great album. I never had to skip a song which is rare anymore.
say that shit..
Folks sleep on that cd.it was so good and still bangs today!
Exactly! Who believed this?
they not even taking into account what he has done for the community, alot more than those judging him
please show me the video where it came out of his mouth that Jay Z did that.
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JD “NOW” says…you mean NEVER said. Flex is a known lying b*tch who is obsessed with Jay Z, not surprised he made it up?????
What about Bryan-Michael Cox? Is he lying too?
Jay doesn’t have killers, if that was the case, Zimmerman would be gone.
Katt Williams said that JD was a paedophile. I think that’s the truth. Look at how messed up Shad Moss is. He took the life out of him.
Yeah, I don’t believe he’s the king of the jungle. The new generation doesn’t even mess with him.
The beat from ‘ Our we in this together’, Brian put is foot in that beat…
That beat from ‘Are we in this together’ Whoo, I use to sing the hell out if that song. I hate that they never toured in my area… Brian Michael Cox put his stamp on that beat. I miss watching that season of Making the Band.
Girl…. Yes, that was a dope album…. That album was everything, That album got me through my late shift at work. I had my Ford Escort rocking blaring that album on the way home.
JD had a deal with Verizon, not the NFL…and that deal was for a concert that occurred during Super Bowl weekend. He did NOT nor has JD ever had a deal or talked with the NFL about a deal.
#factsdomatter
Chile…?
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i see rocnation pays a bunch of idiots to do blog spin for them. bashing dupri doesnt erase the fact that jay-z f people over all the time. did he pay kalief browders family for that documentary. cause we all know he didnt help him.
dupri has always been like that. it has to be a really crazy situation for dupri to just lay it all on the table.
plus, he launches a press campaign against people. its probably not worth it to jd.
I sideline believe this. Not 100% sure tho
Who killed Cathy White?
dupri was a manager first. a manager has to fall on their sword to maintain relationships for their clients. cause i dont think funk master would lie about this.
its not jay z its the people behind him. if it was just jayz he wouldve got beaten up long time ago.
he got a dirty reputation. i think if it was between puff daddy and jayz people would go with puff. now, that says something.
yeah, they kept saying he broke her heart but she wouldnt had a kid with him. his kids are beautiful but they are dark. the jacksons would rather have kids with grifters then black people.
i think they meant that the fires isnt in a place that the media cares about.
like a team but a bounty on reggie bush and cut his career short.
? he wants to be in the spotlight and show them off.
remember when beyonces team would tell producers and studios not to work with certain ladies. terrible.
especially lebron people forget he was a child star of sports. he doesnt have too many real life experiences.
Jay paid his broke azz off…..
I had BOTH DAY 26 and Danity Kane first CD’s. Good stuff! “Since You Been Gone” will always be one of my favorite songs.
Jermaine scary self, you said it.
I’ll take Cox’s word for it, since he was there, and you weren’t.
lol JD never had a halftime deal
my first thoughts. men do this in conversation all the time with other men. “i knew about it first” “i had her first” “i owned the same thing 999 years ago” “i was offered the same deal and turned it down”. bragging rights and shooting the $#!@. i dont trust anything a man says. they are always lying.
That’s because Camel talked him out of it (allegedly).
no there was no half time deal. it was a deal to play event in a public park related to the superbowl. sorry for the late response but a lie travels faster than the truth