Chris Brown: Jay Z gets an easy ride over violent past
HE’S been called a thug for hitting his then-girlfriend Rihanna in 2009 but singer Chris Brown says he thinks it’s unfair he’s been so criticised while rapper Jay Z, who also has a violent criminal past, gets to pal around with Barack Obama – and marry Beyonce.
Jay Z, 43, real name Shawn Carter, pleaded guilty to stabbing record producer Lance Rivera in a New York nightclub in 1999.
Fourteen years later he’s a Grammy Award winner with an estimated £297million while Brown’s concerts have been met with protests.
“Jay Z is accepted by America because he shakes hands and kisses babies,” Brown, 24, tells Jet magazine. “No disrespect but nobody brings up the fact that he stabbed somebody and sold drugs. ”
We suspect that someone isn’t invited on to Jay and Beyoncé’s Grammy Winner: Jay Z yacht any time soon.