who better than the iconic jay-z to serve for the league s change? what has his role been other than producing the super bowl halftime show? he doesn t appear to have been an overtly visible part of their strategy. take a listen to what dominique foxworth had to say on msnbc earlier. part of what they are buying is the good will that he had, that he possesses, and as far as black people are concerned. they are buying his blackness and trying to buy him as a blanket to throw over the kaepernick situation. and i think what comes with that is some responsibility, a level of responsibility. joining the panel, andrew beeten, sports reporter for the wall street journal. molly and alonzo are back with us. i m a huge jay-z fan, love, love, love his music. let s talk about what he has brought to the nfl here objectively. what do you make of jay-z s
yeah, i probably will at some point. i will still definitely have my hands in music. i still will, because i have a passion for music, so i still will produce music, i still will write music, i still will executive produce music, i still will put artists out through my label and create opportunities and cultivate careers but i m not going to be the 40-year-old rapper. jay-z is pulling it off and he s fine. i know but that s jay, you know what i m saying? that s jay and he, like you say he s doing it very well. hats off, but i don t see me doing that. i just don t see that for me. everybody just retires and come back anyway. but you know what i m saying, to be perfectly honest with you, man, if i had the option jay-z what you got little mama, show me what you got pretty lady will smith. getting jiggy with it
nah, nah, nah, nah, nah, nah, nah i think i d go with will. i m a jay-z fan, a have a lot of respect and admiration for jay-z but will gets to spend more time with his family, he gets to be home more, you know, and actually raise his kids and you know what i m saying, i feel like he has more of a home life, you know, so for that reason, and the money don t hurt. $20 million a flick ain t bad. so the dispatcher do anything, screw the job up? as an actor, i know that it takes time, it takes attention, but it s stable, you know. you re on set 12 hours, you go home. you re on the set 12 hours, you go home. i mean, and music, it ain t got no hours, you know, you re at the studio all the times of the morning, okay, now you got to wake up early in the morning, catch a flight, travel here, go