Music stars @Pharrell Williams and Jay-Z released a new song/music video called "Entrepreneur."
As @augustbrown notes, there is a hidden meaning in the new track: https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/music/story/2020-08-20/pharrell-williams-jay-z-entrepreneur
As @augustbrown notes, there is a hidden meaning in the new track: https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/music/story/2020-08-20/pharrell-williams-jay-z-entrepreneur
The song coincides with a guest editorial Williams wrote for Time magazine.
In it, he notes some of those earliest landings in his home state of Virginia were colonists, in search of profit from the slave trade. https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/music/story/2020-08-20/pharrell-williams-jay-z-entrepreneur
In it, he notes some of those earliest landings in his home state of Virginia were colonists, in search of profit from the slave trade. https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/music/story/2020-08-20/pharrell-williams-jay-z-entrepreneur
Thus, the title of the track, “Entrepreneur,” is more than meets the eye.
It highlights a skepticism about capitalism and its impact on people of color. https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/music/story/2020-08-20/pharrell-williams-jay-z-entrepreneur
It highlights a skepticism about capitalism and its impact on people of color. https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/music/story/2020-08-20/pharrell-williams-jay-z-entrepreneur
The song created a controversy before it was even released, with some influential social media users feeling targeted.
But they let their opinions be known:
https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/music/story/2020-08-20/pharrell-williams-jay-z-entrepreneur
But they let their opinions be known:
https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/music/story/2020-08-20/pharrell-williams-jay-z-entrepreneur
Roc Nation and the NFL announced a partnership around social justice. Here's everything we know about it: https://www.latimes.com/sports/story/2019-08-16/jay-z-colin-kaepernick-partnership-nfl-criminal-justice
Here is the story of how two Black music producers ended up at the home of Jay-Z and @Beyonce, sipping wine and listening to music over the course of a five-hour session https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/music/story/2020-08-18/beyonce-nova-wav-black-female-producers
Here's how you can support Black-owned music businesses https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/music/story/2020-06-19/la-black-owned-independent-record-labels?dsf