Yup, Bey was there.
Beyoncé Attends Jay Z’s B-Sides Show
Jay Z’s historic B-Sides show was packed with star power—but the biggest star of all was backstage.
As previously reported Hov had a one-night-only concert at NY’s Webster Hall and brought out Cam’ron, Jim Jones And Nas.
Backstage Jim Jones kicked it with his longtime love Chrissy in the D’USSE Lounge…
and Karrueche and Victor Cruz were also coupled up.
Beyoncé was also behind the scenes and popped champagne with her hubby while matching him in black.
And while most people were in awe of Hov’s artistry on stage, others didn’t take too kindly to a freestyle he did in remembrance of Nipsey Hussle. In it, Jay Z encouraged people to “gentrify their own hood.”
“Gentrify your own hood before these people do it/ Claim eminent domain and have your people move in/ That’s a small glimpse into what Nipsey was doing/ For anybody still confused as to what he was doing.”
The line’s picked up steam on social media and caused controversy amongst folks who think Hov is glamourizing the system that pushes out lower-income people in favor of the affluent.
Words mean things. Don't gentrify your hood. That would be the process of pricing out your neighbors. dO work to make the situation better for those that are CURRENTLY there. Get a park built, get street lights fixed, support local businesses, run community programs, etc. https://t.co/yHbKZE5uHe
— Ms Universally Specific (@Gota_de_L1uvia) April 27, 2019
Spinning gentrification as a good thing? Are y’all OK??? pic.twitter.com/7RP07Djp3U
— Clarkisha Kent: A Girl Knows No Death (@IWriteAllDay_) April 27, 2019
What do YOU think about Hov’s gentrify the hood comments???
More on the flip.
Jay-Z told me to gentrify my own hood so I bulldozed my immigrant parents house and built a yoga studio/ gluten free stree strip club. Thanks hov
— A Man + His Plants (@speakz) April 27, 2019
Some people think Hov’s words are being taken out of context.
When Hov said gentrify your own hood before they do it I’m pretty sure he meant to rebuild and improve infrastructure and not the other definition of it pic.twitter.com/jX9HvH27aH
— AnneNarquis (@OzainIsDrSebi) April 27, 2019
so hov was out here spitting barclays center bars in the name of nipsey? smdh not my GOAT
— TraeTL Shawty (@DatWerkk) April 28, 2019
"gentrify your own hood" man hov said that cause I'm tired of yall banging crenshaw tweeting from oklahoma city.
— bourtenvi. (@bobbicourtenvi) April 27, 2019
I love Hov as much as the next nigga, but gentrification is gentrification. Telling poor people to “gentrify the hood” means he either doesn’t fully understand the term OR he doesn’t give a fuck.
“REVITALIZE your own hood” is more accurate.
— Zyrion Lannister (@ZEZUS__) April 27, 2019
Timely critique of gentrification, structural racism, eminent domain, redlining, devaluation of black spaces, disaccumulation of black wealth, racialized disinvestment as a precursor to real estate speculation…
But does Hov recall being the face of the Barclays Center or nah? https://t.co/TQGp2o4aGc
— Amanda Boston, Ph.D. (@atboston) April 27, 2019
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"Hov ain't mean gentrify like that.."
Y'all are really arguing that the greatest rapper of all time doesn't know that words have meaning…?
— Buju Banter🇻🇨 (@FEELZ_____) April 27, 2019
Hov talking about don’t let “them” gentrify you to a room full of “thems.” pic.twitter.com/aVB848bGJ7
— 🇵🇷 Your Old Jew ✡️ (@_SashiSash) April 27, 2019
Other attendees to Jay’s B-Sides Show included Fab, Q Tip and Dave Chappelle.
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