Jay Z Vs Belabutte Analysis

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In this article titled “worst beef ever; Jay-Z vs Harry Belafonte” Harry Belafonte observed one of the resplendent misuse practice of this modern time by saying that we are endowed with many high profiles artists and dominant celebrities, but demonstrated less concern or have withdrawn their back on the responsibility of the societies. He critically accused the black celebrity pair that they have done nothing enough for the minorities in which I do have a concern about.
In my own perspective as a world renowned entertainer and civil rights activist, Harry Belafonte shouldn’t have made the option of making his remarks public in an obvious path. He knows a better way of making this known to everyone, not by specializing in Jay-Z and Beyoncé. I personally support Jay-Z. Take, for instance, I could recollect during the campaign election in 2012 Jay-Z made a statement “I have ninety-nine problems but he is not one”. Meaning Jay-Z has a social responsibility of supporting his own ethnicity. Everyone has their cross to carry you are not called to do everything but to make an impact or crucial change. Being socially responsible has to do with people and set of
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And it’s different from the huge because of the efforts of Belafonte and several of his fellows. Jay-Z and the majority of us who developed listening and loving to his music received experienced and gained the world differently. Therefore, Belafonte accusations are strictly based on his own personal experiences, thoughts and belief of what contribution to society has to give. But why do people over and over again degrade each other down because someone does not agree with you in every way? As I have said earlier, he should not be calling out anyone because it is fundamentally his own perspective. Opinion is opinion and it does not mean it is right or

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