Rapper Jay-Z declines an offer to perform during the Super Bowl halftime show this year. This happened just days after Jay-Z paid tribute to Colin Kaepernick at his concert.
While the report has not been officially confirmed by Jay-Z, the league did issue a statement after Pro Football Talk made a request for comment:
“No decisions have been made on the performer(s) and we are not going to speculate on particular artists,” NFL spokesman Brian McCarthy told PFT by email. “Along with Pepsi, we know that we will put on a spectacular show. When it is time to announce her name we will do it. Or his name. Or their names.”
Per Breitbart:
However, the report of Jay-Z’s presumed refusal to appear comes after the singer dedicated a song to former San Francisco 49er Colin Kaepernick who spent the entirety of the 2016 season protesting the national anthem.
The rapper dedicated a song to Kaepernick during his Meadows Music and Arts Festival show on Friday, September 15, according to Essence.
It was reported that Jay Z dedicated his song, “The Story of O.J.,” to Kaepernick and the late comedian and activist Dick Gregory, the latter of whom died last month.
Many are speculating that Jay-Z may have refused the NFL’s offer because of his support for Kaepernick.
BET, for instance, claimed that by turning down the offer of the Super Bowl halftime show, Jay-Z gave “the ultimate middle finger” to the NFL.
It has been reported that the NFL has been making some aggressive financial requests. One of the requests is allegedly a percentage of the performer's concert ticket sales. It is implying the artist will receive a great deal of value by being able to perform during the Super Bowl.
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