Thursday, March 28, 2024
Thursday, March 28, 2024
Thursday, March 28, 2024

SHOTS FIRED! JAY-Z FLIPS ON PHILADELPHIA MAYOR OVER MUSIC FESTIVAL!

»

Published

»

Sign up with Your Content for the latest updates. Have a story or news tip? Contact our 24/7 newsroom at 833.336.8013 or email us.

Made in America Festival won’t be rocking the Ben Franklin Parkway, according to Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney – who found himself a new enemy – Jay-Z!

“We are disappointed that the Mayor of the City of Philadelphia would evict us from the heart of the city, through a media outlet, without a sit-down meeting, notice, dialogue or proper communication,” Jay-Z, who founded the Labor Day weekend festival, wrote in an op-ed for the Philadelphia Inquirer posted online Wednesday.

Despite the good vibes and tourism dollars generated by the festival, Jay-Z says that Mayor Jim Kenney’s administration has been trying to end the Parkway party.

“We consider this stance a failure on the Mayor’s part,” Jay-Z said. “Is this an accurate representation of how he and his administration treat partners that economically benefit his city? Do they regularly reject minority-owned businesses that want to continue to thrive and grow alongside his city’s people?”

Mayor Kenney gave brief remarks following the Jay-Z op-ed Wednesday.

- Advertisement -

“First of all I love Jay-Z,” Kenney said. “I think he’s extremely talented. He’s very philanthropic.”

While Kenney said he loves the concert and wants to keep it in Philadelphia, he also said having it on the parkway created some “operational difficulties” due to the amount of time it takes to set up the festival and take it down.

“We were in conversation with the people we thought were communicating that to Roc Nation and to Jay-Z,” Kenney said. “Apparently they weren’t.”

“Since they responded to the RFP and had no complaints we thought that it was okay to look around for some other prominent sites in the city where we could do it,” Kenney said.

The 2018 edition of the festival this September would be the last on the Parkway and that they would like to keep the festival in the city, but at another location.

Developing now.

Your Content is a publication centered around breaking news, trends, and true crime investigations. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re published.

Ohio High School Principal Resigns Amid Sexual Harassment Investigation

Robert Griffiths, the principal of an Ohio high school, has resigned following allegations of...

Serial Bank Robber Arrested in Metro Atlanta Following Multi-Agency Investigation

Dallas, Georgia, police, in conjunction with other law enforcement agencies, have successfully apprehended a...

Search for Armed Robbery Suspect in Maumelle Dollar General

The Pulaski County Sheriff’s Office is requesting public help in identifying a suspect involved...

Birmingham Police Arrest Man as Investigation into Father’s Disappearance Takes a Dark Turn

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — The Birmingham Police Department has reported a significant development in a...