The 10 Best Moments Of Jay-Z's "Open Letter"
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Setting The Record Straight - Now, just in case the White House Press Secretary wasn't clear enough for folks everywhere, President Obama had this to say of Jay-Z and Beyonce's trip that inspired Hov's song "Open Letter": “I wasn’t familiar that they were taking the trip. My understanding is I think they went through a group that organizes these educational trips down to Cuba. You know, this is not something the White House was involved with. We’ve got better things to do.”Now that this is out of the way, click on to see what Jay's 10 Best Moments of "Open Letter" Are! (Photo: Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
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The 10 Best Moments Of Jay-Z's "Open Letter": Moment 1 - Last Thursday at 7:45 EDT, Jay-Z released his latest subliminal diss track, "Open Letter," in response to some of the backlash he's gotten from critics for going to Cuba and selling his stake in the Brooklyn Nets. With fire in his lyrics, Hovito struck back with superproducers Timbaland and Swizz Beatz reminding people of who he really is.With that said, we're bringing you The 10 Best Moments of Jay-Z's Open Letter starting with:“Let this s--t knock.” In case you were wondering what Jay-Z wanted the beat to do before he murdered it, this was hit first request. (Photo: Jason Merritt/Getty Images)
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Moment #2: Switch It Up - In case you try to pull the okey doke on Jay-Z, best believe that he has something up his sleeve. How do we know that? Peep this:“Every time they think they got me, I switch the plan up.”(Photo: REUTERS/Carlo Allegri)
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Moment #3: Always a Net - Don't think that just because Jay-Z is no longer a part owner of the Brooklyn Nets it means that he's going to simply disappear from the Barclays Center.“Would have brought the Nets to Brooklyn for free off of you, f---in’ dweeb/ I still own the building, I’m still keeping my seats.”(Photo: James Devaney/WireImage)
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Moment #4: Besties With the POTUS? - It's common knowledge that President Obama and Jay-Z are friendly considering the fundraiser that Hov threw, which raised $4 million for the President's last campaign. Also, Beyoncé did sing at the inauguration, so the first family of hip-hop and the first family are very chummy. Jay-Z's recent trip to Cuba has been questioned by a lot of folks, including Stacey Dash, and here's what Brooklyn's finest said:“Boy from the hood, but got White House clearance.” (Photo: Win McNamee/Getty Images)
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