Jay Z, Beyonce secretly paid ‘tens of thousands’ to bail out Baltimore protesters, activist tweets

dream_carters

Rapper Jay Z provided “tens of thousands” of dollars for bail money for Baltimore protesters, writer and social activist Dream Hampton tweeted Sunday.

Hip-hop magazine Complex captured a series of now-deleted tweets by Hampton, whose Twitter rant began with “I’m going to tweet this and I don’t care if Jay gets mad.”

Hampton then tweeted:

When we needed money for bail for Baltimore protesters, I asked hit Jay up, as I had for Ferguson, wired tens of thousands in minutes.

Jay Z, 45, whose real name is Shawn Corey Carter, is married to singer Beyoncé.  The power couple’s net worth is estimated at over $1 billion. Forbes Magazine named the Carters the highest earning couple in entertainment in 2012.

Tweeting about Black Lives Matter, Hampton wrote that the Carters were very generous with their abundant cash.

When BLM needed infrastructure money for the many chapters that we’re growing like beautiful dandelions, Carters wrote a huge check.

…and more stuff, too much to list actually, that they always insist folk keep quiet.

Jay Z and Beyoncé prefer to keep their social activism out of the news and low-key, which has led to some criticism.

In 2012, music legend Harry Belafonte singled out Jay Z and Beyoncé for having “turned their back on social responsibility” in an interview with The Hollywood Reporter.

But the Carters’ avoidance of public appearances and showy giving belies their open checkbook toward progressive causes.  The Shawn Carter Foundation, which Jay Z founded in 2003, claims it has provided $2.9 million in scholarships in support of higher education for the poor, according to its website.

(It doesn’t break out separate amounts for bailing out looters, arsonists and other “peaceful protesters.”)

And the couple’s politics is well known:  they raised $4 million for President Obama in his 2012 re-election campaign.

Now that Hampton tweeted it to the whole world, the hip-hop Carters could not have been happy that their quiet giving is now public.

well, I just got the ‘can you shut the fuk up & head to brunch’ text.  Gonna erase my error ridden rant.  Hope you got your little screenshot

Some people never learn that what is tweeted can’t be un-tweeted.

DONATE TO BIZPAC REVIEW

Please help us! If you are fed up with letting radical big tech execs, phony fact-checkers, tyrannical liberals and a lying mainstream media have unprecedented power over your news please consider making a donation to BPR to help us fight them. Now is the time. Truth has never been more critical!

Success! Thank you for donating. Please share BPR content to help combat the lies.
Steve Berman

Comment

We have no tolerance for comments containing violence, racism, profanity, vulgarity, doxing, or discourteous behavior. If a comment is spam, instead of replying to it please click the ∨ icon below and to the right of that comment. Thank you for partnering with us to maintain fruitful conversation.

BPR INSIDER COMMENTS

Scroll down for non-member comments or join our insider conversations by becoming a member. We'd love to have you!

Comments are closed.

Latest Articles