Jay-Z & Russell Simmons’ Anti-Semitism PSA
[I found the above PSA via Nah Right after posting the rest of this post. Looks like Jay-Z needs some more practice with prompters but I'm still glad to see this effort.]
Both Jay-Z and Russell Simmons will appear in an upcoming PSA or series of PSAs to reduce anti-Semitism in which:
They will ask viewers, "What’s hot? Respect for people. What’s not hot? Hating people for their color or religion." And they will explain that "anti-Semitism is a long word for racism."
The spots will appear in the States, Europe and South American and will utilize "the new Voxonic techonology" to translate their speech into French, German, Russian and Spanish.
Hey, it wouldn’t be hip hop without a product placement!
This is a good look for both men with Russell Simmons building on long term activities with which he’s been involved to ease Black and Jewish relations in the U.S. while bringing Jay-Z further into the responsible public figure game.
ProHipHop Conjecture:
Could Russell Simmons be acting as an informal advisor to Jay-Z on how to find his way in such settings? Seems fairly likely but I’d love to know how those things work.
