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O.J. Simpson Says JAY-Z Got It Wrong On ‘The Story Of O.J.’

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O.J. Simpson has said JAY-Z got it all wrong in his infamous song, “The Story of O.J.,” and that a particular line on the track is a lot deeper than it seems on the surface.

Blogger Augustus Lymon caught up with The Juice on Friday (April 7) and asked him about the line: “O.J. like, ‘I’m not black, I’m O.J.’ …okay.” The former NFL star player was quick to clarify what he really said — and why.

“Well, first of all, [JAY-Z] didn’t say it right,” he began. “When Johnny [Cochran] was talking to me about it, and all that was going on was ‘Black, Black, Black,’ I said man, fuck being Black, this is me. This is about O.J. You know?

“It wasn’t about Black or white. It was about, ‘These guys were after me.’ So that’s how that was expressed. It wasn’t about, you know, ‘I’m not Black.’ It was about, this ain’t about being Black, this is about me.”

While Jigga may have gotten the disgraced football star’s sentiment about being Black wrong, he’s still one of the most in-demand rappers in the game.

So much so, in fact, that he’ll be performing in Paris, France, on Friday (April 14) for a special cultural commemoration.

He’ll be at Louis Vuitton’s upcoming concert in Paris to commemorate the cultural impact of Jean-Michel Basquiat and Andy Warhol.

Dubbed “JAY-Z Celebration Concert,” the event takes place at the Louis Vuitton Foundation’s Auditorium in the French capital and is also sponsored by Tiffany & Co.

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“To coincide with the Basquiat x Warhol. Painting Four Hands exhibition, JAY-Z will give a celebratory concert to pay tribute to Andy Warhol and Jean-Michel Basquiat, on Friday 14 April 2023 at 9pm, in the Fondation’s Auditorium,” the foundation’s website reads.

The show will be Hov’s first performance since delivering his iconic “GOD DID” verse at the 2023 Grammys Awards, which he said he did out…

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