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Jay-Z Is Big Pimpin' For Occupy Wall Street
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Christopher Robbins
Published Nov 8, 2011
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In today's installment of "1%ers rep Occupy Wall Street," Kanye West and Jay-Z hit Madison Square Garden last night for their Watch the Throne tour, and oh, my! Look at that shirt! Russell Simmons took to Twitter for a typically restrained, thoughtful analysis: "Jay-Z just took #OccupyWallStreet to a whole new level. wowowowowowoow."
Now it's only a matter of time until Jay-Z, Katy Perry, Russell Brand, and (hell, why not) Mickey Rourke, get their assistants to call their driver and tell them to drive really slow by Zuccotti Park, in solidarity. No word on whether Mr. Sean Carter sees any irony in sitting on his "Throne" and supporting a movement driven to improving the lives of the poor and middle class. Maybe it refers to those new porta-potties?
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Christopher Robbins
Christopher Robbins is a New York City reporter covering transportation, affordable housing, local politics, and criminal justice. His work has also appeared in New York Magazine, The Village Voice and The New York Times. Chris is a graduate of Patrick Henry High School in Roanoke, Virginia, and enjoys biking to Fort Tilden in the summertime.
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