Jay-Z showing support that whites are 'weak and wicked'
Jay-Z causes controversy by wearing gaudy medallion of 'Five Percent Nation' group who believe whites are 'wicked and weak'
The Brooklyn-born rapper wore a medallion representing the Five Percent Nation at a Nets game last week
One of the main tenets of the Nation of Islam offshoot is that white people are 'weak and wicked' and that black men hold the power of God
When asked if the medallion holds any importance to him, Jay-Z said: 'A little bit'
Jay-Z was spotted wearing the nation's symbol last year while giving radio interviews for his new album, Magna Carta Holy Grail
A representative for the Five-Percenters said Jay-Z is not an active member and shouldn't be wearing regalia unless he subscribes to their beliefs
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The Five Percent Nation was founded by Harlem, New York native Clarence Smith in 1963.
Smith was originally a student of Malcom X, leader of the Nation of Islam, but split from the movement because he didn't agree with their definition of God.
Followers of the Nation of Islam believe that founder Wallace Fard Muhammad is God, but Smith doesn't agree since he believes that God can only be 'purely black' and Muhammad was bi-racial.
Smith, who changed his name to Allah, also believe that God wasn't a supernatural being, but something found in all black men.
Black women did not possess God, according to his beliefs, but were subordinates of black men.
Still they hold a higher position that all white people who are considered 'weak, wicked and inferior' according to Michael Muhammad Knight, who was written two books on the group.
