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
Jay-Z raised eyebrows at the Barclay's Center last week when he wore a medallion symbolizing the Five Percent Nation.
The Brooklyn-born rapper was sitting court-side at a Nets game on Tuesday with wife Beyonce when he was snapped wearing the controversial symbol.
One of the core tenants of the Five Percent Nation - an off-shoot of the Nation of Islam - is that white people are 'wicked and inferior' to black men.
Fashion choice: Rapper Jay-Z turned heads at the Brooklyn Nets game on Tuesday when he wore a Five Percent Nation medallion Race game: The Five Percent Nation is an offshoot of the Nation of Islam and one of the core tenants is that white people are 'weak' and 'inferior' to black men who hold the power of God. On the left, a zoomed in view of Jay-Z's medallion compared to the group's official symbol on the right When asked by a reporter whether the medallion is meaningful to him, Jay-Z shrugged and said 'A little bit'.
This isn't the first time that the rapper has been connected to the Five-Percenters.
He was photographed wearing another similar medallion while giving radio interviews for his album Magna Carta Holy Grail last summer.
And in 'Heaven' a track on that album, Jay-Z references the Five-Percenters acronym for Allah by rapping 'Arm leg leg arm head'.
Welp. This doesn't look good on his part. First the illuminati crap and now this. Jay Z, sis. Not you allegedly worshipping the Dark Lord while thinking you are the Lord and being racist
But eh. Watch people try to defend this with "oh lawd y'all screaming reverse racism " and paragraphs on how this is okay because of institutionalized racism.
Welp. This doesn't look on his part. First the illuminati crap and now this. Jay Z, sis. Not you allegedly worshipping the Dark Lord while thinking you are the Lord and being racist
But eh. Watch people try to defend this with "oh lawd y'all screaming reverse racism " and paragraphs on how this is okay because of institutionalized racism.
God forbid they express pride and sense of power within their own race after we suppressed them for so many years. To Jay-Z it's a simple fashion statement and I am so embarrassed to be white when I see others of my color get all up in arms about this reverse racism garbage.
God forbid they express pride and sense of power within their own race after we suppressed them for so many years. To Jay-Z it's a simple fashion statement and I am so embarrassed to be white when I see others of my color get all up in arms about this reverse racism garbage.
" and paragraphs on how this is okay because of institutionalized racism. 
