NYPost, Fox Nation Refer to Jay Z as ‘Former Crack Dealer’

Fox Nation (which is basically Fox News on steroids) had a pretty provocative headline yesterday about Jay Z, going off a New York Post story about the artist meeting with NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio about police power.

Here’s the Post headline:

And Fox Nation’s:

Andrew Cuomo Meets With Former Crack Dealer Jay-Z to Discuss Police Policy http://t.co/hp6FxLcRi8

— Fox Nation (@foxnation) December 11, 2014

Jay Z has previously opened up about that dark part of his past and has, obviously, moved beyond it to become a world-renowned artist, mogul, and role model.

Fox Nation’s headlines are notoriously controversial for hyping certain aspects of stories, including the time they referred to a BBQ with President Obama, Jay-Z, Chris Rock, and Charles Barkley as a “hip-hop BBQ.”

[h/t E! Online]
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