I am the Chairman of the foundation for ethnic understanding and my job for he past 20 years or so is to point out the "sameness of different religions and races." First, let me state that mischief makers would like to take Jay's statements about the culture and practices that exist within some parts of the jewish community (notice I say some). The fact is this culture that promotes good business and financial well being is and has been a guiding light to the black and speci...fically the hip-hop community. From music to film, television, fashion, technology and financial services, the hip-hop community including myself have partnered with Jews where there were no blacks to partner with. The wasps and other ethnicities didn't lift a finger. It was blacks and Jews creating new opportunity and new wealth Jay Z was celebrating that bond that was built when no other community gave and continues to give us as much support in our fight for liberation in this very white country. I have spent 25 years analyzing and rebuilding this historic bond. By trying to make him apologize or reframe his poetry we would be creating negativity. My opinion. He should not offer a single apology and we should not feed into the silly narrative. To all those focusing on negativity go buy the album, it's focused on positivity.