Roc Nation and Philly mayor reach agreement, Made in America will stay on the Parkway

[Drew Wonder]

Made in America to Remain on the Parkway for 'Years to Come'

Made in America is here to stay.

Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney met with Roc Nation chief operating officer Desiree Perez during a "productive meeting" Monday to hash out the details of keeping Jay-Z's music festival on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway.

The meeting came less than one week after Roc Nation, a music and promotion company founded by Jay-Z, learned through a Billy Penn story that Made in America would not return to the Parkway after 2018's event.

Jay-Z lashed out at Kenney when he heard the news. In a scathing editorial, published in The Philadelphia Inquirer last week, the rapper-turned-entrepreneur called the ordeal a "failure on the mayor's part" and touted the millions of dollars of revenue generated by his festival.

He wrote:

"Is this an accurate representation of how he and his administration treat partners that economically benefit his city? Do they regularly reject minority-owned businesses that want to continue to thrive and grow alongside his city’s people?”

Kenney jumped on the defensive, telling reporters that he "loves Jay-Z."

"We love the concert and we want to keep it," he said, adding that his administration was committed to finding alternative location.

In the end, no alternative was necessary.

"The Made in America festival belongs in Philadelphia – the birthplace of our country – and I’m optimistic that we can turn an unfortunate misunderstanding into a positive outcome and even stronger event," Kenney said in an emailed statement. "I look forward to working with Roc Nation and Live Nation, and maintaining this Philadelphia tradition for years to come."

Predict Jay's bars about the situation lol

 

[OfTheCross]

Boss shyt

 

[Bickin Back Being Bool]

You nikkas gonna learn to respect the king

 

[JoseLuisGotcha]

The Philly black vote is real

Edit: They were going in on on his IG Page especially after Quincy "Q Deezy" Harris hinted at it being a racial jab at hip hop

 

[BigMan]

“You saw what I did with the mayor right”

 

[RoseWooD]

So these political crabs just worked Roc Nation for more money to keep it in Philadelphia huh? Smmfh

 

[mr x]

Mayor was

 

[big bun]

Jigs made it valid...

 

[10bandz]

hovi baby

 

[SnowflakesByTheOZ]

Made him an offer he couldn't refuse...​

 

[CashmereThoughts]

Jay z got political on him.

All of that “minority owned biz” talk had implications of him being able to get re elected in that black ass city

 

[DontEemTry]

They ain't want that smoke...that political smoke with the boy Hov that is

 

[Jerz-2]

The Philly black vote is real

Edit: They were going in on on his IG Page especially after Quincy "Q Deezy" Harris hinted at it being a racial jab at hip hop

#facts, but fukk that nikka forever for thinking he could replace Lady B...corny ass nikka.

 

[EBK String]

that lineup this year is

 

[nieman]

Eventually, they'll have to move it off the Parkway though. The residents hate it.