While I agree with the premise of this thread, let's not sit here and act like some of yall nikkas don't give Jay-Z a pass for being in his 40's still rapping about selling drugs
He raps about how he "used" to sell drugs:
Hov is back, life stories told through rap
nikkas acting like I sold you crack
Like I told you sell drugs; no, Hov did that
So hopefully you won't have to go through that
Master P is actively on that "hood shyt," Jay-Z isn't actively frontin like he isn't rubbing shoulders with world leaders, artists, and entertainers.
Plus he's out here working for the Black community, and isn't making a big deal out of it, negotiations with prosecutors, scholarship funds, etc