ohnotheydidnt: Jay-Z Shelves Cristal At 40/40 Club, Urges Boycott.

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@ 2006-06-14 23:41:00

Jay-Z Shelves Cristal At 40/40 Club, Urges Boycott.
Industry rap giant Jay-Z has joined the ranks of those boycotting high end champagne company Cristal, in response to the negative comments made by Frederic Rouzaud, managing director of Louis Roederer Cristal.

In a special summer edition of The Economist magazine, Rouzaud commented on the Hip-Hop community's patronage of the champagne brand in an article titled "Bubbles and Bling."

Rouzaud stated that he observed the rap community's constant patronage of the pricey drink with "curiosity and serenity."

Rouzaud further stated that other brands like Dom Perignon and Krug "would be delighted to have their business."

Jay-Z has announced that he will no longer support or distribute Cristal champagne at his 40/40 sports bar/restaurant.

"It has come to my attention that the managing director of Cristal, Frederic Rouzaud views the 'Hip-Hop' culture as 'unwelcome attention,'" said Jay-Z. "I view his comments as racist and will no longer support any of his products through any of my various brands including The 40/40 Club nor in my personal life."

Jay-Z, Sean "Diddy" Combs, and several of the Hip-Hop industry's biggest stars have supported Cristal through patronage and homage in rap lyrics.

Jay-Z and his popular 40/40 Club will now be serving only Krug and Dom Perignon to their customers seeking high end champagne products.

allhiphop.com

Here's what I posted before to what Jay Z responded to.
http://www.allhiphop.com/hiphopnews/?ID=5753

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	numb_kisses 2006-06-15 04:14 am UTC (link)
	has anyone here ever had cristal? is it even good? (Reply to this) (Thread)(Expand)

	bangbangusuck 2006-06-15 04:15 am UTC (link)
	I like it a lot. (Reply to this) (Parent)(Thread)(Expand)

	lovewasted 2006-06-15 04:16 am UTC (link)
	So saying towards rappers, who are mostly black that by talking about Cristal in their songs is getting the Cristal company UNWANTED ATTENTION -- how can that not be racist? (Reply to this) (Parent)(Thread)(Expand)

	numb_kisses 2006-06-15 04:15 am UTC (link)
	everything is rascist nowadays. (Reply to this)

	lovewasted 2006-06-15 04:15 am UTC (link)
	GOOD, more people need to do this. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	ashbyyokosuka1 2006-06-15 05:16 am UTC (link)
	who is in your icon? she is gorgeous (i want to say rosario--if that is her, the best i've EVER seen her!) (Reply to this) (Parent)(Thread)(Expand)

	martinisnmakeup 2006-06-15 04:17 am UTC (link)
	I'm usually one to be wary of people playing the race card, but that comment is rather offensive. Just my humble opinion, though. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	keskt 2006-06-15 04:19 am UTC (link)
	I agree. I mean even if it's not racist, it's offensive to those who ARE in the hip hop community and it's perfectly reasonable that they'd stop consuming it after that. It was such a stupid comment to make. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	cdsdralion 2006-06-15 04:19 am UTC (link)
	I do think this was a bit racist, usually I am not one to pull the race card, but I think it's justifiably used here. (Reply to this)

	bluesforgotten 2006-06-15 04:22 am UTC (link)
	hmm. its amazing to me that they aren't stopping buying it because of the insane price, but rather because of some petty argument. these people need to put things into perspective. (Reply to this) (Thread)(Expand)

	childproof 2006-06-15 04:23 am UTC (link)
	price isn't really a big deal when you have that much money. (Reply to this) (Parent)(Thread)(Expand)

	hantastic 2006-06-15 04:22 am UTC (link)
	i love how jay-z automatically calls the guy's comments racist. maybe the guy feels that the lifestyle that's associated with hip-hop is what's bringing the company "unwanted attention." but nooooooooo...it's obviously 'cause the guy's a bigot. OBVIOUSLY. (Reply to this) (Thread)(Expand)

	hantastic 2006-06-15 04:23 am UTC (link)
	to me, it'd make more sense to stop drinking the champagne because the guy insulted the hip-hop community, not because he's "racist." (Reply to this) (Parent)(Thread)(Expand)

	croutonochrist 2006-06-15 04:23 am UTC (link)
	I don't really think his comments were racist, but he certainly proved himself to be quite a dick. So I support the protest. Down with Cristal, bitches. (Reply to this)

	ex_nature304 2006-06-15 04:24 am UTC (link)
	good (Reply to this) (Thread)

	pistolasypesos 2006-06-15 04:40 am UTC (link)
	icon love (Reply to this) (Parent)

	gloriousmcfly 2006-06-15 04:25 am UTC (link)
	not much of a fan of champagne, but cristal has always been good to me. (especially when it's paid for by a wealthy family friend) (Reply to this) (Thread)

	a_raven_rogue 2006-06-15 04:26 am UTC (link)
	jealous. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	a_raven_rogue 2006-06-15 04:25 am UTC (link)
	Hmm, I don't know. A very tactless comment, yes, but I wouldn't say 'racist'. (Reply to this) (Thread)(Expand)

	thenixhex 2006-06-15 03:38 pm UTC (link)
	I don't see where the comments were either tactless or racist. They sounded like observations to me. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	tamburlaine 2006-06-15 04:26 am UTC (link)
	In the great words of Kel, "AW, HERE IT GOES!" (Reply to this) (Thread)(Expand)

	whiz 2006-06-15 04:28 am UTC (link)
	HAHAHAHA. (Reply to this) (Parent)(Thread)(Expand)

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	ellinorianne 2006-06-15 04:27 am UTC (link)
	Who tells people to buy their competitor? What kind of business model is that? (Reply to this)

	Re: Team Rouzaud 0405 2006-06-15 04:30 am UTC (link)
	They are buying their products and getting the word out in songs about their products. They are making them I'm sure a shitload of money. Who cares who is buying your products as long as the dough comes in!! (Reply to this) (Parent)(Thread)(Expand)

	potatoboat 2006-06-15 04:32 am UTC (link)
	you're racist. (Reply to this) (Parent)(Thread)(Expand)

	maradeath 2006-06-15 04:29 am UTC (link)
	I knew that some rappers would bring someone being racist into this........... Personally, I can see why he isn't too excited. I wouldn't be either! (Reply to this)

	Team Rouzaud antimonkeytrust 2006-06-15 04:33 am UTC (link)
	new money always goes for the most popular and/or expensive things. its tacky. i'm glad someone called rappers (the most notoriously tasteless public figures) out on it. now if car companies and designers would follow suit. (Reply to this) (Thread)(Expand)

	Re: Team Rouzaud 0405 2006-06-15 04:37 am UTC (link)
	Car companies are enjoying having hip hop stars apart of their advertising. It's a big market. Just like alcohol. (Reply to this) (Parent)(Thread)(Expand)

	nicknolteshair 2006-06-15 04:45 am UTC (link)
	iawtc (Reply to this) (Parent)

	bogie_bacall 2006-06-15 04:36 am UTC (link)
	I'm sure other businesses would love the "unwelcome attention." (Reply to this)

	espressoshot 2006-06-15 04:38 am UTC (link)
	Jay-Z's 40/40 club and Cristal. Trust me. There's SO MUCH BETTER out there than this shitty, overrated combination. (Reply to this)

	thewebheadnw 2006-06-15 04:39 am UTC (link)
	the Cristal dude could have used a lot more diplomacy and less smugness w/ his remarks, but the general idea of a brand is that they'd like to control who is endorsing them. If a rap song talks about Cristal in one sentence, then discusses degrading women or committing a crime in the next, then an unwelcome association is made. (Reply to this)