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Thursday, June 15, 2006

No more Cristal at the 40/40 club.


According to Sohh.com, Jay-Z is putting a stop to serving Hip-Hop's favorite champagne. He is planning to boycott and stop serving it at his 40/40 club:

In a recent edition of The Economist Magazine, Frédéric Rouzaud, the managing director of Louis Roderer Cristal, described the rap community's promotion of the drink as "unwelcome attention."

"What can we do?" said Rouzaud, in an article titled "Bubbles & Bling." "We can't forbid people from buying it. I'm sure Dom Perignon or Krug would be delighted to have their business."

Cristal, which is priced at around $200 a bottle, has been prominently shown and mentioned in numerous songs and videos from various hip-hop artists in the past ten years.

"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 via a statement. "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."

The 40/40 Club franchise will now be serving only Krug and Dom Perignon to patrons thirsting for plush champagne products.

Jay-z gets the last laugh, this just shows how racism is still alive and well even when we're putting money into those bastards pockets.....Source.

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