Jay-Z, when asked about the perennial hypothetical question of choosing $500,000 or a dinner with him, offered some candid advice. In a conversation with Gayle King, Jay-Z suggested that fans seeking wisdom should turn to his extensive musical catalog.
During the interview, he weighed in on the widely discussed scenario, which has become a meme and recently gained renewed attention thanks to a fan's direct approach. Jay-Z's advice was straightforward: "You gotta take the money." While some argue that a dinner with him could be more valuable in the long run, Jay-Z disagreed, emphasizing that his extensive musical body of work contains a wealth of wisdom.
Jay-Z explained, "Because you got all that in the music for $10.99. That's a bad deal. I wouldn't tell you to cut a bad deal. Take $500,000, go buy some albums, and listen to the albums. It's all there if you piece it together and really listen to the music for the words."
He went on to elaborate on how his lyrics have often offered a forward-looking perspective and have proven to be prescient over the years. "It's all there," he stated. "Everything that I said was gonna happen happened. Everything that I said I wanted to do, I've done. There's the blueprint. The blueprint, to me and my life and my journey, is already there."
For more insights from Jay-Z's conversation with Gayle King, stay tuned for additional moments to be released by CBS Mornings in the coming days.
As mentioned, a fan recently encountered Jay-Z and chose the $500,000 over dinner with the Roc-A-Fella co-founder. This preference seems to align with Jay-Z's own advice in the ongoing meme debate, effectively gaining his endorsement.