That money should have been used for the people who work for them who are not millionaires if they didn't use it for that use they're just like the rest of them who used it for their own personal gain.
The article is weird because they’re directing the ire at musicians instead of our government that approved their applications. They gave multi-millionaires millions of dollars in GRANTS, not loans, instead of reducing student loan debt, ensuring people were housed and fed, providing relief to service workers etc. Why the hell did the government give money to people creating superspreader events whom spend money frivolously? Hold those people accountable.
@@parkerisles7256 exactly! I feel like people that don’t understand the inner workings of the business will want the musicians punished out of envy while completely overlooking the systems that unjustly enabled it to happen.
You're right. Unfortunately, it's the system, not just the people. It sounds like there were individual SBA employees who wanted to vet these grants, but were pressured to give out the money. Once they give out the money, that keeps the fraud side of the business operating. It also provides politicians speaking points on both sides of the issue--they tried to look like saviors when they gave the money out, now they want to look like they're anti-corruption heroes for the problem they a had a hand in created. They have 4 years of "issues" to run on and get re-elected, but the root of the problem was never solved. It's wild.
I am grateful that J Nolan integrated this story into his content. I had forgotten how much I enjoyed this type of coverage. It's a nice reprieve from the scandalous reality we're living through. One of my biggest takeaways is that urban art does not qualify for most arts funding, if any. After more than two decades of nonprofit work, I was embarrassed when I learned that the nonprofit industrial complex is another way for those in power to decide who deserves funding--or not. Sadly, I've recently worked with Black organizations and a small white-led organization, and I can not get them to understand how to fundraise effectively for their organizations because they are so used to depending on grant funding. Large, sustainable organizations get the majority of their funding from individuals--at every amount. The average person can't comprehend how we are being hustled in so many areas, so it's hard to accept even the simplest concepts to advance because people in power have the game so rigged. So much so, you have poor people windmilling for billionaires. Not supporting hip-hop as art, combined with the themes in the art form, keeps the struggling "from the bottom" narrative alive in our community, and other people actually enjoy dancing to our pain and strife as entertainment. Again, I love content like this because I was trained in comparative social dynamics, so this opened my eyes in ways so many ways that I didn't expect.
Why is this an issue now? People who received PPP funds had to report on their expenditures a couple of years ago. Did the govt accept the report and write off the loans? If so, why are people bringing this up now? This is diabolical!
Birdman should be ashamed of the predatory treatment of his artists. They have been scrounging to make money since they left that label and making questionable decisions.
Is Business Insider going to do a story on Trump’s finances an tax avoidance schemes next? Putting CB as the “cover boy” for the story was practically slander with hints of racially insensitive undertones. 29:00 Swae Lee is either broke, cheap, or greedy. He hates paying taxes so much he spoke out against voting for Kamala. What he will soon realize is no matter how much money he makes, publications like this will still view you as an undeserving Black person and try to portray you as trash, despite you publicly bashing the Black woman and endorsing their preferred political party (or insinuating you endorse them by telling people not to vote for Kamala. Lol).
Please keep your eyes on Fifty. I don't think Wayne or other rappers should be brought down for misusing COVID relief funds because Government officials cheated low income tax dollars for expanding businesses.
@@realjnolanOh, Idk... fraud, maybe??? Wayne spending that money on women, Brown spending that money on parties. Since when were those "necessary expenses for lives of entrtainers"?
i'm no fan of rich people getting rich by slicking the system when there are more than a fourth of the population under or right at poverty and another fourth are living hand to mouth. but this seems like an EAT THE RICH (BLACK) story. great reporting.
@@kiasmith5073 this has been an ongoing investigation by Business Insider for awhile prior to the Super Bowl announcement but this hit piece definitely put Wayne & CB in the forefront of this article and gave the white artists way less scrutiny.
@realjnolan it's never the " other" artists. They get pass after pass as soon as we do something it's all over everything. Then us as a people eat it up without just cause, rhyme or reason and especially proof
He didn’t SA the woman. She reached out to him about the spending related in this article and he responded with an insult. Just found the quotes. Katherine: Hello Dwayne. This is Katherine from Business Insider. Did you see my email? Lil Wayne: Did you see my d*ck? I’m sure it’s much longer and better than the email you sent and u like em long right Ms Long? I don’t agree with how he responded, but I wouldn’t file that in the same category. Link for proof: x.com/byklong/status/1869443688369476033?s=46&t=glCEsnpr8qKPnNf3icOOPA
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That money should have been used for the people who work for them who are not millionaires if they didn't use it for that use they're just like the rest of them who used it for their own personal gain.
The article is weird because they’re directing the ire at musicians instead of our government that approved their applications. They gave multi-millionaires millions of dollars in GRANTS, not loans, instead of reducing student loan debt, ensuring people were housed and fed, providing relief to service workers etc. Why the hell did the government give money to people creating superspreader events whom spend money frivolously? Hold those people accountable.
@@parkerisles7256 exactly! I feel like people that don’t understand the inner workings of the business will want the musicians punished out of envy while completely overlooking the systems that unjustly enabled it to happen.
You're right. Unfortunately, it's the system, not just the people. It sounds like there were individual SBA employees who wanted to vet these grants, but were pressured to give out the money. Once they give out the money, that keeps the fraud side of the business operating. It also provides politicians speaking points on both sides of the issue--they tried to look like saviors when they gave the money out, now they want to look like they're anti-corruption heroes for the problem they a had a hand in created. They have 4 years of "issues" to run on and get re-elected, but the root of the problem was never solved. It's wild.
The accountant did their job and you can’t call it fraud if everything was reported in booking keeping and sent to the government.
Exactly. It’s Business Insider pocket watching, the government isn’t even looking for this lol
I am grateful that J Nolan integrated this story into his content. I had forgotten how much I enjoyed this type of coverage. It's a nice reprieve from the scandalous reality we're living through.
One of my biggest takeaways is that urban art does not qualify for most arts funding, if any. After more than two decades of nonprofit work, I was embarrassed when I learned that the nonprofit industrial complex is another way for those in power to decide who deserves funding--or not. Sadly, I've recently worked with Black organizations and a small white-led organization, and I can not get them to understand how to fundraise effectively for their organizations because they are so used to depending on grant funding. Large, sustainable organizations get the majority of their funding from individuals--at every amount. The average person can't comprehend how we are being hustled in so many areas, so it's hard to accept even the simplest concepts to advance because people in power have the game so rigged. So much so, you have poor people windmilling for billionaires. Not supporting hip-hop as art, combined with the themes in the art form, keeps the struggling "from the bottom" narrative alive in our community, and other people actually enjoy dancing to our pain and strife as entertainment.
Again, I love content like this because I was trained in comparative social dynamics, so this opened my eyes in ways so many ways that I didn't expect.
Why is this an issue now? People who received PPP funds had to report on their expenditures a couple of years ago. Did the govt accept the report and write off the loans? If so, why are people bringing this up now? This is diabolical!
Business Insider trying to be messy and encourage the government to try and make them repay the money smh
Are they going to do this to the white Alist cebs, wealth companies, politicians that were given pandemic relief?
Exactly! Hell will freeze before they do that
lol y’all just want blacks to get away with illegal activities because white peoples do it. Y’all say the same thing when Black men harm black women.
Like Tom Brady 😂😂
Birdman should be ashamed of the predatory treatment of his artists. They have been scrounging to make money since they left that label and making questionable decisions.
"Cuz Wayne don't be looking like shit no way." I hollered 😂😂😂😂
A lot of people across all walks of life got in trouble with those loans.
J Nolan. You got flows and beats Is fire
I believe it. The money hasn’t been moneying for a while. You can tell based on how these celebrities and influencers are moving now.
Is Business Insider going to do a story on Trump’s finances an tax avoidance schemes next? Putting CB as the “cover boy” for the story was practically slander with hints of racially insensitive undertones.
29:00 Swae Lee is either broke, cheap, or greedy. He hates paying taxes so much he spoke out against voting for Kamala. What he will soon realize is no matter how much money he makes, publications like this will still view you as an undeserving Black person and try to portray you as trash, despite you publicly bashing the Black woman and endorsing their preferred political party (or insinuating you endorse them by telling people not to vote for Kamala. Lol).
Stop coping Chris Brown fangirl. He did it 😘 save the paragraphs for someone you know not a celebrity 😬
Please keep your eyes on Fifty. I don't think Wayne or other rappers should be brought down for misusing COVID relief funds because Government officials cheated low income tax dollars for expanding businesses.
They all need to go to prison for this 💩.
Why would they go to prison for this when the policy was changed specifically for them to receive the money?
@@realjnolanOh, Idk... fraud, maybe??? Wayne spending that money on women, Brown spending that money on parties. Since when were those "necessary expenses for lives of entrtainers"?
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Oh boy. All that money they got
i'm no fan of rich people getting rich by slicking the system when there are more than a fourth of the population under or right at poverty and another fourth are living hand to mouth. but this seems like an EAT THE RICH (BLACK) story. great reporting.
With all due respect has the definition of loan changed?
These were grants not loans
They reaching every since this super bowl fiasco
@@kiasmith5073 this has been an ongoing investigation by Business Insider for awhile prior to the Super Bowl announcement but this hit piece definitely put Wayne & CB in the forefront of this article and gave the white artists way less scrutiny.
@realjnolan it's never the " other" artists. They get pass after pass as soon as we do something it's all over everything. Then us as a people eat it up without just cause, rhyme or reason and especially proof
I read Lil Wayne had SA a women name Katherine Long
He didn’t SA the woman. She reached out to him about the spending related in this article and he responded with an insult. Just found the quotes.
Katherine: Hello Dwayne. This is Katherine from Business Insider. Did you see my email?
Lil Wayne: Did you see my d*ck? I’m sure it’s much longer and better than the email you sent and u like em long right Ms Long?
I don’t agree with how he responded, but I wouldn’t file that in the same category. Link for proof: x.com/byklong/status/1869443688369476033?s=46&t=glCEsnpr8qKPnNf3icOOPA
Wow. Not SA but in California that would be classified as S harassment.
@@realjnolanThat’s the definition of sexual harassment. Is she suing him for that?
@@AriesGirl7719 nope, she just reported on it and said it was a blast to conduct. Kinda feels like she anticipated that type of response
@@realjnolan Yeah, she must have experience with this type of behavior from him. He’s 42 years old acting like that.