Jay-Z Says He Was Not Making a Political Statement by Sitting During Super Bowl National Anthem

🎤Jay-Z denied that he and his wife 🎤Beyonce were making a political statement by sitting through the national anthem during the 🏈Super Bowl on Feb. 2. 

During a Columbia University Question and Answer event on Tuesday, 🎤Jay-Z was asked by the moderator if he was sitting during the national anthem “to convey a signal.”

“It actually wasn’t — sorry,” he said, adding, “I’d tell you … I’d say, ‘Yes, that’s what I’ve done.’ I think people know that about me.”

Instead, he said the couple — who co-produced the event’s entertainment — was focused on making sure everything went smoothly.

“So we get there, and we immediately jump into artist mode … now I’m really just looking at the show. Did the mic start? Was it too low to start? … I had to explain to them as an artist, if you don’t feel the music, you can’t really reach that level.”

Additionally, he said he was surprised when he saw people were suggesting that he was sitting to make a statement.