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Guy Oseary, an Israeli-American talent manager and producer Russell Simmons defended Jay-Z, with Oseary argued the lyric was a "way to showcase a community of people that are thought to have made wise business decisions." An Anti-Defamation League representative told Rolling Stone that they do not believe Jay-Z’s intent was to promote antisemitism but that they were "concerned that this lyric could feed into preconceived notions about Jews and alleged Jewish ‘control’ of the banks and finance.” Jay Z's said to the Rap Radar podcast referring to the imagery in the video in relation to the controversial lyric "It’s hard for me to take that serious, because I exaggerated every black image in the world.”. You ever wonder why Jewish people own all the property in America? This how they did it" caused backlash as many have called it antisemitic to suggest Jews own all the property in America and they did it by "credit." Hadley Freeman penned an article in the Guardian stating that the song "repeats a racist trope about Jewish people" and that "it can’t just be laughed off as a compliment." One of the song's lyrics "You wanna know what's more important than throwin' away money at a strip club? Credit. The video was ranked the best music video of 2017 by Rolling Stone. Simpson (the song's namesake) is featured saying the rumored line, "I'm not black, I'm O.J.," a reference to the idea that wealth, notoriety, and fame can transcend race.
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Among other things, the video touches on African American culture, various roles within the black community, and how the black community is affected by money. The video uses a style similar to the Censored Eleven cartoons, depicting several well-known stereotypes associated with African Americans. It was directed by Jay-Z and Mark Romanek. The music video for "The Story of O.J." premiered on Jon Jay-Z's Vevo account on YouTube. American rapper YoungBoy Never Broke Again also remixed the song in 2020. The song's instrumental was used by American rapper Pusha T in his 2018 diss track against Canadian rapper and singer Drake. The song features samples from Nina Simone's song " Four Women". It received three nominations at the 60th Annual Grammy Awards: Record of the Year, Best Rap Song, and Best Music Video. Following the release of the album, the song charted in a couple of regions, entering and peaking at number 23 on the US Billboard Hot 100, as well as charting at number 88 on the UK Singles Chart. " The Story of O.J." is a song by American hip hop artist Jay-Z from his thirteenth studio album 4:44.