Stephen A. Smith Remembers Jay-Z’s Response To His Rihanna “Ain’t Beyoncé” Remarks 

Jay-Z doesn’t play about his household as Stephen A. Smith discovered when Hov checked him for evaluating Beyoncé to Rihanna. 

The famend sports activities journalist went viral after sharing his perception that Rhianna’s Tremendous Bowl Halftime Present efficiency could be outshined by Beyoncé’s earlier flip on the coveted slot.  

Smith addressed the fallout throughout an look on the Join the Dots podcast on Monday (March 4).  

“I like Rihanna. I purchased her album, she will get my cash. Mad love for her, want her nothing however the perfect … However you do know there’s just one Beyonce,” Smith mentioned – seemingly repeating his earlier take.  

Nonetheless, he revealed Jay-Z pulled him up on his remarks in a phone name. 

“A month later, Hov  and I had been on the telephone,” Smith added. “Hov was like, ‘My dawg, you household, that’s household. That’s too near say that’…In different phrases, it’s a enterprise, it’s part of it, you don’t know the way she’ll obtain it, and many others. and many others. and many others. That’s all he needed to say. I appreciated that.” 

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Jay-Z’s name adopted Smith claiming the Roc Nation artist, “ain’t Beyoncé,” throughout a chat on Sherri. 

“I don’t need to say I’m not excited, she’s improbable, that’s not the place I’m going with this,” he mentioned referring to information of Rihanna’s efficiency. “Girls and gents, she’s loads of issues, she’s spectacular really — and congratulations on the brand new mama hood — there’s one factor she’s not, she ain’t Beyoncé.”