Jay-Z releases 'Open Letter' song following Cuba trip criticism, White House reacts
Earlier this year at the 57th Presidential
Inauguration swearing in for President Barack Obama, Beyoncé performs the
national anthem. According to (2013)
OnTheRedCarpet.com (OTRC) Website, Beyoncé mentions how she has been a longtime
supporter of the president and First Lady Michelle Obama. Four months later
after singing at the President Inauguration Beyoncé and her husband Jay Z takes
a rare trip to Cuba for their five-year wedding anniversary.
This trip has caused a tremendous controversy
about whether or not the trip was legally taken. U.S. Citizens are not allowed
to travel to Cuba for mere tourism, although ten of thousands of Americans
visit Cuba for academic, religious, journalistic, or cultural exchange
licenses. (Heller, 2013) Living legend Jay Z is speaking out him and his wife
trip to Cuba thru music. Jay Z released a new track called “Open Letter” on
April 11, 2013 defending his visit to the country. As the couple, walk the
streets in Cuba. The couple poses for pictures.
According to Jay Carney, the white house press
secretary. Carney states, “ I guess nothing rhythms with Treasury. Carney elaborate on this topic by mentioning
how the white house and the president had nothing to do with anybody’s travel
to Cuba. The line from the Open Track song stating he got “White House
Clearance”. This track has already reached well over half a million listeners
in just a few hours of the release of this track. Although there is still some research going
on, whether Jay Z and his wife Beyoncé broke the law. Jay-Z seems to be winning by keeping his name
in the mouth of Politicians with this recent trip to Cuba. This goes to show us that although we have a
freedom of speech with the 1st amendment.
With Politicians analyzing everything closely now day’s entertainers
need to be careful not to break the national and international laws. Check out the sound cloud track below of Jay Z " Open Letter".
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