Jay-Z Says 'Kanye Spoke What Everyone Felt' During Hurricane Katrina

Jay-Z continued to promote his new book, "Decoded," on Tuesday (November 16) with an interview on NPR's "Fresh Air," where he addressed many topics, including former President George W. Bush's recent comments about Jay's good friend Kanye West.

Bush's admission that West's Hurricane Katrina rant was the low point of his presidency struck Jay-Z as odd. "First, I find it strange, like everyone else should, that one of his lowest points was somebody talking about him," Jay-Z said of Kanye's infamous "George Bush doesn't care about black people" comment. "He's the president. People should insult him a lot. That's part of the job description."

He went on to reiterate an excerpt from "Decoded" in which he talks about how the mishandling of the rescue/relief efforts after Hurricane Katrina affected him.

"It didn't feel like a natural disaster; it felt like it was happening directly to blacks, and immediately those images of people in suits getting beaten, sprayed with hoses, beaten on the bridge at Selma, all these emotions were going on inside of us," Jay said. "Kanye really spoke what everyone else felt."

The NPR interviewer also asked Jay for his evaluation of President Obama's work thus far, and he said Bush's legacy — "the worst eight years of our life" — was a big obstacle for Obama to overcome.

"I think he's had so many challenges," he said. "I applaud his efforts and where he's going. Of course, it's not 100 percent, but you have to take into context what he inherited and what he's working with. He's in the negative, and if you think he can fix eight years of damage in two years, I don't know if that's realistic."

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