Jay Z Boycotts Cristal
Published Tuesday, 20th June, 2006 at 12:02 PM
Jay-Z has hit back at comments made in The Economist by Frederic Rouzaud, the managing director of champagne company Louis Roderer Cristal.
When asked what he thought of Cristal being the drink of choice for the hip hop crowd, Rouzaud had replied, "That's a good question, but what can we do? We can't forbid people from buying it. I'm sure Dom Perignon or Krug would be delighted to have their business."
Jay-Z has taken the comments to heart, and has responded by saying:
"It has come to my attention that the managing director of Cristal, Frederic Rouzaud views the 'hip-hop' culture as 'unwelcome attention'. I view his comments as racist and will no longer support any of his products through any of my various brands including the 40/40 Club nor in my personal life."
The rapper apparently now intends to use Krug and Don Perignon in place of Cristal.
