Hot 97 host Nessa Diab connects the dots between Roc Nation’s NFL deal, her man Colin Kaepernick and Nicki Minaj.

Nessa Diab, also called Nessa Nitty on Hot 97, linked two of probably the most controversial names in Hip-Hop and sports activities this week—Nicki Minaj and Colin Kaepernick.

A blistering new video accuses Roc Nation of orchestrating a sample of sabotage behind the scenes.

The longtime radio host and associate of Colin Kaepernick hosted a virtually 10-minute clip on X on Saturday. The video, titled “Not new to this, ” Diab claimed Roc Nation has engaged in a long-running smear marketing campaign in opposition to Kaep and Nicki Minaj.

Minaj’s latest viral accusations in opposition to Roc Nation CEO Desiree Perez and JAY-Z supplied the spark for Nessa. She mentioned what Minaj is coping with echoes what she and Kaepernick lived by means of.

“It triggered me,” Nessa mentioned, “They did it to Colin. They’re doing it to her.”

Nessa’s central grievance stays Roc Nation’s 2019 cope with the NFL—a transfer pitched as a partnership for social justice and leisure however extensively criticized for sidestepping the NFL’s therapy of Kaepernick. The former 49ers quarterback was successfully frozen out of the league after kneeling through the nationwide anthem in protest of police brutality in 2016.

“JAY-Z didn’t speak to Colin before doing that deal. They used that partnership to make it seem like Colin was the problem,” he says within the video.

She says she personally overheard a cellphone name between Kaepernick and Jay following the announcement of the NFL-Roc Nation partnership. According to her, Kaepernick made it clear he was blindsided and deeply upset. “Colin told him he was not okay with it. He felt blindsided. And I heard it,” she articulated within the video.

From Nessa’s standpoint, Roc Nation’s maneuvering was about silencing dissent from the individuals. “He was ready. He was training every day. They just needed to pretend like he was the issue so they wouldn’t lose control of the story,” she continued.

Nessa additionally alleges that Roc Nation is utilizing related techniques to discredit Nicki Minaj. Minaj accused the corporate of stalking, defamation, and focused harassment. “I saw myself in her posts,” Nessa mentioned.

JAY-Z, Perez and Roc Nation haven’t publicly addressed Nessa’s claims.

She additionally mentioned {that a} forthcoming documentary from Kaepernick will delve deeper into the matter.

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