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

Nessa Diab, also referred to as Nessa Nitty on Hot 97, linked two of essentially 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 accomplice of Colin Kaepernick hosted an almost 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 towards Kaep and Nicki Minaj.

Minaj’s current viral accusations towards Roc Nation CEO Desiree Perez and JAY-Z offered the spark for Nessa. She stated what Minaj is coping with echoes what she and Kaepernick lived via.

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

Nessa’s central grievance stays Roc Nation’s 2019 take care of 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 telephone 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 disillusioned. “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 folks. “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 comparable techniques to discredit Nicki Minaj. Minaj accused the corporate of stalking, defamation, and focused harassment. “I saw myself in her posts,” Nessa stated.

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

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

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