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Jay-Z's First Move in NFL Partnership, Chris Brown Better Than Michael Jackson? | Everyday Struggle

On Tuesday’s (Sept. 3) episode of #EverydayStruggle, Nadeska, Wayno and DJ Akademiks start off the show discussing Jay-Z’s first move in his NFL partnership with the ‘Inspire Change’ campaign, which will feature Meek Mill, Rapsody and Meghan Trainor as advocates. Soon after, the EDS trio weigh in on 50 Cent’s  comments about Chris Brown being better than Michael Jackson and whether or not 50 was trolling. Afterwards, the squad discusses a recent video of Shy Glizzy denying his fans a picture and give their take on Shy’s explanation about the incident. Later in the show, the crew shares their thoughts on some recently released songs from Juvenile & Birdman ft. Lil Wayne,  Big Sean and A$AP Ferg, A$AP Rocky, G Herbo and more in their ‘Brick, Hit, or Wait On It’ segment. Soon after, DJ Akademiks runs through some sales numbers of hip-hop’s latest releases, such as Lil Tecca, Young Thug, Brockhampton and Jeezy. To conclude today’s episode, the EDS trio share their thoughts on Kanye West’s rumored next project, ‘Jesus Is King,’ and answer a #StruggleMail question regarding the biggest mistakes new artists commit early on in their careers.