After President Trump’s denouncement of NFL players for kneeling during the National Anthem at a rally in Alabama, Rapper J. Cole took to social media to express his dissatisfaction with the NFL and encouraged his fans to boycott the league.

J. Cole says, “God bless every player that finds courage to kneel today,” Cole wrote. “But the real power comes from you deciding to not watch.” J. Cole also went on to post about how now-former San Francisco quarterback Colin Kaepernick was denied a position from the NFL due to acts of protest by kneeling during the national anthem.

God bless every player that finds courage to kneel today. But the real power comes from you deciding to not watch.

— J. Cole (@JColeNC) September 24, 2017

The rapper also said, “Same ones who speak out against Trump today, are the same ones that denied a qualified man a job because he took a stand against injustice… You and me have the power to deny them our attention ($$ to them) until they make a wrong situation right.”

Same ones who speak out against Trump today, are the same ones that denied a qualified man a job because he took a stand against injustice.

— J. Cole (@JColeNC) September 24, 2017

How do they make it right? I know there are people
smarter than me with better answers. But here’s one.

— J. Cole (@JColeNC) September 24, 2017

J. Cole is not the first artist to show support for Kaepernick and other NFL players. Jay Z dedicated the performance of his song “The Story of O.J.” at the Meadows Music Festival, and Stevie Wonder took a knee at the Global Citizen Festival.

Hire 3rd party investigator approved by NFLPA to determine if kap was denied a job unfairly as punishment for his stance. (I know, I know)

— J. Cole (@JColeNC) September 24, 2017

Black people spend a lot of money with NFL corporate sponsors. White people who don’t fuck with white supremacy spend a lot of money too.

— J. Cole (@JColeNC) September 24, 2017

“You know what, I don’t think I can spend my money with you no more until you fix this.”

— J. Cole (@JColeNC) September 24, 2017

Some of us got grandparents that walked miles to work instead of riding bus, just to show the bus companies that they won’t tolerate racism

— J. Cole (@JColeNC) September 24, 2017

Ima stop it there. Peace and love to all, let’s give energy to the solutions not the problem. Even if you don’t rock with mine.

— J. Cole (@JColeNC) September 24, 2017

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