JAY-Z weighs in on "$500,000 in cash or lunch with JAY-Z" debate: "You've gotta take the money" 

Imagine turning down $500k then JayZ say “What am I gonna say?” 😂

Taking the $500,000 was always the most logical and intelligent choice.

🤦🏽‍♂️ I’ve been saying it since it started… if you took the lunch with Jay-Z the first thing Jay-Z would’ve said during that lunch is “You should’ve took the money”

Can you imagine taking the lunch and the only thing Jay-Z says is go buy my CD's then takes one bite of his sandwich and promptly leaves 😂😂

“But I’m tryna give you a million dollars worth of game for $9.99” - Jay-Z

99% of the people will ask him how to get rich ,he will tell ‘em you just blew the first step by not taking the money😂🤣😂

"Take the $500k and buy my music. It's a duality." - Jay-Z

Need the full interview ASAP

I’m taking the $500,000 because all I was gonna ask about was what happened in that elevator anyway.

He telling you to take the money & then go buy all his albums 😂😂😂 True hustler

He’s a business man and a business, man. Turning down 500k for a convo you could have streamed is a bad business decision.

Jay-Z has spoken. It’s settled.

This man just told you he put EVERYTHING in the lyrics. If that don't motivate ya'll you'll never be motivated.

Imagine sitting there with JayZ and then he says “So what you want me to say” 🤣🤣

He has a point. You dont have to meet him to see how profound and wise he is! He gave us his wisdom and all he wanted us to know about him through his music. He showed us through his career.

You can't teach someone how to be successful by having a conversation over dinner even if you sit there for 5 hours. That's an impossibility. Especially when its gonna start with how much money you start with often determines how far you can go in terms of setting up the right business launch pad. So you gonna need the 500k anyway.

His wisdom advice would be "bro you should of took the money" 😭😭

I hate when a interviewer asks a question but wont let you answer

I'm glad he said that. Can we put this to rest now?

500k of course. There's not much Jay Z can tell me worth more than that over lunch. Shid, I'd take 5k instead of lunch with Jay Z.

Jay Z really does have a lyric or line for almost every aspect of life for a black boy trying to make it from the bottom to the top

Shoutouts to Simpleflips

"Do you fools really listen to music or you just skim through it"

The moment I started putting myself in the shoes of writers, poets, artists etc. that was when I realized their creation is an expression of their truth. Folks should try and break down the lyrics of these singers and rappers - you'll learn a whole new information about them. Even when you read articles, essays and novels, the writers tell you who they are through these creations - academic or literary.

How could you not love Hov, a true inspiration.

The Story Of OJ: “Y’all think it’s boujee i’m like it’s fine But i’m tryna give you a million dollars worth of game for $9.99”

Shoutouts to Simpleflips.

Let me go listen this blueprint album again

Don't cut him off, Gayle!

Should’ve known he would say take the 500K and buy my entire catalog 🤣. Smart man. I’d buy the 2 albums I’m missing then buy a house in cash.

I'd never thought I'd see Jay-Z with long dreads.

Jay so humble!

How much you wanna bet Jays streams and downloads go up a bit after this? Genius way to answe this question. I’ve listened to every line he’s ever said and he’s 100% correct, all the game is in there. You just gotta know what to do with what you hear.

I love jayz I could listen to him alday that man is a genius. I actually grew up in the 90s so I basically remmber jay z early career days this man have grown alot

i wouldve taken the lunch this entire time until this interview lol youre right Jay the knowledge is already in the music lol

Lol 😂😂😂 He's speaking Truth!!! 🎉

He really did say take the money, after all of these years 😂😂😂

Speak life into existence 🖤👑🌎

I’m crying, this was trending like back in 2013 on twitter, for this to come back full circle now is amazing 😂😂😂😂

I’m taking the money because all the question I’ll be asking Jay Z would be, “how could I get $500,000?”

This interview means a lot!

Facts - $500k. I love Jay but after that dinner you gotta make things happen and having half a mil is a good head start. It’s just dinner not centered around a business deal. His team is already in place!

That was a Goated answer right there!! 🙏🏾💯😂

1. Sell a lot of cocaine, make sure you don’t get caught. 2. Rap extremely well. And invest most of your money in your music. 3. Get a deal. 4. The world is yours, do with it what you want 5. You’re a billionaire

he finally answered it

The Jordan Of Rap has spoken

Its a famous joke that says once you take the dinner over the 500K, all Jay-Z was gonna tell you was you should've taken the 500K.

Some of you are probably too young but jay released a album called the blueprint for a reason. Every rapper has since modeled that playbook. Jay is my rap GOAT. You can't put into perspective how popular he was unless you lived it. He was going platinum on physical sales for every album.

In terms of wisdom, I don't know why we hold this man on a pedestal anymore than any decent father

Just listen to his first 5 albums and take the money.

No matter what wisdom he gives you, you’re still gonna need money to make it happen

Jay-Z has so much influence that he would make people choose dinner with him over 500K let that sink in

JayZ is such a smart entrepreneur, he still found a clever way to push some record sales with this question. Get the blueprint if you haven't already.

The man himself even said to take the cash so what does that tell you 😂 Jay is one of my favorites and an inspiration as far as rap goes but ain’t no way I’m turning down half a million when I could take that money and do similar things that Jay did to get to where he is today….,

I been telling everyone ever since that this meme started that the answer is obviously take the money, because not only is it right but Jay-Z would also do the same, even today. The wisdom is already in the music, greatly summed up as always Hov.

Swag and Smarts ALL IN ONE!!! I love Jay Z...so cool and unbothered 👑🖤

People mistake Jay for a business man. He is not a business man. He just happens to be one of the greatest rappers to do it and he always had a finger on pop culture. Companies wanted to work with him. His talent opened doors for him

He ain’t lying cause there is a hov bar for everything his music is littered with jewels you just have to piece it together cause he was trying to entertain while giving you game

I need the money. I'll take the money and help myself and others

Bro just gave us some wisdom right here for the free. 😆

I 'TRULY AGREE " with his concept in the explaination❤

The fact that some people think the wisdom Jay Z would give you during that lunch outweighs 500k is utterly ridiculous. Another level of celebrity worship.

I will forever and ever love jay🐐🐐 I’m proud naming my son after him❤️🐐 love from Maryland!!

How can we watch the full episode?

I'm w/Jay I'd take the $500,000 cash & continue listening to the music 🎶🎵

Was going to type what Ms. Gayle said before she said it but then I listened all the way and what Jay-z said summed it all up.

Ill take the money duh

Peace - I have been Hearing about this and Honestly Being from NYC - And seeing him like I do other New York Rapper's as my peers and people in general. I would love having lunch with him as a peer because I love talking to people one on one about success, especially over lunch. When I needed to meet people for school projects and personal endeavors I would meet them for lunch. And it all was always so great.! Lunch as well. You can never get anything better than that, Make sure you have your Thank you Card Ready as well. You get to talk and share your dreams and goals as well as ask questions, listen to them and you never know what would come from it and you start to see how people think, feel like any other human. It is so motivating. Also the gems, contacts etc you can gain and you have gained a line to them as well. I would pick the lunch and half of the money. If the challenge was one or the other I would pick the Lunch. Blessings...

I know that is right Jay, people don't get it, play games, keep up the amazing work, we love you, stay blessed and keep shining! Let's go! 💪💪💪💪💪💪

CBS thank you for putting a link for the merchandise 👍

So this question gets brought up again and it goes viral at the chargers game. Jay Z flips it as a marketing tool for music catalog. All the people who wanted a meeting with Jay z are now buying albums and streaming his music for the “blueprint.”

Perfect response

This man is wise! I wish he was my mentor.

One of the most important thing he said was if you really listen to the music. Listen to the words instead of sitting back and trying to critique him. Even if you don’t like him the message is still there

The man himself has spoken, there's nothing left to be said. I personally think there's no intelligent or logical argument one could give to take the lunch. Take the money and that's that on that.

Id take $50 over lunch with Jayz.

Imagine taking the dinner and the first thing he tells you is “You should’ve took the money “

Jayz the Goat 🐐.. 24 Grammys (most all time) 14 number 1 albums (most all time).. Men lie women lie and numbers don’t

The GOAT...no question

"Somebody Please!..Find Ja Rule!"

I have a Masters Degree in CJ. I agree that he gave us all the blueprint. Like he said, you just have to listen and piece it together. ❤

The fact he’s in a studio tells me one thing: He got something cooking 👨🏽‍🍳👀 👀 👀

Bro I been saying this. First of all, you can’t give someone all of your wisdom and turn them into a financial wizard within one 2 hour meeting. That takes years of discipline, mistakes, knowledge, drive, consistency, courage, etc. jay z ain’t just wake up a billionaire overnight. This is like 35 years in the making bro. And even if he could somehow teach you financial literacy, discipline, decision making, and everything else it takes to get to billionaire status within 2 hours why in tf would he do that for free? Wouldn’t you charge people like millions of dollars for a class that’s almost guaranteed to turn them into a millionaire? You not his homie you a stranger, so why would he give that up for free? Jay z has lots of friends and family members who have had many dinners with Jay. Most of them are not billionaires and a lot of them ain’t even rich. He say it’s all in the music but millions of people stream his music annually, it’s only like maybe 1-3% max of his audience listening that are millionaires. Billionaires is almost 0 That being said, if you’re the type to become a billionaire, you wouldn’t need jay z advice you’d just be different and already have a plan and be executing it effectively. You can skate with Tony Hawk all day I guarantee at the end of that you don’t come out a pro skateboarder at the end of that session. Just cus somebody gives you their expertise doesn’t mean you’ll be able to execute it. Especially if it’s not a mentor situation where they’re constantly involved in your life.

Yo where is THIS FULL interview ?? With them sitting down. It’s not on RU-vid

It depends on where I’m at in life honestly. Right now I’d take the money, if I was wealthy I’d take the dinner and hope that I was charismatic enough to establish a good relationship with Hov. Never know when you’ll need a friend in a high place

Jay z: you was suppose to take that money cos everything I got to say you gon need that 500 to do😂

I would take the money. This is a new home down south. Then, I could help my daughter financially with school at FAMU. I could have a real savings account. Pay stock two companies' investments with Amzon and Apple.

He’s not lying, you can peep so much game in his music.

You feed a man a fish, they're good for a day. But if you teach a man how to fish, then they're good for a lifetime.

0:46 real talk

For anyone who actually picked lunch with him, he should double it up as a surprise in the end 1Mil

Love Jayz from the streets to the board room

If you take lunch with Jay-Z, then he can potentially teach you how to make more than half a million.

And There You Have It!!!

Thanks Jayz because I was one of those people who would take the lunch because of the wisdom you would get and you see the wisdom he just drop,take the cash and buy all his albums and his book,wisdom in all of that Wisdom is better than cash anyway Got all this money and no wisdom even the cash will be gone soon too❤❤❤❤

Release the whole interview soon as possible plz

I think taking the dinner is betting on building a relation with Jay-z. If that works out It could be worth much more than 500,000

This answer is amazing! The wisdom is in his music.. take the money and do what is best for you and your family.

Cash plz

This is the same Gayle King that interviewed R. Kelly.