Part owner of the New Jersey Nets is only a portion of how much multi-platinum recording aritst Jay-Z wants. Jay-Z and his Rocawear clothing line are vying to win the naming-rights to the Nets’ arena. Currently called Continental Airlines Arena, the stadium, which is located in the Meadowlands area of East Rutherford, NJ, has opened up bidding to secure a new name. Continental Airlines dropped its 11-year affiliation with the arena after the NHL’s New Jersey Devils decided to build a new stadium in Newark, NJ. Now, Rocawear and other clothing lines, such as Izod and Southpole, have placed bids to rename the stadium. “We’re looking forward to presentations by bidders next week, and then we’ll get into the process of evaluation,” NJSEA President, George Zoffinger, told the Bergen Record. “I’m optimistic that we’ll be able to over-achieve the current financial deal that we [had] with Continental.”
Jay-Z, Rocawear Bidding For NJ Nets' Arena Naming Rights
TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 25, 2007























COMMENTS
hope he gts wat he wnts
sean carter arena lol
NICE GUN
Hova Dome (just kidding)
NICE CAR
you a proffesional kiss ass or what? ahaha just shittin...but really is you?
Just "shitting"...what are you
Just shitting.... lol he stupid
He don't got enough $... No way on earth he can afford it... Hov don't got that CORPORATE dough... even I know that!
you sayin he dont got enough money...are u fuckin kiddin me..wherever u live..he could buy your whole block x 10
I live in NJ, one of the most expensive states in the U.S. I ain't saying Jay ain't got $... I'm sayin' he's OUT of his league with this one... There's no way he will win this auction. Period. It's like Jay-Z going against Donald Trump or Paris Hilton's dad for a hotel; he CAN'T win...
He has $ by hood standards, but by corporate standards, his $ is young. Get off him.
Your comments show how much you guys really know. Why would Jay put himself in a place where it's so easy for him to lose. He has a huge chance at winning this bidding war and he probably will. Just to name a few of Jay's helpful business associates:
Sean Carter, Bill Gates, Steve Jobs, LA Reid, the owner of Viacom.Inc( the guy who probably owns your favorite television channel or movie production company), and the freemason society. That's right JayZ is in a secret society of the world's most powerful people. If you think Jay isn't that powerful, then just go to every country in the world that allows rap and ask who is the best rapper in the world. The answer will surely be HOVA. I'm not trying to brag about Jay, but simply stating how this guy is very well connected with people. Some of which you guys would love to kill. Does George W.Bush ring a bell in anyone's ears?
Now if you guys think that I'm just trippin', go and download Lucifer or D'Evils. He basically tells you flat out about this secret society and how these guys are rich and powerful beyond anyone's imagination. Even Nas and Kanye may be involved with this same group(Freemasons). Just look at the back of the dollar and then look at the supposed Roc diamond that Jay always throws up. Why does every time he throws the diamond up, it looks like a triangle with his one eye in the middle of it ? But don't just take my word for it, you can look up all of this info on you tube. It all adds up. Trust me it really does. " This is a secret society all we ask is trust. And within a week watch your arm freeze up"
dogg..im trying to tell you..sean carter has a lot of money..he wouldnt consider bidding for the arena name if he thought he didnt have the loot. And I live in Fairfax county one of the richest counties in the USA..and Jay could buy this whole fuckin county.
jayz will never compete if he didnt think he had a chance. Remember, he is a businessman, number 1 on Forbes list, plus he is as influencial as hell, I can't start naming the connections he has. JayZ is like the Black Frank Sinatra (I know people will start hating me for this one). Its not only money u need to win these kinds of bidding. U have to know people and be linked. Plus, if they think giving it to JayZ will bring more exposure for them, even if he is not the highest bidder, he WILL still get it...
Jay Z has access to enough money to win this bidding war. Anyone who disagrees has been livin under a rock since 1999.
...........Rich ass mothafucka.
What does Jay-Z have to do with it? He doesn't own the company anymore. They won't get the naming rights. And what the fuck would they call it, the Rocawear Arena? Sounds pretty fucking stupid to me.
BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO JAY-Z YOU ALREADY RICH STOP TRYING TO GET MORE BASTERD
thats funny lol
the ROC arena...eeee...I heard the New Jersey Nets was gonna be changed to the Brooklyn Nets bc of Jay is that true??
He got his hustle from dame. He got what he wanted from dame and said fuck em. In 1999 if there wanst a dame, jay wouldnt be as big az he is. Yall might not see it but dame had ALOT to di his career. I respect the nigga 4 everythibg he doing. But it wasnt right how he did dame.
to bad they couldnt name the wizards arena, as GILBERTS ARENA
dude dat shit was corn azz fuck
THE BLUEPRINT ARENA?
fuk the nets they wak n e wayz its all bout da knicks this year we guna tear it up!!!!
Fuck the Nets, Mets, and Jets... that shit is so gay they name all their shit like that...
Fuck you ScRillstar don't dis respect NY niggga. Don't hate appreciate. Let's go METS!
no no please disrespect NY..its tiem to wake up these wanksta johnny gumbas...DC BABY!!
CAVS ON DECK(WE GOING TO THE SHIP...AGAIN)
INDIANS ON DECK(DIVISION CHAMPS)
FUCK THE BROWNS THO(UNLESS THEY START WINNING)
NY & DC HAS NO HOPE. SORRY
CLEVELAND ON DECK!!!!!!!!!!
on some real shit da knicks is whats poppin dis year, ill physically fight a nigga ova my team. so watch yall mouth before i set up a meeting to set up a beating. quick jay-z paraphrase, but fuc da nets even if they come to bk 1
upstate ny in this bitch and ill rip all u ny hating faggots limbs off herd me dont get soned on the internet u fuckin pussys
Roc Center lol bigs to hov
This goes out 2 Shaman i could believe u cuz i read a book about that shit and i'm gonna look up that shit with Jay-z but I want 2 know is 50 in that shit
dc has no hope...please..skins..wizards..lebron aint carrying shit u cleveland mutt
One thing this "news" article doesn't contain is possibly THE most important piece of the story: WHEN IS THE DAMN AUCTION??
It contains the who, the what, the where, and the why, but NOT the WHEN!
I have a "when" question. When will you shut the fuck up?
Ha, ha.. Mr. Angry Man reasserts himself... Touchy, touchy are we? You're a bitch... take the criticism and move on... learn how to give what you "deem" is "news" and move on... You can ask the average 5th grader in America what a congruent, informative relay of information consists of: who, what, where, why, and WHEN... That's the corporate me.
Now, I'll switch to ghetto and ask you a WHEN question, "When will you hop off my sack, Playboy?" Learn to write a news article... Make sure it's effin' news, take the criticism and shut the fuck up.
why do you choose the name charismatic? You're anything but that. You reply to your own comments because you only put shit up to get a rise out of people and you look like a bitch when you do that. You're a whiny lil homo that lives in a rich area in NJ and sips tea with his friends while they chat about BIG and 2Pac stories. You are officaly DS' bitch now. Go home hooker
^^^^^^^^^ When keepin' it real goes wrong.
and look at what your arrows are pointing at, lol
damn jay-z is rich as fukk...lol...shit...
THE DYNASTY DOME...OR THE BLUEPRINT STAGE..I DUNNO EITHER WAY JAY-Z IS A RICH MUTHAFUCKA...IS NOT LIKE ANY OTHER RAPPER IS IN THE SAME STAGE OR LEVEL...WHO ELSE BIDDING IN THE NBA...OR DEALING MAJOR CORPORATE BUSINESS..THAT DONT HAVE TO DO WITH MUSIC...???? HOLLA JAY...BIG'S BROTHA...PEACE
Time to see who has the biggest pockets!!!
DIE JAY-Z!!...DIE AND GO TO HELL BASTARD!!
Damn u kinda foul. Is that really uncalled for?
shut up u salvi muthafucka..were in l.a do u stay homie...so i can smack u...u know im in l.a..wuts up...put ur pupusa down...an lets scrap....holla
charismatic nj isnt one of the most expensive states maybe by new york but the rest is a shithole sorry
its only expensive where he lives. He has a butler who wears a thong and looks like Suge Knight
The in4mation is ONLY a google away; no need to speculate...
if jay-z gets that deal through that ll be the most grimey shit. big ups to jay-z throw ur diamonds up!
fuck the nets and gayz for what i hear he only owns 1 percent of the nets with with his gay ass chi town bitch fuck brookland hoe them bitch ass niggas aint talking about shit
NJ is considered to be 3rd most expensive state to live in behind NY and CA you bunch of dumbshits.
You don't have 2 explain to these know-it-alls...
Interesting comments...
For starters about Jersey being the 3rd most expensive state to live in (i'll check that info later)... if it is... it's only because of AC and New York...and the most important thing...
The Fuckin Tax rates!
But where I'm from...CAMDEN... (ironically the same place as Charismatic)...ain't shit rich here!
_____________________________________________________ Back to the topic!
Jay's listed at over 340 million... not including anything else he's accomplished or made since January. So 11-50 million for the naming rights and a facelift of a NJ NETS stadium... shouldn't put too much of a strain on him.
Continental only paid 11 mill for it.... Jay makes that annually with Ded Jam (10 and some change to be exact). So for the bragging rights...and not much financial strain... he'll definitely do what it takes to aquire that stadium... plus...
I dont think too many people are going to bid for NJ NETS stadium... it's not like it's the Yankees or anything.
We'll see what happens!
~Be Eazy!
Well since you guys are neighbors, can you smack the shit out of him please?
Hey reign, WHEN is the auction? HHAHAHAHHHAHAAA...WE WANT ANSWERS...
And Wiz10l, you have a LOT to learn about New Jersey... NJ is small in area but IT IS A BIG STATE... All RICH PEOPLE LIVE IN NORTH JERSEY... In the top 21 alone we have the most expensive counties...
County....................... Per Capita Income
1 Marin County, California $44,962
2 New York County, New York (Manhattan) $42,922
3 Falls Church, Virginia $41,052
4 Pitkin County, Colorado $40,811
5 Fairfield County, Connecticut $38,350
6 Teton County, Wyoming $38,260
7 Somerset County, New Jersey $37,970
8 Arlington County, Virginia $37,706
9 City of Alexandria, Virginia[1] $37,645
10 Morris County, New Jersey $36,964
11 Fairfax County, Virginia $36,888
12 Westchester County, New York $36,726
13 Hunterdon County, New Jersey $36,370
14 San Mateo County, California $36,045
15 Montgomery County, Maryland $35,684
16 San Miguel County, Colorado $35,329
17 Douglas County, Colorado $34,848
18 Los Alamos County, New Mexico $34,646
19 San Francisco County, California $34,556
20 Summit County, Utah $33,767
21 Bergen County, New Jersey $33,638
And Reign, we still waitin' on the "when", Mr. News Guy...
You seem to have a misconception about NEWS. I can't make up a WHEN, if I didn't have that info. Why are you the only one when asking this? They don't take food stamps as bidding money
Well, then if you don't have, as I said yesterday, a congruent, informative relay of information consisting of the who, what, where, why, and WHEN, then don't put a story out just for the sake of putting it out. It simply insults the intelligence of those reading the article.
But, Reign, an idiot can tell that you're threatened by anyone with 1/2 a brain and has something of substance to say. See, I'm all about QUALITY, not QUANTITY. Dictionary.com -> look up the differences. I NEVER see you respond to such one lined comments as: Fuck G-Unit, Lil Weezy is the Greatest, Hov is the God, Nas is Nasty, Baby is a tongue tussler, rich ass mufucka, or other b.s. like that... It goes to show that you're more of a QUANTITATIVE person; you DON'T SEEM to mind those comments... OOOOhhh, did I strike a nerve?
Just do better... 1... And since we also all know of your femalish need to have the last word, why don't you make yourself useful and FIND OUT THE WHEN instead of being so gay and defensive?
Actually , you have zero quality. You're whole "charismatic" character bullshit is made up ENTIRELY of quantity. In fact, let's look at your history on DS. You post paragraphs upon paragraphs in the comments section. And 80% of the time , they aren't even relevant to the subject.
I KNOW for a fact, you like people to look at you as an intelligent spectator but you fail miserably and become more comparitive to the little kid at the playground who no one plays with because they think he's a bitch. You have a decent vocabulary, but you tend to use it in the wrong way which makes you look even more idiotic. You give all the good readers on this site a bad name because your arrogance supercedes your intelligence. I hope you will take this time to reflect on how much of an asshole you look like to the people on this site. I know I am not alone in those beliefs, and let's face it, you know I'm not either.
So keep responding back to the comments my little attention whore, maybe when you grow up, you can write news for us too!! It's never too late.
Call the building DA ROC..lol
dont yall idiots have somethin to do then argue and look up richest counties..go smoke or fuck bitches..damn
Wrong...Monmouth county is actually the most expensive county in NJ and it aint in North or south jersey(near NYC or AC)...It's central jersey. And I know this because that's what county I live in...
Ask ANYBODY who's been in the military what states do they get the highest allowances for living in...
1) NYC
2)California
3)NEW JERSEY!!!!
Jersey in da BUILDIN!
Shamon makes sense...mad sense...BUT the freemasons and all of the other secret societies that hold members such as the president would NOT allow jay to be involved..those are societies of very rich and powerful WHITE men, and they have STRICT standards..beleive me..
But at the end of the day, JAY has CAKE, and CONNECTIONS...maybe even enough for him to win the bidding war?? Who knows?
i hope Jay-Z wins the bid hes a good bussiness man. people need to learn from him not knock his hustle .
Ya digg!!!