Jay-Z Stands By His Man: "I'm backing Kanye 100%"

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A few days after Kanye West trashed President George W. Bush's relief efforts to Hurricane Katrina, Jay-Z declared that he stands behind the producer's inflammatory comments.

"I'm backing Kanye 100%," Jay-Z told Billboard regarding West's comments that "George Bush doesn't care about black people" during a live Hurricane Katrina relief telethon this past Friday.

"This is America. You should be able to say what you want to say. We have freedom of speech," Jay-Z told Billboard.

Hov also said he thinks the government has offered a tardy response to offer help in the devastated southern states of Louisiana and Mississippi.

"It's really numbing. You can't believe it's happening in America. You wonder, what's going on? Why were people so slow to react? I don't understand it."

Jay-Z said he plans to chat with Diddy about launching a foundation that would benefit African Americans in times of crisis.

"Just in case anything like this happens in the future, we can do what the elder Bush and [former President Bill] Clinton are doing for our people specifically," Hov revealed in reference to the potential fund.

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Thats great, in my opinion