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Tyrese came for Jay Z and the whole “I Got The Keys” crew, but now he’d like to recant his statement.

The 37-year-old singer has been part of several conversations concerning police brutality in the Black community, and in light of the recent racially fueled cop shootings, has become twice as vocal about everyone coming together to accomplish actual change.

In a statement that called out Hov, DJ Khaled, Future, and everyone else in the popular “I Got The Keys” video, Tyrese said, They scheduled a video….. I hope they’ve scheduled other meetings about the state of black men and WHAT we need to do to change the shit that’s going on……… “ 

His call-to-action caption was posted alongside a photo of the three previously mentioned hip-hop heavyweights. He added, “So yeah videos are nice and the first week of sales are nice… But it’s some real shit going on out here and it’s time to DO something.” 

Now, Tyrese tells TMZ he was not dissing Jay Z or anyone else in the rap game. The site reports:

The singer tells TMZ … his IG post was about all people of color needing to step up and come together — especially powerful men like Jay Z, who has the stage and voice to influence real change … like going to Congress to change gun and drug laws.

Apparently he plans to reach out to Jay “to come up with some kind of plan to help save black men from killing each other and winding up in jail.” 

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SOURCE: TMZ | PHOTO CREDIT: Getty, Instagram

Tyrese Wants To Team Up With Jay Z & ‘Save Black Men From Killing Each Other’  was originally published on globalgrind.com