Look, stop giving Jay-Z guff about wearing a helmet on a jet ski. They are unpredictable machines and the open water is unforgiving.
And yet a photo—which is apparently from 2016—of Jay-Z riding a jet ski while wearing a helmet and a nonplussed look seems to have resonated with the indoor kids. It was resurrected over the July 4 holiday as a symbol of how a lot of us are feeling right now.
Jay-Z the first man in history to look miserable on a Jet-Ski pic.twitter.com/zKSrTom4wb
— Cass Anderson (@casspa) July 4, 2018
jay-z on a jetski be looking like dr nefario lmao pic.twitter.com/weXhN9aGmY
— l (@lrmsix) July 3, 2018
It was pointed out that this isn’t the first awkward sporting moment for Jay-Z.
We have a new one to the Jay-Z awkward sports collection. pic.twitter.com/OEqjBYOSEB
— Bobby Love (@kidnoble) July 3, 2018
It was added to other recent rapper memes.
“attention Gotham, I want 100 million transferred to me before noon or I will poison the city and kill millions!”
— z (@cozydrugs) July 4, 2018
“Jay-Z, you see this?!”
“already on it Thug.” pic.twitter.com/dswSTjKkNk
Meanwhile, Beyoncé rode the way only she could, though the photos TMZ posted in 2016 do show her wearing the red helmet as well.
https://twitter.com/keiryoncecruz/status/1013664499700674562
Beyoncé did post photos of their holiday a couple days ago, though it’s not clear if more jet skiing took place.