Dinner With Jay-Z Or $500k meme and original tweet depicting an image of rapper Jay Z.

Dinner With Jay-Z Or $500k

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Updated Oct 27, 2021 at 02:37PM EDT by Zach.

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Dinner With Jay-Z Or $500k refers to a viral question asking users whether they would rather have a dinner and business meeting with rapper Jay-Z or be given a large sum of money, typically $500,000. In October 2021, a Twitter user who picked the dinner with Jay-Z went viral as users made fun of his choice, seeing the money as the obvious and correct answer.

Origin

It is unknown who first asked online whether users would rather have dinner with Jay-Z or receive money. One of the earliest available posts asking the question was posted on March 15th, 2017, by Instagram[1] user hmtwnhero, who posted an image showing white text on a black background reading, "$10,000 in cash of 10minute dinner with Jay-Z?" The majority of the answers said that cash is the right option (shown below).


$10,000 in cash or 10minute dinner with Jay-Z?

The question went viral on Twitter[2] in January 2018 when a now-suspended user @FuckItsBianca posted it, receiving answers both supporting the dinner and the money.

Spread

The question was occasionally asked by web users over the following years with people generally agreeing that the money is the better option despite Jay-Z's business success. For example, on February 1st, 2018, YouTuber KevOnStage posted a video examining the answers from the viral post by Twitter user @FuckItsBianca, generally using the video to make fun of people who choose the dinner, gaining over 14,800 views in three years (shown below). He also suggests Jay-Z would think you're stupid if you chose the dinner over the money.



On September 3rd, 2021, Twitter[3] user @profitwithant made a post saying people who pick the money "don't understand," saying the dinner with Jay-Z is the right choice because of his business success and "He’ll give you the blueprint on being wealthy and successful" (shown below). The tweet gained over 13,700 retweets and 3,000 likes in just under two months. The tweet was largely criticized through quote-retweets and in the media, inspiring stories on Digg[4] and Yahoo! News.[5]


Side Hustle King @profitwithant ... l'll explain since most can't comprehend Dinner with Jay-Z is the better option over $500K because of the knowledge & expertise he has. He'll give you the blueprint on being wealthy and successful. His knowledge will be worth more long term than the short term $500K. 1:04 PM · Sep 3, 2021 · Twitter for iPhone

Memes about the question increased over the next two months making fun of the idea of people who picked the dinner over the money. On September 6th, Twitter[6] user @allgroovydude made a post comedically imagining the dinner with Jay-Z going terribly, gaining over 247,000 likes and 29,000 retweets in a month (shown below, left). On September 7th, the Worldstar Instagram[7] page asked the question, gaining over 281,000 likes and 32,000 comments. On September 8th, Tidal's Twitter account, a music service owned by Jay-Z, tweeted "Take the $500K," gaining over 271,000 likes and 69,000 retweets in a month (shown below, right). Some joked that the tweet was likely made directly by Jay-Z.


gröøvy @allgroovydude *dinner with Jay-Z* Jay-Z: Me: Jay-Z: Me: Jay-Z: Me: so what does the Z stand for Jay-Z: check please 10:10 PM - Sep 6, 2021 · Twitter for iPhone TIDAL O @TIDAL Take the $50OK. 8:06 PM · Sep 8, 2021 · Twitter for iPhone

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kira - @Sadcrib Jay Z really hopped on his company account and told y'all to take the damn $500k. The debate is over Dinner with Jay-Z or $500K Tweet TIDAL O @TIDAL Side Hustle King A š @profitwithant the $500K. I'll explain since most can't comprehend Dinner with Jay-Z is the better option over $500K because of the M·9/8/21 · Twitter for iPhone knowledge & expertise he has. He'll give you the blueprint on being wealthy and successful. His knowledge will be worth more long term than the short term $500K. Retweets 3,309 Quote Tweets 14.7K SE Tahj Èscobar 4d · O I Should Of Just Took The 500K I Aint Learn Sh.t & Payed For My Own Food Side Hustle King @profitwithant %2$ I'll explain since most can't comprehend Dinner with Jay-Z is the better option over $500K because of the knowledge & expertise he has. He’ll give you the blueprint on being wealthy and successful. His knowledge will be worth more long term than the short term $500K. A FAIR CONTRACT Craig Bro Dude @CraigSJ "50k cash or dinner with Jay-Z?" ... 2000 2000 2000 SK @sk_laflare - 19h Jermaine Dupri chose dinner with Jay Z and look where that got him smh Karen Civil @Karen... · 22h JAY Z Reportedly Told Jermaine Dupri To Turn Down The Same Super Bowl Deal He Signed: bit.ly/2KQgb0m 95 277,834 19.6K BiG 4 @Nolimit_Taren05 ... 500k is way more better than that dinner with Jay z SAY CHEES Meek Mill O @MeekMill i haven't get paid from music and i don't know how much money labels make off me!!!! I need lawyers asap!!!

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External References

[1] Instagram – hmtwnhero

[2] Twitter – OTAPShow

[3] Twitter – profitwithant?

[4] Digg – main character

[5] Yahoo news – Meme asking…

[6] Twitter – allgroovydude

[7] Instagram – worldstar

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