Jay-Z was spotted leaving Roc Nation headquarters in New York City on Friday when fans approached him requesting autographs, XXL Mag reported. The 51-year-old happily obliged, until one of his admirers requested that he sign her baseball.
“No, I don’t play baseball,” he said as he approached the vehicle waiting for him.
Fans assumed the woman had plans to make a profit off of Hov's signature.
“Not signing baseballs cuz he knew she was gonna sell it ????,” one Instagram user wrote.
“Karen wanted Hov to sign a whole lease,” another user commented.
Over on Twitter, people also shared their own thoughts about Jay-Z’s autograph refusal.
Should’ve tried using a football. https://t.co/vLTIf2IT3c
pic.twitter.com/pyx5HjAegp— SoCal Native™ (@yesitsNEIL) July 12, 2021
.@XXL well, he doesn’t. I totally understand the refusal. Mr. Carter completely understands who he is and doesn’t want to be misunderstood in regards to who he is and what he brings to the table. As we all know, he’s much bigger than baseball. ???? pic.twitter.com/285FFGwaKh
— JulilusDeWittHannah (@jdhannaharts) July 12, 2021
Who did they think he was? https://t.co/o3LfaEfaNk
pic.twitter.com/YBR8oBElwu— Ja'LeeTerrace (@JLeeterrace) July 12, 2021
Some users even referenced former American Idol judge Randy Jackson's infamous samurai sword signature after he signed one as part of The Night Time Show Holiday Special Benefiting Children’s Hospital Los Angeles event, according to Celebrity Access.
Randy Jackson signs samurai swords and Jay Z can’t sign a baseball? https://t.co/Li0vpN99gU
— TWRS Cobain (@twrs_five) July 12, 2021
The incident was made popular by the 2008 comedy Step Brothers, starring Will Ferrell and John C. Reilly.
— James⚡️Kelly (@kellyjamesR) July 12, 2021
According to Daily Mail, a Jay-Z autographed trading card sold for over $105,000 earlier this year, breaking the record for a sale on a non-sports card.
"This is a public service announcement… a Jay-Z Topps Chrome Superfractor RC Auto 1/1 just sold for $105,780 via @goldinauctions," Sports Card Trading Platform, SlabStox, wrote in an Instagram post. "That marks the all-time record for a non-sports/TCG card."