Higher Learning with Van Lathan and Rachel Lindsay
Oct 23, 2026 · 2 hr 4 min · 20 segments
We have a special treat for you, Thought Warriors! Today we have the one and only F.D. Signifier in studio, as Van joins us from Chi-Town. Rachel, Van, and F.D. get into his humble beginnings as a…
Van Lathan Jr.Host
Rachel LindsayHostHis company, Roc Nation, has helped organize and produce the Super Bowl halftime show since signing a partnership with the NFL in 2019.
And the deal was renewed in 2024.
Thoughts?
Like I see him reaching the Thanos glove, his hand into the Thanos glove and being like, I'll do it myself.
like i i like this like who y'all looking around ah it's me i'm going to do it like i actually think that this is this is the whole that i grew up with that hey i'll put it on my back remember they asked jay's like back in the day it was like he was looking for a record deal and he was they asked him to rap this ain't no free show he's about to do a free show which is the super bowl But he selected himself to do it.
I think when they did the second deal for them being over, Roc Nation being over the halftime show, I knew eventually we were going to get Jay-Z.
And I think that with everything that he's doing, New York, overseas, he's in L.A. tomorrow.
But, you know, we're celebrating the anniversary of Reasonable Doubt, of Blueprint.
His company, Roc Nation, has helped organize and produce the Super Bowl halftime show since signing a partnership with the NFL in 2019.
And the deal was renewed in 2024.
Thoughts?
Like I see him reaching the Thanos glove, his hand into the Thanos glove and being like, I'll do it myself.
like i i like this like who y'all looking around ah it's me i'm going to do it like i actually think that this is this is the whole that i grew up with that hey i'll put it on my back remember they asked jay's like back in the day it was like he was looking for a record deal and he was they asked him to rap this ain't no free show he's about to do a free show which is the super bowl But he selected himself to do it.
I think when they did the second deal for them being over, Roc Nation being over the halftime show, I knew eventually we were going to get Jay-Z.
And I think that with everything that he's doing, New York, overseas, he's in L.A. tomorrow.
But, you know, we're celebrating the anniversary of Reasonable Doubt, of Blueprint.
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