Miami:
Cuban-American
rapper
Pitbull
offered
a
musical
take
on
the
controversy
over
hip
hop
mogul
Jay-Z
and
pop
diva
Beyonce
Knowles'
recent
visit
to
Cuba.
The
Miami-born
son
of
Cuban
exiles
released
a
song
called
"Open
Letter
Freestyle",
which
shares
a
backing
track
with
Jay-Z's
own
musical
response
to
the
criticism
of
the
trip.
Shawn
Carter,
a.k.a.
Jay-Z,
and
Beyonce
Knowles
traveled
to
Havana
on
the
occasion
of
their
fifth
wedding
anniversary.
Tourism
to
Cuba
is
banned
under
Washington's
50-year-old
economic
embargo
against
the
island,
but
it
is
possible
to
obtain
a
license
from
the
Treasury
Department
for
religious,
academic,
educational
and
cultural
journeys.
Responding
to
an
angry
query
from
two
Cuban-American
members
of
Congress,
the
Treasury
Department
said
last
Tuesday
that
Jay-Z,
Beyonce
Knowles
and
members
of
their
family
were
authorized
to
travel
to
Cuba
for
educational
purposes.
In
his
song,
Pitbull
says,
"Politicians
love
to
hate
you/
But
then
they
run
away
when
it's
time
to
debate
you.Question
of
the
night:/
would
they
have
mess
with
Mr.
Carter
if
he
was
white?" The
the
rapper
known
as
"Mr.
305"
continues,
"Happy
5th
year
anniversary,
Jay
and
B/don't
worry
it's
on
me."