Michigan State strips local star's scholarship after explicit rap video [Jay Harris]

[Shayn•Da•Pain]

Michigan State strips local star's scholarship after explicit rap video
POSTED: Tuesday, May 14, 2013, 3:47 PM
Matt Breen, Inquirer Staff Writer

Downingtown East wide receiver Jay Harris warms up before a 2012 scrimmage. (LOU RABITO / Staff)
Jay Harris, one of the area’s top football recruits, was stripped of his scholarship by Michigan State earlier this month after he posted a series of profanity-laced rap videos on YouTube, a source said Tuesday.

Under the name “Jay DatBull,” the Downingtown East senior has uploaded nine videos to YouTube. Using explicit lyrics, Harris raps about drugs, women, and homosexuals.

His first single, “DatBull 4 Life,” surpassed 50,000 views over the weekend and appears to show Harris smoking marijuana while sitting behind the steering wheel of a car.

Harris, a senior wide receiver, said he freely chose a rap career over football. A Michigan State spokesman said it was “a mutual decision.”

“I’ve always had this in the back of my head, but never had the courage to tell my parents that this is what I want to do,” Harris said.

The 5-foot-11, 162-pounder is ranked by ESPN as the state’s 17th-ranked senior and second-best wideout. He scored 13 touchdowns last season on 54 catches for 792 yards. He signed a binding letter of intent in February to attend Michigan State.

Harris said he decided to forego football about a week before the video debuted. He knew people would watch it, Harris said, but not so many in such a short time.

An album is slated for a June 1 release, and Harris said he plans to work with professional producer M. Stacks this summer.

M. Stacks has worked with popular rappers Wiz Khalifa and Mac Miller.

“I try to take advantage of every opportunity I get, and for him to like my music and reach out to me, I really appreciated that,” Harris said.

Harris said his commitment to Michigan State last year was “halfhearted.” He said he first flirted with a career in music during his freshman year at Downingtown East.

He said he called Michigan State quarterbacks coach Brad Salem two weeks ago and told him of his decision.
Salem recruited Harris and swayed him to sign with the Spartans instead of offers from Old Dominion and Temple.
Penn State was reported to have interest, as well.

Harris originally was named to play in this summer’s Big 33 all-star football game, but his name was removed recently from the roster.

http://www.philly.com/philly/blogs/...tate-decides-to-become-a-rapper-football.html

The video

 

[Shayn•Da•Pain]

Freestylin?

 

[Jmiles]

No. Not freestylin

 

[Shayn•Da•Pain]

Yeah, ya think? lol This kid is so stupid. In another video he starts by saying "Jay DatBull. I'm an unsigned artist, get at me." hlawd:

 

[ram29jackson]

another, dumb kid uses the internet story....half these dumb asses don't even know what a tape cassette was but they are using the same principle . Do they think its only going out to THEIR internet neighborhood and not the entire world ?

 

[ram29jackson]

 

[Raidersabc123]

another, dumb kid uses the internet story....half these dumb asses don't even know what a tape cassette was but they are using the same principle . Do they think its only going out to THEIR internet neighborhood and not the entire world ?

He knew it was going out to the world he says he would rather rap than play football

 

[ryne candy]

Smoke weed everyday???? He must have looked up to Charles Rogers growing up.

 

[ram29jackson]

He knew it was going out to the world he says he would rather rap than play football

LOL he said that AFTER they said bye bye we don't want your type

 

[Garrett67]

Like I posted on Youtube when I saw this earlier

"Should have taken the free ride. Now you will never be famous enough for us to hear about you going to jail in the next couple of years."

 

[Argath]

Titus Young the sequel

 

[TeflonDonny]

This fool shot a video in a tree house...

 

[BigBucs]

Read about this the other day, well him skipping college to pursue rap not them taking the scholarship away. My people, we have to do better :facepalm: Know his parents are heartbroken.