Old photo of Jay-Z wearing helmet on jet ski ascends to meme status

Look, stop giving Jay-Z guff about wearing a helmet on a jet ski. They are unpredictable machines and the open water is unforgiving.

And yet a photo—which is apparently from  2016—of Jay-Z riding a jet ski while wearing a helmet and a nonplussed look seems to have resonated with the indoor kids. It was resurrected over the July 4 holiday as a symbol of how a lot of us are feeling right now.

https://twitter.com/casspa/status/1014340820445618176

https://twitter.com/lrmsix/status/1014204347885015040

It was pointed out that this isn't the first awkward sporting moment for Jay-Z.

We have a new one to the Jay-Z awkward sports collection. pic.twitter.com/OEqjBYOSEB

— Jawn Flick (@kidnoble) July 3, 2018

It was added to other recent rapper memes.

“attention Gotham, I want 100 million transferred to me before noon or I will poison the city and kill millions!”

“Jay-Z, you see this?!”

“already on it Thug.” pic.twitter.com/dswSTjKkNk

— Cash (@coinsanddollars) July 4, 2018

Meanwhile, Beyoncé rode the way only she could, though the photos TMZ posted in 2016 do show her wearing the red helmet as well.

https://twitter.com/keiryoncecruz/status/1013664499700674562

Beyoncé did post photos of their holiday a couple days ago, though it's not clear if more jet skiing took place.