Jay-Z is officially back outside.
The man they call Jay-Hova the God MC shut down the Rap Internet with an a cappella freestyle during his Roots Picnic set over the weekend. In his March interview with GQ, he told folks that he was going to be on the offensive, so we shouldn’t be surprised that he decided to use this platform to air out all of his dirty laundry. Historically, Jay has often used these types of freestyles to speak on things that have been bothering him. However, this one felt especially different because he’s not rapping as much as he used to these days and he picked out his dreads into an afro, which has fans thinking that he may be in album mode.
He addressed his issues with attorney Tony Buzbee, former protege Ye (formerly known as Kanye West), Nicki Minaj, Philly rapper Oschino Vasquez, Tory Lanez and his father, MAGA’s Super Bowl hate, conspiracy theorist Jaguar Wright, former friend and business partner Dame Dash, and of course, Drake. Jay also had some good lines where he references The Wire, the bible, the classic board game Clue and one of his many classic radio freestyles.
Now, we sit and wait for the responses from some of the people mentioned. Oschino already posted a video on his YouTube to share his thoughts, but we haven’t heard from Nicki and Drake — yet. They should consider linking up for a tag-team diss track from the top rope, but we’ll more than likely get some social media ramblings and memes from those two.
Check out our favorite bars from Jay below.
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“Hattie’s turnin’ 100/ If she would’ve transitioned ‘fore I cleared my name, I would’ve hunted them/ Every one of them playin’ these silly games/ That 1-800 ambulance chaser would’ve wish one came, but 911 is a joke/ Public Enemy No. 1, I’ve been ranked’
Shout out Tony Buzbee who’ll be practicing law in a strip mall after Jay gets done with him.
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“I’m governed by God, you tried to break the covenant/ I reigned for 40 days, my neck get flooded again, wrist get flooded again/ My net worth went up again”
No one does the God MC/money talk better than the Jiggaman and it always hits because it’s more than likely true.
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“The Roc’s not crumblin’, the leprechauns have magically run out of pranks/ Your son on a federal jail line mumblin’ somethin’ about havin’ too much in his drink/ You know how dumb that is?”
At least Rap Twitter got an incredible meme out of this whole Tory Lanez vs. Roc Nation situation.
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“That lady back on the stuff, she sound like she in love with him/ Her Ken can’t even p— take they kids…enough of them/ A rapper can’t be my opp, I got MAGA Republicans/ Them shots came from the very top of the government, good luck with them”
Nicki has aligned herself with MAGA, who have been on Jay for his decision to make a Spanish-speaking American the Super Bowl Halftime Show headliner. Now, watch this and it will all connect.
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“You ever heard of a wunderkind?/ My children is some of them, have you n—s no shame?/ Y’all tryin’ to get under skin? I really get under skin, ask Un how I’m playin’/ Y’all thugs with y’all thumbs again/ Everybody think they’re the ones insane/ You’re no maniac, watch how sane he act in my presence, n—s shrink/ I need a new therapist, this shit is not workin’, I’m truly on the brink/ Y’all better not encourage him, y’all don’t want me to think these thoughts that I think”
I don’t think we’re ever getting Watch the Throne II, chat.
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“You want it one way, it’s the other/ I still own you suckers, I’ll Marlo you niggas, gang/ I ain’t much for meetings, no how/ Cancel the brunches, I remember the hunger pain/ The price of the bricks goin’ up, it’s gon’ cost you a B to even say my name”
Just a masterful Wire reference here and a nice call back to his “Can I Live/Dear Summer Hot 97 Freestyle” where he starts it off by saying, “If you put my verse on your records, I want 700 percent,” and proceeds to put the likes of The Game and Cassidy in the blender because they either sampled his voice or tried to. The “say my name” bar could also be looked at as a Drake jab considering he disses Jay on “Whisper My Name.”
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“That nut-ass n—a still stutterin/ That Chatty Patty down on his luck again/ Quest introduced me to Jaguar, I don’t know why I still f—k with him”
Here he is throwing shots at three different people. First, he gets at former Roc-A-Fella artist and State Property member Oschino Vasquez, who is known for talking fast on his podcast and social media, often sharing his thoughts on Jay and his time signed to the label. Then, he gets at Dame again by using the term he made popular against him due to all the chatting he’s been doing over the years, and finally, he mentions Jaguar Wright because of her Internet conspiracy ramblings.
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“Another one fumbled his, wonder how I get the blame?/ N—as’ teeth is tumblin’ out their mouth and somehow I’m the one who done it/ It’s a murder mystery game”
He’s been holding his tongue when it came to former business partner and friend Dame Dash, so these bars got a stunned reaction from the crowd. You also have to like the Clue bar there at the end.
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“My next update, the jig is up/ N—a, I’m up 10/ Wrong chart, champ, you gotta look up again/ N—s look up to Hov, I never looked up to them/ Them crackas got your publishin’, gangsta, go talk tough to them/ Don’t talk success to me, you n—s is workers/ In perpetuities, how your contracts is worded”
Gotta give props to Drake for even trying to box with the god, but he should’ve left sleeping dogs lie. Now, he’s gonna have to deal with the fallout of getting put in the blender by a superior rapper yet again.
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