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Jay-Z Disses Drake During Roots Picnic Freestyle

Drake sent various shots at Jay-Z on his new album "ICEMAN," which Hov seems to have responded to via his Roots Picnic freestyle.

By Skyler SaundersPublished 5 months ago • 3 min read

The Jiggaman scorched Drizzy. By giving a few bars, the nappy-headed billionaire let loose on a few targets but mainly on the 6 God.

By offering these lyrics in a freestyle, Hov sent a message to everyone that he was still God MC despite him not having released a collection of songs in close to a decade.

His prowess on the mic seemed to supersede all expectations, even if this wasn’t his finest moment. Through sheer brilliance, though, he gave a performance that upset the boat and kicked bound and gagged artists into the ocean.

For being an entrepreneur who just happens to rap, Jay is still in top form if not able to capture the magic of the early to mid 2000’s. The reality is that he has broken free from the bounds of artist and a businessman, man years ago. He has transcended his role as an enterprise professional, the man who once hustled on the streets is now a mercantilist who has shown his capability to turn serious coin.

To have as many accolades and awards to his name, Hov still enjoys proving himself. With electrifying lyrical dexterity, he has rusted only slightly. For the most part, he’s showcased that he can still launch darts out at anyone and everyone whoever said something sideways about the King of Rap.

In an era where the YBs, Lattos, and Griselda crew dominate the minds of real hip hop, Jay somehow picks up on Gen-Z slang and ideals with ease.

With his role as a preeminent leader of various companies, there is still a fire in his belly to get on the mic. Just by realizing his powers as a great rapper, he reenergized the Roots Picnic with a devastating freestyle.

In a world where the people of today are used to bite-size, easily streamable songs, it’s that unaltered freestyle that still resonates. There is a power that Iceberg Slim chooses to use to advance his quotes. The Blueprint seems poised to be a reinvented rapper on his own terms.

Drake’s abysmal trio of albums proved to be fodder for Jay’s rhymes. His time as a mogul still had him stoke the fires in his belly to keep rapping. With Drake having been blown out the water in feuds of the past, Jay has never lost a battle or a war on tracks.

The decision to break open the bottle and spread the champagne around concerning his placement in the pantheon of phenomenal rhymespitters was for the good of himself. What could be wrong with that?

He’s the man on top of the mountain, watching Drake continue to climb to the summit, past all the trash and cadavers. On top it is not lonely. Jay has the opportunity to stage another spectacular run with a new way of expressing himself with an upcoming project.

In the time that Champagne Papi will try to keep up with the pace of the one guy he let lay lyrics on his two best albums, Jay is now and has been an enemy throughout the years. The various ways that Drizzy is well-liked, he is not respected.

While barbs concerning his billionaire status and that his exploitation of workers is unwarranted and vicious, Jay still projects a man who can handle work and family at a high level. It gives him the impetus to further his quotes. Despite the fallacy to say that his billionaire status is due to forcing people to do work would be laughable if it weren’t so serious.

So, for him to get on the mic again and break the Internet brought the billionaire full circle.

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    Written by Skyler Saunders