Jay-Z recently sat down with GQ after a long stretch of not entertaining any interviews. Naturally, when Hov spoke, speculations came to rest on how he feels about the state of hip hop culture.
Speaking on a variety of topics, Jay-Z eventually touched on the Kendrick-Drake beef, and even said that he gave Kendrick the Super Bowl spot due to him having a “monster year.” He clarified that none of this was to spite Drake — and that as Hov, he doesn’t need to.
In all this, the mogul also put forth his two cents on the nature of rap beefs. In particular, Jay felt that the Kendrick-Drake battle went a little too far and that he almost wished it didn’t happen. To him, the best way to handle beef is by being competitive in a collaboration.
All is good, but rapper Joey Bada$$ chose to voice his thoughts on social media platform, X, speaking on how it is not the easiest to collaborate with people when egos are involved. He feels that the reason rappers don’t get other rappers on their records is because of the fear of getting ‘bodied’ on your own track.
To him, this is perhaps the only reason JID was not on the album. At the same time, he also clarified that the claim he’s making is bigger than an artist or two, and that he doesn’t want to single out any particular person for what seems to be a general issue. Check out what he had to say!
Everybody talks about how we shouldn’t beef and we should spar more on records but truth is niggas don’t wanna be wanting to collab out of fear of getting bodied on they own record. I’ve seen a lot of niggas over the years duck that friendly fade. Check my track record I’ve never…
— BADMON (@joeyBADASS) March 24, 2026
Think about it, if somebody at the “top” gave somebody coming up an opportunity to come after them on a record , you know what would happen?! LOL NIIGGAS IS EATING THEY FOOD! OFF TOP. RENT IS DUE, BILLS PAID EXPEDITIOUSLY.
Public perception of who’s the best would be…
— BADMON (@joeyBADASS) March 24, 2026
Again tho, I don’t say that to bash nobody just my perspective / opinion. I’m tweeting this here because I’ll say this to anybody face. Unlike a lot of you niggas, one thing I’ve never been is a hater. Really think about what I’m saying, reading is fundamental. Everything should…
— BADMON (@joeyBADASS) March 24, 2026
I have a real love for the game man. I’ve been a real player in the sport for a while everything I’ve ever said I’ve stood on and I could back up all my talk. I got genuine love for niggas, there’s a million other examples I could use to back up what I’m saying but that was most…
— BADMON (@joeyBADASS) March 24, 2026
It’s funny when people say I’m clout chasing or attention seeking when I’m generally just speaking my mind. Only reason yall heard from me today is because that Hov interview. Peace tho!
— BADMON (@joeyBADASS) March 25, 2026
