Memphis Bleek says the rappers Jay-Z dissed at Roots Picnic “deserved that spanking”
Memphis Bleek has praised Jay-Z for dissing various rappers during his freestyle at Roots Picnic.
Hov headlined the Philadelphia festival last month and took the opportunity to target Drake, Kanye West, and Nicki Minaj in his verse.
His longtime affiliate, Memphis Bleek, who joined Jay on stage to perform ‘You, Me, Him and Her’ from The Dynasty: Roc La Familia, discussed the freestyle in a new interview.
“Jay just be having verses, I know,” he told Boardroom. “I be trying to get him to spit, but he got too many verses that he just tucks. When you’re a writer, you’re a rapper, you’re an artist, you’re gonna continue to write. Whether you release it or not.”
He added, “Everybody get hit. He put the fully on. These kids got the switch, they don’t know about the fully. They know Shawn Carter, they know Jay-Z, they don’t know Jigga. That’s Jigga. Welcome, man.”
Bleek went on to say that he was glad Jay took aim at each of the rappers because people lie in their raps and get away with it.
“I’m happy he did ’cause a lot of people they just talk and talk and talk and it’s no one to rebuke it, to go against it, speak the truth, so lies get spewed all over the internet and turned into truth,” he said.
He continued, “Because, you know, these guys are gonna believe what they want, but it’s not the other side fighting against it, only the lie seems like the truth. So, I’m glad he put belt to ass on certain people. They deserved that spanking.”
Bleek grew up with Hov in the Marcy Projects in Brooklyn. He released four albums, Coming of Age, The Understanding, M.A.D.E., and 534, on Jay’s Roc-A-Fella label.