{"id":243552,"date":"2026-06-01T10:24:21","date_gmt":"2026-06-01T10:24:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/01\/jay-z-appears-to-blast-kanye-west-nicki-minaj-and-drake-in-fiery-freestyle-at-roots-picnic\/"},"modified":"2026-06-01T10:24:21","modified_gmt":"2026-06-01T10:24:21","slug":"jay-z-appears-to-blast-kanye-west-nicki-minaj-and-drake-in-fiery-freestyle-at-roots-picnic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/01\/jay-z-appears-to-blast-kanye-west-nicki-minaj-and-drake-in-fiery-freestyle-at-roots-picnic\/","title":{"rendered":"Jay-Z Appears to Blast Kanye West, Nicki Minaj and Drake in Fiery Freestyle at Roots Picnic"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Jay-Z<\/strong><\/a> delivered some fiery shots on the microphone during his headline performance at the annual Roots Picnic festival in Philadelphia.<\/p>\n

According to Rolling Stone<\/em><\/a>, the rapper seemingly took aim at former collaborator Kanye West<\/strong><\/a> and fellow rappers Nicki Minaj<\/strong><\/a> and Drake<\/strong><\/a> during his set on Saturday, May 30.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat lady back on the stuff, she sound like she in love with him \/ Her Ken can\u2019t even pick they kids, enough of them,\u201d he rapped, per the outlet, an apparent reference to Minaj\u2019s husband, Kenneth Petty<\/strong>, who was convicted of attempted rape<\/a> in 1995.<\/p>\n

As for West, Jay-Z said, \u201cYou ever heard of wonder-kin? My children are some of them. Have you n*****s have no shame? You trying to get under skin? I\u2019ll really get under skin.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\n Related: <\/span>Kanye West Says He \u2018Dreams\u2019 of Apologizing to Jay-Z<\/span><\/a>
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\n\t\t\tJay-Z and Kanye West were once one of the most dynamic duos in hip-hop, collaborating behind the scenes and trading raps on singles and their collaborative album, 2011\u2019s Watch the Throne. Since their heyday, however, the two have seemingly fallen out \u2014 and their steady stream of chart-topping collabs has dried up. \u201cHe\u2019s my brother. [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

The rapper\u2019s freestyle remarks appeared to be in response to West making offensive remarks<\/a> in the past about Jay-Z\u2019s children with wife Beyonc\u00e9<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Rolling Stone<\/em> noted that despite their fractured relationship over the years, Jay-Z, 56, performed several tracks from Watch the Throne<\/em>, his hit 2011 collaborative album with West.<\/p>\n

Jay-Z also seemingly clapped back at Drake, who appeared to allude to him on his recent album Iceman<\/em><\/a>. On the song \u201cJanice STFU,\u201d Drake raps, \u201cThe jig is up.\u201d (Jay-Z has long been known by the nickname Jigga.)<\/p>\n

\u201cThe jig is up \/ We got up 10 \/ Wrong chart, champ \/ You gotta look up again \/ N*****s look up to Hov \/ I never looked up to them,\u201d the rapper, real name Shawn Carter, fired off. \u201cThem crackers got your publishing gangsta, go talk tough to them, don\u2019t talk success to me.\u201d<\/p>\n

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