{"id":706487,"date":"2026-05-31T21:01:11","date_gmt":"2026-05-31T21:01:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/706487\/"},"modified":"2026-05-31T21:01:11","modified_gmt":"2026-05-31T21:01:11","slug":"jay-z-disses-kanye-west-drake-nicki-minaj-in-roots-picnic-freestyle-just-jared-celebrity-news-and-gossip","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/706487\/","title":{"rendered":"Jay-Z Disses Kanye West, Drake & Nicki Minaj in Roots Picnic Freestyle – Just Jared – Celebrity News and Gossip"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Jay-Z<\/a> is not holding back.<\/p>\n

The 56-year-old rapper seemingly took aim at Kanye West<\/a>, Drake<\/a> and Nicki Minaj<\/a> while performing at the Roots Picnic 2026 over the weekend in Philadelphia, Penn.<\/p>\n

In his first solo concert in six years, he seemingly responded to several high-profile rap superstars with a freestyle.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe jig is up, n\u2014a \/ I\u2019m up 10, wrong chart champ \/ N\u2013 s looked up to Hov, I never looked up to them,\u201d he rapped, seemingly in direct response to Drake\u2018s \u201cJanice STFU,\u201d<\/a> in which Drake raps: \u201cWe know how you OGs rockin\u2019 already, my n\u2013a, the jig is up.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThem crackers got your publishing checks, go talk tough to them \/ Don\u2019t talk success to me, you n\u2013s is workers in perpetuity is how your contract is worded,\u201d Jay-Z went on to rap, seemingly another diss<\/a> directed at Drake.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat lady back on that stuff, she sounds like she\u2019s in love with \u2019em \/ Her Ken can\u2019t even\u2026 pick they kid\u2026 enough of them \/ A rapper can\u2019t be my opp, I got MAGA republicans,\u201d Jay-Z then said, seemingly taking aim at Nicki Minaj amid her recent support of MAGA.<\/a><\/p>\n

He also seemingly responded to Kanye accusing his and Beyonc\u00e9\u2018s kids<\/a> of having mental issues: \u201cMy children is some of them, have you n\u2013s no shame? \/ Y\u2019all trying to get under skin, I really get under skin \/ Ask Un how I\u2019m playin \/ Y\u2019all thoughts with your thumbs again, everybody thinks they\u2019re the ones insane. You\u2019re no maniac,\u201d he rapped, seemingly referring to Lance \u201cUn\u201d Rivera, the music executive Jay-Z stabbed at a New York nightclub in 1999, per BET.<\/a><\/p>\n

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Jay is about to play a trio of shows at Yankee Stadium to celebrate the 30th anniversary of Reasonable Doubt and the 25th anniversary of The Blueprint, plus a finale concert called \u201cExtra Innings.\u201d For all tickets, click here.<\/a><\/p>\n

Find out why Nicki says she has an issue with Jay-Z.<\/a><\/p>\n

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