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It did not take long for Dame Dash to respond to the comments that Jay-Z made about him in his Roots Picnic freestyle last month. And he did not hold back in his rebuttal.
Dame Dash Claps Back at Jay-Z Over Roots Picnic Freestyle
During a recent sit-down with Art of Dialogue, Dame called Jay-Z’s performance at the festival “an embarrassment.” And encouraged him to take a different angle for his upcoming performance at Yankee Stadium in July.
“This is an embarrassment for The ROC, Jay. I care for you when you do Yankee Stadium. Need to get a Caesar, and I need you to put the Yankee hat on,” he said in a clip caught by Big_Business on X. “We don’t wanna see this version of you. I thought the raps were bad and terrible.”
Of course fans in the comments section had a lot to say about Dame’s comments.
“Dame just happy Jay z gave him another 15 mins of fame before we forget dame dash even exists,” one user wrote on X, formerly known as Twitter.
“Lmfaooo naw I can’t lie Dame be having some clever insults,” a second user chimed in.
Dame Dash responds to JAŸ-Z dissing him during his Roots Picnic freestyle, saying he felt embarrassed for him and telling him to cut off the Afro and get a haircut, he also said Drake is washing Jay-Z in a battle:
— Ahmed/The Ears/IG: BigBizTheGod 🇸🇴 (@big_business_) June 2, 2026
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Jay doesn’t call Dame by name in the freestyle. But if you know their history, it is clear that there were bars intended for him. Especially when Hov talks about a “chatty patty” who is “down on his luck again.” Appearing to reference Dash’s ongoing financial issues.
“Another one fumbled his, wonder how I get the blame/ N***as teeth are tumbling out their mouth, and somehow I’m the one who did it/ It’s a murder mystery, gang,” Jay-Z raps in the freestyle.
However, Dame is not the only person who caught smoke from Jay. So did Drake. And with the two heavyweights having thrown subtle shots at each other over the past few weeks, many can feel like a beef is stewing in the ring.
Dame was asked what he thought the outcome would be if the two rappers stepped into the battle arena. And despite getting cleaned up by Kendrick a couple of years ago, Dame thinks that Drizzy would come out victorious against Hov.
“I don’t think Drake can beat Kendrick, but Drake can beat JAŸ-Z. I know that for a fact,” he said.
