During his headlining set with The Roots at Yankee Stadium, Jay Z debuted a freestyle that responded to Drake’s recent diss and took direct aim at Kanye West and Nicki Minaj.
Jay Z made his headlining slot at Roots Picnic a forum for addressing several peers. With The Roots as his house band at Yankee Stadium, he performed a previously unheard freestyle that named Drake, Kanye West, and Nicki Minaj directly.
The opening bars circled back to Drake, who had lobbed a line on his recent track ‘Janice STFU’ with the phrase “the jig is up.” Jay Z returned fire without delay: “The jig is up, n***a I’m up 10, wrong chart champ, n***
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