Jim Jones not solely has a bone to select with Cam’ron, the truth is, he’s chomping on the bit to get in contact with Swizz Beatz to air out the problems he has with the Verzuz mastermind.
Along with issuing a problem for a multi-million greenback boxing match along with his Dipset counterpart Cam’ron, throughout his current Breakfast Membership interview, Jones additionally made explosive allegations in opposition to Swizz Beatz. In response to the Harlem rap veteran, the legendary producer minimize a secret deal in the course of the extremely publicized Verzuz battle between Dipset and The Lox.
Including one other layer of complexity to the state of affairs, Jones appeared to counsel that the fallout from that battle performed a job within the rising stress between him and longtime buddy Cam’ron.
“The Verzuz was weak man” Jones admitted, hinting at unresolved points in Dipset’s camp. “He [Cam’ron] mad cuz he received boo’d and we misplaced man. Let’s inform the reality.”
Jim Jones reacts to Dipset shedding the traditional Verzuz battle in opposition to The Lox and says Swizz Beatz backdoored him and he wants triple the cash to do it once more
“Verzuz was weak he (Cam’ron) mad trigger he received boo’d and we misplaced… shout out to Jada and them… Swizz holla at me, you… pic.twitter.com/EkKzQsAuiK
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Jones added, “He received boo’d on the finish, he forgot his freestyle. Shouts the Jada [Jadakiss] and them they was on prime of the sport. They knew what they got here to do.”
Whereas he initially joked in regards to the group’s humiliating loss, it wasn’t lengthy earlier than the dialog took a critical flip. Jones acknowledged The Lox got here ready, in contrast to his personal group, but in addition positioned a few of the blame on Swizz Beatz—claiming the producer arrange an unfair deal behind his again.
“Swizz, holla at me,” he demanded. “You backdoored me, gave that man some enterprise that you simply ain’t give all of us.” With out specifying the small print, Jones made it clear he felt cheated, insisting he was owed a a lot larger payout for the spectacle Dipset helped create.
“I want triple what I had final time the way in which we put that versus on hearth to you had that factor wanting like a championship recreation,” he mentioned. “You undoubtedly received to provide me triple Swiss and you bought to provide me some actual enterprise this time.”
Jones didn’t cease there. He doubled down on his accusations, calling out the trade’s silence on shady dealings, seemingly pointing to Verzuz negotiations.
“Y’all don’t discuss in regards to the backdoor that’s occurring,” he mentioned. “We received the bag, however boys nonetheless went backdoor.”
Although Jones didn’t pin down the specifics of his beef with Swizz Beatz over Dipset’s Verzuz battle, it appears a few of his grievances might stem from the liquidation of the platform final 12 months. For these whose reminiscence might not serve them one of the best, Swizz Beatz and Timbaland introduced they’d be becoming a member of forces with Elon Musk to convey Verzuz to X (Twitter), in an unique distribution partnership final June. Swizz and Timbaland will preserve full possession and artistic management in a “mutually useful” deal, granting unique distribution rights to Musk’s platform with its 550 million lively customers.
In an announcement, Swizz Beatz mentioned he and Timbaland “are past thrilled to have discovered one of the best accomplice for Verzuz.” Collectively, they intend to “assist X construct the most important leisure firm on this planet.”