“I ain’t gon’ front, on the last few tracks, Kanye had been getting the best of Jay, and that’s just from a fan’s point of view,” Jones told VIBE on Thursday (Jan. 6). The Harlem rapper has had a long-standing feud with Jay-Z, and recently patched up differences with Kanye West, contributing to the G.O.O.D. Music/Dipset posse cut, “Christmas In Harlem.” “Jay is one of the nicest niggas to ever do this shit, you can’t take that from him,” Jones adds, “but Kanye is vicious, his wordplay is vicious, his harmony is vicious and then he keep a good beat on top.”
It was actually prodigy producer Lex Luger who contributed the backdrop for their monstrous first single “H.A.M.,” which hit the Internet early this morning. The track, with it’s rousing build-up and Opera sensibilities, resembles sinister Rick Ross or Young Jeezy trap rap, or even an early 2000s Diplomats head-nodder, leaving many still pondering the album’s overall feel. “Whatever it is, they both goin’ to be sharp—trust me,” Jones says before hearing “H.A.M.” “It definitely ain’t gon’ be a one-way street. It should be good for music, good for hip-hop, as long as they don’t start rapping about too much strange shit.”
Jim Jones not only spoke to Vibe about Jay-Z & Kanye’s new joint (before hearing it) but also said to be on the look out for a new Dipset mixtape to get the streets warmed for their long awaited reunion album. Check in for that!
Download Kanye West & Jay-Z – H.A.M. (Prod. By Lex Luger)
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