Jim Jones Says Jay-Z Went Easy on Rappers at Roots Picnic; Anticipates Yankee Stadium Freestyle

Jim Jones has an interesting theory when it comes to Jay-Z ‘s “ Roots Picnic Freestyle ” that has set the rap world on fire.

During a recent episode of his YouTube show IFC News, the former Roc-A-Fella affiliate (he never had a solo deal with the imprint) stated that he thinks that Jay-Z “spared” those affected and that it’s just a warm-up in preparation of Jigga’s upcoming run of shows at Yankee Stadium in July.

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“I will say this,” the Harlem rapper began. “Outta everything I’ve heard — from my experiences and seeing him engaged throughout the years — he spared them a little bit. He didn’t even hit them with too much. … He still managed to obliterate a lot of people. But let’s see what happens. A callout is a callout. You say somebody’s name, it goes on forever, no matter who starts it.”

He then added that he expects a freestyle when he kicks off his three-show run in the Bronx next month. “I wanna see the Yankee Stadium freestyle,” he said. “I think that’s when he’s gonna turn up. The Roots Picnic was cool, but I do believe the Yankee Stadium freestyle will be something like the Martin Luther King ‘I Have a Dream’ speech.”

Jim has first-hand experience battling Jay-Z and he’s been on both sides. He and his fellow Diplomat members Cam’ron and Juelz Santana were signed to Roc-A-Fella during the Nas beef where they obviously sided with their label boss. However, he also found himself going up against Jay after he criticized his Def Jam presidency during an episode of BET’s Rap City , which then led to Jigga jacking the “We Fly High” beat to respond.

You can watch the entire episode below.

_Originally reported by [Billboard](https://www.billboard.com/music/rb-hip-hop/jim-jones-jay-z-roots-picnic-yankee-stadium-freestyle-1236264530/)._