It seems Dame is following Jeezy and Nas by squashing beef rumors.
Earlier this year, he joined Jim Jones on a track which threw verbal shots at Jay-Z. The streets were buzzing about the beef for quite some time. This helped the beef talk blow up even more.
Add in the “Lost Ones” verse on Jay’s Kingdome Come and you’ve got a more serious situation. If you haven’t heard the track, or you need a reminder, here it is:
“N—as
sayin’ they made Hov. Made Hov say ‘Okay, so make another Hov.’ N—as
wasn’t playing they day role, so we parted ways like Ben and J.Lo.”
Nevertheless, Dame Dash did not take this as a dis. Instead, he claimed it couldn’t be a dis.
“If
he was talking about me, I would be disappointed. I wish he would take
me aside and tell me. That’s what grown men do. We done so much, for me
to have beef with him would be crazy. It would make everything I did
look corny. … Guys like us don’t talk about other guys on a track. We
pull each other to the side and speak.”
he was talking about me, I would be disappointed. I wish he would take
me aside and tell me. That’s what grown men do. We done so much, for me
to have beef with him would be crazy. It would make everything I did
look corny. … Guys like us don’t talk about other guys on a track. We
pull each other to the side and speak.”
Later in the interview with MTV, Dash came to the realization that the song might just truly be about him.
“I
don’t feel nothing against him. I think it was a bad decision on his
part. I would never air my laundry like that. It damages the history
that we made. I got nothing bad to say about that man, just that
scenario. Could you imagine 10 years ago that Jay would be making a
record about Dame Dash? I used to eat at his house for Thanksgiving. I
know his mother, his whole family. I got no beef. We made way too much
money together. I almost felt sorry for him. It’s like he made an
excuse for what he did. We used to have a lot of fun. The absence of
Dame Dash is critical.”
don’t feel nothing against him. I think it was a bad decision on his
part. I would never air my laundry like that. It damages the history
that we made. I got nothing bad to say about that man, just that
scenario. Could you imagine 10 years ago that Jay would be making a
record about Dame Dash? I used to eat at his house for Thanksgiving. I
know his mother, his whole family. I got no beef. We made way too much
money together. I almost felt sorry for him. It’s like he made an
excuse for what he did. We used to have a lot of fun. The absence of
Dame Dash is critical.”
Later he added that he doesn’t feel too bad about losing the Roc-a-Fella name. He said he just feels bad he lost a friend.
“We sold our friendship,” he added.
