JAY-Z may believe the competition is nada when it comes to worthy Verzuz opponents for his decorated discography (and radio freestyles), but not everyone agrees.
Earlier this week, Hov confidently stated, “No one can stand on that stage with me” when asked about a potential Verzuz battle during a Twitter Spaces conversation celebrating Alicia Keys’ new album Keys. He added, “It’s not a chance in hell that anyone can stand on that stage with me. You gotta stand in front of the ‘Grammy Family’ freestyle live?”
Now, Future — whose name has been touted as a potential Verzuz opponent for JAY-Z — has shared his thoughts on the Brooklyn billionaire’s boast by way of an Instagram post from Duct Tape Entertainment CEO Big Bank Black.
“I Promise You, ErrBody From Atlanta Feels Like Pluto Can Win A Versus Against Hov!” read Big Bank’s message, which the Atlanta rapper reposted to his Instagram Stories on Wednesday night (December 22).
Music aside, a JAY-Z vs. Future Verzuz battle makes for an interesting match-up given the history between the two rappers. Despite teaming up on DJ Khaled’s “I Got the Keys” in 2016, Hov jabbed Future on 4:44. “In the future, other n-ggas playin’ football with your son,” he rapped on “Kill JAY-Z,” seemingly referencing Hendrix’s ex-fiancée Ciara and her current husband, NFL quarterback Russell Wilson.
Future claimed he confronted JAY-Z over the line, telling Hot 107.9 ATL, “When I talked to him, he was like, ‘I didn’t really say that. Look man, I didn’t mean it like that.’ And I was just like, ‘You supposed to be biggin’ up the rap community. You supposed to be biggin’ me up if anything. We come from the trenches.'”
Future clearly backs himself in a competition against JAY-Z, having claimed on Twitter last week he was “bigger than Jigga” in the streets. The tweet sparked plenty of debate on social media as fans were quick to remind the Dirty Sprite rapper of Jay’s international status as a rap icon.
21 Savage made a similar case earlier this year when he claimed Future is bigger than reigning Hip Hop hitmaker Drake in Atlanta, where strip club anthems hold more weight than chart hits and streaming stats.
“N-ggas don’t be listening to Drake like that where [I’m from],” he said. “A regular street n-gga don’t give a fuck about how many times you went Number 1 [or] how many white people listen to your shit, ’cause they don’t even think that far.
“The farthest they think is the club: who’s selling this club out? That’s who they think is the biggest n-ggas. In Atlanta, it’s a lot of n-ggas who you really can’t tell them Future ain’t bigger than Drake.”
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Future is far from the only name that’s been mentioned as a possible Verzuz opponent for JAY-Z. Lil Jon believes Busta Rhymes would “smoke” the Roc Nation mogul in a song-for-song battle while Lupe Fiasco is hoping for a heavyweight match-up between Hov and Lil Wayne.
T.I., Rick Ross and Juvenile have also put their name forward for a JAY-Z Verzuz battle, but whether any of them measure up is up for debate. Even fellow rap legend Nas “doesn’t have enough songs” to compete with Hov in a Verzuz, according to Memphis Bleek.
Whether JAY-Z decides to step into the Verzuz arena in the first place is an even bigger question.
Both rappers are overrated as fuck! Jay-Z is a good rapper but he’s definitely not the goat he pretends to be. He probably thinks that his marriage with that bad breath hoe called Beyonce and his relations with the Obamas and Jack Dorsey make him the goat, but he’s clearly delusional. As far as Future… well he’s just another trash southern rapper mumblin like a fucker. This pretentious egotistical motherfuckers deserve each other in a verzus battle. I won’t argue with that.
fax. future is the defintion of egotistic. if anything Lil Wayne got a way better chance at doin this shit with Joe Camel
Only 2 pac can see Jay just the truth and I’m no big Jay fan the rest of these clowns wack or mediocre
future not winning against anyone from NY. man gotta stop the clown show.
I can name a few rappers that can compete with Jay but Future????? BWAHAHAHA This clown can battle Designer and Lil Uzi for all I care. Future has no quotables
Future has no complete sentences
Wack New Yorkers just don’t get why it’s dead around there…ATL all Day you can call it mumble or rumble we don’t care…THE SOUTH BABY!
The rappers that come out of Atl used to be good in the 90’s era only! Now they mumble talk about drugs, cars, fashion, and playing women thats nothing meaningful. You cant understand a word there saying and Outkast is the only official rappers that came out of Atl. Thats good yall love that country mumble gumbo mess with horrible word pronunciation. Thay rap like there illiterate and the majority of the music is stripper music. They dont rap about anything that makes you think or makes you upgrade yourself and your lifestyle. They show off bands that they don’t own and they dont own anything not even there masters. Futures hair alone will cause him to loose any versus. I dont know 1 great song by him at all. No disrespect to the South but its no comparison to the East its just not. The women are more talented then there rappers. To be honest Bow Wow was the best out there and then came a bus load of weirdos that think there hot. None of yall win grammys back to back or anything of importance yall get awards from BET then it stops there. I know Jay Z is home in his jacuzzi ctfu up at Future super ugly ass with his bald patches and few pieces of dreads hanging on for life lol Future is not the Future or anything that pertains to the future
You sound retarded. A hater plain and simple. You’re probably single, lonely and fat that’s why you hating like that.
You’re saying Lil Bow Wow is better than Ludacris? Can’t take anything else you say seriously. Shit, Jeezy, Gucci, Killer Mike, and T.I are all better than Bow Wow ???
Ain’t NOBODY , taking Jay in a versus. No rapper for damn sho. 20 songs , pound for pound, hell naw!!
Moving Keys STFU you dont even have the Streets is Watching Album. Quit clout chasing.
Future needs to chill on the evil vibes and take care of his kids. He has alot!
Delusional.. that’s the only word for future
Jayz battle Wayne or even Eminem
Honestly….. Future is bigger now… But. Buster Rymes.. would slay Jay Z … Period… Just as Black Thought WOULD…
Got plenty respect for Busta and Black Thought, but trying to go hit for hit with Jay? Don’t think they got the catalog to test, even if they’re both dope and definitely beasts.
Just as Eminem would… And Kanye… Naz Has already silenced him… Jay Z & 50 cent got lucky because of biggie DIEING… Just as Master P.. did when Pac died… Hell l doubt 8f HOV get any play in the south…
Future is hot garbage, he’s not even on shines level, he’s better off doing a versus against little yatti or what ever his name is. Now I see people talking about kanye(overrated), Wayne (overrated), busta world smash Jay, but Em will kill dem all. Jay is good tho.
I think Em or Snoop could hang wit Jay and before he died X would’ve been a problem. Other than the obvious Nas versus. I think Jay might be right
Why tf isn’t lol Wayne’s name in this
50 cent versuz Hov
the only one who could versuz Hov is Em… MAYBE Snoop (but even that’s a stretch). I love Future, Thugger, a lot of these “newer” style dudes, but these guys can’t even BEGIN to fuck with most of the OGs. seriously. like comparing apples to legos.