Lil Wayne Probably Won’t Be Hearing Back About His Jay-Z Diss

The Carter IV by Lil Wayne was leaked last night. It’s a big deal because it’s his first album since getting out of prison and his first official album since Tha Carter III in 2008 (the years between the hurried I Am Not a Human Being and his widely panned alt-rock side project, Rebirth). After Wayne’s performance at the VMAs, the album will be officially released on iTunes at midnight on Sunday. However, far earlier than that, opinions on whether or not Wayne lived up to the hype will have arisen. But at the moment, everyone’s only concern is his Jay-Z dis.

Now let’s go back. When Jay-Z and Kanye West released “H.A.M.” back in January, there were speculations that they were at odds. “I’m like really half a billiоn niggа, really you got baby money / Keep it real with niggаs, niggаs ain’t got my lady’s money,” is the lyric from Jay that was in doubt. Some saw Jay’s explanation that their bank accounts are so little they almost match those of a newborn human being and are easily overwhelmed by the wealth amassed by his chick, Beyoncé, as a harmless jab at his rivals. However, Jay might have been alluding to Baby, sometimes known as Birdman, the hip-hop mogul Wayne views as a surrogate father, for those who were wanting to cause problems. Jay-Z does, in fact, have more money than Baby, as Forbes constantly reminds us, so this assertion would be true, although a little shady. Wayne answers with a subtle jab on the new song “Its Good,” saying, “Talkin ’bout baby money? I’ll kidnаp your buttocks and take that money that says, “How much you love your lady?” To be clear, Lil Wayne is threatening to take Beyoncé hostage in exchange for a ransom. Okay, then!

The unfortunate part is that it’s unlikely that Jay-Z will respond to us. Ever after reconciling with Nas in 2005, Jay has hardly made an effort to interact with other rappers that are in a dispute. That is pretty much the only exception: Jay largely dismissed Jim Jones’ criticism of him, telling Funkmaster Flex that Jones was “like the ninth guy off the bench just shouting ‘You a bum’ to the superstar on court putting up 50 every night.” Jones was upset about certain label politics from when Jay-Z was running Def Jam. Then he dropped a reply single, “Brooklyn,” which is largely forgotten.

Over the past five years, Jay has used a very successful strategy that involves complete stillness. Peedi Crakk, a former associate, released the full album Camel Face Hunting Season, which was directed towards Jay-Z, but he never received a response. Although Cam’ron, Jim Jones’ friend, too had some harsh comments to sаy, he was never given a dis song. Jay has been the target of Game’s years-long, nearly obsessional attempts to elevate him. (He recently disclosed that it’s still smart that Hova wrote him off early in his career.) “I ain’t talkin’ bout gossip / I ain’t talkin’ bout Game / I ain’t talkin bout Jimmy, I ain’t talkin’ bout Dаme” is the closest that Game has come to receiving a response on Blueprint 3’s “What We Talking About.” Despite the stillness, Game continues to release additional music, unwavering in its resolve.

However, Game isn’t even the most humiliating instance in the annals of disregarded Jay-Z criticism. You can choose between MC Hammer, who attempted to persuade people that Jay-Z worshipped the Ԁevil, and former Roc-A-Fella MC Beanie Sigel, who made fun of his former employer. Wayne, Jay-Z most likely won’t reply to your threаt to abduct Beyoncé, so no. Keep it in perspective.