Will.I.Am not too long ago triggered a stir saying that Black Thought is “a trillion” instances higher than Jay-Z.

The LA artist praised Black Thought’s abilities, particularly his capability to give you unique and highly effective rhymes off the highest of his head.

“Don’t get me flawed,” Will stated, “however Jay has already stated all the things. He’s simply repeating what he already stated.” He went on to say that Black Thought at all times brings one thing new and contemporary. “All the pieces that Black Thought comes up with, it’s like, ‘Wow, I by no means heard that one.’” May also didn’t appear to care if folks disagreed with him, saying, “I don’t give a f*ck what you assume.”

Will.I.Am, who is aware of Hip-Hop effectively after being found by Eazy-E as a young person, additionally shared his high 5 rappers of all time. His listing included KRS-One, Rakim, Huge Daddy Kane, Nas, and Black Thought.

He admitted that an actual battle between Hov and Black Thought most likely received’t occur, however he predicted that somebody will use AI to create a model of it. “I’d prefer to see them battle,” he stated. “And in the event that they don’t need to do it in particular person, somebody will use AI to combine all their songs and flows to indicate who’s higher.”

Not everybody was completely happy about Will’s feedback. Jadakiss spoke about it on the Joe and Jada podcast with Fats Joe. He stated Will.I.Am ought to have saved these opinions to himself. Jadakiss stated feedback like that simply make rappers go in opposition to one another for no actual cause.

“Depart our f*cking tradition alone,” he stated. Jadakiss additionally identified that Will.I.Am is now a wealthy tech man who’s centered on issues like constructing vehicles, not battling within the streets of Hip-Hop. He warned in opposition to beginning drama within the tradition until it’s actually wanted.