And Finally

Jay-Z discusses Hammer beef

By CMU Editorial | Published on Thursday 4 November 2010

Following the release of MC Hammer’s “official Jay-Z diss”, ‘Better Better Run’, earlier this week, Jay-Z gave his reaction to the track in an interview that will air on DJ Semtex’s 1Xtra show this Friday.

As previously reported, Hammer took offence to Jay-Z’s contribution to Kanye West’s track, ‘So Appalled’, in which he raps: “And Hammer went broke so you know I’m more focused. I lost 30 mil so I spent another 30, cause unlike Hammer 30 million can’t hurt me”.

On Monday, Hammer uploaded the video for ‘Better Better Run’ to YouTube. The track sees Hammer accuse Jay-Z of being a devil worshipper, while the video show’s Jay being chased by the devil before getting baptised by Hammer. It’s amazing, look.

Speaking to Semtex, Jay-Z said he wasn’t aware that discussing Hammer’s past money troubles was off limits as a subject. He said: “I didn’t know I was the first person to ever say that. Am I? I mean… I’m not, am I? I know I’ve heard that before. I didn’t know I was the first one to say it. I guess when I say things people believe me so much that they take it a different way, it’s not rap any more at that point. Now it’s like it’s a personal attack”.

He added that in his forthcoming book he’s written about his respect for Hammer: “He’s gonna be embarrassed. I said some really great things about him in the book and about people’s perception of him. I said really great things about him. But, whatever, it is what it is. He took it the wrong way, I didn’t know it wasn’t on the table for discussion. I didn’t know I said anything wrong. I don’t know if I said a lie”.

Asked if he was planning to respond with his own diss song, he said: “No, of course not”.

Spoilsport.