Jeezy & Jay-Z Once Fought Off A Group In Vegas: "Hov Got Hands"

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Jeezy detailed his longstanding friendship with Jay and explained why Hov is not only his peer but someone he has always looked up to.

More bits from Jeezy's Uncensored feature on TV One have surfaced, and this time, he shared a story about Jay-Z. We already covered a segment of Jeezy on Uncensored where he spoke about his upbringing as a military brat, that is until he was booted from the base after it was discovered he was stealing items to sell back in the States.

In this clip, Jeezy spoke about his longstanding relationship with the Roc Nation mogul and why he will always stand ten toes down in support of Jay-Z.

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"Me and Hov, mentally we was connected because even if we wasn't doing music we would rock with each other in a sense because we both had old souls and we both came from the same struggle," Jeezy explained. "But the only thing is, his struggle started before mine and he started walking his path before me. So, I have to look at somebody like that how I would look at somebody in the hood who was already getting money before I was."

Jeezy admitted to questioning Jay about making business moves that could keep him on the straight and narrow without returning to the fast life in the streets. "The craziest thing, me and Hov don't even talk about music," he said. "It's like, rare. It's one of them one-off things."

He recalled touring with Jay-Z but his team got locked up so he had to perform alone. "I ain't have no stage manager, I ain't have no manager, no nothing. Just me," Jeezy said with a laugh. However, it was a serious situation as indictments were handed down and, according to the rapper, his record label "turned they back on" him.

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"They wouldn't pick up my calls, they wasn't trying to hear what I was saying. Hov called me," said Jeezy. "A lot of people don't know, we done been in some fistfights and everything. Some things popped off in Vegas... I gotta say, Hov's got hands, 'cause we was getting down. We was back to back. I hear his assistant say, 'Jay, get in the car!' and he was like 'I ain't leaving Jeezy!' I was like, I rock with him."

Watch Jeezy take a trip down memory lane below.


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Since 2019, Erika Marie has worked as a journalist for HotNewHipHop, covering music, film, television, art, fashion, politics, and all things regarding entertainment. With 20 years in the industry under her belt, Erika Marie moved from a writer on the graveyard shift at HNHH to becoming a Features Editor, highlighting long-form content and interviews with some of Hip Hop’s biggest stars. She has had the pleasure of sitting down with artists and personalities like DJ Jazzy Jeff, Salt ’N Pepa, Nick Cannon, Rah Digga, Rakim, Rapsody, Ari Lennox, Jacquees, Roxanne Shante, Yo-Yo, Sean Paul, Raven Symoné, Queen Naija, Ryan Destiny, DreamDoll, DaniLeigh, Sean Kingston, Reginae Carter, Jason Lee, Kamaiyah, Rome Flynn, Zonnique, Fantasia, and Just Blaze—just to name a few. In addition to one-on-one chats with influential public figures, Erika Marie also covers content connected to the culture. She’s attended and covered the BET Awards as well as private listening parties, the Rolling Loud festival, and other events that emphasize established and rising talents. Detroit-born and Long Beach (CA)-raised, Erika Marie has eclectic music taste that often helps direct the interests she focuses on here at HNHH. She finds it necessary to report on cultural conversations with respect and honor those on the mic and the hardworking teams that help get them there. Moreover, as an advocate for women, Erika Marie pays particular attention to the impact of femcees. She sits down with rising rappers for HNHH—like Big Jade, Kali, Rubi Rose, Armani Caesar, Amy Luciani, and Omerettà—to gain their perspectives on a fast-paced industry.