Jim Jones and Hitmaka stopped by Ebro In The Morning to discuss their new album Back In My Prime and a potential Verzuz against Hit-Boy. Moreover, those comments came after the latter dissed Hitmaka and other producers in a song tease. Of course, that blew the Internet up, both with impressed reactions to disappointed responses. However, it was Hitmaka who started the whole debacle in this interview by talking about radio play on Hot 97. But more interestingly, Jones knew where they could settle things: a Verzuz battle.
"Do I smell a Verzuz?" the Dipset legend asked. Furthermore, his proposal prompted excited reactions from the rest on his on-air colleagues. "We can settle this fast. Tell Za on the zone we got some za. I would give them L.A." Despite this debate, Hitmaka did admit that Hit-Boy's been at the game longer than him. "He's been running longer than I've been running in this field," the Chicago producer explained. Even with all that, the Hot 97 crew were surprised that Hitmaka took things in that direction.
Jim Jones Wants A Hitmaka & Hit-Boy Verzuz
"I’m on the radio. Hit-Boy not on the radio,” he said before saying that he still has love for the King's Disease producer. “If you play the soundtrack to your life for the past four, five years on radio – I know it’s gotta be frustrating with ‘em my name is so similar, my brother.” After these comments went viral, Hit-Boy released a snippet where he dissed Hitmaka, Metro Boomin, and others. "I just seen Yung Berg smoke on the wave/ I should do him like Trick Trick and snatch Hit out his name,” he rapped against Hitmaka. “I’m like Debo on this cruiser/ How you got no credits without co-producers?" In fact, the producer clapped back at Hit-Boy's comments, calling him a "terrible artist."
Meanwhile, Metro Boomin seemingly responded to these disses in a cryptic way. He tweeted out a picture of Kendrick Lamar lyrics from the Mr. Morale cut "Rich Spirit." "Stop playin' wit me 'fore I turn you to a song," the lyrics read. Still, Jones isn't wrong in assuming that a Verzuz could truly squash things between them, at least commercially. After all, Hit-Boy has more impressive albums to his name, despite Hitmaka dominating air waves. Regardless, check out the Hot 97 interview above and stick around on HNHH for the latest on Hitmaka, Jim Jones, and Hit-Boy.