Royce Da 5’9″ Shuts Down Claim Eminem Dissed JAY-Z On ‘Tobey’
Royce Da 5’9″ has established the record straight on the notion that Eminem dissed JAY-Z on his most up-to-date solitary “Tobey.”
Launched on Tuesday (July 2), the Significant Sean and BabyTron-assisted observe identified Trim Shady taking challenge with his No. 5 rating on Billboard and VIBE‘s Major 50 Biggest Rappers of All Time listing that was printed extremely final yr.
Soon right after asserting his status as a G.O.A.T., the Detroit rap legend spits: “Ain’t feelin’ your top 5 favorite rappers/ So I know they ’bout to be pissed at me/ But this, to me, is a mystery/ How rappers I have currently ripped could be/ Larger up on a record than me.”
Some interpreted these lyrics as a shot at JAY-Z, who topped Billboard and VIBE‘s checklist, adopted by Kendrick Lamar (No. 2), Nas (No. 3) and 2Pac (No. 4).
Of course, the pair joined forces on “Renegade” again in 2001, top to Nas famously claiming on his diss music “Ether” that Em “murdered” Hov on his very own monitor.
The speculation created it to Royce Da 5’9″‘s Instagram website page, with a single consumer inquiring him: “You not gonna response this but…. They indicating Em was throwing a shot at Jay in that Tobey joint. Is that correct??”
The Negative Satisfies Evil MC definitively shut down the chatter, replying: “Of training course not.”
“OF Class NOT”
— Royce when asked if Eminem was throwing photographs at Jay-Z in ‘Tobey’. pic.twitter.com/5ZaOl8HGoa
— The Eminem Bible (@Shadyind) July 4, 2024
“Tobey” marks the next single from Eminem’s future 12th album The Loss of life of Slim Shady (Coup de Grâce), which is set to be launched July 12.
It follows “Houdini,” which arrived in late Might along with a whimsical video clip that calls once again to Em’s standard 2002 one particular “Without Me.”
Directed by frequent collaborator Rich Lee, the superhero-themed visual adopted the 51-12 months-preceding as he battled his Trim Shady alter moi who had teleported to the current operating day from the early 2000s.
It also boasted cameos from the likes of Dr. Dre, 50 Cent, Snoop Dogg, The Alchemist, Jimmy Iovine, Pete Davidson and Em’s longtime manager Paul Rosenberg, as adequately as the rapper’s 3 small ones.
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The track itself channeled the irreverent, rabble-rousing spirit of Em’s early occupation with playful jabs aimed at Megan Thee Stallion and R. Kelly, amid other targets.
“If I was to request for Megan Thee/ Stallion if she would collab with me/ Would I seriously have a shot at a feat?” he rapped, earning light-weight of the 2020 Tory Lanez capturing that remaining her with bullet fragments in her ft.
Referencing the alleged intercourse tape of Kelly urinating on a insignificant, he spat: “In the coupe, leaning back my seat/ Bumpin’ R. Kelly’s most loved team, the Black Male Pees.”
A tracklist for The Loss of life of Slim Shady (Coup de Grâce) has nonetheless to be unveiled, but Dr. Dre beforehand confirmed that he has creation on the album.
