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Jay-Z Takes to Twitter About Alleged Kanye Diss on Meek Mill’s “What’s Free”

You know things must be serious if Jay-Z actually tweets about it. Hov hasn’t tweeted anything since June 2017, but with everyone talking about that line on “What’s Free,” his…

NEW YORK, NY – MARCH 30: Kanye West (L) and JAY-Z onstage at the Tidal launch event #TIDALforALL at Skylight at Moynihan Station on March 30, 2015 in New York City. (Photo by Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images for Roc Nation)

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You know things must be serious if Jay-Z actually tweets about it.

Hov hasn’t tweeted anything since June 2017, but with everyone talking about that line on “What’s Free,” his collaboration on Meek Mill’s new album Championships, he clearly wanted to set the record straight.

Many thought Jay-Z’s line of, “No red hat, don’t Michael and Prince me and Ye / They separate you when you got Michael and Prince’s DNA, uh,” was meant to be a diss on Kanye West.  However, here’s Jay-Z’s explanation:



Of course, even when Jay-Z sends out a simple tweet, fans still go crazy with the replies.  Here are some of the better ones:

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