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Tyler, The Creator Admits He Has A Crush On 'Yonkers' Inspiration Jadakiss
Published on: Aug 4, 2021, 4:18 AM PDT
Tyler, The Creator was one of the many Hip Hop fans who tuned into the epic Verzuz battle between The LOX and Dipset on Tuesday (August 3) at Madison Square Garden, which peaked at a whopping 645,000 concurrent viewers.
While watching the show on Instagram Live, Tyler, The Creator entered the comments section to admit he has a crush on Jadakiss and compliment him on his skin.
“pause i think i gotta crush on jadakiss that n-gga confidence and voice control is crazy and he aged well wheesh,” he said.
The Odd Future founder added, “JADAKISS SKIN IS SO NICE.”
Tyler, The Creator in the comments ? #Verzuz pic.twitter.com/HplwB10a9c
— HipHopDX (@HipHopDX) August 4, 2021
Tyler, The Creator also took to Twitter to voice his winner of the battle, but it wasn’t one of the two groups.
“jadakiss mvp wow,” he declared.
jadakiss mvp wow
— Tyler, The Creator (@tylerthecreator) August 4, 2021
Jadakiss was actually one of the inspirations behind Tyler, The Creator’s breakthrough single “Yonkers” in 2011. During a 2016 interview between Vince Staples and Tyler, Vince brought up the origins of the song.
“I remember when you made that fucking beat, and it was Jadakiss,” he said. “You put on a fucking beanie and started rapping like Jadakiss for like two hours.”
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Tyler, The Creator nodded, adding, “Dude, n-ggas don’t know that beat was made as a joke. I was trying to make a shitty New York beat and we was just rapping like we was from New York like we were retarded. And then, I just had some random verses and I was just like, ‘I’ll just record it to this beat, this beat is kinda cool.’
“And then, n-ggas really liked it. That’s so nuts, because that shit was actually a fucking joke. I made that beat in literally eight minutes.”
10 years after its release, “Yonkers” was certified platinum in February — revisit the video below.
Jadakiss has finally addressed Tyler, The Creator’s man crush on him.
In an interview with the Power 105’s The Breakfast Club, which premiered on YouTube on Wednesday (Aug. 11), Jada, along with The Lox members Sheek Louch and Styles P, talked about their Verzuz battle against Dipset earlier this month, among other things like the former Odd Future member weighing in on the battle.
When Charlamagne Tha God asked Jada about Tyler’s "high praise"—or crush—for him during The Lox Verzuz performance, Jadakiss brushed it off and jokingly urged Tyler to calm down.
“Tyler, The Creator better chill out,” he said with a smile. “Nah, I like Tyler, The Creator. That just means that he tapped into our frequency [and] he loved Verzuz so I didn’t take it as disrespect. Very talented, very smart dude."
Charlamagne further explained Tyler’s admiration of the Yonkers, N.Y. rhymer. “He expounded and said you care. That’s what he got—that ’Kiss and The Lox care about the craft of rap," Charlamagne said.
Jadakiss is talking about Tyler’s comment during the Verzuz battle, in which Tyler wrote on Instagram during the performance, "Pause i think i gotta crush on Jadakiss that nigga confidence and voice control is crazy and he aged well wheesh."
Elsewhere in the interview, Jadakiss shot down ghostwriting rumors that he penned Ma$e's verse on "Horse & Carriage," The Notorious B.I.G.'s rhymes on 112's "Only You," Biggie and Diddy's verses on "Mo Money, Mo Problems" and Jennifer Lopez's song "Jenny on the Block."
"All of them are the most wrongly as they can be," Jada stated. "Nowhere next to close."
You can watch The Lox's interview on The Breakfast Club below. Fast-forward to the 27-minute mark for Jadakiss' comments about Tyler, The Creator. Jada also addresses his ghostwriting rumors around the 35-minute mark.
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