Yesterday, Alex Spiro, the attorney for Jay-Z, got some folks upset thanks to a statement he made at a press roundtable. He explained that him and Diddy have never really had that much of a friendship. Instead, Spiro says it’s really about business with them and nothing more. “They knew each other professionally for a number of years. Just like in all professions, people know each other. At the music awards, they support each other. If you go to the NBA All-Star game, they support each other. That’s just how professions work. There is no closer association between any of them. That’s also a matter of fiction.”
Later Monday, Spiro gave another quote in a similar vein, saying, “There is no friendship or longtime bond here. Just because they knew each other, know each other, that doesn’t mean anything.” As we said, this got the internet riled up. One person wrote, “Ain’t friends?!?! they got more pics together than me and my dad.” The jokes didnt’ stop there, with another adding, “Diddy in his cell saying bet.. While rubbing his hands together like Bird Man.”
DJ Akademiks Has Some Respect For Jay-Z
Overall, people aren’t falling for the attorney’s words, but DJ Akademiks is a whole-hearted believer. The hip-hop media pundit went on stream recently and debated this topic with his chat room. As you may remember, Ak doesn’t necessarily have the most respect for Roc Nation and Jay-Z at large. However, he’s giving it up to him after learning this “fact” regarding his ties to Diddy.
Before getting into his monologue, he replayed an old clip of the two rap moguls together. In it, Jay is walking out of a room with adolescent-looking girls and then embracing Diddy after the fact. You can hear Hov say, “Ooooo, you put that thing on them.” Diddy then replies, “You see how we do it here on a Saturday.” The possible reasoning for Ak showing this is to say that even though they look to be close with one another in the video, he’s trying to suggest that he never really was that tight with him. It’s got Ak loving the “assassin” mentality that’s being put forth by Jay’s attorney. “Jay-Z’s a cold n****… a cutthroat assassin. If it don’t make dollars then it don’t make sense. F*** anything else, f*** a friend, f*** loyalty, f*** it, it’s all about the bag.”
About The Author
Zachary Horvath is one of the Music Freelance News Writers at HotNewHipHop and has held that title since August 2023. Prior to this position, he held another freelance gig covering local high school football, girls and boys varsity basketball, in addition to recapping Cleveland Cavaliers games remotely.
He’s taken the previous experience and used it to become a jack of all trades at HotNewHipHop. Zach has thoroughly enjoyed tackling some of the trending topics in sports, with a larger focus on hip-hop and pop culture. Some of those include Bronny James’s draft stock, a multitude of angles swirling around the Drake and Kendrick Lamar beef, as well as Diddy’s arrest and lawsuits. Separate from the headlines that everyone wants to hear about, he was fortunate enough to help spread Zaytoven’s current thoughts at the time around mid-December in 2023.
Even though being able to give his expertise on these stories is fulfilling, being able to share his passion for releases trumps that ever so slightly. Having the chance to express his excitement indirectly about what he thinks our readers should be checking out/revisiting grows his passion for writing that much more.
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