Dee-1 & Jim Jones End Longstanding Feud With Public Handshake
Dee-1 ended his feud with Jim Jones backstage on the Cash Money vs No Limit Verzuz showdown throughout ComplexCon in Las Vegas, the place the 2 artists exchanged a handshake and phrases of mutual respect after months of public pressure.
The sudden truce unfolded contained in the Las Vegas Convention Center when Jones approached Dee-1 and prolonged his hand.
The pair dapped one another up and exchanged a number of phrases. Juelz Santana witnessed the second and embraced Dee-1, providing help for his mission.
“Put our past differences aside,” Dee-1 wrote on Instagram. “Finally met @jimjonescapo in person and shook like men. Never backed down from what i stand for, i’ve just let God work thru me. A SHIFT IS HAPPENING. MANY PEOPLE WHO DON’T KNOW WHAT HAPPENED WILL HAVE NO APPRECIATION FOR HOW HUGE THIS IS. YOUR PAST DOES NOT DEFINE YOUR FUTURE. That’s GANGSTA.”
In a voiceover video shared on-line, Dee-1 mirrored on the second.
“This is one of my favorite moments ever in Hip-Hop. Salute to Jones. We have had some negative, toxic, not cool, bad energy-filled interactions over the past two years online.”
“In Hip-Hop, we got to applaud the reconciliation as much as we are entertained by the drama in the Fallout.”
He famous this was their first time assembly in particular person and referenced a previous interview the place Jones steered issues would possibly escalate in the event that they ever crossed paths.
“When I saw that brother extend his hand… that spoke a billion words right there. Because there was talks that it would go a whole nother way when we met. He literally said it.”
“We did what grown men post to do, and I respect it. We had a brief interaction. Y’all about to see the video, but it spoke a billion words.”
Jim Jones Issues Warning To Dee-1
The rift started in 2023 when Dee-1 criticized Jones, Rick Ross and Meek Mill throughout an look on Sway’s Universe, accusing them of glamorizing road tradition and calling them “disappointing grown-ups.”
Jones fired again on the identical platform, dismissing the criticism and accusing Dee-1 of name-dropping for consideration.
“I don’t care about what [Dee-1] said. That boy don’t know me. I know his trick. He using my name for fame. It’s all good … I do more in one month for people than he’ll ever do in his whole life.”
In the identical interview, Jones issued a thinly veiled warning.
“My little cousin might not like how you mentioned my name. And then he might want to slap a dread out your head just ’cause he don’t understand that you using my name for fame.”
He clarified he wasn’t encouraging violence however stated actions have penalties.
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