JEEZY ON TENSE MOMENT WITH GUCCI MANE: 'YOU CAN'T ANTAGONIZE ME'
In a radio interview the day after his epic VERZUZ battle with Gucci Mane, Jeezy opened up about the tense moment during the battle. Gucci bought up Jeezy's former associate Pookie Loc and also played his diss track “Truth.”
When asked how he maintained his composure, he said, “I looked at it like we ain’t sixth graders. We not kids. You can’t antagonize me with something that we both understand ’cause I’m not in the same mental space as I was 20 years ago nor can I let you take me there. That would have been the biggest upset in my life because I have self-control and I’m very self-aware. It’s just like, ‘Hold up man, if that was the case, we might as well not even came here.'”
He continued, “I’m not that same person I was 20 years ago when that’s how things spiraled out of control anyway. I took the last 10 years to better myself because of a lot of things that happened in my life. I just promised myself that I would never put myself in those positions again because when you react and somebody gets you off your square and you acting out of anger or you acting out of anxiety, it’s normally not the right decision.”
JEEZY AND GUCCI MANE'S BATTLE WAS BIGGER THAN THE VMA'S, 'THE VOICE AND BILLBOARD AWARDS
Meanwhile, Jeezy and Gucci's VERZUZ battle made history as the most streamed battle on the VERZUZ platform. The battle bought in 9.1 million viewers. VERZUZ TV posted on Instagram, “This viewership number from last night actually makes Verzuz bigger in ratings than the MTV VMA’s, NBC’s The Voice, the Billboard Awards, the CMA’s, the Latin Grammy’s, Dancing With The Stars or The Masked Singer respectively on any given night for those primetime shows this year.”
POOKIE LOC'S SON SAYS HE'S GETTING DEATH THREATS
In other news, the song of Pookie Loc has been receiving death threats following Jeezy and Gucci's battle. According to Hip Hop DX, Quint “Leftside” Ross revealed on social media, “I’m gettin death threats and all.” He added, “Let’s do it get me a new strap.”