I personally don’t think Tip is talking slick about Jay, but this comes on the heels of Jay-Z allegedly talking about LL Cool J. He said the following to CNN.
“I’m not going to be the 40-year-old rapper. I would not. That’s Jay. He’s doing it very well. Hats off, but I just don’t see that for me.”
“If I had the option to [be] Jay-Z [or] Will Smith, I think I’d go with Will,” he revealed. “I’m a Jay-Z fan. I have a lot of admiration and respect for Jay and his legacy. But I feel like Will, he gets to spend more time with his family. He gets to be home more and actually raise his kids. I feel like he has more of a home life…and the money don’t hurt. Twenty million dollars a flick ain’t bad.”
There is no right or wrong here, but rappers seem to want to cut their careers off short. Bruce Springsteen is over 60 and Jay-Z is the richest rapper at 40. What’s the issue? Do that which is best for your life. Ozzie Osbourne is crazy as batsh*t and he is on tour at 61. Go figure. Don’t limit yourself or Hip-Hop.
