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DJ Akademiks explains why he thinks no other rapper could compete against Ye in a Verzuz battle 🗣️ "Nobody messes with Ye... Why I have Ye right over Drake for Verzuz is that Ye has some culture-defining, sound-bending, generational songs that mean more than just 'it's a hit.'"

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DJ Akademiks says he thinks Ye would be able to beat both Jay-Z & Drake in a Verzuz battle 👀 "He makes music that's on a different level. Like, in Verzuz, it's more than just rapping. Jay is a better rapper than Kanye West, but Jay doesn't make better music than Kanye West. I don't believe Jay ever changed music like Kanye West." "Listen, I've said this before. I rock with Drake, I love Drake, but I don't think nobody beats Ye, including Drake."

DJ Akademiks says he thinks Ye would be able to beat both Jay-Z & Drake in a Verzuz battle 👀 "He makes music that's on a different level. Like, in Verzuz, it's more than just rapping. Jay is a better rapper than Kanye West, but Jay doesn't make better music than Kanye West. I don't believe Jay ever changed music like Kanye West." "Listen, I've said this before. I rock with Drake, I love Drake, but I don't think nobody beats Ye, including Drake."

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🚨 DJ Akademiks says Ye would smoke Jay-Z in a Verzuz and even beat Drake. “Jay is a better rapper than Kanye… but he doesn’t make better music.” Ak: “Ye is getting Jay out of here… 15-5.” He also claims only people over 40 think it’s close and says Jay-Z never changed music the way Ye did. Ak adds Drake has hits, but Ye’s records are just bigger. “Songs like Stronger and All Of The Lights are bigger than hip-hop.”

🚨 DJ Akademiks says Ye would smoke Jay-Z in a Verzuz and even beat Drake. “Jay is a better rapper than Kanye… but he doesn’t make better music.” Ak: “Ye is getting Jay out of here… 15-5.” He also claims only people over 40 think it’s close and says Jay-Z never changed music the way Ye did. Ak adds Drake has hits, but Ye’s records are just bigger. “Songs like Stronger and All Of The Lights are bigger than hip-hop.”

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DJ Akademiks explains why he thinks Jay-Z would be an easier rap battle opponent for Drake than Kendrick Lamar was, saying Drake would have more material to work with due to Jay-Z's highly public life 👀 "I do actually think that Jay-Z is an easier matchup for Drake than Kendrick was. I think Kendrick has lived a private personal life... He's not Jay-Z, who, yes, Jay-Z is kind of like, 'For the culture.' But I could list off 30 things now where he's a hypocrite."

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