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09-05-2025
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Fat Joe Says Nobody From LA 'Dominated The Paint' Like Kendrick Lamar
Fat Joe gave Kendrick Lamar high praise for his dominant year in a conversation with Jadakiss. Speaking on the premiere episode of their new collaborative Joe & Jada podcast, the two rappers reflected on the year since Kendrick Lamar and Drake's rap feud erupted. 'One year since the Kendrick and Drake discrepancy. What they like to call it 'beef' in the media world, since we in media now,' exclaimed Jadakiss. 'Personally, I thought it was about four or five months ago. I can't believe it's already been a year.' 'How is it a year?' Fat Joe responded. 'But what I can tell you is, boy, that Kendrick Lamar gets some spins on LA radio.' Jada assured that all Los Angeles artists get spins in their hometown, however, Fat Joe had more to say about the Grammy-winner's dominance. 'I was there last week… I've never seen nothing like this,' Fat Joe continued to elaborate. 'Every single song, 'Turn the TV off…' Kendrick Lamar gets played nine out of every 10 songs in L.A. right now. Not even Snoop Dogg, not even Tupac Shakur — nobody from L.A. has dominated the paint like this guy… this last year. If you're from L.A., you work at Target, Amazon, you delivering some sh*t… you thinking there's one man breathing in Hip-Hop. It's called Kendrick Lamar. I'm just keeping it a buck with you.' Jadakiss agreed, 'He had a helluva year.' The two East Coast Hip-Hop vets launched Joe & Jada to provide commentary on music, sports, and culture. Joe & Jada promises two weekly episodes and is presented by Boost Mobile and produced by The Volume and Roc Nation. 'My brother Jadakiss and I will be delivering a podcast experience like none other,' Fat Joe said. 'We're both passionate and opinionated about music, sports, entertainment, and culture, so you can definitely expect to get unfiltered analysis, versatile interviews, and untold stories. We're coming to shake up the podcast game and set a new blueprint.' 'I'm looking forward to teaming up with Joe on this podcast and showing another side of my personality,' added Jadakiss. 'We've been friends for a long time, so we have the right chemistry and foundation to make this a really special show. Everyone is finally going to get to hear what we debate and discuss all the time behind the scenes.' Watch the first episode below. More from UMG Seeks To Dismiss Drake's Amended "Not Like Us" Defamation Lawsuit Rodney O Sues Future, Kendrick Lamar, Metro Boomin Over Unpaid "Like That" Royalties Kendrick Lamar Named Top Nominee Among 2025 BET Awards Nominations: Full List
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09-05-2025
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Fat Joe Compares Kendrick to Snoop & 2Pac: ‘Nobody From L.A. Has Dominated the Paint Like This Guy'
Fat Joe and Jadakiss have a new podcast called Joe & Jada where they talk about all things music, sports, and culture. On their recently released premiere episode, the two rap legends — who've seen their fair share of rap beef — talked about the one-year anniversary of the kick-off of the historic rap battle between Kendrick Lamar and Drake. Jada started things off by clarifying that what went down wasn't exactly 'beef,' and that he couldn't believe that it's been a whole year already. 'One year since the Kendrick and Drake discrepancy. What they like to call it 'beef' in the media world,' Jada quipped. 'Thank God nothing really happened to anybody, physically. Personally, I thought it was about four or five months ago. I can't believe it's already been a year.' More from Billboard PinkPantheress Drops 'Fancy That': Stream It Now 'It's a Happy Time': Counting Crows Return With 'The Complete Sweets!' It's No Secret: Gracie Abrams Hits Three Non-Consecutive Weeks at ARIA No. 1 Joey Crack couldn't believe that it's been a year either, and then sparked a light debate between the two when he said he noticed that Lamar gets more airplay than other West Coast legends did in their prime. 'Kiss fired back by saying, 'Everybody from L.A. gets spins on L.A. radio.' Joe then asked him when was the last time Jadakiss was out there, with both of them saying they were recently in L.A. and Joe adding, 'Yo, bro, I never seen nothing like this. Every single song, they like, 'Turn the TV off,' causing Jada to agree that Kenny does indeed get a lot of spin in Southern California. 'It's a fact. Kendrick Lamar gets played nine out of every 10 songs in L.A. right now,' the Bronx rapper proclaimed. 'Not even Snoop Dogg, not even Tupac Shakur — nobody from L.A. has dominated the paint like this guy. That last year? What they're doing in L.A. — if you're from L.A., you probably think there's only one guy on Earth, Kendrick Lamar. I'm just keeping it a buck with you. You turn on that radio in L.A. — if you from L.A., you work at Target, Amazon, you're delivering some s–t, you working at the bakery, panadería, wherever, East L.A., holmes — you thinking it's one man breathing in hip-hop, it's called Kendrick Lamar.' Joe then shifted the conversation to rap beef in today's landscape, asking the Yonkers MC what he thinks about historic hip-hop battles. 'For me, I thought it was always good if you take it all the back to Wild Style and LL and Kool Moe Dee and all the way up to us and 50,' he began. 'It's always good as long as it stays on wax. 'When it first started, somebody say something about you, you gotta go to the studio, you gotta immediately work on getting one back at there, knock the stick off your shoulders like a fight after school at three o'clock. Now, as the technology evolved, it turns into movie skits, animations, retrieving fake information… It got a little wacky for me. I like it to be beats and rhymes and keep it like that. Once it got out of my pay grade, it's a little bit of disinterest to me because it's turning political now.' Fat Joe agreed about things getting political and brought up Drake's controversial UMG lawsuit. 'There's even lawsuits behind rap diss records now. I never saw that,' he said, to which Manteca Jada replied, 'That's over my head, I don't really understand… I just wanna see rhymes and song and hip-hop s–t.' You can watch the full episode below. Best of Billboard Chart Rewind: In 1989, New Kids on the Block Were 'Hangin' Tough' at No. 1 Janet Jackson's Biggest Billboard Hot 100 Hits H.E.R. & Chris Brown 'Come Through' to No. 1 on Adult R&B Airplay Chart
