Overview
- Dame Dash, in a new Art of Dialogue interview, says Jay‑Z decisively beat LL Cool J in an early rap battle.
- He claims footage of the face‑off once existed but says the tape was lost.
- He alleges LL Cool J recorded entire diss projects targeting Jay‑Z that never came out.
- LL Cool J said in a 2024 interview that he ran out of rhymes during the encounter and that Jay‑Z kept rapping.
- Reporting has long noted a low‑simmer rivalry that later intensified during Jay‑Z’s tenure as Def Jam president.