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Jay-Z responded to Drake’s “The jig is up” bar (from his Iceman project, specifically tracks like “Janice STFU”) during a freestyle at the Roots Picnic in Philadelphia on May 30, 2026.

Key lines from Jay-Z’s freestyle flip:
• “A rapper can’t be my opp”

• “The jig is up, na I’m up 10, wrong chart champ, nas looked up to Hov, I never looked up to them”

• Followed by more shots: “Them c***kers got your publishing checks, go talk tough to them. Don’t talk success to me, you n***as is workers, in perpetuity is how your contract is worded.”
This was part of a longer freestyle where Jay also addressed other figures (e.g., Dame Dash, Nicki Minaj, Kanye, etc.), but the “jig is up” flip was widely seen as a direct response to Drake.

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