Uploaded May 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Jay-Z is in a new era. The rapper let his hair out and his bars out at the Roots Picnic this weekend. In a new freestyle, Hov goes after everybody -- seriously -- from Dame Dash and Drake to Nicki Minaj and Kanye West. Clearly, he's been paying attention to what everyone has been saying.

Music journalist Sowmya Krishnamurthy reacts to the freestyle — and predicts who should respond.

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