Dame Dash Expresses Agreement With Jay-Z’s Criticism Of Ye In His Latest Freestyle

In a recent interview, Dame Dash expressed his agreement with Jay-Z regarding the appropriateness of dissing Kanye West in his Roots Picnic freestyle, following the Chicago rapper-producer’s disrespectful comments about Dash’s children during a social media outburst last year.

On June 8, Art of Dialogue shared a video segment on their YouTube channel where Dame Dash discussed various topics, including Jay-Z’s widely circulated freestyle at the Roots Picnic. In the video, Dame supported Jay-Z’s decision to criticize Kanye for his remarks concerning his children, although he noted that he does not believe Kanye should bear full responsibility for his actions.

Dame stated, “Yeah, but Kanye is bipolar. He’s admitted he’s bipolar. And I think people think just because he’s famous, that bipolar is different for broke people than it is for rich people, you know. But yeah, I thought the kid thing I wouldn’t do that. I wouldn’t advise. I wasn’t with that.”

He added, “If I was in front of Kanye, I’d be like, ‘Now you went too far.’ But I know he’s sick. So, it’s just the people around him have to care enough about him to know that when he’s triggered and he’s not taking his medicine, he’s drinking and he’s not sleeping, that it’s probably going to be tragic the things he’s probably going to say.”

Dame was referencing Kanye’s outburst in March 2025, in which he insulted Jay-Z and Beyoncé’s children, Sir and Rumi Carter, by questioning their mental capacities. Kanye later apologized for his comments, though the harm was already done.

In Jay-Z’s freestyle at the Roots Picnic, which he premiered on May 30 in Philadelphia, he appeared to issue a warning to Kanye about overstepping boundaries with his attacks on Jay-Z and his family.

“You ever heard of a wunderkind? / My children is some of them, have you ni**as no shame?” he rapped. “Y’all tryin’ to get under skin / I really get under skin, ask Un how I’m playin’ / Y’all thugs with y’all thumbs again / Everybody think they’re the ones insane / You’re no maniac, watch how sane he act in my presence, ni**as shrink.”

Dame Dash’s interview and Jay-Z’s freestyle are accessible for viewing below.