Dee-1 & Jim Jones End Longstanding Feud With Public Handshake

Dee-1 ended his feud with Jim Jones backstage at the Cash Money vs No Limit Verzuz showdown during ComplexCon in Las Vegas, where the two artists exchanged a handshake and words of mutual respect after months of public tension.

The unexpected truce unfolded inside the Las Vegas Convention Center when Jones approached Dee-1 and extended his hand.




The pair dapped each other up and exchanged a few words. Juelz Santana witnessed the moment and embraced Dee-1, offering support for his mission.




"Put our past differences aside," Dee-1 wrote on Instagram. "Finally met @jimjonescapo in person and shook like men. Never backed down from what i stand for, i've just let God work thru me. A SHIFT IS HAPPENING. MANY PEOPLE WHO DON'T KNOW WHAT HAPPENED WILL HAVE NO APPRECIATION FOR HOW HUGE THIS IS. YOUR PAST DOES NOT DEFINE YOUR FUTURE. That's GANGSTA."




In a voiceover video shared online, Dee-1 reflected on the moment.




"This is one of my favorite moments ever in Hip-Hop. Salute to Jones. We have had some negative, toxic, not cool, bad energy-filled interactions over the past two years online."




"In Hip-Hop, we got to applaud the reconciliation as much as we are entertained by the drama in the Fallout."




He noted this was their first time meeting in person and referenced a past interview where Jones suggested things might escalate if they ever crossed paths.




"When I saw that brother extend his hand... that spoke a billion words right there. Because there was talks that it would go a whole nother way when we met. He literally said it."




"We did what grown men post to do, and I respect it. We had a brief interaction. Y'all about to see the video, but it spoke a billion words."

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Jim Jones Issues Warning To Dee-1

The rift began in 2023 when Dee-1 criticized Jones, Rick Ross and Meek Mill during an appearance on Sway's Universe, accusing them of glamorizing street culture and calling them "disappointing grown-ups."




Jones fired back on the same platform, brushing off the criticism and accusing Dee-1 of name-dropping for attention.




"I don't care about what [Dee-1] said. That boy don't know me. I know his trick. He using my name for fame. It's all good ... I do more in one month for people than he'll ever do in his whole life."




In the same interview, Jones issued a thinly veiled warning.




"My little cousin might not like how you mentioned my name. And then he might want to slap a dread out your head just 'cause he don't understand that you using my name for fame."




He clarified he wasn't encouraging violence but said actions have consequences.

via: https://allhiphop.com/news/dee-1-jim-jones-end-longstanding-feud/