Jim Jones admitted that he was surprised by the amount of backlash he received over his Nas take: ‘I’m Watching People Go Absolutely Batsh— Crazy’

The Harlem rapper sits down with Angie Martinez to explain his “Love/Hate” for Nas.

The dipset legend, Jim Jones says he didn’t realize how many people loved Nas until his comments went viral.

Jim Jones sat down with Angie Martinez for her IRL podcast he recently addressed the viral Nas debate, with Angie asking if he’s been trolling fans with his recent comments.

“I mean you’re definitely correct,” Jim Jones said with a smile before explaining how the conversation started in the first place. “But I didn’t start it. There was a young gentleman that they asked a question to, and his clip went viral. He was on a podcast, and they asked him who’s more relevant: Jim Jones or Nas? That went super viral and that led to all these people with platforms to ask that question.”

“Even from the beginning of the year when I did the Justin [Laboy] interview — I didn’t start it,” Jones said. “They asked me how I felt about what was said about me from another platform from some other people. I’m not a troublemaker, but I like trouble if that’s the case. I’m built for it. My whole type of thing has been that engagement, and here we are.”

You can watch the full episode below.

Jim Jones continued by saying, that he was only defending himself after being asked a question, he then brought up his earlier back-and-forth with fellow Diplomat Cam’ron earlier this year. “Even from the beginning of the year when I did the Justin [Laboy] interview — I didn’t start it,” Jones said. “They asked me how I felt about what was said about me from another platform from some other people. I’m not a troublemaker, but I like trouble if that’s the case. I’m built for it. My whole type of thing has been that engagement, and here we are.”

Jim Jones then talked about how easy it is to go viral with today’s social media landscape and how something like that can benefit an artist in the digital age. “I gave people a prerequisite,” he told Martinez. “I know how to go viral; this is easy. We’re in a community where everything goes viral… and turns into a revenue stream. I’m on everybody’s Explore page, I’m at the top of this page, the top of that page. You like me, don’t like me, know who I was… one click away from making me some money. I also have a record label, I have artists, I have music out. It makes it that much easier to know who Jim Jones is. I’m worried about myself when I make these moves. I know how to turn my negatives into a positive.”