JPEGMAFIA and Earl Sweatshirt would appear to be musical friends somewhat than rivals, however the pair has just lately exchanged verbal barbs on-line. After a latest interview, JPEGMAFIA seemingly took a jab at Earl Sweatshirt, prompting a little bit of a digital tussle.
JPEGMAFIA’s points with Earl Sweatshirt have apparently been ongoing, as evidenced by a Billboard final summer season the place Peggy, as he’s identified to his followers, centered himself as Hip-Hop’s sole “threat taker” and accused Sweatshirt of not being modern.
“Alchemist, Earl and them? They’ve been making the identical f*cking tune for the final twenty f*cking years. No one provides a s—t. I’m not them,” JPEG mentioned in that interview.
Quick ahead to 2026, an interview posted by Pigeons & Planes featured the nomadic rapper who has roots in New York and Baltimore, explaining why his upcoming album is titled EXPIRIMENTAL RAP.
From the Pigeons & Planes interview:
“I’m already the perfect on this house of experimental rap. There’s nobody who competes with me. Folks can not do what I do,” he tells P&P. “So me naming it ‘Experimental Rap’ is simply me laying declare to one thing I already had.”
“Different folks on this style, they wish to fake and attempt to be cool and be like, ‘I don’t wish to be experimental rap. I wish to be one thing else. I wish to f**king rap like Lucki. I wish to make songs that the younger folks make,’” he provides. “I’m not having a midlife disaster, musically, so I don’t actually need to try this. I can simply be myself, and I let different folks attempt to determine who they’re at 40 or no matter.”
Eagle-eye followers on-line related JPEG’s feedback to being a shot at Sweatshirt, who commented underneath the submit with barbs of his personal.
“No one copies cuh as a result of his music is gnarled tough, and ugly (derogatory),” Sweatshirt mentioned in a single remark. In one other, he wrote, “Lmao depart me alone pls I make music with my associates that I’ve (derogatory).”
JPEG fired again, writing, “1st off N*gga your profession is gnarled and tough, you the primary n*gga since Joe Budden to return underground actually. 2nd cease saying “cuh” your 32 and also you went to boarding faculty. third neither you nor your folks would Ever say none of this to my face. However Thank You for the promo little man.”
Sweatshirt, who’s 4 years junior to his rival, stored the trolling going, giving an apology to JPEGMAFIA.
“You understand what bro my fault i misspoke. bro is the king of creating crunchy ass music and sporting muay thai shorts, tremendous excited for the album brother (constructive) looks as if its gonna be actually experimental,” Earl Sweatshirt wrote.
On social media, followers are chiming in on the meat, though it doesn’t seem to be it’s going any additional than phrases at this level.
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