"Man I’m gonna body slam him when I see him. What is his problem. Nah, I heard about that and how they [MTV] did that now list. I spoke to the kid from MTV. What you should of did was have the people ‘now.’ Because I don’t think I belong on the list. I believe Fabolous belongs on that list … Rick Ross. Other people belong on that list. It should’ve been split up for ‘now’ like REALLY ‘now.’”

Do you ever miss being THAT dude? Being the hottest rapper in the game? Or do you still feel you are?

“Well until somebody makes a album better than Reasonable Doubt. I still think I’m the number one shotta! Or Blueprint, how about that. In my mind. Everybody uses different things to tally up the way they come to their conclusion. My conclusion, in my mind … ‘til someone makes a better album than Reasonable Doubt or Blueprint then I’m the top shotta. I really believe I’m the best ever. I’m at least in the argument. I’m arguing with Big and Pac, I’m not really taking it from no one else.”

So what’s the evolution of Jay? What’s gonna happen next?

“Umm, I mean I’ve been looking into hotels. The hotel/casino thing, that’s of interest. On some ‘Ocean 13’ movement. I’ve got two hotels I’m building right now, in the city. Not casinos, just hotels. I think I’m gonna name one of the hotels ‘The Marcy.’ I’m creative you know. I used to write for a living.”

What are you doing with Bill Clinton and Bono?

“I can’t really say the details. At the end of the day it’s like a charitable thing. I want to tie in that “I Will Not Lose” campaign that we’re doing with Roc-A-Wear now. I want it to be a thing that lives outside the campaign. Cause everybody complain about what can’t happen. Or they can’t do this, they can’t do that. Give people a chance to tell their story of why they won’t lose. Instead of complaining about losing … it’s a website now, for the campaign. You can submit your story, we’re gonna pick the winners and we gonna help them out. That’s just for the campaign. I’m trying to make it a worldwide thing!”

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