Puerto Rican and Staten Island drill rapper, CJ will perform at the HOT 97 Summer Jam this year. Taking place Sunday, August 22 at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, NJ. CJ’s lead single “Whoopty” which is 2X Platinum now has amassed over 300 million views on YouTube and over 1.2 million videos TikTok.
The “Toast Up” rapper is being presented by The Heavy Hitters, and CJ will be performing alongside friends Farruko, El Alfa, and more surprise guests.
Watch Hot’s DJ Camilo announce the stadium stage with special guests CJ, El Alfa and more at the 12:20 minute mark.
Summer Jam will also include performances by multi-platinum recording artists A Boogie, Meek Mill, Saweetie, Rowdy Rebel, Bobby Shmurda and more. In addition, super producer, Swizz Beatz will be leading a historic tribute to Hip-Hop icon DMX. Tickets are available now via Ticketmaster.
Are you ready to see CJ rock the mic at Summer Jam?
CJ and 22gz had a tumultuous relationship ever since the Brooklyn drill rapper compared the “Whoopty” rapper to Tekashi 6ix9ine and released the diss track, “Goofy.”
Both artists traded words online but things seemed to die down since then.
CJ did an interview with Two Bees TV at the 2021 BET Awards red carpet and asked the Staten Island native about the lack of unity in the New York drill movement.
“We have to change the narrative and kind of just you know start working together,” he responded.
The host, Miss2Bees asked CJ if he would collaborate with his former foe, 22gz to which he said, “I feel like we got to sit down and have that conversation you know as men first. But I never met him. I don’t really know him like that, you know. I don’t really know the situation but I am looking to working with whoever.”
CJ says he’s open to doing a collab with @22Gz. Would y’all be down for this drill collab?
22gz hasn’t publicly responded but he did acknowledge the clip. Would you be here for a collaboration between the two drill artists?
Check out the interview in its entirety below:
22 released “Goofy” as a “g-check” to CJ who he says is capitalizing from the movement without actually being part of the lifestyle, as per his interview with All Hip Hop.
“I just want people to know what the truth is, we gon keep it 100,” 22Gz said. “Especially this drill rap, there’s a lot of rappers in this category who been through some real s***, so we ain’t just gonna have somebody come [and] make this whole s*** some flawed, fake s***,” he said.
Later in the interview, the “Suburban” rapper said that he wouldn’t have came at CJ if he “tapped in.”
“I didn’t even say that to really expose boy, but it’s like hey if he can lie about that, why wouldn’t ya’ll think he’d take my whole s*** and run with it?” he continued. “I wouldn’t even mind. I just wanted the credit for my s*** because I done gave sauce to damn near everybody in the city and nobody tapped in. Even the opps use my s*** — all the lingo you see, all the dancing, that’s mine.”
CJ didn’t back down although he initially tried to brush the negativity off during an interview with Ebro Darden on Apple Music.
“I will really beat the shit out of one of y’all n-ggas, no cap,” the rapper said in the video. “And I don’t really like doing this because we all from the town, we all from New York, you know what I’m sayin’? But, at the end of the day, them n-ggas mentioned my name first. So, when I make my little songs and I make my little comments and shit, it’s a problem, right?”
He continued, “Listen, them n-ggas could both suck my dick, respectfully, and I’ll say it again, and I’mma keep saying it. Y’all n-ggas can’t stand a chance against me.”
22 Gz responded posting a series of photos wearing a red sniper gang hoodie quoting his own lyrics. “HOW THE FUCK YOU SCREAMING WHOOPTY YOU AINT WHOOPTY ”
But it looks like CJ is ready to take a step towards positivity and put things behind him.
Today, Busta Rhymes, iconic hip hop duo M.O.P., and Staten Island newcomer, known for his viral hip-hop anthem “Whoopty”, CJ drop the video for the remixof “Czar,”off Extinction Level Event 2: The Wrath of God (The Deluxe Edition)via The Conglomerate Entertainment, Inc./EMPIRE.
The visual is a montage of the New York-based acts reinforcing their position in hip-hop royalty with signature quick, aggressive, and pristine delivery. Produced by Rockwilder and directed by Benny Boom, the visual is clean and classic with a monochromatic aesthetic that puts the dynamic chemistry of Rhymes, M.O.P., and CJ on display front and center. The black and white clips shift between the MCs explosively bantering as if they’re in a cypher, and closes with Busta claiming his throne, alongside M.O.P. and CJ, dubbing themselves as the “czars” of their generations.
Extinction Level Event 2: The Wrath of God (The Deluxe Edition)is available on Rhymes’ WEBSTORE, with digital retailers, and on all digital streaming partners. Marking Rhymes’first solo album in 11 years and 7th Top 10 record on Billboard’s 200 lists, Extinction Level Event 2: The Wrath of God initially released on October 30th. E.L.E. 2merchandise is available as well as CD, Vinyl, Cassette, and Digital Download. He also launched a virtual museum experience alongside the new record for fans, both lifelong and new, to connect with Rhymes’ legacy and hip-hop influence. To preserve and pay homage to his accomplishments and hip-hop influence, Rhymes welcomes fans to the Busta Rhymes Bunker & Conglomerate Headquarters virtual museum filled with point and go navigation, interactive elements, hidden easter eggs/promo codes, 3D virtual objects, questionnaires, a merch store, and 8-12 rooms filled with iconic visuals.
YOU AINT WHOOPTY 
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