Shannon Sharpe and Jim Jones turned a rap debate into a personal feud on “Nightcap,” clashing over Nas.
Shannon Sharpe and Jim Jones turned a routine podcast into a verbal brawl on June 22 after Sharpe challenged Jones’ claim that he’s a better rapper than Nas, igniting a heated exchange that veered from Hip-Hop rankings to gym routines.
The confrontation unfolded on the Nightcap podcast, co-hosted by Sharpe and Chad “Ochocinco” Johnson, after Sharpe questioned Jones’ lyrical comparison to Nas.
“Were you smoking when you said you’re better than Nas? Lyrically, I’m a keep it a stack with you. Y’all ain’t happy with Nas,” Sharpe said directly to Jones.
Jones didn’t back down and fired back with a jab at Sharpe’s appearance.
“Yeah, but look how you dress. Look how you dress,” Jim Jones said. He then doubled down on his earlier claims, adding, “You got a bunch of 40 or 50-year-olds in their panties cause I said I’m better than Nas. I’m still playing. I will run circles around Nas rapping right now. I’ll run Saturn around Nas right now, rapping. Everybody knows that. He’s [Shannon Sharpe] doing it for the views to get Jim Jones on there to get him hot, I understand that.”
Shannon Sharpe, visibly irritated, snapped back by defending the platform’s reach and status.
“This is the biggest podcast you’ve ever been on,” he said. “When you get big, you get invited to Club Shay Shay. Nas gets invited to Club Shay Shay. Jadakiss gets invited to Club Shay Shay. You are not on that level yet, bro.”
The tension originated from Jones’ earlier appearance on the Joe and Jada podcast, where he claimed he had more Billboard hits than Nas and resonated more with today’s audience.
That statement caught Sharpe’s attention, leading to the on-air confrontation.
The conversation quickly spiraled beyond music. At one point, the two began comparing workout regimens, with Sharpe mocking Jones’ fitness level while Jones dismissed Sharpe’s physique as irrelevant to rap credibility.
Check out the full episode below:
