Dr Dre vs Jay Z: Sizwe Dhlomo Defends Legendary Hip-Hop Producer, Mzansi Reacts, “You Don’t Know Jay Z”

• Mzansi media personality Sizwe Dhlomo has defended Dr Dre after some hip-hop heads compared him to billionaire rapper Jay Z
• The Kaya 959 presenter is convinced that the legendary rap producer has contributed more than Jay Z in the hip-hop culture
• Dre has produced the likes of Eminem and Snoop Dogg while Jay Z has introduced game changers such as Kanye West and Rihanna

Media personality Sizwe Dhlomo has taken to his timeline to defend Dr Dre. The Kaya 959 presenter weighed in after a tweep compared the wealthy US hip-hop producer to billionaire, Jay Z.

The Mzansi radio personality want hip-hop heads to put some respect on Dr Dre's name after what he has done for the game. Dre has produced the likes of Snoop Dogg, 50 Cent and Eminem.

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Jay Z on the other hand, has introduced the likes of Kanye West and Rihanna via his record label Roc-A-Fella Records. They're all billionaires. Taking to Twitter to defend Dr Dre, Sizwe Dhlomo said:

"Come on! Do you guys know who Dre is?"

Peeps took to his comment section and shared mixed reactions to his question. Some backed Jay Z while others agreed with Sizwe.

@ThaboNyakallo2 said:

"I don’t know Siz… I mean Roc Nation put Kanye on. Who in turn went on the establish GOOD music and gave us Big Sean, Pusha T and 2 Chainz. Roc Nation also gave us J Cole and Rihanna (technically not hiphop but still says a lot to have produced an artist of that stature)."

@ChrisExcel102 commented:

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"Please respect Jay Z."

@Kgolane_Nape wrote:

"Dre has done everything for hip hop, Jay Z married Beyoncé and that's it."

@andisaoscar said:

"You don’t know Jay Z, my man. I would not want to compare the two because of their differential capabilities. Dr Dre is a maestro producer and filmmaker but not a hard core writer, whereas Jay Z is a hard core writer, rapper and but not hard core producer."

@KedifentsePp asked:

"Why would you compare a producer and a rapper?"

@jene_general commented:

"I can count 3 Billionaires, Jay-Z, Ye and Rih. Nobody Touched a Billi before Hov did."

@Swayi_0SA wrote:

"Say what? Dre reached Billi first."

@bozzie_t added:

"Dre was the first to corporatise hip hop."

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Source: Briefly News