If they can do it in America, then so can we, Jiggy Djé must have thought. 2024 is a spectacular year when it comes to hip-hop beef, because the director of Top Notch personally takes up the gauntlet that Ronnie Flex threw at him with the track ‘Kees Closed’. Ronnie Flex openly stated that he felt screwed with his Top Notch contract. Jiggy jokingly answers: ‘Here we do numbers in secret, just like PIN codes.’
Ronnie Flex recently filed a lawsuit against his old label. He claimed he was misled by the fine print in his contract, which left him tied to the label for a long time and receiving fewer royalties than he thought. The judge ruled against Ronnie at the beginning of this year and rejected his claims that as a less educated young artist he had been abused by the cunning Kees de Koning. Ronnie Flex announced an appeal and made a lot of noise on Threads.
Jiggy Djé, who has been more of a label boss than an artist in recent years, gets help on ‘Pincodes’ from old friend and loyal Top Notch artist Sticks, who recently strengthened ties with his old label boss Kees de Koning in a podcast about Opgezwolle. In case you are still in doubt who the two are addressing: ‘I am the man who came from far away, who came from Flexa. Your career is not taking off, Dennis Bergkamp. It is nothing, it will be nothing, it will be nothing. I don’t talk business but lyrics, captain.’
Jiggy continues: ‘Am I being too managerial or are men mean-spirited? Your career is already at risk, this closes the door. Only for the collection makes you very sad. […] I’m not impressed, you can see it in my eyes. Every word you say is a lie. But that is between you and the Creator above. God bless.’ In the end another faithful one comes around the corner: Hef. ‘No one is bigger than the fucking team man. Know your fucking place, relax. Humble yourself and contribute to the motherfucking big picture.’
You can hear more about Ronnie Flex vs Top Notch in the Machine.
