An old Jim Jones remix of one of Kendrick Lamar's beloved singles is newly making waves online as his back-and-forth with Kid Cudi continues to spark debate across hip-hop social media.
Amid the tension over who deserves credit for the success of Cudi's breakout hit "Day' N' Nite," fans recently resurfaced Jones' 2012 remix of Kendrick Lamar's "Poetic Justice," a track that has quickly become part of the conversation.
The remix, titled "Vampire Justice (Kendrick Lamar ReVamp)," dropped just weeks after Kendrick released good kid, m.A.A.d city and featured Jones rapping over the song. In the track, Jones delivered bars about hustling and lifestyle, putting his own New York flair on the West Coast hit. Incidentally, the video, which you can view below, features Jones' longtime friend Jamel "Mel Murda" Jones in the cut, years before he'd get caught up in a federal racketeering case thanks to 6ix9ine.
While the remix flew mostly under the radar when it first dropped more than a decade ago, it's now gaining fresh attention after Jones recently claimed that his 2009 remix of "Day' N' Nite" was what introduced Kid Cudi to the world, a statement Cudi strongly denied. Fans began digging through old footage and uploads, eventually unearthing the "Poetic Justice" remix on YouTube.
One user facetiously tweeted, "Kendrick Lamar never gives Jim Jones credit for writing Good Kid, Mad City."
Another joked about Jones' influence, saying, "N****s that hate New York going to act like they knew who Drake or Kendrick Lamar was before Jim Jones got on this remix. Like Jim not the reason n****s even know Poetic Justice fr…"
Others leaned into the idea of Jones helping bring Kendrick's music to New York audiences: "New York n****s will see this and say Jim Jones the reason why n****s in NY fuck with Kendrick."
Some fans also used the moment to comment on hip-hop's remix culture as a whole.
"N****s lowkey gotta start jumping on n****s beats again fr fr doe lol," another user wrote.
With Jim Jones positioning himself as a key figure in amplifying hits and Kid Cudi pushing back on that narrative, the return of the "Poetic Justice" remix has only added fuel to the ongoing conversation.
Check out more reactions to Jim Jones' "Poetic Justice" freestyle resurfacing below.