Jim Jones says being a rapper is "more dangerous than being a soldier"

Rapper Jim Jones has gotten into a back and forth with an Iraq war veteran after recently saying that “being a rapper was more dangerous than being a soldier.”

In the Jim Jones Instagram comments section, Instagram user @mramcore, known as Mez, told the rapper how much he disagreed with those comments, sparking a heated debate between the two.

“Heard the comments you made about ‘being a rapper is harder than fighting a war in Iraq.’ You allowed to have your opinion without any facts nor truth to it, but as a Vet and a hip-hop fan, I found it extremely disrespectful and ignorant,” he wrote. “Here’s some facts, my unit which fought in Iraq 2004 lost more Marines in two months than ‘rappers’ in the past 3 years. Keep talking but there is zero comparison!”

Highlighting the comments on his Instagram, Jones gave a lengthy response, in which he explained himself further. “Here are facts every ***** I grew up with is either dead or in jail so u wanna compare death tolls it won’t add up,” he wrote. “U went to army n met ***** u never knew or grew up wit. I grew up with all these ***** all my life so it hit different.” Jones added, “Y’all was shootin’ at kids n innocent bystanders in the midst of shootin at the enemy… We was at war when we was born.”

Mez shared a longer response on his page saying that he decided to fight in Iraq as a result of Sept. 11, 2001.”You want to compare a lifestyle choice in comparison to somebody that not only subjects themselves to danger protecting their loved ones, but people they don’t even know,” he wrote. “When you get into the rap game you’re doing it for what? Money. Not every single rapper, but you know who those rappers are—those are the ones who don’t get caught in the mainstream rap.”

Following his assertion that most rappers get into the music industry to make money, he added he didn’t want to make a “blanket statement” even if it is in his opinion a motivator for many. “When they make money they start feeding the people underneath them and putting it out there,” he added. “Trying to make some change, I completely support that and understand that… [But] don’t blame me or the military for that. If you’re trying to make a difference in that lifestyle go ahead and do so, but you don’t have to insult a whole group of people in doing so.”

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