Cam’ron Decodes 15-Year-Old Jay-Z Diss on Revolt Series ‘Talk With Flee'

Cam'ron, right, and co-host Sen City discuss classic hip-hop beefs on the set of their new series, "Talk With Flee," broadcast on Revolt. During the episode, the Harlem rapper officially confirmed and decoded a subliminal triple-entendre diss aimed at him by Jay-Z on the 2011 track "Otis." (Screengrab/Revolt)

It was a massive week for Roc-A-Fella era fans, as two separate but overlapping news drops reignited a 15-year-old lyrical cold war.

First, Cam'ron took to his new Revolt series, "Talk With Flee," to finally decode one of the slickest subliminal disses in hip-hop history. On Wednesday’s episode, the Dipset leader revealed that Jay-Z took direct shots at him on the 2011 Watch the Throne classic "Otis" — and broke down exactly how it went over everyone's heads.

According to Cam'ron, the diss was retaliation for a 2010 freestyle where he and Jim Jones threw lyrical jabs at Kanye West. "We had said some slick sh*t about Kanye one time," Cam'ron recalled. Months later, "Otis" dropped, featuring Jay-Z rapping: "Live from the Mercer / Run up on Yeezy the wrong way, I might murk ya / Flee in the G450, I might surface / Political refugee, asylum can be purchased."

Cam pointed out the undeniable triple-entendre: "Flee" is his well-known nickname, he had a distribution deal with Asylum Records at the time, and the "political refugee" line serves as a nod to the Diplomats' highly publicized departure from Roc-A-Fella Records.

"He's slick. You just never know," Cam'ron's co-host Sen City laughed during the breakdown.

The revelation arrived within hours of Jay-Z stepping back into the spotlight himself for a rare, expansive interview with GQ. While the Roc Nation mogul didn't address the "Otis" breakdown, he used the massive platform to weigh in on the current landscape of the culture.

Jay-Z discussed the recent Kendrick Lamar and Drake battle, the backlash surrounding Lamar's Super Bowl halftime show, and his ongoing relationship with J. Cole. For fans holding out hope for a musical return, Hov admitted he has a lot of "scratch ideas" but is taking his time.

"I just got to make something timeless that I really love and that's really honest and true to who I am," Jay-Z told GQ, while also confirming he came incredibly close to featuring on Clipse's recent Grammy-nominated album, Let God Sort Em Out.

Between Cam'ron dissecting triple-entendres and Jay-Z dropping rare industry gems, the spirit of the 2000s New York mixtape era remains alive and well.