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DEBATE: DJ Khaled, Future and Jay Z

RAPPER, FUTURE, made a pretty bold statement recently that is sure to shake a few feathers.

During an unlikely barbershop rap debate with LeBron James, Kevin Durant, radio personality Ebro Durden and industry veteran Steve Stout, the Atlanta rapper said Tupac and Biggie’s death allowed Jay to be “great.”

“Jay Z wasn’t great when Tupac and Biggie was alive,” Future argued in a clip posted by Steve Stoute on Instagram. “It was Biggie, Tupac, Ice Cube. [Reasonable Doubt] wasn’t hot until [Tupac and Biggie] died.”

While the rapper made an honest statement, he decided to soften his stance by acknowledging Reasonable Doubt as an appreciated “classic” and “flames” today, but it was a different story in 1996.

“I’m saying at that time, [it wasn’t hot]. They always go back for your classic album. When Nas dropped his first album, it was great then, Future continued.

“When ‘I Ruled The World’ came out, it was the best then. You have to go back and listen to Reasonable Doubt and [think] this the best sh*t ever.” To be fair, Jay himself took note of this on “Hard Knock Life,” rapping, “I gave you prophecy on my first joint, and y’all lamed out/Didn’t really appreciate it ’til the second one came out.”

See more of the rap debate on Steve Stoute's Instagram