Jim Jones says 'being a rapper was more dangerous than being a soldier'

Was he in the right or the wrong?

26 Feb 2020 – 12:30 PM EST

Jim Jones got into it with an Iraq war veteran by saying "being a rapper was more dangerous than being a soldier" on an Instagram comment. @mramcore, known as Mez, explained to the rapper how much he had disagreed with his comment 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!"

Jones had highlighted the comments on his Instagram giving a lenghty explaination.

"Here are facts every n***a 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 n***as u never knew or grew up wit. I grew up wit all these n***as all my life so it hit different." Jones added, "Yal was shootin at kids n innocent bystanders in the midst of shootin at the enemy... We was at war when we was born."