Method Man thinks his time performing at Summer Jam may have ended due to the widening of rap’s generational gap. On Sunday (June 2), Hot 97 took to Instagram with some highlights from the 2024 Summer Jam festival, with reels and posts showing love to artists like Cash Cobain, Lola Brooke, 41 World, French Montana, Rakim, Doja Cat, Sexyy Red, Method Man & Redman, and more. However, Meth responded to Hot 97’s reel recapping his performance with Red and wasn’t satisfied with the crowd’s response.

The Hip-Hop legend explained that the “generation gap” in rap had drastically widened, and he no longer feels Summer Jam’s crowd aligns with his discography. As a result, the Wu-Tang Clan emcee asserted that he is “never coming back.” “Not our crowd at all,” he began. “Thanks again, New York and the whole tri-state (that showed up to the event), plus Pete and Ebro. I got love for you guys, but never again…at this point, the generation gap is just too wide for me.”