Hov my goat and I'm a queens nikka but he doesn't know how to handle nikkas like 50, game, Ross, cam etc. He better than all but those 4 handle beef in a way that clearly hov want no part of. Years of trolling and digging up dirt etc. He see it as not a lyrical show down as he know he above them but sees it as not worth the drama engaging too much with nikkas like those 4. And like you said not in fear of Street ish either. It's either their buzz or pettiness.
I was born in Queens too my nicca
yeah Jay basically said in the mid 2000s that he wasn't getting into anymore straight up battles, because he didn't want to get hit by a "haymaker" because there's so much more people can say about him because of his popularity and long career