Stevie J says he can take the heat because he's one of, if not the best in the game—yes, even Kanye West.

It's time to put some respect on Stevie J's name—that is, according to the hitmaker. The Grammy Award-winning producer is known for his work with Bad Boy Records and crafting tracks for Diddy, Notorious B.I.G., Beyoncé, Mariah Carey, Rick Ross, Summer Walker, Bobby V, Faith Evans, Black Rob, Jay Z, and more. He's responsible for "Only You" by 112, Biggie's "Mo Money Mo Problems," and Mariah Carey's "Honey," but Stevie J feels as if people aren't giving him the props he deserves.

All of this Instagram Live Battle and Verzuz talk has rap and hip hop fans bringing up artists and producers that some people have overlooked, including Stevie. A fan wrote on Twitter, "I really want @hitmansteviej to go against any producer!!" to which the Love & Hip Hop star replied, "I’ll end any x every producers career." That's a bold statement, but he believes he has the receipts to back up his declaration.

When someone asked if Kanye West was in that group, Stevie J said, "He’s dope but yep." There have been rumors that Timbaland and Swizz Beatz are attempting to get Diddy and Dr. Dre to face off in a Verzuz battle—for a price with proceeds going to charity—but someone tweeted that those two aren't a proper match. According to the Twitter user, Dr. Dre should go up against Kanye while someone like Diddy should battle an artist like Stevie.

"Dudes not bringing my name up because NONE of them can touch me vocally or musically. Not cocky jus facts!" he wrote in response. Do you agree with Stevie J on this one?

Am i suppose to know who this is

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Smh that’s sad if y’all don’t know what Stevie J did during bad boy era

We pretending we don’t know who Stevie J is now?

Nigga feel me?!

Bro..

Pull his catalog up he got classics under his belt. Don’t let Love and Hip Hop deter you

for ppl who say who its right f***en hear lol read the f***en article lol

nah everyone should know who he is.
But WHO does he think he is competing with the ones mentioned up there?

i only know this guy from love and hip hop

SoundCloud rappers disrespecting a billionaire

Didn’t really say he was better

Niggas just ITT Exposing themselves

ain’t nobody is as impactful and/or influential than ye

I'm gonna be fair and say Stevie Love and Hip Hop fans eclipsed his youth as a producer.

That's happened to alot of them reality start folks

I hope they’re pretending

Stevie great tho and mad talented it's a shame how things fell off for him never understood how that happened

Not even gonna lie, I only know who Stevie J is in the first place is because of LAHH. He was simply before my time

I did some research on him back when I found out he actually made music and judging by what he's made he definitely deserves legend status, but there's not a chance he would beat Ye in a song battle.

Stevie really got with his dead friend's wife smfh he thought we would forget

Inform us of some more Stevie songs

Nigga inform ya self