During the 2011 BET Hip Hop Awards, Justin Bieber was interested in being in the Cypher but rumors quickly spread that he wanted Ludacris to write his verse for him. Rumors also surfaced saying that DJ Premier wasn’t having that and wanted Justin to write his own verse. After everything was said and done, Justin was not inserted into the cypher.

A little over a month passes and while Justin was in L.A. at Power 106 on Tuesday, he requested the Otis instrumental and showed that he indeed is capable of rapping. In the interview above, DJ Premier puts all rumors to rest and makes it clear that he has no problem with Bieber or working with him as long as he writes his own rhymes.