Jamil “Mal” Clay is making it clear where his loyalty lies in a "friendly fade" between Drake and Jay-Z , and his answer might surprise some fans.

During a recent episode of the New Rory & Mal podcast, the hip-hop commentator said that if tensions between Drake and Jay-Z ever escalated into a full-blown rap feud, he'd side with the Toronto superstar over Jay, despite the fact that his brother, Kareem "Biggs" Burke, co-founded Roc-a-fella Records with Hov and Dame Dash.

Family ties between Mal and Jay run deep. A second of Mal’s brothers, former Roc-a-fella A&R head Kyambo “Hip Hop” Joshua , also has a long history with Hov ; and yet another one, the late Robert “Bobalob” Burke , was immortalized by Jay in “Lucifer.”

Mal’s latest conversation began when he and co-host Rory Farrell discussed the possibility of the ongoing subliminal shots between Drake and Jay-Z turning into something more serious.…