Michael Jordan doesn't hate rap -- and never EVER dissed Method Man and Redman ... despite what rapper N.O.R.E. said this week ... this according to MJ's rep.
N.O.R.E.'s story about MJ's alleged anti-rap comments at a Def Jam Xmas party went viral this week -- with N.O.R.E. insisting Jordan told the partygoers, "F**k rap."
He went into great detail ... saying Jordan would only speak with Jay Z at the party -- blowing off the other rappers in the process.
But MJ's rep Estee Portnoy says it's just not true -- telling TMZ Sports, "MJ wasn’t at this party, doesn’t know N.