This is rather contradictory. Missy also had a big year arguably bigger than Eve. I'm laughing if this is because Missy is somehow a cornball, but Eve gets a pass for "Who's That Girl" and "Let Me Blow Your Mind" especially since this was the Hollywood phase of her career.
Best Rapper Alive - 2001
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This is rather contradictory. Missy also had a big year arguably bigger than Eve. I'm laughing if this is because Missy is somehow a cornball, but Eve gets a pass for "Who's That Girl" and "Let Me Blow Your Mind" especially since this was the Hollywood phase of her career.
There is no Superbowl in this rap shyt.
If the blueprint dropped on the same day stillmatic did then jay would be the best rapper of that month for crying out loud lol.
Jay-z is the reason why Nas got back on his shyt for crying out loud
This is false.
Nas was already halfway finished with Stillmatic before the shyt TRULY popped off with Jay. He already was "back on his shyt" during QB's Finest. Nas wasn't even originally going to respond but Jungle and his QB brethren basically forced him too.
Nas's 2001 would be the equivalent of if Drake sent a diss towards Kendrick Lamar, and K.Dot not only dropped a response, but that response was so potent that it made Drake lose his entire cool and persona live on, let's say The Breakfast Club. On top of that Kendrick goes to war with Game, Ab-Soul, and Jay Rock; STILL comes out on top AND manages to drop a fire album. Accomplishing all of that in the final few months of a year is an incredible feat.
THATS what Nas did in 01. He completely pulled Jay-Z's card. Jay fukking Z. One of the GREATEST Mc's of ALL TIME, was shook by Ether and had no response but to diss a woman and a child. He also went at it with Prodigy, a legendary lyricist. Cormega, a true underground icon. And Nature, who is nothing to sneeze at. He sonned them. Dropped an incredible album, and all of this within two months.
That's a fukking MVP homie.
And this is no shade to Jay-Z or The Blueprint, which is a certified classic. You will NEVER hear me utter that Blueprint isn't a top shelf masterpiece. But Nas owned him, and Hip Hop that year.
Eve was always considered more hip-hop than Missy.
Always more respected on the mic.
No it wasn't. Jay had "been in the game" since 88, and It Was Written was not "meh". Jay lying to say "he's been in this 5" is one of the false facts you accused Ether of having.
The truest line spoken was that Jay had either mentioned Nas, quoted his lines, or sampled Nas in every one of his albums up till that point (and beyond).
"Hawaiin Sophie fame, kept my name in his music" is more factually correct on the professional tip than anything spoken on Takeover. Not to mention the angle of Jay being a wave rider and hanging or attaching himself to other hot artist.
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Jay wasn't in the game in 88. And he damn sure wasn't calling Nas crib in 88
For all the hype around IWW it was a meh album. Its a great album don't get me wrong but Nas was definitely salty from not winning that Source award. You could tell from the direction he was headed in. Nas rode that mafioso wave just like everybody else did. But at the end of the day Jay spent some time writing that man's checks. Im a Nas stan till the end and I think their beef was even. But I still think Takeover was the better song overall
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I can't be mad if people pick Jay, he dropped a great album for sure but homie went from being the most arrogant rapper to being knocked down a few levels by the end of the year
Nas prime 2.0
I can't be mad if people pick Jay, he dropped a great album for sure but homie went from being the most arrogant rapper to being knocked down a few levels by the end of the year
Jay wasn't in the game in 88. And he damn sure wasn't calling Nas crib in 88
For all the hype around IWW it was a meh album. Its a great album don't get me wrong but Nas was definitely salty from not winning that Source award. You could tell from the direction he was headed in. Nas rode that mafioso wave just like everybody else did. But at the end of the day Jay spent some time writing that man's checks. Im a Nas stan till the end and I think their beef was even. But I still think Takeover was the better song overall
Nas is proud of his first guest appearance on Live at the BBQ, which is why he claims his 91 debut....Jay ain't proud of his, which is why Nas wouldn't let him get away with the lie that he was in rap for 5 years...On a professional level, that's scathing.
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I do agree on that
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Wow Nas making a comeback
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Lol I didn't see the change at first on mobile
THe God MC, HE, JAY HOVA
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What are y'all favourite tracks on Blueprint and Stillmatic?
Mine are Never Change and Stillmatic Intro respectively
Mine are Never Change and Stillmatic Intro respectively