even tho Jay lost the battle to Nas I think The Takover still knocks

[Fresh]

first of all at the time of the battle Jay Z and Nas were my two favorite rappers, just so yall know I don't have an agenda

but even tho Jay lost the battle to Nas I think The Takeover is a better overall song

first off the beat knocked in an upbeat soul sampled way, and even tho Jay lost he was still spittin

matter of fact The Takeover is the only battle song I will listen to on a nice sunny day

don't get me wrong, Nas won with Ether but I don't listen to Ether that much

I still listen to Hit Em Up too, most vicious battle rap ever imo

anybody else still like The Takeover as an overall song, and not just the disses

 

[J-MIL]

Always thought takeover was a better song and ether was a better diss

 

[SunZoo]

Always have liked takeover more, have always liked Jay a tad bit more in general.

 

[Sad Bunny]

Ether much better. IMO.

I haven’t listened to Takeover in decades

 

[Deltron]

Takeover beat is fire

 

[JuvenileHell]

Ether's beat is iconic, symbolic of an incoming verbal asswhoopin.

 

[NYC Rebel]

Takeover is easily the better song.

Nas buried him though.

 

[FunkDoc1112]

Takeover is a legit great song, I listen to it regularly as well

Most diss songs focus entirely on the lyrics, the beat just being a backdrop. Takeover was a full song

Ethers a way better diss tho

 

[LandryFieldsDad]

Takeover a great song

Ether just happened to destroy jays soul

 

[Fresh]

Ether's beat is iconic, symbolic of an incoming verbal asswhoopin.

oh no doubt the Ether beat was vicious too, I ain't takin nothing away from Nas, he won the battle, but The Takeover is a better overall song imo

surprised so many posters agreed, thought brehs would come at me with the angry face

 

[Metal Face]

takeover beat is way better

 

[OJ Simpsom]

Never forget Jay was ducking 50 on Takeover.

Nas and 50 both ethered Hov

 

[pawdalaw]

Yeah, on the gate to Larry Holmes Gardens.

 

[Braman]

Dumb argument tbh. Bc it’s not some either or proposition

Takeover was possibly the greatest diss track ever…for about 4 months. Then it became Ether. So wouldn’t that just move Takeover down to #2 diss of all time? Instead people talk about Takeover like some indie sleeper as if the song magically became wack

Ether #1. Takeover #2. It’s sad hip hop has the most fickle, emotional fanbase that that is such a hard concept to grasp

 

[Fresh]

Never forget Jay was ducking 50 on Takeover.

Nas and 50 both ethered Hov

Jay won't ducking no 50, revisionists history I swear

I remember when 50 made how to Rob and Jay dissed him back "I'm about a dollar, what the fvck is 50 Cents

then later on in an interview Jay straight up said "ain't nobody scared of 50"

and speaking of ducking, when 50 dissed Big Punisher, Pun checked him on the song 'My Turn" where he basically said he wasn't no studio rapper and that he would shoot him or whip his a$$, plus Pun was 100 times better lyrically than 50, so 50 woulda lost an on wax battle too

I don't know why some cats act like 50 was the Deebo or rap and everybody was scared of him

now, let's not derail breh, this is about The Takeover