Jay-Z Battling on the streets of New York in 1993

[TheRtist]

Yep. AG too.

AG?

 

[FreshAIG]

AG?

Yeah from Showbiz and AG/Diggin in the Crates. He's there at the 1:51 mark. They're there for Party Arty since he was affiliated with DITC

 

[up in here]

Im talking more about the Hard Knock Life era where he actually blew up.

We can thank Nas for his era of irrelevancy. He never really rapped like Nas at all though,Too Short is a better comparison than the Nas one

The conversation flow is entirely nas style. Sure he ain't the only one who does it but when it comes to NY, that was a major thing that nas brought to the game with illmatic and is definitely a huge influence on jay

 

[Benefited]

The conversation flow is entirely nas style. Sure he ain't the only one who does it but when it comes to NY, that was a major thing that nas brought to the game with illmatic and is definitely a huge influence on jay

Maybe,but Jay cites Short and Scarface as influences too. You have to remember that Jay is much older than Nas and probably heard those guys before Nas,plus he traveled outside of New York.

 

[up in here]

Maybe,but Jay cites Short and Scarface as influences too. You have to remember that Jay is much older than Nas and probably heard those guys before Nas,plus he traveled outside of New York.

Of course, nas ain't Jay's only influence, but he was definitely a major influence on jay's flow. That's why Jay big upped nas for years in his music before they battled. You can't really downplay it especially when it's so evident

 

[Blankthawtz]

dude look like he was gonna snuff Jay on some "you mad cuz i'm stylin on you..." shyt....

 

[FreshAIG]

Maybe,but Jay cites Short and Scarface as influences too. You have to remember that Jay is much older than Nas and probably heard those guys before Nas,plus he traveled outside of New York.

He’s not much older than Nas. They’re four years apart.

 

[Benefited]

He’s not much older than Nas. They’re four years apart.

thats alot in hiphop,in 4 years a whole different group of people could be at the top and be the main influencers in hiphop.

 

[☑︎#VoteDemocrat]

94 Jay z.

 

[☑︎#VoteDemocrat]

I disagree. I think Jay’s peak was 1996 and he never got better. He didn’t get worse until post retirement but he never got better imo.

I feel like slapping people when I read this.

How can you say something so stupid?

 

[☑︎#VoteDemocrat]

Jay freestyle from 1994, that’s Bloodshed (Children of the Corn) behind him in the green jacket and Dame and Bleek beside him

 

[☑︎#VoteDemocrat]

is that a conference?

 

[FreshAIG]

I feel like slapping people when I read this.

How can you say something so stupid?

And you would lose your hand and maybe your life

Jay 1996/Reasonable Doubt is his peak as an MC imo. You can make a case for 1998-2000 Jay.

 

[FreshAIG]

thats alot in hiphop,in 4 years a whole different group of people could be at the top and be the main influencers in hiphop.

True, I'll give you that

 

[Benefited]

Of course, nas ain't Jay's only influence, but he was definitely a major influence on jay's flow. That's why Jay big upped nas for years in his music before they battled. You can't really downplay it especially when it's so evident

If I heard it I wouldn't doubt it or not admit it,but I dont hear it,had Jay never heard Kool G Rap before?

Is it possible to be a fan without actually patterning your style after someone?