they was cool up until after volume 2
jay got jaz on originators 2... then tried to get him a contract with the roc
according to jaz.... it was 150k budget with no advance
“What they offered me was a $150,000 budget. I was like, ‘Okay, cool. Who controls the budget?’,” recalls
Jaz-O about passing on recording contract from Roc-a-fella Records. “That was the issue. Who’s controlling the budget? Who’s paying for the studio, where am I working at and you didn’t mention anything about an advance in my pocket so how am I supposed to support myself? Damon [Dash] didn’t have write answers, but he made me the scapegoat for both of them.”
according to guru it was 300k
In an
interview with Complex, Jay-Z’s audio engineer Young Guru, revealed that the Roc Nation boss once offered to sign Jaz-O to Roc-A-Fella Records for $300,000 but was rejected.
Young Guru: Jay tried to give Jaz a deal. But when he was trying to give him a deal, they were just starting Roc-A-Fella. They gave him a $300,000 deal and Jaz laughed at it. They couldn’t afford to give you a major deal, so Jaz went with a major company. It’s not Jay’s fault.
Jay is like, ‘We offered you a deal, that’s how much we could afford to give you. $300,000 was a lot for you back then, you didn’t roll with it. You fukked up. It’s not my fault. What do you want me to do?
either way, it was seen as a diss by Jaz.... and he went elsewhere
he then asked jay for a verse on his track for the album with another label... jay-z did the song, called "lets go" its rare.... but you can find it out there in some places
he asked jay to show up for the video for the song.... jay said no... so jaz replaced him on the song and basically it was fukk you from there on