Why Do Nas & Jay Z Always Drop Albums Within 1 Week of Each Other?

[Piff Perkins]

Brehs they’re on the same album lmao. Chill.

 

[Ziggiy]

Ya’ll nikkas just CAN’T let it go...

For most his albums, Jay always drop late third or 4th quarter. Nas I think is a little less consistent in when his releases drop. During the 2000’s they were bound to have some close release dates cause all the big dogs use to drop 4th quarter. You had to be good to do numbers cause that’s when all the big dogs dropped. You wasn’t that popular, it would be wise not to drop 4th quarter. I don’t know if it’s still like that but it was more serious back in the day. Lion King is not a Jay Z album lol. Also, dropping on or around the same time is some competitions shyt. Rappers always talk shyt about you better push your shyt back and shyt like that. Although I don’t think Jay was timing his shyt in regards to Nas. But they clearly had a rivalry and a Cold War before the battle

EXACTLY.


All the heavy hitters use to drop 4th quarter. Nas had a period of 5 straight albums where he dropped in the 4th quarter (“I take summers off cause I love winter beef”) When he signed to Def Jam him and Jay actually plotted and timed the releases of Kingdom Come and Hip Hop Is Dead to be within a month of each other DURING the 4th quarter.

Nas
Jeezy
Bow Wow (back when he was still a viable commodity)
Gwen Stefani
Mos Def
Mary J Blidge
Omarion

ALL dropped albums in the same month 2006.


Nowadays the 4th quarter doesn’t have the same importance it once had. Which is why you don’t see a flurry of releases in December anymore like there used to be.

 

[Stick Up Kid]

Apart from Everything is Love droppng same day as the delay of Nasir, I dont really thnk its like that

It made enough noise for Breakfast Club to ask Nas about it.

 

[Cladyclad]

It made enough noise for Breakfast Club to ask Nas about it.

Because of weird Nas stans

 

[fifth column]

Serving the customers

 

[Edub]

It’s on purpose settin up for the joint album..... I kinda like this, this is what we wish we had all along, best in the biz collabin

 

[THE 101]

Because of that shyt that makes your soul burn slow

 

[DaveyDave]

It’s on purpose settin up for the joint album..... I kinda like this, this is what we wish we had all along, best in the biz collabin

so you're saying Jay been doing this for 20+ years to try and set up a joint album?

 

[Jefferson Jackson]

 

[Jefferson Jackson]

it wouldn't surprise me if Jay's doing this to provoke Nas into dissing him so he can redeem himself from 'Ether'..

nikkas gotta remember Jay got a fragile ego.....