Killa cam has appeared to lowkey responding to disses fired his way from young hovs 4. Some view these two actions as the foundation of jay z vs. I guess thats a diss, but the fact is cam has been dissing kanye over the years and nobody really cared. Jay z nas beef blueprint 2 always forgotten genius. I guess you could say jayz won the war though, since nas did sign with def jam. This song was the first official lp diss track to publicize directly the hip hop feud between jay z and nas although there exists several other rap records prior to. Some view these two actions as the foundation of jayz vs.
Nas was doing awfully before that and the battle rejuvenated his career. Camron opens up about past beefs with jayz and nas video. The song was a response to jayzs takeover, a diss track directed towards nas and prodigy. Camron quotes from jay z and nas is probably my favorite rap beef because nas was kinda quiet for a while. Nass ex has some words about jay zs super ugly diss. Jay z apologizes for nas diss, super ugly hiphopdx. Jay zs takeover is 100x better than nas ether resetera.
What was it like witnessing the nas and jay z beef. Also, while it isnt universal, the general consensus seems to be that nas won the battle. Shawn corey carter born december 4, 1969 in brooklyn, new york, united states, is an american rapper and former president and ceo of roc a fella records. Camron describes it as never being physical beef, but more of personal disagreements and not being on the same page. Dame dash says racism fueled jay z, camron beef dame dash. Aug 23, 2016 camron wants you to know hes not beefing with 50 cent, jay z or nas anymore.
Camron and nas reveal rappers understand that beef kills business. Camron drops jayz diss track hip hop news uncensored. They cant forget me religiously in their memorylife of pablo, every other song, the na mentioned me. Music nas calls cam ron a dummy, retracts call to steal funkmaster flexs chain queens mc puzzled by new york radio station hot 97s censorship of him. Dec 18, 2001 jay z apologizes for insulting women on nas diss, super ugly in a strange turn of events jay z appeared on hot 97 late last week to apologize for the level that his lyrical battle with nas has. Not that im trying to engage in too much hyperbole jsmooth. Memph bleek with the classic diss record takeover, he looked vulnerable when nas clubbed him over the head with. He is more commonly known by a variety of stage names including jay z, s. Check out great hip hop diss tracks by three6 mafia, nas, young jeezy, gunit, ja rule, camron, kurupt, mc lyte, eminem, machine gun kelly. The song is better remembered for its nas diss as it catalyzed the longrunning and epic jayz nas beef. The cold war between jay z and dipset has heated up since camron and jim jones stepped to.
I got myself a gun brooklyn, stand up jayz super ugly dissing nas lyrics metrolyrics top songs. Street wars vol1 pcutta mixtape by nas,jayz,mobb deep,cam. I think ether was a better diss track, lyrically, but the productionbeats of takeover was in another league from ether. Jay z response to nas line eminem murdered you on your own shit radio interview. It was considered by many to be one of the greatest hiphop albums of all time. Great hip hop diss tracks by three6 mafia, nas, young jeezy, g. Camron and jay zs beef is a thing of the past at this point, but maybe it could be time for a rejuvenation. At his peak, cam had to be respected both lyrically and in. Takeover is a track recorded by jayz for his 2001 album the blueprint.
He says im going to give you my thoughts, and proceeds to do just that. I realize there is some debate over who won, but jayz definitely did not crush nas s career. The song is better remembered for its nas diss as it catalyzed the longrunning and epic jayznas beef. Camron wants you to know hes not beefing with 50 cent, jay. This song was not a direct diss at jay z, but rather the notorious big. Many fans praised the diss as an effective method to shut down nass career for good. Sep 19, 2017 then, cam says hes not beefing with the family man. Jayz is one of the best rappers of all time heres a ranking of every single song hes made so far, from worst to best. Three kings mixtape by nas, papoose, jayz hosted by dj iam. Titans jayz and nas got the decade off to a scorching start, dropping two of the.
Jayzs 44 pettiest rhymes of all time cassius born unapologetic. In what may be perhaps a pivotal moment in hip hop history, the feud was formally ended in october 2005 at jay z s i declare war concert, where nas made a special guest appearance and performed the hook to dead presidents and a few of his own tracks such as ny state of mind and hate me now. A feud between jayz and nas culminated in takeover, a diss from jayz to nas, in the fall of 2001. May 04, 2018 90s rap hip hop mix best 90s hip hop mix dr dre, ice cube, snoop dogg duration. I recently listened to ether, and that shit goes hard on jay z. As he vividly discusses in his lyrics, jayz also became a street hustler. The following year, nas signed with def jam recordings, of which jay z then served as president. You decide who walked away with the verbal tko in these hiphop diss tracks. Jay got some good stuff in there like how he sampled nas and he didnt get paid for it or how after illmatic he was mediocre. Nas was originally invited to rerap the chorus for jayz and appear in the tracks music video, but he declined.
Supa ugly marked the last direct diss song between jay z and nas, however, the two continued to trade subliminals on their subsequent releases. The snippet ends with the rapper pointing the camera to himself and rapping, r. Sep 11, 2011 ten years later, the loxs jadakiss has weighed in on jayzs and nas early 2000s rap beef saying young hovs takeover could not deflect nasty nas ether shots. Camrons mature approach to his past feuds was on display when he shared the stage with jayz. Camron reflects on the jay z vs nas battle on highly. Quite possibly one of the best diss songs in hiphop history. For almost a decade, two of raps most decorated emcees went at each others throat. Carmen bryan, the mother of nas s now22yearold daughter destiny jones, spoke with vlad tv about jay zs diss track response to the queens natives ether diss. Takeover was jays selfproclamation as the new king of new york. I heard niggas talkin reckless man, yall talkin out the side of your mouth, nigga yall niggas is faggots, straight pussy word to my mother, ill put my foot. Ironically, after cam ron established his group the diplomats, he attacked jay z in winter 2005. Large professor said that he felt the music of jayzs takeover was better than ether large professor wrote 3 of the 10 songs on nas illmatic. Nas ether from stillmatic whats up niggas, ay yo, i know you aint talking bout me dog.
One specific lyric was pulling the tec out the dresser was criticized by jayz on his diss song takeover. That year, jayz released his highly acclaimed project blueprint, and debuted a few diss tracks that were geared toward nas. Camron subsequently joins the beef against nas and releases show you how, a freestyle dis to the. Listen to both songs on whosampled, the ultimate database of sampled music, cover songs and. The feud was officially brought to an end in 2005, when jay z and nas performed on stage together in a surprise concert also featuring p diddy, kanye west and beanie sigel. Just a couple of months ago, camron first dissed kanye on his recod, coleslaw for how he handled his situation with jay z. Camron has had his differences with jayz and nas in the past but as someone who has cleared up his problems with the two, the harlem rapper can. Dame dash says racism fueled jay z, cam ron beef music exec explains why the dismantling of rocafella records wasnt as bad as it seemed. In the midst of the jayznas feud, nas disses camron on new yorks power105. In response to more recent perceived disses to kanye west, camron says he doesnt see himself as dissing. Jayz and camron squashing beef is another win for new. The song is a diss track aimed at rappers nas and prodigy of mobb deep. The song was a response to jayzs takeover, a diss track directed towards nas and prodigy nas named the song ether stating, i was told a long time ago, ghosts and spirits dont like the fumes from ether, and i just wanted to affect him with my weapon and get to his soul. He shocked fans by creating arguably an even more lethal track than takeover, and had regained his respect.
Listen to cam ron s tease of his jay z s diss below. Camron drops jay z diss track check out this video for more. Nas was originally invited to rerap the chorus for jay z and appear in the tracks music video, but he declined. The song was a response to jayzs takeover, a diss track directed towards nas. The song was a response to jayzs takeover a diss track which appears as the second track on jayzs album the blueprint. The blueprint is the sixth studio album by american rapper jayz, released on september 11, 2001, on rocafella records in the united states. On izzo jay gets more positive and talks about how selling drugs isnt a good thing. After jay z dropped takeover, a sleeping giant was awoken in nas, giving. Street wars vol1 pcutta mixtape by nas,jayz,mobb deep. Jay z next album gone be him questioning blue ivy on why she chose a. For a fulllength feature on the battle between nas and jayz, check out nas. Nas beef was a gladiatorial battle between two rap titans. The blueprint explicit version by jayz on amazon music.
Jayz surprised many at last fridays bsides concert by bringing out camron, a onetime industry foe. Camrons takeover freestyle sample of jayzs takeover. Where does ether and takeover rank in your opinion of best diss records. Cam ron controversially made disparaging remarks about nas mother. Jayz vs the world mixtape by various artists hosted by dj beef. He referenced it briefly on takeover, when he told the story about showing nas his first tec. Jay z nas beef blueprint 2 always forgotten follow. In the midst of the jayz nas feud, nas disses camron on new yorks power105. Nas verses deal with his life in the streets and his criminal ties. Hov spends two minutes firing spoken subliminal shots at cam. Nov 15, 2017 watch cam ron talk with espns dan le batard about his favorite rap beef. One of the recipients of nas blackout was camron, who nas claimed.
Its release was set a week earlier than initially planned in order to combat bootlegging. They started off with subliminal jabs and moved up to body shots. The song gave me the idea to ask some hip hop heads what they thought about it. Camron speaks on jayz and nas beef on espns highly. Jay z took subliminal shots at kanye west, future, and.
Dipset leader camron has hiphop heads thirsting for a jayz feud to go down again. Jay z the blueprint 2001 hip hop golden age hip hop. Ether is a song by hip hop recording artist nas, from his 2001 album stillmatic. Camron expressed remorse for the things he and dipset did during their. Jay drew first blood when he released takeover and threatened nas. It was a diss to all of queens bridge not just nas whereas ether is focused on just jay z. Why is ether often considered to be the greatest diss track. I think takeover had a much better beat and used some cool production tricks. During his media run, killa cam stopped by espns highly questionable with dan lebatard the pair discussed a variety of topics but the one that caught many peoples eye was his take on the classic jayz vs. Today marks the anniversary of the rap beef between jayz. You been on my dick nigga, you love my style, nigga. Dec 21, 2017 camron takes aim at kanye west in a new song. Takeover freestyle by camron sampled jayzs takeover.
The world is going crazy over a new diss verse by kendrick lamar, but what are the best rap disses ever. Camron releases another song with a kanye diss bossip. Jayz originally performed the first two verses of takeover as an untitled diss to prodigy of mobb deep at hot 97s summer jam 2001. Nov 15, 2017 allhiphop news sixteen years later, jay z versus nas is still one of the most talked about rap battles of all time. Nas jayz diss record originally featured lyrics about. Jim jones exposes mase line camron where was all that rico stuff when you left jim in rucker park duration. The song is better remembered for its nas diss as it read more. On the next track called takeover, jayz lyrically takes apart both nas and prodigy on the same song. Fellow new york city emcee cam ron appeared on espns highly questionable and. Ether is the second track on nas 2001 album stillmatic.
Jayz vs the world mixtape by various artists hosted by dj. Nas raps three verses and performs a spoken dedication to his friends at the tracks end, but does not contribute to the chorus. Camron jay z and nas is probably my favorite rap beef. Nas calls camron a dummy, retracts call to steal funkmaster flexs chain. But this is just the tip of the iceberg, jayzs got a body of nameless slights big enough to sink the titanic. Camron and nas reveal rappers understand that beef kills. Killa continued to project this new outlook when addressing his beef with nas during an upcoming. Recording sessions for the album took place during. Camron and nas made it clear that there is no bad blood between them. Camron is currently on a promo run for his latest project, the program, and recently revealed his latest collaboration with reebok that will hit retailers on november 27th. The first line in this song is taken from jay zs verse in celebration off of the streets is watching soundtrack.