Twenty years later, Nas versus Jay-Z continues to be probably the most talked about feuds in Hip Hop historical past. Whereas the 2 rap icons have since reconciled, neither man appears above reminding the general public of their legendary lyrical duel.
Flashback to 2001. Jay-Z let unfastened The Blueprint‘s “Takeover” which contained direct pictures at Nas. A number of months later, Nas fired again with “Ether” off the Stillmatic album. Each data are extensively thought of basic disses.
The 2 native New Yorkers went on to crew up on tracks like “Black Republican,” “Success,” “BBC,” and “Sorry Not Sorry.” On his newest studio LP, King’s Illness III, Nas took time to replicate on the present standing of his relationship with the Tidal proprietor.
“No beef or rivals, they enjoying ‘Ether’ on Tidal. Brothers can do something once they determine to. In a Vary Rover, dissecting bars from ‘Takeover.’ Generally I textual content Hova like, ‘N####, this ain’t over,’ laughing,” raps Nas on “Thun.”
Trevor Noah had Nas on The Each day Present this week. At one level within the televised interview, Noah requested the 49-year-old emcee/entrepreneur about these “Thun” bars targeted on his former adversary Jay-Z.
“Once I launched the tracklist for that album the opposite day, he launched an image with all his Grammys,” mentioned Nas, referring to a picture of Jay-Z along with his 24 Grammy trophies that went viral on social media. “Yeah, shout out to him.”
King’s Illness III is the third installment within the Nas album collection completely produced by Hit-Boy. They first linked up for 2020’s Grammy-winning King’s Illness. Then King’s Illness II dropped in 2021. Nas and Hit-Boy additionally labored collectively on 2021’s Magic album.
