Nas and JAY-Z have a colorful history. The two rap titans engaged in perhaps one of the most infamous Hip Hop beefs during the late ’90s/early 2000s that allegedly started in 1996 when the Illmatic legend missed a recording session for Hov’s Reasonable Doubt single “Bring It On.” From there, they took their grievances to wax with two of the most notorious diss tracks in Hip Hop history — “Ether” and “Takeover.”
Although the two ultimately laid their issues to rest once and for all at a 2005 Def Jam retreat, the ghost of past beef reared its ugly head again this week when Nas and Jay both announced they had new singles on the way albeit on the same project.
On Monday (February 8), Nasty Nas revealed he and Hit-Boy have a song called “E.P.M.D.” arriving on Friday (February 12). Less than 24 hours later, it was announced Jay’s collaboration with the late Nipsey Hussle would drop on Friday courtesy of the Judas and the Black Messiah soundtrack as well — also produced by Hit-Boy. Both announcements arrived individually and appeared to conflict with each other.
But of course, this wouldn’t be the first time something like that has happened, so it’s not unfathomable to come to that conclusion. Just last August, Pharrell and Jay’s “Entrepreneur” single coincided with the release of Nas’ 13th studio album King’s Disease, causing Twitter to erupt.
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On December 18, 2001, Nas released his fifth studio album Stillmatic and Jay dropped his MTV Unplugged album with The Roots. Roughly three years later, Nas released Street’s Disciple while Jay collaborated with Linkin Park for the Grammy Award-winning Collison Course album. Then on November 6, 2007, Nas released his Greatest Hits as Jay’s 10th studio album American Gangster hit the shelves.
Then, as Kanye West and Nas were wrapping up 2018’s NASIR, Jay and his superstar wife Beyoncé surprise dropped their collaborative EVERYTHING IS LOVE album.
Coincidence? Nas thinks so.
During an August 2020 interview with The Breakfast Club, Nas adamantly denied it was intentional, saying, “I think maybe there’s an energy that we both have where we maybe we feel like we work around the same time and the time. Yo, bro that’s a hell of coincidence; that’s some confidence for you! I think things just happen; just synergy, you know? Jay would know better than me.”
Revisit the discussion below.
“And now you’s cant leave
You opened the door, god, I’m at you annually”
-Jay- Z
this new website layout is horrible. it’s hurting my eyes.
Grab your glasses, granny
Thank you, King HOV! A song with Nipsey is a trillion times better than whatever trash Nas put out this morning. Forgot about it already, who was he trying to imitate again? See, can’t remember. Song of the year already! It’s the ROC in here!
You are a damn fool! You can’t f&@#k with God’s Son sissy!!!
Jay-z is esco’s son when it comes to this rap shit…
You cannot be serious bro!
Hov… This you?
TaTa you funny ????
Broooo….u living in a illusion
Both songs are on the same project….Nice clickbait though. You got me.
Says that in the article. But also they were announced separately and the tracklist just came out. Oh well.
What else is dropping as a Single w promotion. Foh, Funk Flex wasn’t lying about the guy. He’s an insecure ass narcissist. Nas dominates his headspace to this day
Agree
No he dominates your headspace. The hate is so apparent that you and Flex both should drink bleach.
Nah bro, just calling it down the middle. I love both but what’s corny and petty is corny and petty
as much as I think Jay has done this on purpose in the past calling this one encroachment is a stretch
Nas Is The ? Point Blank Period???
Where to even start…1 the movie comes out Friday so the entire soundtrack is dropping along with it. This is beyond Js paygrade. Executives decide this. 2 because 2 rap artist drop on the same day they’re rehashing beef? No. A lot of artist drop on friday that’s what you do. 3 jay is washed. He can’t even stay on beat anymore. Nas isn’t bothered by this believe me
Shut up bitch
Lookin in the mirror when you said that huh?
Naah it’s this album “Judas and the black Messiah” they are all in. Of course their songs will be released on the same day.
I bet everytime Jigga did this this he got his fans freaked out, nobody wants him to be fucked up by Esco again Lol
This story is sensationalism at its best. They are actually friends that talked to each other. Two wealthy hip hop elder statesmen who have better things to do than beef with each other for our entertainment. You guys have been Jay Z hating for years with wack stories like this one. Then you link it to other wack stories that you’ve written to keep gasoline lit fire burning. Y’all starting to get worse than Vlad. I expect better from you all.
You allow inflammatory comments to stay up to support this click bait but take mines down. Now I know y’all wack af.
❤?? TO ALL Naysayers:
Especially the author/editor
Responsible for this KlikBait…
Allthough Eye’m Not one whose addicted to drama Eye felt baited kause when Eye read this piece it was NOT what you alluded to..(1) there is NO beef (2) its all in y’all head…an ILLusion (3) this is normal procedure in album releases. And if these two Hip Hop Giants had no diss rekords y’all eoulda never wrote this PSEUDOenkroachmeant artikle. Y’all need to STOP that vlad punkstyle fukery of INciting Hip Hop supporters & fans to stupidity. ASÉ
Jay wants to compete with this dude so bad
I wonder why. Nas will always shine over Jay lyrically and artistically. Right from time, the best of Jay is the worse Nas imagine Nas at it’s best. The difference is too much. However when it comes financial management, I give it to Jay.
Clickbait for sure. Although Jay had his eyes on the bag his whole career, he never ever and isn’t a better rapper than Nas. Savings account is a whole different argument. That’s like saying Shaq better than Wilt and Kareem because he signed richer contracts.
Vlad duplicate yah?
Nas always shine over J. Jay z has good songs. But worst of Nas is Jay’s best.