Better song: Dead Presidents 2 or The World Is Yours?

[Cladyclad]

you literally just admitted DP sold singles because it was the b-side to aint no…DP was just there, another song in the mix, no one was impacted by that song IRT, the legacy of that song was elevated when Jay decided to campaign for it years later. That’s not debatable. People took note of what they hearing when they heard Illmatic/twiy, it left an imprint despite selling slowly

Dead president was the single lol Ain’t no is the b side

u said people didn’t hear it. But it’s a gold single in the same year it was released. While it took the world is yours 25 years to do the same

 

[$cam-U-Well_Jack$on]

"The World Is Yours" (Pete Rock Remix) >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

 

[colicolicoli]

This is basically a Nas messageboard. I’m not sure why you’d think you’d get an unbiased poll here lol

 

[dora_da_destroyer]

Dead president was the single lol Ain’t no is the b side

u said people didn’t hear it. But it’s a gold single in the same year it was released. While it took the world is yours 25 years to do the same

I didnt say people didn’t hear it…I said it was just another song in the mix. DP was not the song to get him on radio nationally, Aint No was. if you heard DP out in the Bay it’s because of BET or the Box…

People went out and got the single because of Aint No, which was really about Foxy and it being attached to a soundtrack.

 

[colicolicoli]

Spotify stats

The World Is Yours: 89 million plays
Dead Presidents II: 20 million plays

You're delusional

Well there it is for that argument. Lol

Reasonable Doubt used to be Tidal Exclusive which is why the streams are low

 

[Cladyclad]

I didnt say people didn’t hear it…I said it was just another song in the mix. DP was not the song to get him on radio nationally, Aint No was. if you heard DP out in the Bay it’s because of BET or the Box…

People went out and got the single because of Aint No, which was really about Foxy and it being attached to a soundtrack.

Was the world is yours lost in the shuffle?

 

[Piffery]

The rewriting history comes straight from Jay saying “you made it a hot line I made it a hot song”. He was literally trying to make out Dead Presidents was a bigger record. Jay fans like OP have ran with that narrative like it’s truth.

And I say this as someone who thinks DP2 was the best record on RD and is absolutely classic track. But it just ain’t as classic as TWIY.

Who cares?
If you break ether and takeover down they both have a lot of bullshyt/empty lines, it's meaningless.
They're just insults, it's just a diss track, NEITHER are factual.

 

[dora_da_destroyer]

Was the world is yours lost in the shuffle?

No, it had a big impact. DP was just another song
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Reasonable Doubt used to be Tidal Exclusive which is why the streams are low

RD was only off of spotify from 2017-2019, not sure if spotify reset the count or resumed it from where it left off, but Jay was on there most its existence

 

[FappleMeOff]

Dead Presidents for me personally but both are incredible songs

 

[colicolicoli]

No, it had a big impact. DP was just another song
.
RD was only off of spotify from 2017-2019, not sure if spotify reset the count or resumed it from where it left off, but Jay was on there most its existence

A quick google search says that it was pulled in 2015

 

[dora_da_destroyer]

A quick google search says that it was pulled in 2015

In 2017, the "4:44" artist pulled most of his albums and music from Spotify in favor of his own streaming platform, Tidal,

Jay-Z drops music on Spotify on his 50th birthday following two year absence

• Carter, who owns competing music streaming service Tidal, removed the vast majority of his discography from Spotify back in 2017.

Jay Z's music suddenly returns to Spotify after 2 years of not being available


2017 article covering the removal

https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.th...z-pulls-music-spotify-tidal-streaming-service

 

[Rice N Beans]

The World Is Yours.

The piano melody, the scratches, Nas on the bars. It's a great time.

 

[Cladyclad]

Jay-Z drops music on Spotify on his 50th birthday following two year absence



Jay Z's music suddenly returns to Spotify after 2 years of not being available


2017 article covering the removal

https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.th...z-pulls-music-spotify-tidal-streaming-service

He pulled RD in 2015

 

[Stuckinthe90s]

Nas > Jay-Z

Illmatic > Reasonable Doubt

There is 50 Nas tracks better than Dead Presidents, but The World Is Yours ain't one of them.

 

[GPBear]

is this even a discussion?