Ya’ll nikkas trying to start Ether day early

There was a lot of ill shyt in Ether but taking Jay’s “I will not lose” motto and making it the hook is the illest shyt for so many reasons. Cause not only was it the hook, he built on it and gave it new meaning and ended with a reply to the motto with the “I prove you lost already”Nas was flippin all types of bars/roc references back at Jigga like a razor-edged boomerang.
The aforementioned Em line.
The "F@g, F@g, F@g, F@g" ad-lib ("girls, girls, girls" hook)
"Put it together I roc hoes yall roc fellas
now you tryin take my spot fellas?
feel these hot rocks fellas put you in a dry spot fellas
in a pine box with 9 shots from my glock fellas"
"R-O-C get gunned up and clapped quick
JJ Evans get gunned up and clapped quick" ("Takeover" hook)
"I...will...not...lose" (Jigga made it hot line, Nas made it a hot hook)
Ether was genius.
THAT DOESNT MATTER.
NONE OF US INCLUDING JAY
KNEW EMS RHYMES WERE OLD
AT THAT TIME.
With the "girls, girls, girls" ad lib in the background![]()
That's one funny thing I like about Ether - you can tell Nas actually listened to Blueprint and looked for specific lines to make fun of him forWith the "girls, girls, girls" ad lib in the background![]()
I always felt this was the most underrated aspect of Ether.There was a lot of ill shyt in Ether but taking Jay’s “I will not lose” motto and making it the hook is the illest shyt for so many reasons. Cause not only was it the hook, he built on it and gave it new meaning and ended with a reply to the motto with the “I prove you lost already”
Of course Jay felt that way. Half of Horse’s verse was Biggie shyt. LolTbh it looks worse to be outdone by your bodyguard then by prime Eminem
That girls girls girls adlib in that disgusted tone always has meWith the "girls, girls, girls" ad lib in the background![]()
That's one funny thing I like about Ether - you can tell Nas actually listened to Blueprint and looked for specific lines to make fun of him forThe karate class line, "scared to smile they called you ugly?" etc.
I just heard this for the first time cause y'all mentioned it. hilariousThat girls girls girls adlib in that disgusted tone always has me![]()
Mightve been but he also mentioned it on GirlsI THOUGHT THE KARATE CLASS LINE
WAS FROM THAT MTV SHOW
WHERE JAY WAS DOING PAD WORK
WITH A TRAINER.
I THOUGHT THE KARATE CLASS LINE
WAS FROM THAT MTV SHOW
WHERE JAY WAS DOING PAD WORK
WITH A TRAINER.
then Jay tried to get him back with the SHOR-DAY adlib on Blueprint 2That girls girls girls adlib in that disgusted tone always has me![]()