Full Post-Ether Interview with an Emotional Jay Z on Hot 97

[GnauzBookOfRhymes]

foxy got u hot cause u kept ur face in her pus
what u think u gettin girls now cause of ur looks?




i bet that one hurt jay more than anything else

 

[avon barksdale]

Does anyone have the nas post ether interview with flex on youtube?

[ame=http://youtu.be/A3jq1gRtHzk]Nas - Funkmaster Flex interview the day Stillmatic dropped (1 of 5) - YouTube[/ame]

 

[Big Boss]

lmao @ 2:07 to 4:00

 

[duckbutta]

You're not...the...bbbboooyyyy

 

[Lyrically_N_Gaged]

When he says "Uhmm Uhmmm, That's an unwritten rule you do not overstep.. Did I.. Did I... did i warrant that"

What is he talking about? What did Nas do

 

[Dusty Bake Activate]

Think about somebody in your profession/craft/whatever that you truly admire, and this person has had a real influence on how you do what you do...

Putting all the financial success aside, you want this person to respect you as an ARTIST like him (not all that fake "I like him because he is a good businessman/hustler garbage), basically your soul needs this person to validate your craft, and put his stamp of approval on it...You need this happen...

So you make attempts to collaborate and break bread with your "artistic hero," and you have all money in the world to make this happen...

Unfortunately, this person rejects you...Over time you become bitter, and when you reach the height of your popularity in the game, you start thinking to yourself, "F+ck him, I am rich, I am the hottest thing right now, I can destroy this person, everybody loves me"

So, You go on a full out war with this person, and instead of you getting the best of him, he exposes your true identity, and the useless motive for this beef...

He reminds you that even with all the financial success you have, he is still your father, and he can spank you whenever he wishes, because ARTISTICALLY, you are still not on his level, and to make matters worse, the public agrees with him...

To understand why "Ether" is so effective, you have to think about it this way...

Look at what is happening with the Muslims and Jews, it is because of "Ether" a.k.a rejection from somebody you admire and respect...

Have you read "The Great Gatsby" that's another example of why the theme of "Ether" is so effective...

Have you watched "Casino" DeNiro was in love with Sharon Stone's character and willing to give her everything she wanted, but she rejected him for some no good loser, again, this why the theme of "Ether" is so effective...

If you don't understand why "Ether" is so "vulgar" and demoralizing, thank your fortune, because people who have felt it know how deeply it hurts...

It burns the soul...

Prolific post.

 

[thatrapsfan]

Back in 01, I wasnt on the internet like that, and I live in slow ass central illinois. The 1st time I heard ether was when I bought stillmatic.

For me, the Intro signaled Nas' triumphant return. But when track 2 came on.... it was ON.

That is what hip hop is all about. It aint gotta be on no violent shyt to see who the king is. Both these dudes were millionaires. When u playin wit that type of paper, ppl shouldnt be impressed about violent shyt. nikkaz got the money to have a team of killers.

I liked the way jay & nas handled it.

I remember I was livin in ohio and my sister called me while I was gettin my oil changed. She called me and said "you know nas and jay z went on stage together last night?" I was like "you bullshyttin!!!!"

I went home, got on the computer and typed in "jayz and nas on stage together" and I clicked on what happened to be a story by sohh. That right there made me register, and I been fukkin wit sohh/the coli ever since

Powerful

 

[Dusty Bake Activate]

Man for all his chill attitude, Nas can be a ruthless, sadistic fukk when he wants to.

His whole attitude after Ether was a calculated twist of the knife. He was on that "Jay I'm sorry it had to be you but this is what happens when you box with god." steez.

And he dropped it on his birthday.

 

[Lyrically_N_Gaged]

 

[Buggsy Mogues]

Nasir's buzz at this point in time was bigger than maybe anyone in the history of rap. He had everyone riding with him. Too bad he fukked it up with shytty production on his next few albums but those of us who lived through this will always remember these good ol days when the GAWD reigned supreme in the rap world.

 

[thatrapsfan]

Anyone got the link for the Nas Hot 97 interview? I remember someone uploaded it on

 

[Trap Soul]

I hate wordy posts, but hear me out...

Seriously, this interview is probably the rock bottom part of Jay-Z's career. He came across as a totally retarded, non self-aware, homotional fukkboy. In 10+ edited minutes, all he did was stutter and make vague references to random shyt in incomplete sentences. He literally thought Nas had a 0% chance of dropping that ether on him, and worst case scenario, figured he had the bigger fan base so "the fans" would ride with him regardless. He lost. The people said he lost. Angie, his personal cheerleader, said he lost. And he even later admitted he lost ("...cause even in defeat...."). And he resurrected Nas' fading career in the process, which is a double loss.

Camel's soul will forever burn slow. His personal scorecard might be 99999999999 wins and 1 loss, in life let alone music, but that 1 is fukking huuuuuuuuge!!!!!

:rozay: at "me and dude will never speak again"

 

[Gravity]

When he says "Uhmm Uhmmm, That's an unwritten rule you do not overstep.. Did I.. Did I... did i warrant that"

What is he talking about? What did Nas do

Forget that essay-length smart-dumb psychoanalysis that that Nas fanboy posted, it was all the fakkit-homo talk that got under Jay's skin(in my opinion of course). That's the line that he's referring to that was crossed. Offline, that kind of talk is automatic fighting(Ima see you) words. If you analyze Takeover you'll see that while it's harsh it's not really personal. He basically attacked Nas the emcee. With Ether, Nas took it all the way there and went in on dude's manhood.

As far as the interview, Jay is obviously flustered here but I don't get why people try to paint it as if he was the only one who was touched? Nas just didn't sit down for an interview after hearing Takeover, he went on the low for a few months. All you have to do is listen to Ether though

"I've been fukked over, left for dead, dissed and forgotten
Luck ran out, they hoped that I'd be gone, stiff and rotten
Y'all just piss on me, shyt on me, spit on my grave (uh)
Talk about me, laugh behind my back but in my face
Y'all some "well wishers," friendly acting, envy hiding snakes
With your hands out for my money, man, how much can I take?
When these streets keep calling, heard it when I was sleep
That this Gay-Z and Cockafella Records wanted beef
Started cocking up my weapon, slowly loading up this ammo
To explode it on a camel, and his soldiers, I can handle
This for dolo and it's manuscript, just sound stupid
When KRS already made an album called Blueprint
First, Biggie's ya man, then you got the nerve to say that you better than Big"

There he is telling us that he was touched "emotionally". You have to remember, a lot of people wrote Nas off after Takeover dropped. Even a lot of Nas's diehard fans who had been anticipating this battle with Jay for years were saying it was a wrap for Nas. That shook him up too. These guys aren't super heroes people, they're human beings. They have feelings and emotions just like everybody else.

 

[malbaker86]

Back in 01, I wasnt on the internet like that, and I live in slow ass central illinois. The 1st time I heard ether was when I bought stillmatic.

For me, the Intro signaled Nas' triumphant return. But when track 2 came on.... it was ON.

same here bruh. I remember me and my sister riding to Target to exchange my broke PS2 and when we heard "fukk jay-z" we played that part for a good minute before we even LISTENED to Ether. That beef, for better or worse, made me step my internet game up bruh. Nikka stayed glued to KaZaa downloading any beef/diss songs i could fine

 

[Mr. Pink]

As far as the interview, Jay is obviously flustered here but I don't get why people try to paint it as if he was the only one who was touched? Nas just didn't sit down for an interview after hearing Takeover, he went on the low for a few months.

Nas was on the low for a good while even before Takeover dropped, between Nastradamus' poor reception and his mother being very ill. Takeover had nothing to do with it.

In the Firm I learned I Am NaStradamus
QB's Finest, Oochie Wally, faced more problems
I gave it all up so I can chill at home with mama
She was getting old and sick so I stayed beside her
We had the best times, she asked would I make more songs
I told her not til I see her health get more strong
In the middle of that, Jay tried to sneak attack