Hot 97 Debates Takeover vs Ether...........In 2018

[tybo]

Keep it in context. Rosenberg just pissed at Nas ever since Nas kinda dismissed him an interview years ago. and mistanked him for Paul Rosenberg, Em's manager.

Rosenberg: We're here with the legend Nas:
Nas: glad to be here Paul

Rosenberg: I'm actually Peter

Nas: Yeah sure, ok.

Rosenberg:


Nas:

 

[10:31]

Smh

 

[Tribal Outkast]

Me against the world was Pac's break through where everybody recognized him as the best hip-hop artist at the time him being in jail during the albums run hurt his sales a lot all eyes on me it was solidified. I wasn't just talking about sales anyway. If that's the case Hov was never a top guy.

I think him being locked up helped with the promotion and rollout of MATW. One of his most personal and thought provoking albums comes out and he’s not around to see it because he’s in jail? I think the fact that the album was so great and the fact that they were dropping videos without him being in them helped propel him into megastar status when he ended up out of jail and on Desth Row.

 

[Ziggiy]

Somebody got to up that vid. Nas was calling him "Paul!"

Its the same interview where Nas said “Thank God For Jay-Z” and talked about having a conversation with Michael Jackson on the phone

 

[Xtz23]

 

[King Ming]

are they tryinna get HoVE to throw a bone?!

so saying Hove >>>> Rakim, Nas, Big etc coz he sold more and still dropping hits?

Done here

 

[Tribal Outkast]

are they tryinna get HoVE to throw a bone?!

so saying Hove >>>> Rakim, Nas, Big etc coz he sold more and still dropping hits?

Done here

Jay got on way later than Rakim so that comparison ain’t fair anyway. He gets props for having people care about him at 48 though.

 

[spliz]

Nas officially won that battle and these fukkin publications still run around acting like a winner wasnt announced.

 

[IntellectualViolence]

Still Ether. Takeover had the better beat but Nas sonned him.

 

[Maude]

Nas officially won that battle and these fukkin publications still run around acting like a winner wasnt announced.

nas told these nikkas to let it go 15 years ago

 

[kingofnyc]

takeover >>> ether

 

[BK The Great]

People need to appreciate both while they are still alive, sick of these dumb ass debates.

 

[kingofnyc]

Both great heirs,but 2pac was rightfully king in their era and shytted on them both.
And you could argue neither Nas or Jay ever were the guy in hiphop.
Guys like Mase and DMX who were Biggie and 2pac light,managed to eclipse them in popularity while Jay and Nas had a big head start.

Ain't no other kings in this rap thing
They siblings, nothing but my children
One shot they disappearin'

 

[kingofnyc]

2pac nor biggie was ever the guy tho

Snoop & Bone were bigger

da fukk is going on with ALL this revisionist history in this thread


biggie was crowned the King of NYC in ‘95

 

[Taco]

He is right about Ether and Takeover though. But who knows,the fact Jay became what he became may be the reason people are seeing Ether differently.
Saying he can't get girls while he has Beyonce seems like nonsense.
Saying Queens nikkas run you,after knowing Nas was signed by Jay later on?
Not really fair to look back in retrospect.

Jays whole diss to Nas was about him having garbage music and not being smart with money but in turn signs the dude. Why would you sign someone to your label if his music is garbage and wasn’t moving units wouldn’t that be a bad business move?