Not true. They had ODB’s album and specifically Got Your Money. They had Kelis Caught Out There and Get Along With You. They had Oh No by NORE. Shake Ya Ass and Danger by Mystikal, Girls Dem Sugar Beanie Man feat Mya, Southern Hospitality etc etc ALL dropped before Give It To Me.
Son. No. Mystikal’s album. And all them joints was either poppin and/or out before Jay dropped his single. Southern Hospitality literally dropped in the same week before Give It To Me. I was a DJ around this time doing block parties/house parties and all kinda shyt. Even if u don’t feel they were a household name. Jay was in the industry. HE knew who was providing all his peers hot joints and he knew they were on their way to being super producers. Cause I damn sure knew. He jumped on the kettle when it was boiling. Look at the release dates for all of the shyt I told u. Which is why I said. Everything else u said was right BUT the Neptunes shyt. And Give It To Me was not bigger than Shake Ya Ass and Danger. I was spinning that shyt in the summer before Give It To Me dropped.
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Wasn't Ye crying for Jay to come back?
I drops every blue moon to separate myself from you kings of the YouTube, I am more U2
