Nas was killing it on the underground while being away from the mainstream. He was still dropping ill verses on Clue mixtapes and what not, all while Jay was shining on the mainstream level.That whole battle wasI was even
after Takeover dropped because Jay made a classic album to back it up. Nas on the other hand was was on a album slump and probably at this weakest point musically. Then add to the fact that his moms was dying. Nobody expected Nas to drop anything significant which made Ether even more
