Was Jay-Z the first rapper to use "pause"?

[Silky Johnson]

 

[No Hook]

He also said it on Streets Is Talking

"I know what ya'll thinking dikk, pause"

 

[SteelCitySoldier]

He wasn't rapping but on the outro of Can I Like pt 2 he mentioned Pause this was 1996.

"All my cats with open cases
Big cars, and no license
I like that shyt
I see y'all
All my nyggas that say pause after they say some fukkked up shyt
Rock on, Jigga shyt
Roc-A-Fella forever yo, uh"

He said that shyt multiple times on that album, it just took hella long for that shyt to go nationwide

 

[Tommy Sheppard]

probably so. He also used on blueprint before I had heard any other rapper use

“Where y’all balls at, whoa, gotta pause that, whoa, loss 92 bricks had to fall back”

he used it on the dynasty before the blueprint.

 

[BaRRyG]

Remember that shyt back in hs

 

[Juggalo Fred]

With everything jay stole from Jaz or biggie and others I highly doubt it