Was this crossover Hov's best or worst move?

[Mr Rager]

Not gonna lie, I loved this shyt when it came out (still do)
But notice how Jay's career shifted after this




Was the crossover a good move or a bad move?

 

[Canada Goose]

The worst crossover move of Jay's career was this...

 

[HHR]

Was always a weird combo and crossover attempt.....but Numb/Encore is still flames.

 

[SchrodingersStrapped!]

The worst crossover move of Jay's career was this...

Garbage, Timbalands adlibs are like skunk feces wafting up from the garbage......

 

[2manyFCKNrappers]

It was flat. Nobody cares about it because Linkin Park is irrelevant now. It would be like if Nas collabed with Limp Bizkit at their peak.

 

[SuburbanPimp]

I didn't love nor hate the Linkin Park mashup shyt.... I don't think it hurt his credibility hi hop wise. And it definitely exposed him to new audience and new fans... So i'ma say it was actually a good move

 

[NoChillJones]

Garbage, Timbalands adlibs are like skunk feces wafting up from the garbage......

Always liked that song and I think he got off on the second verse.....

 

[DMGAINGREEN]

I remember when I was in 3rd grade , niccas was frontin like they we're Linkin Park stans but couldn't name 4 songs from them solely off the strength of the Jay Z collabo

 

[Mr Rager]

The worst crossover move of Jay's career was this...

Christ I forgot about this

 

[L&HH]

He never received any flack for it when it happened (not that he should have) and most people don't really remember it even happened today. It was cool for what it was. It definitely didn't hurt his career, possibly introduced him to a new audience.

 

[YourMumsRoom]

The worst crossover move of Jay's career was this...

 

[WHolla09]

Even though this is probably blasphemous, but I actually prefer numb/encore over the original. The only time I like the original is at a party or some other kind of hype situation. Otherwise, it's the crossover for me.