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Nas also commented about the credibility of Jay Z's first album. He could never do a Stillmatic. He put his out first album, with my voice on a hook /'I'm out for presidents to represent me
He had Babyface on his joint (Sunshine).
He had Mary J. Blige on it (Can't Knock the Hustle) and Biggie (Brooklyn's Finest). How can his shyt not go gold? Yet, they wouln't even be in his fukking videos." Why do the tracks then, I ask.
His response is a chuckling, matter-of-factly *For the checks! A check is a check. Once Nas recovers from laughting, he continues. Foxy Brown - it's that bytch that blew him up - he owes her his entire fukking career. My shyt didn't have anybody on it - I had AZ, but he was a nobody - I was try- ing to put him on. Nobody co-signed for Nas - and my shyt blew. Until he does that, he'll never be on my level - and he can't 'cause he can't recreate history. There will always be a Nas before Jay Z.
He will always be my junior. And he makes that obvious when I don't. He wishes he could start
his career all over again, but he can't - it's too late." *And who is this cat anyway? I don't even think he knows who he is - when The Firm was out, he was shouting The Firm out, when Biggie came out, he was runnin' around in Versace and gators, when DMX came out, he started wear.
ing bandannas and rhyming with Swizz Beats. Who is he? He's fukking "Chameleon Man", that's who he is (Nas chuckles). I mean, I understand you gotta keep up with the times, but at least etch something out in stone for yourself first. He fakes like he's one thing when he's really some-thing else.
That's why Jadakiss said 'and don't apologize on
your two-way'. cause that's exactly what [Jay Z) did. saw the nikka and acted one way and then hit him on his two-way apologizing. Like I said, the nikka is "Chameleon Man" (Nas is doubled over with laughter)."
