Jay-Z vs. Nas - Beats, Battles & Beef

[@restplz11]

back when sway had the anwsers

[@prod.robbezel7133]

Lmao

[@cecilmafoko]

Yaro, MC like Ether, this comment is classic

[@deji8599]

lool crazy comment

[@moonchild_gen]

Lmfaooo

[@trapkidd7145]

😂😂😂😂

[@Guhsteh]

Love how they said It Was Written was okay, It's one of the most lyrical albums ever.

[@Guhsteh]

***** Agreed.

[@jg109426]

Lyrical and instrumental wise that album is classic

[@youngcitybandit]

Guhsteh Was so confused when they said IWW was meh

[@Guhsteh]

Ace Goku Haven't seen you in a while, what's up. And yeah, I don't know why anyone would call that masterpiece mediocre...

[@youngcitybandit]

Guhsteh Lol hey man. I honestly was dumbfounded when they said that. IWW is easily in my top 10 favourite albums

[@Bryanbstmnte]

That Drake vs Meek beef aint shit compared to this😂

[@robertgreen927]

No doubt about it

[@cantwaitevents]

YES!!

[@gstiles8724]

yeah that drake and meek mills beef shit is garbage. both sucks and meek mills corny ass hell.

[@conmanmysterio]

+Bryan Bustamante DUDE FUCKIN MCDONALDS BEEF IS MORE REAL THAN WHAT THEY HAD!!

[@henrygucci360]

Drake did most of the diss tracks and meek mill came out weak!

[@trueindeed76]

"It's not happening.. there is no 'takeover'" GOAT

[@jaysoncopeland]

Nasty Nas 🐐

[@S.T.E.E.Z.Y]

Both are great songs but Nas murdered Jay with Ether

[@Baman8787]

Overrated

[@Palopp85]

"Were you abused as a child?Scared to smile?They called you ugly?well ,life is harsh;hug me!" Is overrated?

[@TERRELLTURNER1999]

+Slim God NO

[@GenoBoss]

It took 3months, and it wasn't true. LMAO

[@chadk890]

@@Baman8787 You must be referring to Hit em up

[@ricardodeloera5512]

Memories when mtv was about music not abot the drama reality shows they got now and days

[@snakeeyes7907]

This generation sucks I hate this generation television does not have creativity including the music nowadays I'm tired of mumble rap nobody cares about wat happened to Donald trump this country is messed up

[@DjIceCnS]

Dont forget this was 2001.. Jay z was at that time the best rapper alive, but then came stillmatic and nas showed the world whos the goat

[@GRM-267]

Tupac better than nas

[@stacyisdead8517]

+King George you're crazy

[@GRM-267]

+Dwn Designs but i like nas and i agree he is the king of ny :)

[@s.01baker53]

+Dre Tupac is way better then both Nas and Jay

[@stacyisdead8517]

s.01 baker in which aspects? give examples to support your claim.

[@MyNameIsGhost]

Ether is my alltime favourite diss track

[@hafizulhaq7383]

TUPAC-HIT EM UP RULES

[@TheFootballingGenius]

Ether, No Vaseline, King of the Hill, Hit em Up are my favorites.

[@windowslogo3577]

Dwayne Pipe "against all oddz" pls.

[@jayjaysworld7110]

Biggie kick in the door rules

[@crews-lj3ph]

@@hafizulhaq7383 no bomb first

[@championsahil]

Nas vs Jay-Z back in the old days was a nice beef better then shit today

[@skudufu9889]

nas is the only succesfull inspiring rapper who did not sell his soul

[@havoc1612]

True!!!

[@marcoesparza4705]

Eminem is too

[@skudufu9889]

Marco Esparza well eminem did sell his soul and he's very depressive about it

[@NevaSellmySoul]

and DMX

[@skudufu9889]

***** he did sell his soul but he is very deppressive now because he did

[@matthewmann8969]

Storytelling= Nas Critical response= Nas Emotion= Nas Wordplay= Nas Discography= Nas Longativity= Tie Sales= Jay Freestyling= Jay Flow= Jay Message= Nas Punchlines= Tie Influence= Nas Presence = Jay Creating there own style= Tie Live performance= Jay slightly Energy= Nas Delivery= Nas Critical Reception= Nas Mixtapes= Nas Albums= Nas Voice= Nas Hooks= Nas slightly. Overall Nas is the better artist to me.

[@erfbgu]

Good, solid analysis .

[@matthewmann8969]

erfbgu Thank you kind sir

[@ItsKhur]

didn't jay steal nas' flow

[@n3rdy792]

"Creating there own style= Tie??" That aint a tie ... nas wins tht

[@matthewmann8969]

Hassan M How so?

[@manny42012]

I miss this MTV when the M stood for MUSIC

[@masterbrice]

Don't make records to disrespect me blatant or indirectly. Like he was talking to a child.

[@AmirAli-qq6oy]

Yeah, that line always makes me laugh

[@timmyd5593]

I'll keep my real facts,like nas sneaking out the back of SS LAB , we wasn't chasing you ,we had recorded a tape or two,we came to do our 1,2 thing ,its wasn't a rocofella come through thing ,cause if it's was on like that WE JUST COME THROUGH QUEENS with Queens niggas.. Jayz is reminding me big ways

[@TheLakers2423]

+Timmy D lol

[@noeangelodelafuente6804]

He Steals A Rap Lyrics of Biggie Smalls

[@HeathOverledger]

Imagine Michael Corleone delivering this line

[@TycraneVG]

Nas slays Jay Z.

[@hughjass615]

Akshat Brahamania you're fucked in the head

[@nathancifuentes2448]

TycraneVG Nas slays Jay

[@jarrelely7330]

Do nas slay jaz-o?

[@luciogomes8455]

Love how they kept it classy on the interviews..

[@SQBush]

Would love to see Jay-Z vs. Nas Verzuz

[@williamswing8466]

The better days of hip-hop.

[@abrahampalmer8761]

Big Time

[@CommonSenseless1993]

Being in Brooklyn at the time of this beef was such a pleasure. Pure hip hop was in the air

[@g-unitfans1625]

nas won that beef

[@jayjaysworld7110]

Yeah of course he won the beef

[@blackcapone187]

No he did not. Takeover was just as good as Ether. People got hypnotized by that ether beat.

[@timothymedina96]

​@Z French it's not just the beat. Nas was just more ruthless with his words

[@franklinclinton3476]

this was hip hop version of Stone cold vs the Rock

[@ronniescott4294]

Your are absolutely right smiling frfr

[@juansariles]

Nas is a real.rapper

[@noeangelodelafuente6804]

Jay Z Is Not Helping Anyone Like Fromer Friend Kanye.

[@Vdauntless30]

YOU AINT GOT THE ANSWERS SWAYYYY!!!!

[@yunggpacino]

IT WAS WRITTEN SOLD WAY MORE THAN ILLMATIC AND WAS NAS SECOND STRAIGHT CLASSIC #FACTS

[@ItsKhur]

Patrick Adzimah Illmatic was heavily bootlegged

[@yunggpacino]

Illmatic qas heavily bootlegged so that doesn't take anything away from his second consecutive classic album

[@willsmooth1355]

@@yunggpacino Now illmatic is double plat in the US.

[@kamikaze-xj9iv]

Nas won he will always be a better rapper than jay-z

[@noeangelodelafuente6804]

Ice Cube Is My Favorite :)

[@oneandonlynitarosedale7582]

I will always put Nas over Jay tho

[@corycarpenter3485]

duh of course nas won

[@thagenius1018]

Obviously

[@corycarpenter3485]

***** what war lil nigga tf u mean talkin about didnt lose shit lil boy tf outta here bitch

[@corycarpenter3485]

***** look like you need water because u thirsty af lmaoo

[@corycarpenter3485]

***** shut yo lame ass bitch you aint gonna hit me my mouth about it bitch ass punk

[@tonee_dreamz9529]

nas better than Jay

[@WizardDick]

no

[@Tk-wi5cg]

Yes

[@WizardDick]

Tehseen Khan how

[@ARGaming900]

you ask how? have you heard Ether? Rewind? Halftime? Dance? I could list more but I'm pretty sure nothing will convince you that he's better

[@WizardDick]

ARGaming900 ether is garbage why would you even mention it

[@mhansen9255]

Nas is a prophet, Jay-Z a pop star…

[@11THEW0RD11]

nas has always had awesome albums every single one his illmatic is amazing

[@The808Mixmaster]

Stillmatic was dope af

[@Grillz15]

If it wasn't for Jay-Z it would not be no Stillmanic album Jay-z helped nas he wanted nas to make better songs

[@fishscale9170]

I'm from the South. I kept up with this 10 years old!!...

[@littletrucc101]

YOO 😂😂 Sway dropping bars from 5:05 until 5:14

[@jasonsweet5972]

I just noticed that lol

[@nismo-1-229]

MTV and HipHop was so much better back then. i took that golden era for granted.

[@xcaluhbration]

Man what a time to be alive that was! It was like Ken beefing with Ryu.

[@101283m]

"sway you aint got the answers sway you AINT GOT THE ANSWERS" LMAOOOOO

[@heshgxd]

They were in they 30s during this and still look good today on god Nas killed jay z and his lips

[@animatorskater]

all those dope timbaland beats in the background

[@lancrifg6785]

jayz took nas style And biggie

[@luka6452]

Back in the day, before rap went pop, truer words were never spoken.

[@learner5090]

nah, the wack ass music is worse than it was 7 years agoo...

[@Frankie71809]

Lol. Nas stated way more facts on Ether. So if this battle is won by facts Nas won.

[@lifestraight]

exactly

[@docrussojr]

Frankie71809 Jay only gave a verse Nas gave a song so....Super Ugly>Ether

[@willsmooth1355]

Facts. The only fact on takeover was the CARMEN line. Ether had a bunch of facts.

[@Kingbossdon]

@@willsmooth1355 so Nas didn't fall off so u tell that Nastradamus nas put out was great stop it. I am had like 3 to 4 songs that were great which is Ny State of Mind Part 2 Nas Is Like Hate Me Now so Jay-Z was spitting a fact. Nas won the battle Jay-Z won the war because who was talking about Nas at that time if it wasn't for Jay-Z Nas wouldn't made that Ether. His rhyme on Occhie Wally wasn't as great Jay-Z was spitting facts in Takeover super ugly was more about Carmen

[@Kingbossdon]

And didn't Nas say he was better than biggie in ether he said who is the best 2pac Nas and Big sorry they was noway u was better than biggie sorry

[@metf0zt]

Back in the days when MTV was legit and had any meaning in it.

[@ThatVAFranchise]

Ether = Ova for Hova! NAS slayed J...period!!

[@victorgarcia-loza7661]

Nas won, not even close

[@EIWPmedia]

Rap Beef will never be like this again 😢

[@kan50805]

Your beard is weird

[@The__Nation]

@@kan50805 L bro

[@kan50805]

@@The__NationI’m saying that today beefs are not the same so I said a wack line from a Eminem diss

[@LATIGRE]

This beef and 2pac and biggie beef was the greatest beefs of all time i think.

[@MrShaloka]

ice cube vs nwa

[@StoneEdge555]

No it's Drake vs Meek Mi- sorry I can't even fucking say that sentence without laughing.

[@kylehardy8562]

Sway, sway, sway, in the morning, in the morning, in the mor.... Oh wait

[@smokedawwg.7951]

WAAAAKE UR PUNNK ASS UUUUP!

[@danieldevito6380]

SMOkedAWWG. 79 Get that crust out ya eye

[@luisgaray1521]

+Daniel DeVito lol

[@punkwhip]

SWAY LOOKIN FRESH FULL YELLOW FASHION KILLA

[@keronlittle7945]

Nas killed Jay Z lyrically

[@Aoside]

Eminem had me dying LOL

[@Thundernoob98]

Bro hearing roll out by Ludacris in the background took me back to high school when I first got my drivers license

[@gmgjake6945]

back when hip hop was real

[@JustinBlazzzee]

great times in late 01 early 02. it was the very end of the golden era of hip hop which began in about 91

[@elementguy14DS]

more like 87-89

[@S.T.E.E.Z.Y]

+IMxYOURxDADDY There was still some good albums after that like The Documentary

[@tokinbombkush1]

Nas killed jay period.!

[@CH-jf2pz]

Nas is a poet. Jayz just sloopy.

[@CH-jf2pz]

CAN I SMELL YOUR BUTT? It was a classic.But illmatic came first. Listen to jay z before resonable doubt. Nas disigned Jay z's blueprint.

[@CH-jf2pz]

CAN I SMELL YOUR BUTT? All his new music is sloopy. All over the place. Mix and match verses over a nice beat. He doesnt even make any sense anymore. But I do like his music from 1996 to about 2004. In terms of skill Nas is the better rapper, better word play.

[@jarrelely7330]

Nas vs just ice?

[@InspireBeforeExpire-95]

naaas is the don!!

[@devincordray4582]

Never felt j. Nas been dope

[@elicordero4019]

Hip Hop back in that time was way better than compare to now

[@52Devil]

Nas one that battle

[@maisebah3041]

John Cursio nah he might've just two it

[@scottbartram5596]

True NAS is on another level!!!

[@adankpancake]

I'm glad we can go back and watch history like this

[@AbdelMgouna]

Tupac vs Bad Boys was not a battle, it was a MASSACRE !

[@midwestcowboy204]

you dont have the answers sway

[@johnwebb2442]

Jay Z threw jabs on the TAKEOVER, Nas knocked him out on ETHER.

[@buffyshillings3138]

I had to revisit this after the recent Drake and Kendrick beef. Man this beef done escalated 😬

[@madmarvdesigns]

Jay Z really saved Nas' career by dissing him...if he hadn't Nas would've probably ended like other lyrical artists like Krs One, Rakim, and others...he would've just fell out of the scene...if Jay Z would've dissed any lyrical artist it would've probably saved their career

[@marcusstewart7263]

Def saved Nas career

[@billiondollarambition]

If u see in the videos nas quote unquote wack albums went platinum so how did he save his career? The battle just made point nas where he needed to be popularity wise. Jay had the radio(the public) on lock & that’s y he was able to manipulate the people by saying nas fell off

[@paulhouse800]

He defeated the purpose of rap battles 😂

[@D.Redd82]

if only pac and big could've got to this point.

[@tehrsdude12076]

They made it way too real way too fast. If they would've kept it pure music it would've been legendary.

[@D.Redd82]

+Unholy Jane 420 true

[@kylehardy8562]

The whole 'west vs East' thing ruined it... It was that Pac had a problem with Big nothing to do with where they were from, then obv the media overtook the whole thing

[@kenterminateddq5311]

Strange things can happen. Who knows. I can see Eazy and Dre hug and see an NWA reunion.

[@jojosaylor8996]

Derrick Redd They did. But was killed right after the hit their peak!!

[@CodysFavorites]

I remember watching this over and over again on tv lol

[@MrZonkyman]

Okay, somebody PLEASE HELP! What song is that very last beat at the end of this video from? I've heard it before... but i can't remember. Like right before the video stops, the beat with the strings? Anybody?

[@djrodney13]

Eriane Collins Jadakiss "We Gonna Make It"

[@gloisma]

SWAY A.k.a MUSTARD

[@deonkal3544]

I personally think Nas is a better MC that Jay, Illmatic is better than anything Jay Z has in his catalog and at that point in time Nas won the battle BUT in the end Jay Z won the war. Nas started cranking out some garbage albums like Nastradamus while Jay transformed himself, putting out the earcandy like Blueprint III while at the same time creating lyrical juggernauts like the Black Album. I always thought Nasir never tried hard enough, he always kept it real but I think Life is Good was the best he could do right now- tank is empty for Esco.....same thing goes for Hov. Time for these guys to step aside and see what the next generation can do for hip hop.

[@nathanmasi1931]

This has aged well

[@danbruno5945]

Nah I think the Beef helped Nas up his game Stillmatic and God's Son ❤

[@diontaedaughtry974]

I didn't know Jay and Nas were beefing until I went to school and heard kids talking about other. Then I watched this to find out what was going on and how it all started. Great times. When I look at it I think we all won Jay and Nas made history that's still being talked about till this day and will be talked about forever.

[@danielosorio9365]

Ahh the good ol days

[@MiamiBlossom]

Back when hip hop was HIP HOP!!!!!

[@Grillz15]

I don't listen to Hip hop nomore,hip hop was better before 1993-2007 was hip hop I think chief keef or 50cent change hip hop It's trash now Not 1 rapper now is not better then Jay-Z or nas FACT

[@valentinoparker8252]

Nas is the true King of NY

[@johncarlo1862]

Can anyone please tell me what the song is in the background from 1:10 to 1:27 ???

[@Averageguy1888]

This Beef goes WAY back before takeover

[@TheJpz3000]

NAS

[@ninjae4976]

Big L!

[@AlexB-hu4wt]

Yo what song is playing in the background starting at 1:13 ?

[@javonduncan4316]

both came hard at eachother there diss tracks are one of the greatest diss tracks

[@donw6348]

Nas Murked Jay Z. Man hip hop was fun back then. Illmatic did it!

[@christharris3655]

Maybe after Nas is shot we would recognize that he is truly the king of kings of hip hop better than biggie and pac!

[@lifestraight]

Let's hope he doesn't get shot

[@jayjaysworld7110]

Nah he ain’t better than biggie

[@jumpman2326]

Early 2000s was the golden era of hiphop

[@pauloskidane2819]

Naaaah

[@HeathOverledger]

84-89 92-97

[@nittyallen6622]

Dam I miss this era

[@jayjaysworld7110]

Same

[@sirfate2792]

beanies killed Jada on Put Your Hands Up beat Best Battle ever

[@elicordero4019]

SIR FATE big facts

[@josealopez23]

Nas top 4 of all time. Jay maybe top 7

[@jamessanders6788]

Lol... name the 3 ahead of him. Lol

[@jayjaysworld7110]

No snoop is nas is number 2 and jay z number 3

[@joe_d]

When was this video made?

[@user-tm7yv4uk5x]

Back in 2002

[@yungimage]

Sway knew this interview would live on 4ever ..this was his happiest moments lol

[@lcgans83]

Keep it righteous

[@jayjaysworld7110]

Nas won this all day

[@ricardo950535]

Nas's first album is a classic, top 5 in hip hop. Jay was good and production was sick on his Trax. But that's like comparing movies like Independence Day with high paid special effects to Quentin Tarantino's dialogue in Jackie Brown. one is $$ bought lights , other is real skill.

[@lordjrd4459]

Rap beefs hit different back then

[@jamessterling1673]

By far the greatest rap beef of all time.

[@MrCee861]

Jay z would never make an album as "illmatic" That shit was 20 years ahead of its time

[@sifisomthethwa2063]

Ever heard Reasonable Doubt????

[@MrCee861]

Sifiso Mthethwa Of course i have, Jay is alright, but if you don't think that Illmatic is not one of the best rap albums of all times if not the best, my man, u don't know a thing or are too young....

[@sifisomthethwa2063]

nah illmatic is definitely one of the greatest albums of all time, but what I meant was that Reasonable Doubt is as much a classic as Illmatic....I personally prefer Reasonable Doubt, I even prefer It Was Written over Illmatic....But Illmatic definitely defined the 90s sound of Hip Hop

[@wavybones_prodicalson1792]

They had their beef and they eventually squashed it and became known as the kings of NY

[@kenilrap90]

What is a title of this music from 14:52?

[@JoseCruz-wp1fq]

Ja rule living it up

[@ChronosJG]

This is so biased for Jay-Z, also the "facts" part is also a joke. I can name more facts on ether than takeover right now, Jay himself said he lost..please let it go fans.

[@nerdbamarich2063]

FOH

[@ChronosJG]

@@nerdbamarich2063 truth hurts huh.

[@nerdbamarich2063]

@@ChronosJG I'm guessing it hurt you that's why you brought up the word hurt

[@ChronosJG]

@@nerdbamarich2063 your entitled to your minority opinion. All of the streets know what happened

[@nerdbamarich2063]

@@ChronosJG I respect everybody's opinion but opinions don't stop at the streets.

[@jamestennyson8584]

Damn jay-z tried but didnt get it Fucking with nas

[@tee2321]

Look, they both are great in their own right but as far as Jay z v.s Nas rap battle Nas won...PEROD!

[@tarrencetoy5013]

What instrumental is that at 7:25. I've been looking for it forever

[@amoakodanquah4329]

Nas is like

[@noeangelodelafuente6804]

Just Like They Said : Half Men, Half Amazing - Nas

[@Ryenge]

You aint got the answers sway!!!!!!!!!