Ed Lover: Nas "Spanked" Jay Z During their Battle When He Dropped 'Ether' (Part 13)

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In this clip, Ed Lover shared his thoughts on some of the biggest debates in hip-hop, starting off with who won the battle between Nas and Jay-Z. Ed explained that he thinks Nas "spanked" Jay-Z, adding that "Ether" was harder than "Takeover," because Nas focused solely on Jay-Z. You can hear more of the discussion above.
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[@amc7755]

The fact that the word Ether became a phrase meaning destroy, obliterated, etc show you how powerful that record was and still is. Hip hop will never see that level of competition like that again to many wack rappers who don't take lyrics seriously anymore.

[@jordanflores5687]

Ridiculous argument it just rolls off the tongue better that's literally it you got takeovered doesn't sound as good right you got hit em up'd doesn't sound as good right you got no vaselined doesn't sound as good right.......that whole argument is so damn stupid

[@jameshayes4390]

@@jordanflores5687 Much like your comment. Except its actual fact.

[@jordanflores5687]

@@jameshayes4390 truth hurts I know you cant handle it

[@inspectdemgagdets8749]

@@jameshayes4390 Cant change what's written in stone🤣 and it's a fact that Jay z got served a greasy fat L. Also another part of history, he also got eaten up by DMX!

[@NostGold]

@@jameshayes4390 😂😂🤣

[@asaplodog6923]

It’s facts both disses were great but Nas ether was just too legendary every time I listen to it I feel like a straight savage Nas won no doubt 💯

[@dontreadmypicture9634]

Guns and guns and guns are the pursued "❌ *DONT READ MY NAME* ❌"

[@tamirsharif314]

AsAp LoDoG True indeed both Nas's ether and Jay's The Take Over were classics, legendary hip hop battle. I agree Nas won the battle. However still Nas and Jay battle was done in the true essence of hip hop. Love that those Brothers Nas and Jay ended their beef and became friends and did songs together.

[@saiyongdawn7756]

And now Ye and Drake has come together thankfully. 🙏🎁

[@tamirsharif314]

@@saiyongdawn7756 Yeah that was great as well too seeing Kanye and Drake squashing whatever differences that they had and performing on stage together.

[@saiyongdawn7756]

@@tamirsharif314 🤗👍

[@professionaltrollkilla5965]

This ain’t even a question

[@shilotbrunson1615]

Nobody ever gave it to Jay like NAS did...HOV didn't expect that one but later on he respected that shot at him. Jay loves competition that's why him and NAS got together later on in their careers.

[@v1nc3nt_bl4ck4]

That’s my favourite line as well

[@guyprieto1593]

When you completely destroy something in hip hop it's called being "Ethered" that tell you who won what.

[@seanharris140]

Facts. Was just telling someone this the other day. When you win no one says “takeover” or “Super Uglied”. They say you got “Ethered”. Lol.

[@kuunami]

Bro this comment pretty much sums it up

[@thefonzies6895]

It's ova 😂😂😂😂😂😂 factual statement I see no lies in it at all

[@creoleDJ]

THAT PART!

[@creoleDJ]

@@seanharris140 😂😂😂😂

[@Yeahbuddy2014T]

Ether gave me the chills when I first heard it. I was super proud of Nas

[@mightynas1457]

Yeah that song alone made all the fellas who were backing Jay swallow there tongue....I use to laugh at my homies

[@romaretaylor9953]

@@mightynas1457 lmao I’m sure that was a hilarious time. I got love for both of em but yea…. 🤣🤣🤣

[@rodannapier7013]

Facts.👏👏👏👏

[@rodannapier7013]

@@mightynas1457 Word.😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@danielllovee1644]

Nas rock jz to sleep with Eather facts

[@levont.husser153]

Ether still gives me chills til this day. Dope!🔥

[@dontreadmypicture9634]

Hinges are on my own business and my wife "❌ *DONT READ MY NAME* ❌"

[@shawnmoney8055]

Finally someone telling the truth, I was outside back then and I’m telling you, you couldn’t find anybody saying Jay-z won. Ether took over rap for that year.

[@dontreadmypicture9634]

They are a little baby man in a row of "❌ *DONT READ MY NAME* ❌"

[@mikeandmars2345]

💯💯💯💯

[@cteezy1983]

Nas literally re-birth his career after ETHER...thats how profound that song was

[@Donnelius]

FACTS!

[@adriansuarez8245]

@@cteezy1983 FACTS!!!!

[@melvinlovejones9722]

The fact that this is still being discussed about 20 years later is a testament to how big this moment in music history was.

[@melvinlovejones9722]

@@cdwilliams8066 I know the deal and just let it be. Everyone has their own opinion about who won. At this point, if Jay & Nas can bury the hatchet, we should too. I agree with your statement.

[@richardwalker6004]

I feel you but I thought it was disrespectful asking that question … shit everyone knew back then NAS won no discussion and the nerve to ask I guess .

[@thatdude5388]

QUEENZ STAND UP 💪🏽💪🏽💪🏽💪🏽💪🏽

[@ProtosunProductions]

It also shows that 90 percent of hip hop fans think Nas destroyed Lay-z

[@melvinlovejones9722]

@@ProtosunProductions Not, but whatever.

[@riccolaw655]

People say you got "Ethered" not "Takeovered" so there is that.

[@lorenzoburton3974]

😆😆😆

[@tyresefisher3921]

But takeover is the better song

[@dalcow1101]

Never heard anyone say “takeovered”

[@shemereali551]

​@@tyresefisher3921Yeah jay song that was real weak as if he was singing and not rapping unlike Nas who made the Greatest rap diss track Ether and also made the Greatest Album of All Times Illmatic both of them are Timeless 🎉

[@logent80]

People forget about the Stillmatic freestyle.... "Rip the Freeway, shoot through Memphis with Money Bags Stop in Philly, order cheesesteaks and eat Beans fast And bring it back up top, remove the fake king of New York You show off, I count dough off when you sample my voice I rule you-before, you used to rap like the Fu-Schnickens Nas designed your blueprint, who you kidding?"

[@MrBason]

Not to mention The Bridge 2001. Nas was getting at the Roc b4 Ether dropped. All bc of Bleek Hov got bodied.

[@rlstokey]

And that Stillmatic freestyle is what made Nas the better MC in the battle. Period.

[@michaela5811]

Dont forget "come get me" off the nastradamus album dude goes at mega and Jay z hard

[@damnthisuser]

That freestyle was the smoothest, drive by diss track ever. And clever as fuck.

[@mintgamenetwork6502]

I never looked at the Roc the same after that. The beginning of a total dismantling of their structure.

[@ikewilson4500]

Man I'm glad Ed Lover acknowledged this. Everybody in the rap game be scared to say it.

[@wnentv68]

EXACTLY

[@casteltheghettomonk4392]

They scared cause they won't get a record deal if they diss jigga or speak truth

[@Mannyfoolup]

Fax

[@wemadeitpodcast]

I remember seeing Nas live and when he did Ether the whole crowd went insane everybody lost their voice

[@dontreadmypicture9634]

Bitch is that racist and you can do this and "❌ *DONT READ MY NAME* ❌"

[@BronerBeast]

I seen him in Houston, he did the first verse, my sister new how much I loved Nas, she looked at me we was smiling like a mf!!

[@jugghousetv23]

I did too the best concert I ever been too

[@bgooddna]

Wow i wish i could have

[@MrFaDookie]

Central Park.....

[@calebhenderson6507]

The fact the dame said that ether cause the whole ROC to start arguing amongst themselves is just proof how it was so impactful

[@swiffmatic]

Jay stans still punching the air 'til this day! 😂🤣🤦🏿‍♂️

[@swiffmatic]

@Shawn Brown a hit dog will always holler! 😂🤣

[@19zach75]

ETHER was epic!!! The track itself was epic. The intro with 'Pac saying "fuck Jay Z" was the shot heard around hip-hop.

[@FoundationalBlackAmerican]

That's what fked me up about ether and it still does was Nas was on some fr art of war shit with having Pac say that on the track especially with all 3 history.

[@clc1029]

On Vicelord

[@jaymoney6233]

@@FoundationalBlackAmericanhell yea that was some 48 Laws of power shit that Nas did with that move.Especially with all of their history, that was crazy

[@MrMindMarvel]

Jay-Z went to Angie Martinez's show and sounded like he was crying after hearing Ether. People forget that too. The end of the ROC.

[@kc-zf1jp]

It wasn't the end of Jay at all tho😅😅😅

[@bobt9705]

Ed lover aint with the politics. Nas is the people's CHAMP while Jay is the industry's champ. The people voted Nas aka Maximus.

[@shemereali551]

Absolutely because after he did an interview with Sway he said he felt like Muhammad Ali when he did Ether Nas is the Peoples Champ period

[@domuRyder619]

FYI...the "Fuck Jay-Z" intro is actually Tupac saying it. Nas revealed it in an interview. That makes the line soooo much harder!!!

[@olijadu]

Nas clearly won. It was known that Jay was a fan(a stan) of Nas, some even said he was obsessed with Nas. He started a fight with his idol and lost, it makes sense, the student never beats the master.

[@bencarr6074]

Jay was not just obsessed with nas he was infatuated with him, and nas knew it that’s why he never got on any of jays songs previously he sensed his fanboy energy.

[@davidmpr5279]

False and Jay didn’t start nothing with nas memphis bleek started with nas on has song my mind right Jay had to step in.

[@nerdbamarich2063]

@@davidmpr5279 facts my man these people are delusional.

[@davidmpr5279]

@@nerdbamarich2063 they really don’t know they just talk for attention. Nas and hov both goats they feel like you have to down one to appreciate the other and you don’t.

[@nerdbamarich2063]

@@davidmpr5279 my thoughts exactly my man. It's pathetic!

[@kamelody7285]

I was there in real time when Jay came at mobb deep and Nas . The Nas Stillmatic freestyle, Jay dropping THE BLUEPRINT. Nas dropping STILLMATIC. I was there. And the battle was so so so BIG for the hip hop community. ....that any rapper who had some shit in his chest against another rapper, immediately got in the studio and took it out of their chest . Because....the 2 greatest were battling each other. People started getting in panic because they thought the battle was going to end off like Pac and biggie. Killing each other. People enjoyed what was happening but at the same time everyone was like....shit. this is going too far. !!!! Nas won because one simple thing....JAY MISTAKE. by responding to ether with a garbage freestyle " super ugly " it sounded like a desperate man .who didn't know what to do under the pressure ether put him through.. thats when hot 97 said .Jay lost . case closed..

[@melulekimkhweli6189]

To make things worse Pitchfork was big on reviews and it gave The Blueprint an 8.7 rating whereas stillmatic got a 9.1

[@clutchk5240]

Nas won without a doubt. Cars all in NY was playing Ether. I remember there was a vote on hot 97, with Angie Martinez as host and Jay-Z as the guest. She couldn’t even muster the strength to tell Jay he lost the fan vote. Jay also seemed like he wanted to talk about everything but Nas at the time.

[@dontreadmypicture9634]

Hint that the same way I hoped he would "❌ *DONT READ MY NAME* ❌" the

[@oskiworld1]

Big facts damn well all the votes went to nas

[@andyheath5244]

What was weird was it was ether vs super ugly tho

[@seanharris140]

Jay had that cry crack voice happening on that interview. You know how that “he wanna cry” voice sound when you holding it back? 🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂

[@yobartenda]

@@seanharris140 I just was saying this !!! He was gassed up and let his popularity sike him up and well... 🤷🏿‍♂️😆😆😆

[@JA-mj9re]

Nas killed Jay z and His crew not even a debate. Nas THE best to ever do it. 🐐

[@gregorygriffin6341]

I remember reading a comment on 'ETHER' where someone said: "THIS IS WHAT BLUE IVY LISTENS TO WHEN JAY PUTS HER ON PUNISHMENT." I was like...Daaaamnnn!!!!!

[@TheUnknownSharpShooter]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@Nat-ou4zl]

Leave that child alone

[@billiondollarambition]

Ether impact was game changing, people doubted Nas & he proved why he is in the same class as Rakim, KRS, Kane, Slick Rick etc remember Nas was the golden child since he came out in 91

[@jackthacounter2734]

Cap

[@dontreadmypicture9634]

Bill Clinton and u have to be inferior and "❌ *DONT READ MY NAME* ❌"

[@Global-Scale]

We can't forget the chopped and screwed 2pac on the song

[@jaye5926]

yep when jay z dropped takeover : I remember every1 said nas was done & his career was over then about 2 months later nas dropped ether & assassinated jay z 💥🔫

[@julianclanton1204]

@@Global-Scale it took me YEARS to realize it was pac

[@brickersonjr]

But Jay Z survived because like Nas said you my brother but you sold your soul for riches, Jay Z is definitely with that group

[@clockwork9825]

Jay is talented and a smart black man. I guess that’s “selling ur soul” 😂

[@deenell9039]

"I don't kill soloists, only kill squads" -Nas

[@thinkbetter49ers]

Your da man

[@Broyale26]

C'mon....no love for the Stillmatic freestyle? Nas destroyed the whole Rocafella roster with that joint then decapitated Jay with Ether.

[@nelo914]

Bruh he finished Roc a fella with 2 bars on that freestyle

[@donaldschrier5745]

When I first heard Ether I could feel Jay Z's soul being buried. IMO with diss tracks Ether is in my top 5!

[@jaycris1980]

Should be number 1.

[@EpsiIonEagle]

@@jaycris1980It is number 1

[@knookiesolotv926]

Nah was Genius to use 2pac for the intro “Fuck JayZ” 😅

[@shemereali551]

Nas is a God the best of planners he planned it that way Godson like Father Rakim da God 🌄like Son Nas da Godson 🌄

[@arnoldschnitzel1583]

"Negro Please".... that was one of the finniest lines ever. haha

[@pkfutureceo]

Ether made people open up the dictionary and changed the landscape for words in the rap game 😂

[@thisisjohn316]

Facts... Ether was fire 🔥🔥🔥 Nas won that one 100% 👍👍

[@bambam6537]

You can play all Jay z songs in that battle, but when you play Ether it just hits different. The dude went and made 2 more songs and cried on the radio to Angie Martinez

[@Velly2g]

The craziest thing was Takeover dropped September 11.. Nas waited to Dec 4 to drop Ether on Jay-Z birthday.. That was the most petty shit ever 🤣 .. Jay-Z was on Angie Martinez and you can hear the hurt in his voice. Jay-Z stopped fucking with Jaz, got rid of Dame, stopped being a player and got married.. Nas changed that mans life and did Jay-Z a favor in reality because nobody ever told Jay-Z how people really view him.

[@elp3035]

Damn, never looked at it that way. I wonder if he looked in the mirror ad was like " damn, I do look like a camel" lol or " shit, I look like JJ Evans and I got whiskers like a rat"

[@tyronereid8246]

Shit Jay z made nas better at his art and lit a fire in him. Listen how nas sounded on his first 4 albums and how he sounds from stillmatic till now. I see a lot of difference like Jay z said he gave him life when n***** forgot he mc'd. Jay z star power at the time made nas relevant again.

[@Shayzar1]

@@tyronereid8246 they both benefited, it was good business at the end of the day,something pac and big should have done mxm

[@luddman77]

@@tyronereid8246 I never thought Nas fell off. But I thought the industry changed!!!

[@altariqhouse9693]

Nas ripped jayz apart straight facts

[@tayluc777]

My mom always made me get the NAS fade because of how legendary he is and his destruction of Jay in 2001. I’m 24, he’s my favorite rapper now 😂

[@review-report]

🔥🔥🔥

[@noelr1010]

I remember being in elementary (this was a few years before Ether) and I remember seeing this little kid with the Nas Fade. I thought it was the coldest cut ever. He used to rock some sick ass black and white Jordan 12s haha

[@paystyles5429]

In BP2 Jay said he “got his mojo back” Nas hurt em deeply

[@miked3281]

😭😭😭😭😭

[@FreshyFilmz]

Ed saying the lyrics like he wanted to say those words to Jay z his self 😂

[@dontreadmypicture9634]

Guh and u will receive a good thing to do "❌ *DONT READ MY NAME* ❌"

[@BronerBeast]

Ether was just so lethal and direct!

[@jaystacks5249]

Queens niggas react differently to either. It was 🔥but if you ask a queens guy they will say it’s the best song of all time, not beef record but overall. Personally I thought nas could have went harder

[@jjjayden8964]

You are right that Nas could have gone harder which is why Nas is the most dangerous mC and the goat in my eyes. Even em didn't want that smoke with Nas.

[@BronerBeast]

@@jaystacks5249 It was the best battle record of all time, absolutely. Maybe even goat beat as well. To me, it sounded like a rawer dipset beat. Im from Tx

[@IknowMoreThanYou]

Rough history of the back and forth on record Jay and Memph take shots at Nas on What you think of that Nas Returns fire on QB 2001 Jay throws subliminals on come and get me Nas Returns subs on Nastradamus Come and Get me Jay Does Hot 97 Summer Jam screen to prodigy and says Nas dont want it with Hov Then Nas Dops Stillmatic Freestyle which is DOPE and roasts all of rocafella while taking a few shots at Jay, baiting Jay who: Then drops Takeover with the actual verse about nas after only hinting at it during hot 97 THEN Nas drops Ether (contrary to what charla budden and the rest of the Hovengers would have you think Ether was far more FACTUAL than takeover which falsely claimed nonsense like "1 hot album every ten years" at that time Nas' only miss was Nastradamus - which was due to the first huge bootlegging of a highly anticipated album. A ton of great songs that would have been on the album that became Nastradamus ended up on the lost tapes. I AM was also considered a hot album especially at that time. A great deal of heads actually consider it was written to be as good if not better than illmatic especially in street circles due to the all time great storytelling) Jay THEN responds to Ether with Supaugly, and then apologises publicly on Hot 97 (like Nas predicted he would in Ether) which is why it's WIDELY understood that Nas won that lyrical battle EASILY. Nas' first FULL song towards Jay was ETHER Jay's first FULL song towards Nas was supaugly NO ONE SAYS you GOT SUPGA UGLIED NO ONE

[@Dr_Fuzz]

If anyone remembers the old BET show "hits from the street" you would remember that hits went through Nas and Jay-Zs hoods to find out what the people thought. Everyone claimed Nas bodied Jay z. Even people from Jay's neighborhood said Nas won.

[@dontreadmypicture9634]

Him a new job 88feet like u can talk now "❌ *DONT READ MY NAME* ❌"

[@user-tk7rl6hw6c]

I was just about to say this 😂

[@Dr_Fuzz]

@@user-tk7rl6hw6c Yeah and people back then knew Jay stole his whole style from Jaz.

[@user-tk7rl6hw6c]

@@Dr_Fuzz yep! The Orginator

[@walters24051]

Nas won clearly.

[@TeamLibra]

Ed is right Nas definitely won that battle right the Aids part was the sickest part ever and Vlad trys to run past that conversation real quick 😆 😂😂😂

[@luisdaniel7027]

💯💯💯💯💯NAS won that shit !!!!

[@Freetown2006]

I heard this live on the radio as a kid. My mother was like you coming in the store? I was like I can't miss this. Nas totally destroyed Jay. That's why Jay still shade him today dropping on the same day as him multiple times. That's admittance from Jay that he lost that battle. Jay was trying to he cute. Nas went for his head.

[@romaretaylor9953]

Your right but in recent memory I don’t think Jay dropping a featured verse on a Pharrell song is tryna step on Nas’ album day and if it was it didn’t work at all. Jay is petty but he’s not an idiot

[@meboy3513]

Ether was the deadliest diss record since Pacs hit em up!! Bodied J quickly lol. There's no coming back lyrically after bars like a Ether track 😂😭😂😭

[@theinfamousplz6983]

The ENTIRE album is classic, Nas won, no questions...

[@theinfamousplz6983]

@Healthy Hustla Indeed!

[@ssherrierable]

Nas won 20 years ago so why wouldn’t he still have won today, 20 years later?

[@moveezy5591]

I'm from Marcy but Nas won

[@utubeconversations120]

I love Jay z but Nas won

[@professionaltrollkilla5965]

@Mateo Hodge wasn’t no damn war lol

[@utubeconversations120]

@Mateo Hodge shortly after that rocafella broke up. Jay lost

[@garrisonyouth7328]

the fact that ether is a verb...say no more

[@king2781]

Ether ain’t nothin to play with. Arguably the greatest diss ever. Would love to see a joint album with Jay and Nas for the culture

[@BrandonTheGreatest]

Ether gives Sean Carter nightmares till this day.

[@kjee09]

I beg to differ...nas was all over the place...Jay Zs diss was better musically...before ya'll get tight its MY opinion

[@ghyprh]

Finally, someone says it. Nas didn't really dig at Jay until his 2nd verse. But Jay still came out the much more successful person overall

[@bobt9705]

@@ghyprh More successful?? What is success to you?? I'm sure Nas is happy with his crypto investment money.

[@Jaycran22]

Bruh I was in a half way house at that time. I was 16 years old being charged as an adult feeling mike my life was over when that Ether shit dropped I forgot about everything for just a little while. I was a Nas fan so that shit just confirmed everything I thought prior. Jay z was dope, but I rocked with Nas and Ether won!

[@cdonaldson9018]

Nas dropped it on jayz birthday to

[@twocents6951]

Takeover is a classic record definitely however Ether was like a megaton bomb when it dropped.

[@jaye5926]

correct : Ether was a nuclear bomb 💣 : game over...

[@selmamyspace]

I REMEMBER HEARING IT THE FIRST TIME IN SILVER SPRING, MARYLAND ON MY WAY HOME FROM WORK I SCREAMED AT THAT "eminem murdered you on ur own shit" people were looking at me like i was crazy in the bus 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@younghannibal7434]

Same here I'm from dc

[@jonj402]

MOCO stand up

[@victorgauzza9253]

I'm right there with ya! Fort Washington, (Southern) MD guy that rocked that joint at least 20x in a row! That beat and those hard lyrics burned Jay's ass deep. Nothing made me more proud than Em delivering one of his best verses all time as the only guest feature on Jay's joint and he absolutely demolished him. Even Snoop said "the white boy fuc*ed cuz up". Hell yeah 🔥🔥

[@peezy23]

95.5 and 93.9 had it on repeat

[@MrHutchiemcfly]

S/O silver spring Murrlin’

[@domonicjames137]

The song hit so hard that ETHER became a metaphor down to this day. Remy Ma jacked it (shETHER) to get at Nicki. When someone loses a battle, its said, "you got ETHERED.." Absolutely no one says or references The Take Over, ever..

[@Nat-ou4zl]

Remi did all that and still invisible😂😂😂

[@mrsain19]

i love Remy, but thats exactly why no one should even be touching it in any capacity. the name, the beat, nothing.

[@swiffmatic]

"Dame got 2 in the calf muscle!" 😂🤣😂🤣

[@rariimusic3889]

That was comedy 😅

[@josiahpeter5295]

POW pow

[@StreetsAintNoMyth5]

Takeover had one verse for nas with all opinions and one fact at the end about his baby moms. Ether was all facts and topped it off with “ you popped shit and apologized nigga , just ask kiss”. Which Jada also confirmed that on drink champs. Killed jay street cred.

[@zendavis3501]

That was actually Tupac saying “Fuck Jay-Z” in the intro of Ether. And the reason it took Nas so long to respond was because, he wasn’t going to respond. His brother Jungle pushed him and forced him to respond until Nas finally acquiesced to his encouragement.

[@marcusjames9353]

The truth, some people love to spread lies and nonsense to keep pushing the fact that they love Nas, but hate Jay Z. It can't be just two dope rappers, but you have to down one to make the other look good.

[@inspectdemgagdets8749]

@@marcusjames9353 Is that not what Jay Z and Memphis Bleek did? Stop with the nonsense bro, Jay made a huge mistake, jumping in with bleek. Nas was not the one who reached.

[@rocko2londonrocko2london76]

Nas has always been a better lyricist than jay z up to date, Nas current album is better than everybody's!!!

[@markukpokolo6774]

I'm about to listen to Ether again just because.....lol

[@judahalexander6946]

People still til this day who claim to be real hip hopers don’t know that was 2pac saying fuck jay z in the ether intro. Without that intro the track ain’t the same! Proves pac was the 🐐 between that & hit em up! Go watch any ether performance live! Everybody wants nas to play that intro back over & over again! Just to hear pac say fuck jay z!

[@YeahisaiditSowhatVENOM]

Aint No nigga realer than me fuck jay z...that was the tupac line right there..from the song let's be friends..💯

[@luddman77]

it was from a verse off let's be friends by Tupac. It was off one of the makaveli mistake albums.

[@yobartenda]

Simple. The hip hop community says Nas won. Paid publications and J friends says Jz won. Simple as that.

[@TheCoolestJose]

Were you abused as a child? Scared to smile? They called you ugly?

[@cece2170]

I’m not surprised they did a collaboration because jay-z is smart the one method is true to this day “ if you can’t beat them then join them “ NAS was from the streets and Jay -z was telling stories about the streets but in my opinion NAS will forever be the Goat

[@clockwork9825]

Jay was from the streets bruh 😂😂. How old are you?

[@joejett5084]

Nas dropped ether on JAY-Z birthday too 🤣🤣😂😂🤣😆😆😆 We need a Jay-Z nas album together 🔥🔥🔥

[@casteltheghettomonk4392]

How can people listen to Jay-Z after this is beyond me ....

[@kc-zf1jp]

Because Jay is great regardless. It didn't stop his career at all

[@jameshayes4390]

We all know who won. AND it was released on Jay's birthday.

[@michaelb3927]

Nas won & IMO will always get more respect!! Jay would put out stuff just to make $ , Rap game is for sure all about that, but to me it's like Nas cared way more about his content opposed to monetary gains....

[@malikwebster1369]

That's why he's the goat 🐐

[@WestsidePiFF]

The fact that people still debate on who won after Ether dropped is funny to me. Jay-Z even admitted that he lost. End of discussion. I heard Nas asked Rakim for advice on if he was to respond to the Takeover.

[@dontreadmypicture9634]

Hinges and the other one of 8PM was just "❌ *DONT READ MY NAME* ❌"

[@beyondbeleef1013]

Where did Jay say that?

[@johnjegs4353]

@@beyondbeleef1013 john jegs1 second ago I can't remember the song name but Jay admitted it one of his tracks. To be honest his whole camp including Dame Dash had already publicly accepted defeat, so Jay kinda knew it but he ain't have to say it, you can hear Dame say it in multiple interviews on here...., Rocafella artists like Peedy crack confirmed saying that was the first time they ever saw the label look shaky , considering how strong they were then.

[@janepatton8100]

@Shawn Brown Yeah, that doesn't win battles.

[@janepatton8100]

@Shawn Brown Think about it, you're mad right now because you know deep down inside, that Jay lost. Now you're bringing up peripheral issues, *most of it made up,* to make yourself feel better for your icon getting smashed. It also explains your need to argue with everyone who disagrees... quite exhausting. But this isn't personal for us. Most of us are huge Jigga fans. But you gotta call a spade a spade... *Jay's mentor tore him a new one.* Sometimes that sorta thing happens.

[@bravedave90]

Great depiction of that era in time and the battle. Ed lover explained exactly why NAS beat Jay. He was saying everything streets were saying about Jay at the time. It's a big reason HOV stepped back for awhile because people were tired of hearing Hov talk money all the time and disrespecting women. Only problem with Ether is that NAS refuses to perform it till this day. Imagine if KRS-ONE never performed the Bridge is over how that would've affected his legacy. With Nas, imagine how much bigger his shows would be if 20k or more screaming fans waiting to hear the gunshots and recite all the lyrics to Ether. Nas wouldn't need to make another record; just perform that record for the next 20 years.

[@bobt9705]

Difference is that Nas legacy was already stamped without ether. Krsone most likely wouldn't exist if it weren't for the Bridge is ova. Krs even admitted this himself. Ether just enhanced already a legends career.

[@bravedave90]

@@bobt9705 it was but it wasn't because your only as good as your last album. Nas would not be as revered if had not battled Jay-Z and won. Nas legacy was at a crossroad at that point and he needed rejuvenation. But, my point is not to compare KRS-ONE career to Nas, its just Nas refusal to perform arguably his biggest record live hurts.

[@joeljoseph2028]

@@bravedave90 without the battle Nas would've still come back

[@darriusmackey7981]

Ether bodied any take-over jay was plottin

[@Neo-oq3rx]

Ether still burns Jay Z soul today

[@urielcalderon9639]

Nas magic hour out right now ✨

[@BihorPanaMor]

Well, for people who like barber shop gossip, of course Nas won. For us others that like hurtful FACTS in a diss record, Hov won.

[@BronerBeast]

Nas had facts, as well as insults, and was incredible. Hov basically did a lazy freestyle, one little decent verse. That verse is weak compared to the full on battle record, that is Ether!

[@CLASSYMUSIC1]

@@BronerBeast yup lot of opinions, and lines that weren’t true or didn’t make sense, especially the “ been in it 10 I be been in it 5” line.

[@IENetworkTV]

The fact that we made a word from it that means you got destroyed. Man you got ethered. Proves Nas won

[@thuglifejesus2673]

Everybody knew Nas won 🏆

[@davidadams3119]

To this day, Jay Z still has nightmares when this song gets played

[@davefreeman8216]

Facts ether still burns Jayz to this day

[@Bobby_Digital37]

Nas is the number 1 and dopest mc of all time!!!!

[@amirmurray9916]

Factss...i still bump ether till this day over and over like its a club hit

[@mindovermatter1462]

NAS DUG INTO JAY Z SOUL.

[@zerofox3075]

I live down south and I remember the day ether came out.. I was at work and ether came on…mannn me and my co-worker just looked at each other…😳 back then the Djs didn’t play much Ny rap in the radio.. but ether was something different.. Nas lit Jz ass up on that one.

[@mrchill3007]

That Freestyle joint Nas put out was tough too 🔥🔥

[@leokizzo3515]

Everyone knows Nas won. Destroy and Rebuild by Nas is a very underrated diss track too

[@bobt9705]

You wanna be me is another underrated gem too back then.

[@couchmayne4351]

One of the greatest dissed of all time the fact that someone says “dam you got Ethered” once a diss makes hip hop slang it’s a wrap jay z will never have enough money to erase that history

[@OctopusWizardry]

Instantly listens to Nas Ether 🔥🔥🔥

[@dawolf856]

Ed is right... I remember cats saying, how the fuck this dude got the Blueprint? KRS was first... Nas just called Jay out on it.

[@solowest1334]

Nas murdered JayZ but at the time hip hop needed it

[@brandonderrick006]

Y’all comparing Ether to one verse from Jay lol. He killed Mobb Deep too. And Jayz had the better album and left condoms on the baby seat so I’d say he won.

[@jamesgibson3716]

"How much of Biggie's rhymes is gone come outcho fat lips".......what!!!! Tell me that line didn't go hard..

[@arcticwater3206]

Jay z is DEFINITELY a game-changing artist, but that "clap back" from Nas with either is something that's VERY hard to come back from against a person like nas!! The takeover WAS nice though, but nas on ETHER just methodically took Jay z apart on that track!!

[@janepatton8100]

That was the best explanation I've heard on this matter... I approve!

[@RealDonfromBroward]

Crazy I was listening to Stillmatic today front to back. Esco was in his zone

[@hazebrown9286]

Ether is the hardest diss record Ive ever heard in my 45yrs of life, PERIOD! Btw, Im from the west coast, so No Vaseline was everything before hearing Ether… But then came, “Fuck Jay-Z!” 🤣🤣🤣

[@socialmediagoon892]

Ether Ended Jay… them white folks had to save that nicca….

[@saiyongdawn7756]

😂😁Wow, Ed lover telling it like it is.