Mike D & Coop Matchup Nas’ “It Was Written” Up Against Jay Z’s “The Blueprint” Song For Song.

[@JS-wv7op]

No one in rap has ever said some shit on a mic LIKE Nas has. For real it’s gems on EVERY album. Nas is a real musician. Street shit,life shit,politics,family,neglected children,music industry,friendship,fake friends, love,hate,thoughts that people scared to say, etc etc etc......!!!!.....Nas is forever tha goat.

[@sabalipeaceandpatience9264]

Nas and Jay are the best two emcees for me. Nas is my favorite but I find it so corny to hate on jay. Man is a legend.

[@jamaaldavis7907]

Dey all timers ....Def not my 2 favorite emcees eva....

[@ChiChi-jg1ch]

@@jamaaldavis7907 Lol, you're the dude that puts on a cape for Eminem and gets emotional about any criticism towards him.

[@jamaaldavis7907]

@@ChiChi-jg1ch wrong guy... m & m...ain't impressive artistry wise...not in my top 35 as a emcee...nice try 😂..better luck needed💤

[@p-jaywade1333]

One is the people's champion (Nas) reflecting on life with something deep to say and the other is the hustler's champion (Jay Z) bragging about having money from selling drugs in the past, how many women he's slept with, and being better than every rapper you've heard about. It's a matter of content vs bravado. Nas wins everytime.

[@jamaaldavis7907]

@@p-jaywade1333 styles makes fights...matter of opinion..honestly

[@shamariopatterson1206]

Banned for TV is one of the Best intros IMO

[@theprofessional-togo]

Jay is my second favorite rapper ever (Nas is my favorite), but It was written is a contender for the greatest rap album ever made. Lyrically, I don't think anything compares to it, and the production is ridiculous.

[@jbwuzhere6819]

Jay is the best @ WHAT HE DOES, Nas is the best @ WHAT HE DOES. I prefer what Nas does to what Jay does. I like substance, creativity and improvisation. For me Jay is more concerned with reinforcing a self created identity, selling records and staying in character than expressing genuine thoughts on life, society and the human condition. He's an entertainer first and foremost. Nas has an artistic voice that spans the gamut of experiences and isn't constrained by keeping up appearances.

[@leroygreen6310]

People that make the argument Jay lacks substance after 25 years of classic substantive records from Jay are idiots. Between Can I Live and Universal Soldier Jay is likely the most conscious rapper we've seen in decades.

[@joeyoung4984]

THAT'S CORRECT FATCS

[@mrworkowt5419]

Damn well said

[@andremiller1566]

I'm not mad at that assessment but I see it different. Jay rap about his own life and Nas rap about other people's life. Shit is like the autobiography of Malcolm X vs Lord of the Rings. Some people like that creative bullshit from a quiet humble genius while others just like the more authentic hustler business man shit.

[@mrworkowt5419]

@@andremiller1566 Question which artist is the better lyricist?

[@benoplasm]

Stay chiseled by Nas is the most conscious rap song ever. Its probably the most metaphor rich rap song ever. Honestly, Shakespeare would learn a thing or 2 frm Nas.

[@leroygreen6310]

I'm a go with Nature Of The Threat Or On Earth As It Is In Heaven by Ras Kass.

[@imperialstats]

@@leroygreen6310 nature of the threat the coldest record i ever heard in my life

[@j-touch232]

You know, which one came out first? Stay chiseled or lyrical exercise (breathe easy) by jayz because I feel like one spun off the other

[@leroygreen6310]

@@j-touch232 We can't use assumptions and act like its facts.

[@leroygreen6310]

@@imperialstats Then there's How To Kill God & American Horror Story. Fools a be dead before they ever breakdown these kinda records. Soul On Ice in general almost makes It Was Written a weed plate.

[@Ohioboiquan]

A NAS and PROMO album or a NAS and MADLIB album or both is all we need y’all! Let’s chant for that and maybe we’ll get it!!!!

[@MusicJunkiePlus]

“Black Girl Lost” is an easy Top 5 off ‘It Was Written’ for me. I went back to it constantly when the album dropped. It’s got that R&B groove to it and Nas came with a subject matter that’s STILL relevant today. I can’t believe y’all dismissed it like it was a throw away track

[@t-4579]

Agreed

[@positivej1]

Co-sign this message

[@RoadIIDaRiches]

I can’t believe these dudes don’t like Black Girl Lost… that’s wild to me

[@AllTheThings_Coop]

Worst beat on the album goes to… Black Girl Lost 🤫🤫🤫🤫🤫

[@JamesSmith-ov5um]

@@AllTheThings_Coop naw it’s Nas is Coming

[@JoJo-j6z7m]

American gangster is a classic

[@dfwherbie8814]

Salaam Remi is amazing. “Made You Look” isn’t the only song of that caliber. So is “Get Down.” Also, his new album, “Black On Purpose,” is a beautiful album. Nas, Black Thought, CeeLo, Bilal, etc., on the album. Great music

[@benoplasm]

Streets disciple feat olu dara frm the Streets disciple album is pound for pound a top 5 hard-core nas track. 3rd verse is ridiculous. Only Kool g rap could come close. And even at that, take note that while Nas is rhyming with top English vocabulary, he's telling stories.

[@EM-et4jq]

I’m so mad nobody has gone in depth about Streets Disciple. My favorite album from Nas.

[@jamaaldavis7907]

@@EM-et4jq 5 dope songs outta 27 trcks..been yrs since las played it ...I'll blow the dust of it n see if the feel is the same..dats my memory of it in '04

[@jamaaldavis7907]

G rap > nas ...lyrically 💯

[@Dabridge4009]

It was written all day!! Jay don't have a song better than I gave you power or if I ruled the world....See Nas has verses better than Jay songs....Jay don't have that.

[@romaretaylor9953]

If I ruled the world isn’t better than any Jay song. This is slander and hate stop this bs. Revisit in my lifetime vol 1 there’s classics on that album that Any rap fan should like

[@Dabridge4009]

@@romaretaylor9953 you need to go play in traffic boy.....

[@sdotagain312]

The hip hop generation. Gotta love it. I wonder if cats were debating Miles Davis vs Thelonius Monk back in the day. Lol

[@AllTheThings_Coop]

Right!

[@SD-vf1er]

Watch Dem N got straight disrespected in this video. Nas is absolutely destroying that shit.

[@RoadIIDaRiches]

Definitely

[@AllTheThings_Coop]

It’s 96 Nas he’s destroying everything

[@gdawkz]

Not sure why watch dem n is not celebrated they way it should be. This bars, lyrics and story is legendary

[@SD-vf1er]

The World Is Yours and Dead Presidents is NOT a draw fam. At all.

[@georgethompsonjr6082]

Should’ve been Vol 1 vs It Was Written and Stillmatic vs The Blueprint

[@ferrarstokes7115]

Esco and Hov were at their best on their sophomore albums.

[@mitchellcumsteen9220]

@@ferrarstokes7115 You think Jay was best on Vol. 1?

[@nathanmasi1931]

I was like wtf?

[@JS-wv7op]

Story tellin.... I gave you power Rewind Small world Undying love Blaze a 50 Shoot outs Shootouts pt. 2 Get down Last real alive Ny state of mind ...1&2 Worlds an addiction ...3 verse for sure Project windows Shoot em up

[@jamessmith-xl8ls]

Vol 2 is a 5 mic and my favorite album from jay. I'm a nas fan. A lot of people hated I am but listen to it now it is a solid album

[@jamaaldavis7907]

Vol. 2 is nowhere 5 mics....no sirr

[@jamessmith-xl8ls]

@@jamaaldavis7907 To me it is. It give you the mainstream that doesn't sound corny and the b sides were bangers. I thought he blended it very well. I don't think black album is a classic. To each it's own.

[@jamaaldavis7907]

@@jamessmith-xl8ls black album > vol.2 by far....dats u...✌

[@jamaaldavis7907]

@@jamessmith-xl8ls idc for vol.2 & 3

[@jamessmith-xl8ls]

@@jamaaldavis7907 I agree with vol 3

[@supremesun4580]

It DEFINITELY Was TRULY Written by NAS THE DON 👑

[@Brandonn_fit]

I’m taking you don’t know over rewind & I love rewind

[@TonyBakercomedy]

It Was Written

[@ITSCANNONS]

Boy that got heated haha rewind is the more creative record I feel like you can’t compare the two. Like it’s a huge contrast….

[@mariocopeland7206]

It was written is my choice!! Classic

[@KingDavidTV]

No Hook was fire on American Gangster as far as bars

[@L.A.V.A.HEntertainment]

Right they really wasn't listening to what he said on it

[@KingDavidTV]

@@L.A.V.A.HEntertainment 💯

[@SantosSaysMedia]

Coop is trippin, American Gangsta is a great album. It is underrated in my opinion.

[@humblebragger500]

Shit has lots of trash records on there. Lets be real

[@ferrarstokes7115]

American Gangsta was a good album not a great album. It doesn't hold a candle to Reasonable Doubt,Blueprint,Black Album,Vol 1,or Vol 2.

[@Mic-100]

@@ferrarstokes7115 bruh vol 2 shouldn't even be mentioned... unless u have 1998 ears still listening to that garbage

[@MrWordlife302]

It Was Written by far the greatest album ever written! Not going to match up

[@lethaljones3814]

I strongly agree 💯💯

[@TheOsk1e]

Nah kid

[@jamaaldavis7907]

Nah...lyrically it's up there....tho

[@ikembaojore3877]

Yeah I'm taking it over any Jay album. Including Reasonable Doubt

[@mitchellcumsteen9220]

You're buggi'n. It's not even Nas's best album, let alone the rest of rap.

[@cyrilxolani8097]

American Gangster Is Unheard Of No Other MC Has Ever Sounded Like That

[@christopherhaines2514]

Nas life is good is better than American gangster. More lyrical content and better production

[@AllTheThings_Coop]

Explain please

[@ehisabuya2687]

Horrible album….

[@cyrilxolani8097]

@@AllTheThings_Coop The production it's 70s kinder of vibe to be frank it's Hov best album since The Black Album

[@digitalScribr]

Energy wise, Jay all day. Verses that make you think, Nas. I relate to Jay more for reasons most people can't understand. Whether he really lived that life or not, It speaks volumes to the trials and tribulations so many went through...

[@Mic-100]

On one or two albums... after vol 1, jay was pop rap

[@SantosSaysMedia]

Why would you put these two albums against eachother when they are different places of their respective careers?

[@ikembaojore3877]

Girls, girls 2 vs Street Dreams remix

[@cookiemonster91208]

Great conversation!

[@animebrospodcast4577]

Should’ve done it in order . The way the album is sequenced matters

[@mattlawrence1932]

Na y'all wrong about Jay being the first too make BIG change up his style💯 BIG had to literally take his verse for "Notorious Thugs" home & rewrite the whole thing 3 times in a row after Bone killed all three of all they verses while they was literally faded asf on weed & Henny & passed out in BIGs studio & Puff woke them all up & they all jumped in the booth& killed all they verses in one single take , all three of them💯 Oml , that was when Biggie had to really really have to step up his flow & cadence not just his pen game anymore & plus he had to speed it up just to compete with Bones style of rapping & theyverses on that track especially Bizzy & Krayzies verses on that track!!!! I Love The Dough was recorded afterwards 💯

[@grippe25]

Jay said "get your CDs out let's go song for song" but that doesn't mean comparing albums 5 years apart. I understand if the point is to prove that It Was Written is a great album, then I understand. It's my favorite Nas album actually. But it should be understood that these battles don't prove what album is better. It's like a Verzus, it's based on match ups. But you don't want to go Illmatic vs Reasonable Doubt song for song.

[@Alkheezy]

Love that you go to the "fans" for votes and all of them are Nas fans lol.. It's like I wonder who they are going to choose lol..

[@t-4579]

Exactly. And coop is maybe most annoying host ever

[@AllTheThings_Coop]

Love u guys 2! Bring some more of ya hating ass friends just like y’all on the page - we need to get our weight up

[@ivy8252]

@@AllTheThings_Coop I think the vote is kinda of one sided because this show is full of nas fans. Not saying jay is better than nas but people just want a fair vote 🤷

[@AllTheThings_Coop]

@@ivy8252 we can play it on the patreon show on Monday and let the music tell It

[@ivy8252]

@@AllTheThings_Coop that will be good To clear all doubt

[@Mic-100]

My my 1st 5 greatest nas albums in no order Illmatic Stillmatic It was Written Lost tapes Godson The resurgence of Nas Life is good Kd Kd2 Magic Kd3? no need to doubt! Now how exactly does Jay have a better album catalog?

[@leroygreen6310]

Illmatic, It Was Written but the rest is meh. I was outside when those other albums dropped from Nas and people was playing Jay, 50, Kanye, Game, Killa, T.i and others over Nas KD12&Magic I gotta give to Hitboy who built up his sound with Dom Kennedy, Big Sean and Benny giving Nas a completely different kinda buzz.

[@Mic-100]

@@leroygreen6310 now u just being ridiculous but do u homie 😆

[@leroygreen6310]

@@Mic-100 I will and during most of that time heads looked at Nas as boring compared to Jay, Kanye, Dipset, Gunit, T.i and Jeezy. Before KD Hitboy was that guy so it is what it is.

[@Mic-100]

To be honest dip set, g unit was a fly by night thing. Ye is more entertaining in interviews and media. Same with Ti. If club music is ur thing, no problem. Jay did his thing in our club days in our 20's. Jay last hot album was in 2007. Since then he been on ye and bey coattails, musically. The soundtrack was a dud. The wife colab was whatever... so it is what it is

[@leroygreen6310]

@@Mic-100 All of those MC's spent their run being hotter then Nas in the 2000s and T.i is trap music for hustlas not the club. The only noise Nas albums make after Distant Relatives is on A2HH cause in the streets? KD12 and Magic get crickets.

[@shamariopatterson1206]

Ain’t no way in the world change clothes is better than street dreams!!!!

[@RoadIIDaRiches]

Even worse they said it’s better than watch dem niggas

[@jamaaldavis7907]

Lol

[@QB-ul5lq]

Do Illmatic vs Ready to Die

[@jasonborne4931]

I play "feel me flow" over "opp" too!

[@CommonNotCommon24-7]

Nas rewind is top3 most creative song ever and Nas is my GOAT but You Dont Know hits different.

[@MrBarnaby23]

How is feelin it better than take it in blood??? LoL cmon Mike.

[@Maal7432]

Yeah, hell no.

[@mrmrsplummer3526]

American Dreamin on Knowledge God level..

[@antoine1486]

American Gangster is more of a 4. 444 is also more of a light 4, possibly 3.5. It was overhyped then mostly forgotten after its release.

[@ChiChi-jg1ch]

I think that the movie with the same name helped the album, especially the press run promo.

[@antoine1486]

@@ChiChi-jg1ch It was a smart business decision. I never thought about that. What would it have been like if it were not tied to the movie?

[@humblebragger500]

Hello brooklyn. Is trash Sweet is trash I know is trash Party life is trash Blue magic. Is trash

[@miiiiisvibes]

I didn't understood what Coop said about Nas and The made men

[@ikembaojore3877]

Can't believe yall took Girls over Watch dem Niggahz. I think yall should listen to them records again

[@ShehStrong]

Great showdown, never thought both albums squared off song for song on a playlist would sound so damn good..I give it a tie, both classics

[@tomizzo5314]

Do yourself a favor and listen to the Dec 4th 9th Wonder remix.. PSA remix was fire too but Dec 4th is my all time Hov track easily. Its the sample from the ATLiens intro! 9th remixed the whole black album so did dozens of upcomming (at the time) producers.. check out the 9th Wonder (Black Is Back), RjD2 (The Silver Album), Kev Brown (The Brown Album) and Danger Mouse (The Grey Album) black album remixes.. at the time i barely cared about the actual Black Album there were so many crazy remixes. Gods Son got the same full album remix treatment aswell such a dope time for ppl who were up on underground producers at the time. Check Nas - 2nd Childhood 9th remix too.

[@j-touch232]

It's unfair because you really cant pitch any regular record against rewind and I gave you power... just too brilliant..

[@neezotnp]

I gave you power is like the greatest story ever nobody ever told a story from a object like that styles p got the second one

[@kc-zf1jp]

Reasonable Doubt The Blueprint The Black Album 444 American Gangster Vol 2 Those are his greatest albums. No particular order. Classics

[@Mic-100]

Vol2 ain't age well spite being his top selling album. Period! Play that shit today and be disappointed.

[@leroygreen6310]

@@Mic-100 Vol 2 was made for 1998 not 2022 smh.

[@kc-zf1jp]

@@Mic-100 Sales mean nothing. Vol 2 has many classic songs that sounds great to this day to me

[@elp3035]

First 3 are in proper order. I got Vol 1 over Vol 2 though

[@Mic-100]

@@kc-zf1jp songs like what? Lol

[@jayjesuswake3140]

In my lifetime 1 slept on ...jus tht puffy joint gotta go Reasonable doubt Black album Blueprint In my lifetime 1 American gangster Ps reasonable doubt definitely unquestionably his best work

[@maroon_child.5344]

Me personally would flip Blueprint and Black Album but other than that I fw this. In My Lifetime Vol 1 and American Gangster are super under appreciated

[@jayjesuswake3140]

@@maroon_child.5344 and i wouldn't argue against that ...definitely can be flipped

[@CommonNotCommon24-7]

Nas vs Jay is like Lebron vs Kobe

[@mykelc205]

Nas n LeBron.

[@jaysoncopeland]

Nas 🐐

[@DJ--ALLDAY]

☝WHY compare a 1996 LP to a 2001 LP👉 Anything post Hot Boy's was a different vibe & time. 💡 1996 2pac is still here, B.I.G. is still here- Pun / DMX are just levelin' up, Mobb Deep & Busta Rhymes are in Play... 2001 didnt move like 1996

[@jamaaldavis7907]

Agree

[@mamba4817]

Some Jays best lyrics are on American Gangster.

[@Alkheezy]

Listened to you guys speak on American Gangster and totally neglect the bar work on "Success".. Seriously guys come on I know this is a Nas centric group but lets not omit Success like that..

[@massdagod]

Lol stop bro

[@RoadIIDaRiches]

Success if fya!!!

[@AllTheThings_Coop]

Great bar work by both for sure

[@kay-uw5lt]

Black album was way more lyrical than the blueprint. Blueprint showcased song writing ability. With exclusion of "ain't no love" he didn't drop bars and stories on par with "threat", "99 problems", "PSA" and also "moment of clarity" which is one of the most quotable heavy songs in rap

[@jamaaldavis7907]

Black album n bp2 > BP 1 ...in terms of lyricism

[@Adam-wi5bh]

☝🏽... this. Black album prob my favorite album from him..

[@styleformen7535]

@@jamaaldavis7907 blueprint 2 underrated

[@jamaaldavis7907]

@@styleformen7535 very💯..I don't wanna gas @ leroy green ...

[@malikmogekwu9781]

Mike still hurts like every jayz fan can't get over Jay loss I see the pain in Mike eyes

[@jamaaldavis7907]

@ Leroy Green..wit Dat 1...lmao

[@aaronb2343]

Who Had the better verse on Success Nas or Jay ???

[@leroygreen6310]

Jay had a better verse on Black Republicans

[@elp3035]

Nas talked about Jay and Def Jam on his own song so got Nas cause of that. And The first part of Jay verse is a flip of Eminem verse on I'm Back

[@Mic-100]

Fun fact... Jay bit Eminem on a few lines on success. It's hard to be original I guess

[@bundydachosen1]

@@elp3035 that is an absolute silly way to give it to Nas but i dont expect less from Nas Stans

[@elp3035]

@@bundydachosen1 so we gonna skip the part about Jay using Emimem rhymes scheme as well? Stop it! It's the overall picture. Nas did his thing, the subject matter was more relevant, and he didn't use anybody else's bars or concept. That good enough? Lol

[@luisjorge5770]

IWW is better by far

[@seankelly4594]

In no way shape or form

[@t-4579]

Much better lyrically but not overall album. Street dreams, watch dem niggas, nas is coming, set up, live nigga rap are all good but not great

[@bundydachosen1]

😂😂😂😂😂 son i hate y’all on here

[@RASHONBOND973]

@@t-4579 are you being serious?

[@t-4579]

@@RASHONBOND973 blueprint has better songs. Even coop and Mike when they did showdown they counted wrong . Blueprint actually won.

[@GSR-Indictment]

Jay-Z is the G.O.A.T. But I Like Nas A lot!…Though I Believe It was Written is Nas’ BEST Album!…2B' Honest I Believe Nas has More Fans, while Jay-Z has More Haters, so Ask the People will Go to Nas 9 Times Out of 10!...

[@Mic-100]

Bro question... what makes Jay the goat to you?

[@buzzcuz8074]

My favorite Jay-Z's verse was on Gangsta Shit. DJ Clue 1st album ft. Ja Rule. The verse was Super Hard and very prolific...

[@logicbk]

KD2 is the best from the series. KD3 is a very close second.

[@dynastyflow866]

I like 4: 44

[@wizz491]

Why yall sleepin on black girl lost?

[@henryhoward2728]

The dynasty album is borderline classic to me

[@Mic-100]

What are the highs on that album?

[@t-4579]

@@Mic-100 the highs are very high(intro, 1900 hustler, can’t be life , where have u been, soon you’ll understand)

[@Mic-100]

@@t-4579 oh ok... I definitely got the intro and 1900 as a high. But the rest of those songs you would call a borderline classic album?

[@jamaaldavis7907]

@@Mic-100 this can't be life ...is classic..jay..beans n scarface...def

[@MrBarnaby23]

😂🤣😂

[@theflyest203]

I’m with Mike AG is pure bar work coop bugging lol he need to go back with a different set of ears lol

[@kestonphillip577]

I'm a Nas fan but never change is better

[@peterbadami4872]

Weird matchup! "It was written" vs. "Reasonable Doubt" or "Stillmatic vs. "The Blueprint" would have made more sense.

[@annsutton1935]

Every rap song nas nas nas

[@henryhoward2728]

It was written should be compared with volume 1 in my lifetime

[@t-4579]

Volume 1 has way too many trash songs

[@jamaaldavis7907]

@@t-4579 u crazy...2 bad records..sunshine n what girls like..dats it

[@Roy_MO]

Volume1 could body it was written if we are being honest! Imaginary player, street is watching, where I’m from, lucky me, you must love me, intro, Face off and friend of foe 2

[@jamaaldavis7907]

@@Roy_MO ok👏

[@MrBarnaby23]

@@Roy_MO yea it’s clear you are just a biased troll. We will disregard everything you’ve said. Thanks for your input.

[@CLASSYMUSIC1]

Agree with Coop Lost Tapes smokes American Gangsta

[@alantoler8266]

Here the breakdown Nas it was Written is Classic joint like I gave you Power shootouts suspect street dreams I mean lyrically it's superior....Jay's Blue print is classic but NAS songs are a Lil more RAW...that's why they so close ..jay is braggadocio and we luv Jay for that ...Nas is more conscious and more vivid storytelling..it's very close

[@Roy_MO]

Blueprints blows that shit out man! That album still slaps till today it has everything lyrics, Better flow, club bangers just name it

[@sivu25]

@@Roy_MO best tracks on Blueprint are like nursery rhymes compared to IWR.

[@Roy_MO]

@@sivu25 I could say the same thing about IWR compared to Lupe’s new album or Black thought compared to IWR does that makes it better? Bar for Bar The Blueprint was better, song wise it was definitely better, samples/beats the Blueprints miles better, now IWR might have had more complexed rhymes and techniques but it doesn’t make it better Eminem does that shit the most nobody cares, IWR is not better than Blueprint impact wise so stop playing yourself!

[@jay07261986]

@@Roy_MO Kanye n blaze were the all stars on that album.

[@sivu25]

@@Roy_MO you could say but it wouldn't be true. Bar fir bar there's no comparison with Blueprint. Lupe says IWR is the best lyrical album ever so you'd have to argue with him. You ckearly haven't listened to IWR or are not that good at breaking down bars. Blueprint is a more cohesive album but lyrically they're not in the same league.

[@robertarmstrong9182]

Mike! Give it up man. Whateva Coop says goes. Lol.

[@roderickberry2508]

What people have to realize is Nas is like the John Coltrane of Rap . You have to be “art” driven to stand next to his work . J is like pop star and that doesn’t stand up to true art Fact…………..

[@ebozion32]

"Feeling it" over "take it in blood"? Ain't No way! That's not a diss to Jay because RD I'd classic! But Nas is spitting and that beat is better on "take it blood" in my opinion.

[@leroygreen6310]

One factor people are missing is that Blueprint was more about Jay not being happy with the SOUND of rap at the time so he put out the album full of soul beats as a counter to the other popular sounds at the time in hip hop. That was strategic because Jay knew the power of his influence musically and then after Blueprint you hear soul samples all over the place in hip hop rather then club based records that was dominating in 2000. This is not an accident. American Gangster was Jay proving he's the GOAT end of story.

[@jay07261986]

The reason from beanie mac came out 1st with all the soul samples. A year b4 it was ghostface with Supreme clientele where Kanye based his whole sound on that. But Jay-Z was just a bigger artist than those two.

[@leroygreen6310]

@@jay07261986 I don't think Kanye was trying to sound like Ghostface at all. The bottomline is somebody had to pay Kanye to make soul samples... Shawn Carter

[@jay07261986]

@@leroygreen6310 he said it...he said every beat he made after hearing supreme clientele was for ghost...

[@leroygreen6310]

@@jay07261986 Beans was a drug dealer and shooter from Philly. Who you think put money in his pocket to even be a successful artist in the first place? The strength behind that Rocafella chain is Jay Z.

[@leroygreen6310]

@@jay07261986 Ok well he can realise the Ghostface Blueprint album and see if it moves the needle then. Rza has is style of production and it's not quite Kanye.

[@elp3035]

AG got Hello Brooklyn, say hello to the bad guy and a few other misteps. I got it at a strong 4.2 out of 5. 4.5 at its absolute best

[@bundydachosen1]

What album doesn’t have missteps ? Y’all love nit picking Jay albums

[@elp3035]

@@bundydachosen1 nitpick Nas's albums too. Didn't say it wasn't great. I'm saying it's not a 5. We nitpicking 5s all day. Regardless of who made the album. Step your standards up

[@logicbk]

American Gangster is not a 5

[@dwillwilliams1240]

I am was fire except a couple songs

[@imperialstats]

Blueprint is over it was written.... it should be blue print vs stillmatic that's a argument they came out at the same time

[@t-4579]

Blueprint easily beats stillmatic

[@imperialstats]

@@t-4579 idk I bought both them shits when they came out and some of the blueprints songs I skip now I don't skip any on stillmatic

[@bundydachosen1]

@@imperialstats so u have stillmatic over it was written ? 🤔

[@imperialstats]

@@bundydachosen1 yup

[@imperialstats]

@@bundydachosen1 cause of beats and songs I skip like Nas is coming set up susupect watch them niggas

[@erwinjones9869]

"Very problematic"

[@KulturalMindzLive]

hmmm......imma go it was written by a hair. the blueprint is a amazing album tho. both are 5 star albums imo even with the skips on both. Idc who people think had the better album, both in heavy rotation on my playlist.

[@mitchellcumsteen9220]

Blueprint was dope, & it didn't get as much shine as it should have because 9/11 happened the day it came out. Am I the only one that feels like 'Renegade' didn't belong on that album? Don't get me wrong, it's a great song, but it doesn't have the same vibe as the rest of the album. You have all these really soulful upbeat songs with motown samples & all of a sudden you have this dark, sinister, synth-heavy song, it just always seemed out of place to me.

[@QB-ul5lq]

Takeover was not better than Street Dreams

[@mattlawrence1932]

Y'all should have been doing Stillmatic VS The Blue Print obviously considering they came out the same year & both rivaled eachother just because it the beef & that's not even including the two diss records, I'm talking about the albums themselves because of they beef💯 & KD1 stop sleepin on it cuz it blows away KD2 by far💯 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ if u leave off the last two tracks & make "27 Summers" a 5 minute track & saved Queens Wolf as the final track for KD1 rather than release it a year before on "Lost Tapes 2"💯 As far as Best production & Best Tracklists on one album : 1# Illmatic 2# Stillmatic 3# Kings Disease 4# It Was Written 5# Hip Hop Is Dead I would put "Streets Disciple" at 2# or 3# on my list if they would have saved every good track from God's Son & just merged it with Streets Disciple double disc album instead of making them two complete different albums💯 & I'd put "It Was Written" higher if it threw the Sweet Dreams Remix with R-Kelly on it instead of stealing Pacs "All Eyez On Me" beat the same exact year💯 two many samples on that Street Dreams albumtrack💯 Plus add the two unreleased tracks from Dr.Dres Firm album & throw them on "It Was Written" also💯

[@mattlawrence1932]

"Da Introduction" (aka double 9 style) from "E. 1999 Eternal" is the greatest intro track ever along with "the Genesis" intro from Illmatic & "Retaliation" from "The Art Of War"💯 hands down especially for first track intros even if track 1# its not a actual song💯 a intro is a intro & I put the intro track one from the "Adrenaline Rush" album up there too same with the "Picture This" album💯

[@Measuredingrahams]

The nas bias came out quick

[@cane2486]

Blueprint. Because I could listen through th whole album all the way through without getting too bored. Jay the goat after Notorious big

[@mrworkowt5419]

Not after Stillmatic dropped

[@josephgreene4841]

😂😂 mike got em

[@bundydachosen1]

Y’all Nas stans don’t even try to be objective 😂

[@jay07261986]

Jay fans are worst tho

[@bundydachosen1]

@@jay07261986 there is no KZbin page dedicated to Jay z like this shit here is for Nas 😂😂😂😂

[@Mic-100]

@@bundydachosen1 go to breakfast club, jbp, funk flex, Ebro in morning then. They don't talk about the actual songs and bars. That speak on his deals... that tells u that they value his celebrity more than his music

[@redtwinlightsaber9915]

@@bundydachosen1 Yeah you lying its Ebro and Jay z in the morning 🤣

[@bundydachosen1]

@@redtwinlightsaber9915 they don’t spend the whole show comparing everything Jay z do to Nas and slandering Nas greatest efforts

[@ikembaojore3877]

Destroy and Rebuild is better than Never Change

[@ezekwu]

Blueprint >>> It Was Written...

[@mrmrsplummer3526]

RD, AG, and BP1 are Jay's best albums. AG might be better than all of them..AG is better than the BA imo

[@BiggRogg007]

This is a Nas channel with no pushback on Jay-Z side - bottom line!

[@andremiller1566]

Yep and it's pretty fucked up cuz I like these dudes and think they're capable,but this shit is a disservice.( Not to mention unnecessary)

[@JadorrionChimurenga]

You haven't watched the channel long.. Mike D has been arguing for Jay-Z as the GOAT for the longest until the recent run by Nas with KD1 KD2 and Magic.. Now he thinks Nas's catalog makes him the GOAT

[@andremiller1566]

I been here half they run. There has been no point that this was a Jay channel (which is ok) but worse there's been no point that they mention Nas without mentioning Jay or vice versa. Jay and Rick Ross have more in common musically. Nas is a monotone rapper, a more lyrical Guru I hate the comparison it's lazy and I would listen to them for totally different reasons. Stop mentioning them together.

[@ClarkeIllmatical]

I’m a nas fan and I agree … I am a bit harder on nas

[@bbennett5604]

@@andremiller1566 facts scoop is the friend bully. Talks Mike into anything

[@kingsleyoji649]

Shootouts

[@mitchellcumsteen9220]

I'm one of the biggest Nas fans ever, (since '92) always will be. But I'd be lying to myself & everybody else if I said I thought It was written is better than Blueprint, because I don't.Of course, Illmatic & The Black Album are better than them both.

[@ehisabuya2687]

Obviously it’s either you lied to be a Nas fan or you haven’t listened and digested It was written. DAM

[@devfolks598]

Blueprint better than it was written!

[@Maal7432]

No it ain’t.

[@javi2567]

No

[@asylum1166]

This is actually a bad match because this Nas album might be better then his first one!!! And his first one is is widely considered the goat album!!! But as good as Jayz blueprint is it’s not touching it was written at all!!!!!! Jay and Nas are the best 2 mcs ever!!!!!! And let’s not sleep on I am and godson! Those are excellent albums and well as life good!!! They not 5 albums but definitely 4 albums

[@jamaaldavis7907]

Disagree wit the media 1 n 2 emcees eva..I questioned folks real hip hop take wit Dat b.s

[@seankelly4594]

This channel has made me realize nas fans are just as toxic and delusional as Eminem fans 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭

[@SD-vf1er]

IWW beats Blueprint 11-3. Not sure what y’all talking about.

[@PesterFester1966]

2 of the most overrated albums (Barf)

[@my-merethoughts5742]

Nonsense...gotta be trollin lol

[@PesterFester1966]

@@my-merethoughts5742 No trolling here, never understood the hype and never will.

[@andremiller1566]

@@my-merethoughts5742 never reply to a nigga name Thurman Merman

[@jamaaldavis7907]

@@PesterFester1966 clearly you're a Eminem fan..zero knowledge of real rap..gtfoh😏

[@jamaaldavis7907]

@@andremiller1566 eminem stan...😴

[@dwillwilliams1240]

I am was fire except a couple songs

[@AllTheThings_Coop]

Like almost half the songs!!!!