
Jay-Z (aka Jigga, HOV and Hova) born Shawn Corey Carter on December 4, 1969 in Brooklyn, New York, is an African American rapper/hip hop artist and record label executive; one of the most popular and successful rappers of the late 1990s and early 2000s. Besides pursuing his own career, Jay-Z was one of the founders of Roc-a-Fella Records, a successful hip-hop label which also launched the careers of Beanie Sigel and Kanye West, Memphis Bleek, Young Gunz, Freeway, and others . Known for his metaphoric lines, freestyle rap abilities, crafty wordplay, and blending of street and popular hip hop, Jay-Z became one of the most respected rappers in the music industry before announcing his retirement from recording in 2004. Jay-Z was later appointed the new president and CEO of Def Jam. ==Early career== Originally from the Marcy Projects in Brooklyn, New York, Carter was raised by a single mother, and as a young man sold crack cocaine on the streets of New York. He was known as "Jazzy" in his neighborhood, a nickname he soon shortened to "Jay-Z" while in pursuit of a career in music. The name Jay-Z is also a homage to his musical partner Jaz-O as well as to the J-Z (New York City Subway service) that go from Manhattan to Brooklyn. He briefly attended high school in Trenton, New Jersey. He dropped out, but is still remembered there for his rhyming. After several unsuccessful attempts to launch a career--first with Jaz-O, and then as part of a group called Original Flavor--Jay-Z co-founded Roc-a-Fella Records with partners Damon Dash and Kareem “Biggs” Burke. His debut album ''Reasonable Doubt'' was released in 1996 to considerable acclaim within the hip hop community, and included four charting singles: "Ain't No Nigga" (with Foxy Brown), "Can't Knock the Hustle" (with Mary J. Blige), "Dead Presidents" and "Feelin' It." ==Commercial success== In 1997, Jay-Z's follow-up, ''In My Lifetime, Vol. 1'', peaked at #3 on the ''Billboard magazine'' album charts, and helped establish his career and mainstream success. In spite of the success, Jay-Z's image was tarnished by what his core audience perceived as pandering to mainstream audiences with a more pop-friendly sound. The next year, Jay-Z released ''Vol. 2: Hard Knock Life'', continued this evolution towards a pop-oriented market. This included several huge singles, including "Can I Get A..." (featuring Ja Rule and Roc-a-Fella artist Amil), "Hard Knock Life (Ghetto Anthem)," "Nigga What, Nigga Who (Originators '99)" (featuring Jaz-O and Amil), "It's Alright" and "Money Ain't a Thang" (with Jermaine Dupri). In 1999, Jay-Z released ''Vol. 3: Life and Times of S. Carter'', which was another big hit in spite of continued criticism for his pop-oriented sound, and a large roster of hip hop collaborations that many felt crowded out Jay-Z himself. His next album, ''The Dynasty: Roc La Familia'', was originally intended as a collaboration album with many guests from Roc-a-Fella's roster, including Beanie Sigel, Memphis Bleek and Amil, as well as Scarface (rapper), Just Blaze, R. Kelly, Kanye West, The Neptunes and Snoop Dogg. 2001's ''The Blueprint'' is considered to be one of the best hip hop albums produced thus far. Although it never surpassed ''Reasonable Doubt'''s status in the hip hop community, ''The Blueprint'' contained a balanced blend of street credibility and mainstream appeal, and received recognition from both audiences. Eminem was the only guest artist on the album, appearing on the track "Renegade." ''The Blueprint'' also includes "Izzo (HOVA)," a top ten hit, and "Takeover," a song which puts on blast rivals Prodigy (rapper) of Mobb Deep and Nas (rapper). The latter responded to Jay-Z with both an underground single entitled "Stillmatic" and a track, "Ether (song)," on his 2001 LP "Stillmatic," and the pair's resulting rivalry became one of the most talked-about subjects in the hip hop community. The feud between Jay-Z and Nas (rapper) escalated until 2003, when the two Master of Ceremonies ended their rivalry peacefully, with most Radio personalities and the streets saying Nas (rapper) came out on top. Two side projects followed ''The Blueprint'': a late 2001 MTV Unplugged album called Jay Z: Unplugged (featuring The Roots as Jay-Z's backing band), and a collaborative album with R. Kelly, ''Best of Both Worlds (album),'' in 2002. Jay-Z's next solo album was 2002's ''The Blueprint 2: The Gift & the Curse'', a sprawling double-album which included the Top 10 single "'03 Bonnie & Clyde," a duet with his girlfriend, Beyoncé Knowles of Destiny's Child. ''The Blueprint²: The Gift & the Curse'' was later reissued in a single-disc version, ''The Blueprint 2.1'', which retained half of the tracks from the double-album. ==Later years== In 2003, Jay-Z toured with 50 Cent, Busta Rhymes and Sean Paul while finishing work on what was announced as his final album, ''The Black Album (Jay-Z)''. The album featured the Top 10 singles "Change Clothes" and "Dirt Off Your Shoulder," one of a number of Jay-Z singles produced by Timbaland. In 2004, an a capella special edition of ''The Black Album'' (which sported a red CD cover) was released with the intention of allowing others to create remixes. The most controversial of the ensuing remixes was by DJ Danger Mouse, entitled "The Grey Album." It combined the ''a capella'' version with instrumental samples of The Beatles' ''The Beatles (album)''. DJ Danger Mouse was sent a cease and desist order from EMI, The Beatles' record company, due to illegal sampling (music). As a result, many copies were destroyed and an original is now a rare find. Jay-Z and R. Kelly released a follow up to their ''Best of Both Worlds'' album in October 2004 entitled ''Unfinished Business'', which includes 11 previously unreleased tracks by the duo. This release was timed to coincide with the ''Best of Both Worlds'' Tour, which played half of its dates before being cancelled in November 2004 after R. Kelly accused Jay-Z's entourage of attacking him. On June 18, 2004, Jay-Z appeared live with the jam band Phish at KeySpan Park in Brooklyn, performing some of his hit singles with the band. On November 30, 2004, Jay-Z released ''Collision Course'', a collaboration with Linkin Park. It features remixes of songs from the rock band's two studio albums, ''Meteora (album)'' and ''Hybrid Theory''; and also several from the rapper's albums including his latest, ''The Black Album''. It debuted at #1 in the US Billboard Album Charts, #12 in Australia and #38 in the UK. The lead single "Numb/Encore" debuted at #14 in the UK, and remained on the chart for nearly six months. On January 3, 2005, Jay-Z was appointed the new President and CEO of Def Jam. Damon Dash had left Roc-a-Fella Records in late 2004 to pursue other ventures; the label will be retained as a Def Jam imprint. ==Business interests== Apart from being President and CEO of Def Jam Recordings, Jay-Z is also one of the owners and founders of the Roc-A-Fella empire, which includes Roc-A-Fella Records, Roc-A-Fella Films and Rocawear, a clothing brand established in 1999. Roc-A-Fella also distributes "Armadale," a Scotland vodka, in the U.S. Jay-Z is a part owner of the New Jersey Nets National Basketball Association team, and is rumored to be one of the franchise owners interested in relocating the team to Brooklyn. He also co-owns The 40/40 Club, a New York City sports bar, and has a line of Reebok sneakers called The S.Carter Collection, making him the first non-athlete to have a signature line of sneakers. ==Discography== ''For a complete list of albums and singles, see: Jay-Z discography'' ===Top Ten US and UK Singles=== The following singles reached the Top Ten on either the US or UK pop charts: * 1997: "I'll Be" (Foxy Brown feat. Jay-Z) #7 US, #9 UK * 1998: "Hard Knock Life (Ghetto Anthem)" #15 US, #2 UK * 1999: "Heartbreaker" (Mariah Carey feat. Jay-Z) #1 US, #5 UK * 2001: "Izzo (H.O.V.A.)" #8 US, #21 UK * 2003: "Bonnie & Clyde" (feat. Beyoncé) #4 US, #2 UK * 2003: "Excuse Me Miss" #8 US, #17 UK * 2003: "Crazy in Love" (Beyoncé feat. Jay-Z) #1 US, #1 UK * 2003: "Frontin'" (Pharrell Williams feat. Jay-Z) #5 US, #6 UK * 2003: "Change Clothes" #10 US, #32 UK * 2004: "Dirt Off Your Shoulder" #5 US ===Albums=== * 1996: ''Reasonable Doubt'' * 1997: ''In My Lifetime, Vol. 1'' * 1998: ''Vol. 2: Hard Knock Life'' * 1999: ''Vol. 3: Life and Times of S. Carter'' * 2000: ''The Dynasty: Roc La Familia'' * 2001: ''The Blueprint'' * 2001: ''Jay Z: Unplugged'' (Performed Live with The Roots) * 2002: ''Best of Both Worlds (album)'' (with R. Kelly) * 2002: ''The Blueprint 2: The Gift & the Curse'' (halved and reissued as ''The Blueprint 2.1'' in 2003) * 2003: ''The Black Album (Jay-Z)'' * 2004: ''Unfinished Business'' (with R. Kelly) * 2004: ''Collision Course'' (with Linkin Park) ==See also== *Best selling music artists ==External links== *[http://www.rocafella.com/Artist.aspx?v=bio&key=1 Rocafella profile] *[http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6471859/site/newsweek/ Newsweek Entertainment profile] *[http://ohhla.com/YFA_jayz.html OHHLA.COM - Favorite Artists: Jay-Z] 1969 births African American musicians Def Jam affiliated performers United States rappers
==Business Interests== Could someone please enter something about Jay-Z's many business interests (NJ Nets owner, Rocawear, Roc-a-fella Records, his NY club, etc.), as this guy is now more an entreprenauer than a musician. I'll do it if someone can post a URL of a good list of all his stakes. --User:Harro5 07:15, Apr 14, 2005 (UTC) ---- I get a little uneasy when the first sentence is "...is an African American rapper" I wouldnt have a problem if there was a standard, and everyone's race was firstly identified. "Bill Gates...a caucasian..." I don't know, it just seems kinda...weird. :Since 80% of United States are Caucasian, non-Caucasian Americans (African-Americans, Asian-Americans, Latinos, Native Americans, etc.) are to be identified by ethnicity. That is general usage for pratically all encyclopedias. --User:B Touch 15:51, 19 Feb 2005 (UTC) ''I'm confused - I thought his real name was Jahova - hence "H to the izz-o, V to the izz-a" "Young Hove", etc.'' '''It's a play on Jehovah, not his real name.''' *Just curious--is anyone planning on working on this article a bit for the Best of Both Worlds tour collapse and/or the mashup album with Linkin Park that's coming out soon? If not, I may or may not do it (depending on how work, school, sleep, and sanity are faring). By the way, please sign your stuff! --User:Billfred 00:26, 10 Nov 2004 (UTC) * "began hustling on the streets of New York" What exactly is hustling? It's not defined in Wikipedia, Wiktionary, or my hardcopy dictionary. User:12.217.180.16 02:13, 21 Nov 2004 (UTC) Anonymous user (12.217.180.16) hustling is a urban slang term. Urban Dictionary has a [http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=hustle&r=f definition of hustle]. --User:Anonymous Cow 03:57, 6 Jan 2005 (UTC) * "At the time of his retirement, no other rapper could match his street credibilty and his mainstream popularity." Took this statement out; unsupported speculation. --User:Western 09:07, 25 Nov 2004 (UTC) * Wasn't he born in 1970? At the bottom there's a link to 1969 births. 11 Jan 05 ==Birthyear== There seems to be some dispute over when Jay-Z was born. I know I've seen several reverts back and forth. Can anybody cite a source? User:TUF-KAT 02:08, Feb 24, 2005 (UTC) == ethnicity == is there a reason he is listed as just african american? why doesn't his asian heritage get a mention? maybe i've just missed some revert war about this, but this seems strange. * This is the first time I've heard mention of him being asian. I did some searching and I saw arguments about it but nothing that really indicates one way or the other. User:Aves 01:32, 24 Mar 2005 (UTC) == Nas/Jay-Z Rivalry == According to the article, most radio personalities and the streets believed that Nas came out on top after the feud ended. I'm assuming a Nas fan must have added this line. I love Nas, but Jay-Z called him out because, according to him, Nas hadn't made a great album since Illmatic, while Jay-Z was rapidly rising. Nas' Stillmatic is not a bad album, but everything Jay-Z released from the Blueprint to the Black Album beat Nas album-for-album. I guess it just seems really obvious that, all artistic considerations aside, Jay-Z came out as more popular than ever and Nas has been behind the scenes ever since. That feud completed Jay-Z's rise. I mean, he's the CEO of Def Jam now!!! I would just remove that line anyway. There's no need to say who won the feud. The two men ended the feud peacefully, and anyone who wants to see who "won" from a artistic or commercial standpoint can figure it out themselves. :I agree that this article needn't say who won. I don't think that it's possible to be sure who won. User:Tim Ivorson 10:54, 9 May 2005 (UTC) ::I have concerns about that section as well. Unless sources can be provided, there should be no mention about which artist Street Personalities thought "won". Also I can't find any place where it specifically states that Nas and Jay-Z have officially ended their feud. User:84.152.208.32 03:29, 20 Jun 2005 (UTC)
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Jay-Z (aka Jigga, HOV and Hova) born Shawn Corey Carter on December 4, 1969 in Brooklyn, New York, is an African American rapper/hip hop artist and record label executive; one of the most popular and successful rappers of the late 1990s and early 2000s. Besides pursuing his own career, Jay-Z was one of the founders of Roc-a-Fella Records, a successful hip-hop label which also launched the careers of Beanie Sigel and Kanye West, Memphis Bleek, Young Gunz, Freeway, and others . Known for his metaphoric lines, freestyle rap abilities, crafty wordplay, and blending of street and popular hip hop, Jay-Z became one of the most respected rappers in the music industry before announcing his retirement from recording in 2004. Jay-Z was later appointed the new president and CEO of Def Jam. ==Early career== Originally from the Marcy Projects in Brooklyn, New York, Carter was raised by a single mother, and as a young man sold crack cocaine on the streets of New York. He was known as "Jazzy" in his neighborhood, a nickname he soon shortened to "Jay-Z" while in pursuit of a career in music. The name Jay-Z is also a homage to his musical partner Jaz-O as well as to the J-Z (New York City Subway service) that go from Manhattan to Brooklyn. He briefly attended high school in Trenton, New Jersey. He dropped out, but is still remembered there for his rhyming. After several unsuccessful attempts to launch a career--first with Jaz-O, and then as part of a group called Original Flavor--Jay-Z co-founded Roc-a-Fella Records with partners Damon Dash and Kareem “Biggs” Burke. His debut album ''Reasonable Doubt'' was released in 1996 to considerable acclaim within the hip hop community, and included four charting singles: "Ain't No Nigga" (with Foxy Brown), "Can't Knock the Hustle" (with Mary J. Blige), "Dead Presidents" and "Feelin' It." ==Commercial success== In 1997, Jay-Z's follow-up, ''In My Lifetime, Vol. 1'', peaked at #3 on the ''Billboard magazine'' album charts, and helped establish his career and mainstream success. In spite of the success, Jay-Z's image was tarnished by what his core audience perceived as pandering to mainstream audiences with a more pop-friendly sound. The next year, Jay-Z released ''Vol. 2: Hard Knock Life'', continued this evolution towards a pop-oriented market. This included several huge singles, including "Can I Get A..." (featuring Ja Rule and Roc-a-Fella artist Amil), "Hard Knock Life (Ghetto Anthem)," "Nigga What, Nigga Who (Originators '99)" (featuring Jaz-O and Amil), "It's Alright" and "Money Ain't a Thang" (with Jermaine Dupri). In 1999, Jay-Z released ''Vol. 3: Life and Times of S. Carter'', which was another big hit in spite of continued criticism for his pop-oriented sound, and a large roster of hip hop collaborations that many felt crowded out Jay-Z himself. His next album, ''The Dynasty: Roc La Familia'', was originally intended as a collaboration album with many guests from Roc-a-Fella's roster, including Beanie Sigel, Memphis Bleek and Amil, as well as Scarface (rapper), Just Blaze, R. Kelly, Kanye West, The Neptunes and Snoop Dogg. 2001's ''The Blueprint'' is considered to be one of the best hip hop albums produced thus far. Although it never surpassed ''Reasonable Doubt'''s status in the hip hop community, ''The Blueprint'' contained a balanced blend of street credibility and mainstream appeal, and received recognition from both audiences. Eminem was the only guest artist on the album, appearing on the track "Renegade." ''The Blueprint'' also includes "Izzo (HOVA)," a top ten hit, and "Takeover," a song which puts on blast rivals Prodigy (rapper) of Mobb Deep and Nas (rapper). The latter responded to Jay-Z with both an underground single entitled "Stillmatic" and a track, "Ether (song)," on his 2001 LP "Stillmatic," and the pair's resulting rivalry became one of the most talked-about subjects in the hip hop community. The feud between Jay-Z and Nas (rapper) escalated until 2003, when the two Master of Ceremonies ended their rivalry peacefully, with most Radio personalities and the streets saying Nas (rapper) came out on top. Two side projects followed ''The Blueprint'': a late 2001 MTV Unplugged album called Jay Z: Unplugged (featuring The Roots as Jay-Z's backing band), and a collaborative album with R. Kelly, ''Best of Both Worlds (album),'' in 2002. Jay-Z's next solo album was 2002's ''The Blueprint 2: The Gift & the Curse'', a sprawling double-album which included the Top 10 single "'03 Bonnie & Clyde," a duet with his girlfriend, Beyoncé Knowles of Destiny's Child. ''The Blueprint²: The Gift & the Curse'' was later reissued in a single-disc version, ''The Blueprint 2.1'', which retained half of the tracks from the double-album. ==Later years== In 2003, Jay-Z toured with 50 Cent, Busta Rhymes and Sean Paul while finishing work on what was announced as his final album, ''The Black Album (Jay-Z)''. The album featured the Top 10 singles "Change Clothes" and "Dirt Off Your Shoulder," one of a number of Jay-Z singles produced by Timbaland. In 2004, an a capella special edition of ''The Black Album'' (which sported a red CD cover) was released with the intention of allowing others to create remixes. The most controversial of the ensuing remixes was by DJ Danger Mouse, entitled "The Grey Album." It combined the ''a capella'' version with instrumental samples of The Beatles' ''The Beatles (album)''. DJ Danger Mouse was sent a cease and desist order from EMI, The Beatles' record company, due to illegal sampling (music). As a result, many copies were destroyed and an original is now a rare find. Jay-Z and R. Kelly released a follow up to their ''Best of Both Worlds'' album in October 2004 entitled ''Unfinished Business'', which includes 11 previously unreleased tracks by the duo. This release was timed to coincide with the ''Best of Both Worlds'' Tour, which played half of its dates before being cancelled in November 2004 after R. Kelly accused Jay-Z's entourage of attacking him. On June 18, 2004, Jay-Z appeared live with the jam band Phish at KeySpan Park in Brooklyn, performing some of his hit singles with the band. On November 30, 2004, Jay-Z released ''Collision Course'', a collaboration with Linkin Park. It features remixes of songs from the rock band's two studio albums, ''Meteora (album)'' and ''Hybrid Theory''; and also several from the rapper's albums including his latest, ''The Black Album''. It debuted at #1 in the US Billboard Album Charts, #12 in Australia and #38 in the UK. The lead single "Numb/Encore" debuted at #14 in the UK, and remained on the chart for nearly six months. On January 3, 2005, Jay-Z was appointed the new President and CEO of Def Jam. Damon Dash had left Roc-a-Fella Records in late 2004 to pursue other ventures; the label will be retained as a Def Jam imprint. ==Business interests== Apart from being President and CEO of Def Jam Recordings, Jay-Z is also one of the owners and founders of the Roc-A-Fella empire, which includes Roc-A-Fella Records, Roc-A-Fella Films and Rocawear, a clothing brand established in 1999. Roc-A-Fella also distributes "Armadale," a Scotland vodka, in the U.S. Jay-Z is a part owner of the New Jersey Nets National Basketball Association team, and is rumored to be one of the franchise owners interested in relocating the team to Brooklyn. He also co-owns The 40/40 Club, a New York City sports bar, and has a line of Reebok sneakers called The S.Carter Collection, making him the first non-athlete to have a signature line of sneakers. ==Discography== ''For a complete list of albums and singles, see: Jay-Z discography'' ===Top Ten US and UK Singles=== The following singles reached the Top Ten on either the US or UK pop charts: * 1997: "I'll Be" (Foxy Brown feat. Jay-Z) #7 US, #9 UK * 1998: "Hard Knock Life (Ghetto Anthem)" #15 US, #2 UK * 1999: "Heartbreaker" (Mariah Carey feat. Jay-Z) #1 US, #5 UK * 2001: "Izzo (H.O.V.A.)" #8 US, #21 UK * 2003: "Bonnie & Clyde" (feat. Beyoncé) #4 US, #2 UK * 2003: "Excuse Me Miss" #8 US, #17 UK * 2003: "Crazy in Love" (Beyoncé feat. Jay-Z) #1 US, #1 UK * 2003: "Frontin'" (Pharrell Williams feat. Jay-Z) #5 US, #6 UK * 2003: "Change Clothes" #10 US, #32 UK * 2004: "Dirt Off Your Shoulder" #5 US ===Albums=== * 1996: ''Reasonable Doubt'' * 1997: ''In My Lifetime, Vol. 1'' * 1998: ''Vol. 2: Hard Knock Life'' * 1999: ''Vol. 3: Life and Times of S. Carter'' * 2000: ''The Dynasty: Roc La Familia'' * 2001: ''The Blueprint'' * 2001: ''Jay Z: Unplugged'' (Performed Live with The Roots) * 2002: ''Best of Both Worlds (album)'' (with R. Kelly) * 2002: ''The Blueprint 2: The Gift & the Curse'' (halved and reissued as ''The Blueprint 2.1'' in 2003) * 2003: ''The Black Album (Jay-Z)'' * 2004: ''Unfinished Business'' (with R. Kelly) * 2004: ''Collision Course'' (with Linkin Park) ==See also== *Best selling music artists ==External links== *[http://www.rocafella.com/Artist.aspx?v=bio&key=1 Rocafella profile] *[http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6471859/site/newsweek/ Newsweek Entertainment profile] *[http://ohhla.com/YFA_jayz.html OHHLA.COM - Favorite Artists: Jay-Z] 1969 births African American musicians Def Jam affiliated performers United States rappers
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==Business Interests== Could someone please enter something about Jay-Z's many business interests (NJ Nets owner, Rocawear, Roc-a-fella Records, his NY club, etc.), as this guy is now more an entreprenauer than a musician. I'll do it if someone can post a URL of a good list of all his stakes. --User:Harro5 07:15, Apr 14, 2005 (UTC) ---- I get a little uneasy when the first sentence is "...is an African American rapper" I wouldnt have a problem if there was a standard, and everyone's race was firstly identified. "Bill Gates...a caucasian..." I don't know, it just seems kinda...weird. :Since 80% of United States are Caucasian, non-Caucasian Americans (African-Americans, Asian-Americans, Latinos, Native Americans, etc.) are to be identified by ethnicity. That is general usage for pratically all encyclopedias. --User:B Touch 15:51, 19 Feb 2005 (UTC) ''I'm confused - I thought his real name was Jahova - hence "H to the izz-o, V to the izz-a" "Young Hove", etc.'' '''It's a play on Jehovah, not his real name.''' *Just curious--is anyone planning on working on this article a bit for the Best of Both Worlds tour collapse and/or the mashup album with Linkin Park that's coming out soon? If not, I may or may not do it (depending on how work, school, sleep, and sanity are faring). By the way, please sign your stuff! --User:Billfred 00:26, 10 Nov 2004 (UTC) * "began hustling on the streets of New York" What exactly is hustling? It's not defined in Wikipedia, Wiktionary, or my hardcopy dictionary. User:12.217.180.16 02:13, 21 Nov 2004 (UTC) Anonymous user (12.217.180.16) hustling is a urban slang term. Urban Dictionary has a [http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=hustle&r=f definition of hustle]. --User:Anonymous Cow 03:57, 6 Jan 2005 (UTC) * "At the time of his retirement, no other rapper could match his street credibilty and his mainstream popularity." Took this statement out; unsupported speculation. --User:Western 09:07, 25 Nov 2004 (UTC) * Wasn't he born in 1970? At the bottom there's a link to 1969 births. 11 Jan 05 ==Birthyear== There seems to be some dispute over when Jay-Z was born. I know I've seen several reverts back and forth. Can anybody cite a source? User:TUF-KAT 02:08, Feb 24, 2005 (UTC) == ethnicity == is there a reason he is listed as just african american? why doesn't his asian heritage get a mention? maybe i've just missed some revert war about this, but this seems strange. * This is the first time I've heard mention of him being asian. I did some searching and I saw arguments about it but nothing that really indicates one way or the other. User:Aves 01:32, 24 Mar 2005 (UTC) == Nas/Jay-Z Rivalry == According to the article, most radio personalities and the streets believed that Nas came out on top after the feud ended. I'm assuming a Nas fan must have added this line. I love Nas, but Jay-Z called him out because, according to him, Nas hadn't made a great album since Illmatic, while Jay-Z was rapidly rising. Nas' Stillmatic is not a bad album, but everything Jay-Z released from the Blueprint to the Black Album beat Nas album-for-album. I guess it just seems really obvious that, all artistic considerations aside, Jay-Z came out as more popular than ever and Nas has been behind the scenes ever since. That feud completed Jay-Z's rise. I mean, he's the CEO of Def Jam now!!! I would just remove that line anyway. There's no need to say who won the feud. The two men ended the feud peacefully, and anyone who wants to see who "won" from a artistic or commercial standpoint can figure it out themselves. :I agree that this article needn't say who won. I don't think that it's possible to be sure who won. User:Tim Ivorson 10:54, 9 May 2005 (UTC) ::I have concerns about that section as well. Unless sources can be provided, there should be no mention about which artist Street Personalities thought "won". Also I can't find any place where it specifically states that Nas and Jay-Z have officially ended their feud. User:84.152.208.32 03:29, 20 Jun 2005 (UTC)
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