Nas & Jay-Z’s classic hip-hop battle is still talked about today and will be an example for artists to use for years to come. Fat Joe, many do not know, was behind the curtains on this one and always had Nas’ back. Fat Joe now details how he truly felt during the ordeal with being quoted as saying “I felt abandoned”. Hit the jump.
Nas Talks Feud With Jay Z, Police Brutality & More In GQ
Nas is featured in the February 2015 issue of GQ Magazine. During the interview, the legendary rapper addresses his past feud with Jay Z (well, sort of…), the recent police brutality, his ex-wife Kelis and more. Check out a few excerpts below.
(Video) Cassidy Steps Into The Battle Rap Ring With Dizaster In L.A.! & WHAT Happens?! [Update: Rematch Footage]
The battle rap fans were waiting to have a field day with this one. Cassidy finally found himself on foreign turf after months of interviews and preparation he went up against Dizaster. It isn’t hard to see that Cassidy struggle with his first round, and Dizaster claimed that Cassidy’s crew was preventing him from spitting. The battle lasted nearly one round before the lights were shut off in the building and fans were asked to leave. Both battlers have publicly blamed one another for the mishaps, which included fans and entourage members heckling the MCs. You be the judge. Who won? Check out fan reactions and the video footage after the jump!
(Video) ScHoolboy Q Talks Nas And Jay Z Beef, Their Influences And more!
The West Coast, TDE repper, ScHooboy Q, talks with Vlad TV about his East coast influences including Nas and Jay Z and of course their classic beef! Q speaks on his preference when it comes to listening to the two musically and states that he relates more to Nas for being the underdog, a lyricist, poet and overall street scholar but respects and compares Hov’s lyricism and rap state to being the same as Lebron, Jordan, Kobe, simply unstoppable and undefeated! Hit the jump for the full interview!
NBA: Sh*t Just Got Real!! Kris Humphries Takes Shot At Knicks, JR Smith Fires Back!!!
How many L’s can one man take?! Just when you thought it couldn’t get any worse for Kris Humphries…JR Smith comes along and ethers him. SMH. C’mon Kris! You have to know you’re an easy target (Although I’m sure he’s heard it all by now)! Humphries took to Twitter after the Nets beat the Knicks yesterday and thought he’d boast about it. What he didn’t take into consideration was JR Smith responding. Check out the tweets & let us know what you think… GameTimeGirl
XXL To Nas: “You and Jay are friends now. Do you ever talk about “Ether?â€
Jay and Nas may be friends now, but it wasn’t always like that! In the early 2000’s, the two went to war on wax, spawning classic beef tracks “Super Ugly” and more notably, “Ether.” As Mr. Jones approaches the 10th anniversary of his Stillmatic album next week, XXL sat down with him to discuss a variety of topics. Check out an excerpt regarding Jigga below. Marisa Mendez
