Throwback Video: Nas Post Summer Jam 2002 Interview
Have things changed from how Nas described radio stations in 2002? For those that don’t remember 02, there was a rumor Nas would get back at Jay-Z on stage:
So just where was Nas on the night he was supposed to perform at his first-ever Summer Jam? He was in New York, but he was on the air, taking no prisoners in an interview with Hot 97’s rival, Power 105.
“I’m here to let my people know why I am not at the Summer Jam,” he said on former Hot 97’s DJ Steph Lova’s show. “I been bamboozled, hoodwinked and the whole nine … I’m here to let my people know that I was dissed this morning and told what I couldn’t do on the show. Which is really outrageous and shows that the wrong people are in power … It’s really out of hand and I’m not going for it.”
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April 2nd, 2009 at 5:02 pm
nas kept it all the way real rite hear…i wish more rappers would speak their mind like this
April 2nd, 2009 at 5:07 pm
He aired a lot of cats out……………felt bad for NORE, kinda threw him under the bus but he was right tho………..Nore neva been the same
April 2nd, 2009 at 5:08 pm
the realist rapper in the game period.
April 2nd, 2009 at 5:16 pm
nas
1 of the G.O.A.T.
April 2nd, 2009 at 5:46 pm
7YRS AGO. H.H.I.D
April 2nd, 2009 at 5:50 pm
HE WAS THE ONLY RAPPER TO SPEAK ABOUT THE WACKNESS RADIO AND RAPPERS ARE PUTTING OUT. I CANT FRONT I REMEMBER THAT TIME. HOT 97 WAS SHITTING ON NAS ESPECIALLY AFTER HE TALKED ABOUT FLEX AND ANGIE. SHIT ITS TRUE. HOT 97 WAS DICTATING AT THAT TIME WHO WOULD GET AIRPLAY AND NOT.
April 2nd, 2009 at 5:53 pm
ITS NOT LIKE IT IS TODAY…..THAT DUDE EBRO HAS CHANGED THE WAYS HOT 97 MAKES BUSINESS. ESPECIALLY HE WAS FROM OAKLAND, CALI “WEST COAST”. HE SAW FIRST HAND HOW HOT 97 WAS DISCRIMINAZING ON THE SOUTH AND THE WEST.
April 2nd, 2009 at 5:54 pm
NOW THAT’S REAL TALK FOR THAT AZZZZZZZZZZ………….
April 2nd, 2009 at 5:55 pm
P.S. It was good taking a trip down memory lane………………..
April 2nd, 2009 at 6:01 pm
nas was wild bac den
he changd alot
not 2many rappas tlk dey opinion like dat no more
April 2nd, 2009 at 6:28 pm
he spoke is mind……and he right….Angie was making them wack azz songs & getting airplay, FLEX has always been a homo riding ppls dikk…..Nore was doing that Reggeaton…..
Nelly spoke on KRS…c’mon man, Nelly? Talking KRS One? that was crazy back then……
and he was murk’n JAYZ on Ether and Summer Jam didn’t let him perform the song when that song was the hottest song out that summer….
April 2nd, 2009 at 7:19 pm
nas wasnt wild back then, around that time is when he got on his kufi mission
April 2nd, 2009 at 7:28 pm
yea Nas is that nigga… we all know… what really takes me is how powerful that nigga Jay is… i mean think about… he stopped the best record at the time from being allowed to be performed at the greatest HipHop festivity because it was disrespectful to him. That nigga a G.
April 2nd, 2009 at 7:30 pm
Nas said: “I FLOW CALM BUT DON”T PUSH!” It amazes me when people hate on Nas…because he is the truth! He don’t even associate with these rap dudes because he knows that they are phoney! Nas seems like the type of dude that if you push him to the limit he will go all in…like they say beware of the quiet ones!
April 2nd, 2009 at 7:38 pm
You niggas really think Jay stopped it because of his power…he paid Hot 97 and we all know Angie a smut and Flex is a dick rider who would go along with anything for money!!! Angie got a baby by that dude in the group Sisqo was in…Jay paid these niggas and Nas said I will not paying these niggas to play my shit..they need to pay me! Jay ain’t no fucking G..he a dick riding faggot…who was so desperate for Nas to be apart of his life…Jay was a fucking stan for Nas and still is!
April 2nd, 2009 at 7:44 pm
That Pay 4 Play shit is real…these same niggas be kissing Nas’ ass today! Nas don’t give a fuck about these niggas though…he know that they smile in his face and hate behind his back! Nas is too humble of a man to hold grudges..that is why he is the REALEST NIGGA IN HIP HOP…it takes a real nigga to be as HUMBLE AS NAS..especially when you know these niggas ain’t right!
April 2nd, 2009 at 7:56 pm
Jay was and still to this day is a stan for Nas! Jay paid money for these niggas to not play Nas’ Ether that does not make him a G…and its sad becuase it lets you know how powerful that song was and how it truly affect Jay-z! Besides, Jay was on the radio damn near in tears from Ether…If I was Jay-z I would of paid HOT 97 too so that I would not be further humiliated! Like Nas said you shouldn’t have to pay DJ’s to play your shit they should pay the artist…they would not have a job!
April 2nd, 2009 at 8:08 pm
I REMEMBR THIS SHIT WHEN IT ON HOT 97 + POWER 105 NAS WENT N HARD ON CAM NORE NELLY MUST PPL DUNNO THA IS WUT MADE CAM RELEASE THA DISS FREESTYLE HE MADE HATE ME NOW GOIN AT NAS WIT JIMMY TURNIN INTO THA KOOFI SMACKER THA WAS HOW IT ALL BEGUN. NAS WAS RIGHT AT THA TIME PAYOLA WAS SOM SERIOUS SHIT NO1 WAS GETTN ANY AIRPLAY XCEPT ROCAFELLA WHO KNOS HOW MANY TRUCKS FLEX GOT OFF OF THA SHIT….BUT NAS WAS WRONG FOR GOIN AT ANGIE LIKE THA IT WAS THA PROGRAM DIRECTORS FAULT FOR ALL THA SHIT.
April 2nd, 2009 at 8:20 pm
THEY ALL COOL W/NAS NOW. THEY KNOW NAS IS A REAL DUDE! BUT YOU CAN TELL THAT NAS REALLY DON”T ASSOCIATE HIMSELF WITH THE INDUSTRY TO MUCH. HE STAY TO HIMSELF! I GUESS THAT IS WHY HE GETS SO MUCH HATE FROM NIGGAS! ONCE A SNAKE…ALWAYS A SNAKE!
April 2nd, 2009 at 8:24 pm
why do u people prefer for people too not see ur faces?
April 2nd, 2009 at 10:07 pm
Realtalk ny you guys were good befor but yall really stpping it up for 09. at first I wasnt to fond of the new layout and I thought your material was coming too slow. i must say this site never lets me down with shit like this keep it up. This is one of the very few site where people post substance in thier opinions and stop that First bullshit.
April 2nd, 2009 at 10:08 pm
great interview
April 2nd, 2009 at 10:27 pm
In the words of Hov:
“Why you was out complaining about Summer Jam
I was in flip-flops in the South Of France
See how it flip-flops with the #1 station for Hip-Hop & R&B
You thought Summer Jam was starring you
It was starring me
Even in my absence my presence is felt
I gotta tell you I’m the King dog if nothing else
I’m on another continent
You still ain’t content
I’m in the Mediterranean and you still ain’t bent
Explain to me why I want to be you again
You on the radio crying and I’m learning to swim”
LMAOOOOOOO!!! He was sooo smooth on that Foxy “Stylin” beat.
April 2nd, 2009 at 10:57 pm
@ Addicted…notice how everyone sees something wrong with the picture those words painted…i think we as humans like that picture too much and forget that we’re the ones painting it.
April 2nd, 2009 at 11:17 pm
wait wait wait, get the fuck outta here, i aint madd at all yall biggin up nas and givin him his props but lets be 4real ppl keep it fuckin real
this nigga went on a tirade becuz hot97 wouldnt let him hang a manequin jayz in a noose and set it on fire on stage during summer jam. keep it fuckin real, how real are u when u only spoke the truth cuz u was mad, he was hand and hand wit hot97 b4 that shit, and after that shit. and lets not 4get a month later he went on angie show and ate all his words and apologized, and flex wouldnt have him on. if he was so real he shoulda spoke out on that shit without that summer jam situation.
he is right about dj’s, he right about angie making wack music and other rappers not rappin to they potential and nelly dissin krs. but nasir jones should never ever ever out his fuckin mouth ever diss funk flex, funk flex is a legend, yes i said it. this man been givin us exclusive heat for as long as i can remember, he goes thru nas classics how many radio djs can really have u in a zone wit a hour of nas, or jay, or big, or pac, snoop, dre, outkast, whoever flex goes in. yes he dickrides these artist and avoids ever sayin bad shit about any artist no matter how wack they are, but in his position he has to or he wouldnt get the exclusive tracks or interviews and if he couldnt get those things he wouldnt have been at the best station for over 15yrs. remember classic rocafella freestyles cyphers, classic wutang cypha, classic dblock cypha, classic gunit cypha(yes me sayin classic gunit lol). that was all flex, not ed lover, not steph lova, not kay slay, not clue, nobody.
and this nigga is the last nigga to talk about slaves, at the end talkin bout columbia, he been a slave to them for most of his career no ill will records aint never did shit he was always a worker never a boss of himself, atleast cam was his own man. nas is a living legend yes i got every album but i always wished he rhymed on his own label rather than columbia
April 2nd, 2009 at 11:22 pm
@Addicted…Nas never cried on the radio but Jay-z did…Ether had that nigga shock…he could never fuck with Nas! Nas was expressing himself…Jay was very tearful and we all know that the verse you posted ain’t fuckin with Ether! I bet you…Jay won’t ever under estimate Nas again! Jay even admitted to being defeated..so any verse he spitted after Ether in now pointless!
April 2nd, 2009 at 11:30 pm
Yet, he became Nas’s boss.
April 2nd, 2009 at 11:59 pm
You niggas are truly fucking bias! Yet Nas…got paid well and Jay got FIRED! Jay was never Nas’ Boss..they both work for LA Reid! Jay been a slave for DEF JAM and trade his slave card into LIVE NATION! If Jay is such a fucking Boss why can’t he distribute his own fucking music…Ice Cube does! Jay supposedly got more money and a bigger fan base! You mother fuckers are sheep! Jay owns Rocafella Records…why can’t he capitalize off his own shit…get his own artist poppin…because they nigga can’t run no label! Jay was Just the face of Def Jam…an employee just like everyone else!
April 3rd, 2009 at 12:16 am
These niggas is bias…the stans always try to discredit Nas! Truthfully Nas don’t give a fuck about these clowns! They use the same Jay was Nas’ Boss antics to poorly prove their point…but the truth is that Nas was asked to come to DEF JAM by LA Reid and was paid very well to do so and Jay being the empoyee he was hired to be had to bring Nas on board and end the beef! Now Jay did what an employee is suppose to do…FOLLOW ORDERS! When they caught his ass stealing from the budget they fired him LOL…point blank! Def Jam still owns apart of Rocafella Records..why you think Jay started Roc Nation over at Live nation. Don’t belive the hype Jay is a SLAVE too! Lets not be bias!
April 3rd, 2009 at 12:39 am
@COUNTY OF KINGS-
SIN AND BIAS STAN JUST SHITTED ON YOU ENTIRE ESSAY! WHAT ALBUM HAS JAY-Z SOLEY PUT OUT ON ROCAFELLA? IT HAS ALWAYS BEEN ROCAFELLA/DEF JAM…JUST LIKE NAS’ HAS BEEN ILL WILL/COLUMBIA and NOW THE JONES EXPERIENCE/DEF JAM! WHAT ARTIST HAS ROCAFELLA SUCCESSFULLY MARKETED WITHOUT DAME! JAY HAS YET TO MARKET A SUCCESSFUL ARTIST ON ROCAFELLA! SO WHAT NAS APOLOGIZED…JAY APPOLOGIZED TO NAS ON LIVE RADIO AS WELL! THE POINT I’M MAKING IS THAT THE SAME SHIT YOU PEOPLE TRY TO COME AT NAS FOR CAN BE EASILY DIRECTED TOWARDS JAY AS WELL! LETS STOP ACTING LIKE JAY IS WITHOUT ERROR! FLEX FUCKS WITH NAS AND SO DOES ANGIE! BOTH JAY AND NAS HAVE MOVED ON!
April 3rd, 2009 at 12:43 am
lol@ yall gettin all hyped about footage from 2002 ..calm down , it’s not that serious ..yeah nas killed jay on ether ..it’s funny how jay and nas are man enough to put ..that beef behind them .but the fans .still hold on to it ..oh and cosign#25
April 3rd, 2009 at 12:56 am
Nas is the truth! Niggas hate because they envy him! The try to act like they are superior to him…but that is what weak men do! Co-sign 100% # 1,3,4,6,9,10,11,14,15,16, 17,19, 28, 29, and 30! #13..Nas is that nigga!
April 3rd, 2009 at 1:33 am
Jay and Nas respect each other…stans need to fall back! Why are the stans debating about this old ass shit! Nas or Jay ain’t debating about this shit…they are the only ones who know the truth! A stans opinions is based on pure speculation! Get over it and move on because this shit is 7 yrs old! Jay and Nas are both legends and very rich! STANS GET A LIFE…NAS and JAY are living VERY WELL…we should strive to do the same! Forgiveness is were its at! Nas and Jay are examples of displaying true maturity and growth as men!
April 3rd, 2009 at 8:09 am
i feel u Addicted. but how yall gon say Jay aint a G cause he paid niggaz to get shit done… what G u know doesn’t pay to have shit done? i’m tellen you.. if you don’t know about business or the streets… or life for that matter… don’t comment on real shit.
April 3rd, 2009 at 8:31 am
All you bird as niggas act like you from the streets…You crack babies don’t know shit about Jay or Nas but you constantly trying to analyze their lives! If you were truly from the street this blog would not be you focus…So Shut the fuck up and stop beefing and sending messages back and forward to each other agreeing or disagreeing with each other…becasue Nas or Jay can give TWO SHITS ABOUT ANY OF YA’LL! You niggas getting pissy over a fucking 7 year old video…NIGGAS IS TOO EMOTIONAL BUT THEY CALL THEMSELVES SRTEET! DO YOU THINK NAS AND JAY SIT AROUND ANALYZING SHIT…THE WAY YOU BITCHES DO! NAS AND JAY IS ABOVE ALL YA’LL…THEY PAID and WON”T EVER ASSOCIATE WITH YOU LIL BLOG NIGGAS SO WHY YA’LL GOING SO STRONG TRYING TO PROVE A POINT TO WHO?
April 3rd, 2009 at 8:46 am
Co-sign #35! its sad when the stans try to go hard for their favorite artist but the truth is their favorite artist has moved on! You would think that the maturity that Nas and Jay show would rub off on their fans but I guess the saying is true hip hop stans today are not very bright…Nas and Jay please tell your stans again that “ITS OVER and YOU’VE BOTH MOVED ON TO BETTER THINGS…YOU DO SONGS TOGETHER, SHOW UP ON STAGE TOGETHER and RESPECT EACH OTHER!!” This goes to tell you the reason why hip hop is in a crisis is because the fans/stans are immature and rather see two grown men fighting and disrespecting one another…rather than make peace! These niggas beefing with each more than Jay and Nas…LMAO!!!!
April 3rd, 2009 at 11:28 am
“If you were truly from the street this blog would not be you focus…” yet your posting on here… i rest my case.
April 3rd, 2009 at 11:30 am
no to mention .. writing full paragraphs… gay ass niggaz
April 3rd, 2009 at 11:32 am
You guys are guilty of the same thing. LMAO all the capitol letters show your emotion. Why is everyone so against blogging yet they turn around and blog. You are as guilty as those who you condemn he who has not blogged throw the first keyboard.
I thought so LMAO I love this site.
April 3rd, 2009 at 11:47 am
nas the greatest hip hop artist of all time talkin real shit. u cant fuk wit him, yet i fuks wit him..
April 3rd, 2009 at 2:21 pm
Some of you blogers make a lot a sense. Nas and Jay have moved on but the stans can’t. Now that’s real talk! Nas and Jay all day!
April 3rd, 2009 at 2:23 pm
Sooner or later we’ll all see who the profit is!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
April 3rd, 2009 at 2:31 pm
Maybe #35 is admitting that he is not from the streets…but he can still come to an informed and logical conclusion about Nas and Jay…not caring about the dumb sh*t as much as the stans do! I personally love Nas and Jay..and think they both bring a great perspecticve to hip hop! They are different artists and they are two of the best artists in hip hop today!
April 3rd, 2009 at 2:39 pm
If Cam’ron can do an interview with allhiphop.com and list Nas and Jay as his true top 5 DOA MC’s…why can’t the fans agree to disagree and move on! Shit Cam don’t even like Nas or Jay but he can’t deny their talent or thier relevance in the game today!