April 7th, 2009
Mos Def Says Jay-Z, Lil Wayne ,Kanye West, Etc. Can’t Beat Him In A Battle
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April 6th, 2009 at 6:50 pm
pls
April 6th, 2009 at 6:51 pm
even tho i like kanye n jay i would say mos can do it..
April 6th, 2009 at 6:52 pm
thats kinda somethin i already kno as far as kanye goes. mos vs. jay would be a coin flip tho
April 6th, 2009 at 6:58 pm
lil wayne, is not even close to Mos, this is a joke, he only telling the truth
April 6th, 2009 at 6:59 pm
i doubt mos can hang..he aiight for a little bit but jay would smash him too easy
April 6th, 2009 at 7:07 pm
YEA I AGREE WITH HIM SAYIN LIL WAYNE AND KANYE
BUT MOS DEF AND JAY-Z WAS ON ONE SONG TOGETHER..EVER…FROM I CAN REMEMBER
TALIB KWELI “GET BY” (REMIX)
…AND I’M SORRY BUT JAY MURDERED EVERYONE ON THAT…
MATTER FACT KANYE VERSE MIGHTA BEEN HARDER ON THAT 2 – AND THAT’S WEN HE CAME OUT.
BUT WHAT DA HELL HAPPEN TO MOS?? HE LOOK LIKE HE ON SUMTIN…ALL DEM NIGGAS WAS WILDIN’ – DA NIGGA IN THE BACK SAID ANDRE 3000 WAS BULLSHIT….LOL GET DA FUCK OUTTA HERE
April 6th, 2009 at 7:08 pm
Mos would kill Kanye, Mos would kill Wayne, Mos vs Jay-Z would be a nice battle. Wayne is so overrated he a “decent” rapper @ best.
Top 5 battles i would like to see:
1. Jay-Z vs Eminem
2. Mos vs Common
3. Lloyd Banks vs Cassidy
4. Beanie Sigel vs Styles P
5. Luda vs Wayne…Luda would murder this nigga on the spot lyrically
April 6th, 2009 at 7:24 pm
I think that every emcee wants to believe that they are the best and aint nuffin wrong with that. I would love to see him battle weezy…. I honestly think that Mos can win. But Hov????? Dont kno bout that one(lol).
April 6th, 2009 at 7:25 pm
Its only one way to find out.Put them on the stage and see what happens.
April 6th, 2009 at 7:25 pm
Mos could prob get at Jay on a good or bad day ……..if its off the top and on tha spot type ish!!!! Son good with the freestyle but all them dudes he callin out bangin with the pens thou!!
April 6th, 2009 at 7:27 pm
Mos Def I believe would take them out. Jay and Mos would be instant classic.
Leave wayne behind he’s not done nothing to even be mentioned
April 6th, 2009 at 7:31 pm
yeah make a album like with no beat and the shit gone sale. if u put a beat to it niggas aint gone wanna hear it. its sad but its true. (true lyrics dont sale anymore its all about rappersingers and dancin kids).
April 6th, 2009 at 7:31 pm
MAN THAT SHIT WOULD BE DOPE AND CLASSIC , MAN DONT TALK ABOUT HOW MANY VIEWERS THAT SHIT WOULD GET, MAN I THINK THAT SHIT COULD HAPPEN.
April 6th, 2009 at 7:38 pm
stop hatin !!!! its about free style its not who is the best rapper. That being said wayne should not be left out the convo……yall the same people that bought his 3.8 mill ablum…and was like damn did son just say that….it aint about him kissin dudes or wearing tight pants….its about free style….stick to the topic of the convo you lames. that being said all son would need is 5 blunts a liter of tha purp and a gallon of Hawaiian puch. get em weezy!!
April 6th, 2009 at 7:46 pm
I cosign the Graduate, Wayne is irrelevant in this convo, since it has nothing to do with “trendsetting” or album sales, just straight lyrics, Ye cant hang Jay could, it would be real though…. and Superman-hip hop says, them battles are hot but since its lyrics, put Phonte (from little brother) in for lil wayne, that would be nuts, Phonte vs Luda wow…
April 6th, 2009 at 7:52 pm
It would be interesting to hear him and jay go at it.
April 6th, 2009 at 7:56 pm
lol… I already said up here in a while ago Jay wasn’t even th e best ever from his burrough so how can he be best of all time! When the corporate powers bounce and its jus rhymes and folks jay will get murdered in my opinion lil wayne too… kanye might be another story though would be interesting!
April 6th, 2009 at 8:08 pm
1. Jay-Z vs Eminem
2. Mos vs Common
3. Lloyd Banks vs Cassidy
4. Beanie Sigel vs Styles P
5. Luda vs Wayne
…couldnt say it beter myself
April 6th, 2009 at 8:09 pm
hell ya that man could do it. u fucking kidding me
April 6th, 2009 at 8:12 pm
dude tryna clown 3gs??? get da hell outa hea.
say he cant fuck wit wayne cuz he dnt undrstnd what he sayn
its stupid muh fuckas like dis nigga dats killn hiphop. dats y dez dickheads dnt like real mcs like lupe.
mos will smash wayne. like to c him and jay tho
April 6th, 2009 at 8:14 pm
this would be somethin i would wanna see ..jay vs mos def …i mean ..all dem other ones , pointless.
April 6th, 2009 at 8:17 pm
Realtalk Mos Def is really slept on and i’m saying this from Dallas,Tx. (The South) But Mos have to really come with it to handle Jay.Weezy ain’t gone handle hin like we think even though weezy my nigga but i don’t think nobody can handle Hov!!!
April 6th, 2009 at 8:28 pm
eminem would murder anyone in the game
April 6th, 2009 at 8:33 pm
@Superman All bullshit aside playboy but Lil Wayne recently str8 murdered Luda on his own shit and i know everybody rememember how Eminem embarrassed Jay on the Blueprint,That being said T.I. done in Ye ,Wayne, and Jay on (Swagga) ,Common will run outta gas fuckin’ with Mos Def now Beans and P or Banks and Cass those will be some tight runners they really need to have a hip hop playoffs to keep niggaz from naming theyself as “The Best” !!
April 6th, 2009 at 8:35 pm
Ok where’s the caption that says….We’ve just been punked…..anytime a nigga mentions Jay like they n his level…..I feel like I’ve just brought tickets to a comedy show….or maybe even a def poetry….LMAO….People need to start understanding that just becxause a nigga hot in they circle… does not mean that they can step into the square circle with niggas who based they whole carreer on sharping they lyrical tools…..Mos def is ok….. Not supa nice just ok…. He might need to practice on niggas like common, game, cassidy, cam before he even starts doing a Ron Brownz (jumping out the window) …Jay is a real live animal…..maybe I can make u understand a little better with a comparison……..if jay was a phone he would be the iphone……. missing a few key things but hands down still the fucking best….. and these other niggas would be like nextel……Cool as shit in the beginning but after u get passed the chirp….they really have nothing to offer……..LoL
April 6th, 2009 at 8:35 pm
Mos Def is better than alot of niguz in the game lyrically he just crazy slept on and don’t spit that hard dumb shit niguz like to hear…He would absolutely destroy Wayne ass, Kanye is Mos Def son, Jay and Mos…Yeah I agree with everybody else that shit would be an interestin ass battle! Mos would have to bring his A gam and Hov would have to bring his. Jay got the hearts of the crowd so Mos would have to really really come with it! LOL Him, Talib, 3000 and Pharoe Monch all slept on like crazy as is the case with the whole slaughterhouse! Budden, Crooked Joell and Royce all slept on and are better than 90% of the hottest niguz out…..SMH!
April 6th, 2009 at 8:39 pm
Well he may be right but does it really matter when it has no chance in hell of being proven. The only real judges are their fans and I think just on that Jay-Z wins all the time.
April 6th, 2009 at 8:41 pm
Mos go over niggas head too much.
Wayne uses similes too much.
3000 sing too much.
Jay-Z on Corporate Takeover=Classic
Slim is far out.
Nas is too conscience.
Kanye changes too much.
April 6th, 2009 at 8:45 pm
WELL HE IS TELLING THE TRUTH REAL TALK THEY CANT
April 6th, 2009 at 8:47 pm
Mos Def is telling the truth. He’ll kill any of those guys.
First of all…
Wayne- Totally overrated, straight trash, can’t understand what he says, used to have a ghostwriter, he is a disgrace to hip hop
Jay- good rapper, but also overrated, nas ripped him on either, way past his prime, steals biggies rhymes
Kanye- used to be good, sucks now, ego too big for his damn head, weird as hell
Mos is one of the last few real rappers. He’s a great lyricist, he stays true to himself, he has a actual message in most of his songs. He doesn’t have to use gimmicks or publicity to sell records, HE DOESN’T USE THE AUTO-TUNE.
You don’t have to agree with me, this is just my opinion…
April 6th, 2009 at 8:50 pm
Weezy not even up there. I think he could beat Kanye, but Ye got some heat too. But him n Jay, like all the ppl who listen to real mc’s who spit real lyrics know, that would be a hell of a battle. His brooklyn go hard was better than Jay’s, but I dunno.
April 6th, 2009 at 8:52 pm
then again…everyone knows this will never happen…
April 6th, 2009 at 8:54 pm
mos d3f definitly wack ass fuck wtf rong wit yall wayn3 will kill all d3m ni99a bitch pl3z
April 6th, 2009 at 8:55 pm
and jay z is da overrated 1 he was gud way bac in da 60’s lol old wack ass
April 6th, 2009 at 8:59 pm
Damn Mos bodied that shit but he go over niguz heads! I woulda slapped that stupid muthafukka for sayin he need swag! I hate bitches like that I hope he was jokin! Damn shorty bodied that shit LOL! MOS IS NASTY! Damn where the fuck is that Black Star 2!
April 6th, 2009 at 9:02 pm
Firstly those Mos mention aren’t even on his level in terms of freestyle battling. The people he should be mentioning are the likes of…
Rhymefest
Common
Eminem
Talib Kweli
Someone needs to organize these battles. Make it like Grind Time. It’s better than challenging other rappers to Madden or car races. Fuck outta here with that.
These type of battles could save hip hop and take it back to the roots.
Nigel D, use what contacts you have and try and organize this shit.
April 6th, 2009 at 9:04 pm
Eminem will murder anyone in a battle
April 6th, 2009 at 9:05 pm
LMAO at the idiot who think Wayne is even top 20 worthy LMAO Are you serious? Wayne ain’t the worst rapper in the game only because niguz like Ron Browz , Baby, Soulja Boy, Plies, Juelz, Mims or any of the other interchangeable ass rappers (I.E: Webbie, Boozy, Gorilla Zoe etc) who I can’t differentiate from each other make albums if it wasn’t for them he would be THE worse rapper alive! I hope Jay stop sittin on his high paid ass and do something for hip-hop and stage this battle!
April 6th, 2009 at 9:14 pm
Who u know fresher than Hov riddle me that!!!
April 6th, 2009 at 9:15 pm
woow. #33? are you 14?… bc that’s the only way that you’d think WAYNE would murk everyone… mos def is an inspirational icon to true hip hop heads.. he is what we are in the slums to what em is to broken white teens.. real issues and real talk, hits harder than waynes dumbass anaolgies and similies about how fly he is and all his money and pussy and shit that(auto tune), and crazy shit that doesn’t make sense. IGNORANT…
BTW!!! mos would do it… jay’s a toss, em’s a toss… but he’s never beat THESAURUS.. youtube that shit, he’s the best.
April 6th, 2009 at 9:23 pm
I would LOOOOVE to see him battle!!! LOOOVVVEEE!!! I mean, pay good money to see him battle them. They’d all bite of course but I’m saying…that would be a hot battle.
April 6th, 2009 at 9:24 pm
It may be True..
Cuz Mos is a ill!
He can def. beat Weezy non articulate butt.lol
April 6th, 2009 at 9:33 pm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTKMUjh2Kf8
Kanye vs mos def
April 6th, 2009 at 9:34 pm
Youtube Mos Def vs. Kanye then youtube Mos Def Amilli freestyle then say what u think!
April 6th, 2009 at 9:48 pm
what areyou guys talking about? Lloyd Banks already shit on Cassidy years ago i thought..
maybe banks vs jay-z would be kool, but i think banks is a lyrical monster bc Eminem and Jay-Z are nowhere on the same level, lets get real…there’s a good reason everyone avoids gettin into it with Eminem
April 6th, 2009 at 9:55 pm
I think these would make the most entertaining battles
Lloyd Banks vs Jay-Z
Juelz Santana vs Lil Wayne
Nas vs Jay-Z
Mos Def vs. KRS-One
Immortal Technique vs. Common
April 6th, 2009 at 9:56 pm
**Eminem is not in there bc Ireallydon’t know of any active rapper that is on his level
April 6th, 2009 at 9:57 pm
MOS DEF WOULD EAT WAYNE THAT SHITZ NOT EVEN FAIR LOL EVEN THO IMA DIE HARD HOVA FAN I THINK MOS DEF COULD GET AT JAY !!! MOS DEF IZ DA DEFENITION OF A TRUE MC FUK THEM WAK SOUTH RAPPERZ
April 6th, 2009 at 10:27 pm
mos is a beef jus off how he addressed dude…lmao @ i would right jokes and tell my staff to repeatedly clown on you after you lose money bettin on someone else…lol! f’n hilarious this dude is REAL as REAL gets in this game!
fck j z… shout out to Jaz and YZ!
April 6th, 2009 at 10:34 pm
beast not beef! sorry everything of interest here is beef though…lol!
April 6th, 2009 at 10:36 pm
Kanye, weezy, yeah, Jay? he fucked up and they both from Brooklyn. dude you ain’t do your homework. Jay will clown you dude. I ain’t even gonna elaborate.
April 6th, 2009 at 10:43 pm
CAMERA MAN SAID KANYE AINT A GOOD RAPPER, WOWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW,,, IS HE TALKING ABOUT 808′S AND HEARTBREAK?????
April 6th, 2009 at 10:46 pm
if u didnt realize, jay didnt do type of street spitter shit since like 1976… same for wayne and same for kanye… he recently did freestyles and stuff so honestly…..
April 6th, 2009 at 11:01 pm
Mos Def would eat Lil Wayne…. if you believe it or not niggas write for lil wayne, kanye sings now, the only one left that could give mos def some go it Jay
Top 5 Lyricist
1.Lupe Fiasco
2.Common
3.Talib Kweli
4.Mos Def
5.Eminem
April 6th, 2009 at 11:14 pm
mos is a real rapper and dat nigga sings check drunk and hot girls on kanye graduation shit……bring wayne to the battle wit his auto tune let em square up as far as jay i dunno andre 3000 woah crazy but mos def still got da bars put him on a hot beat its a hot track
April 7th, 2009 at 12:03 am
i cant believe my eyes all yall ppl think mos def could battle jay?
on that just to get by remix, jayz took that shit, and actually kanye and mos verses were equally hard. but mos is not as nice as jayz, thats plain and simple.
everytime theres a post wit all yall naming yall top 5 or 10 i never see mos def in yall list so alot of yall is frontin right now. mos and kanye had some good battles they should battle again
April 7th, 2009 at 12:06 am
BIG HOV fan right here! If it’s a random freestyle with punchlines, I would go with Mos, but lyrically on songs, Jay hands down.
KanYe he is an alright freestyle emcee. Check out the freestyle with him and Mos, it was funny.
Lil Wayne? Come on, not enough worth it. All Little Wayne is gonna say is “like this” “like that”, he will have those “LIKE” metaphors memorized and he won’t be able to come up with anything on the spot.
April 7th, 2009 at 12:06 am
cosign wit Number 7 those battles would be crazy….
April 7th, 2009 at 12:08 am
REAL TLK YE,WEEZY NOR JIGGA COULD “BATTLE” MOS DEF N WIN PLAIN N SIMPLE NYBODY WHO KNW HIP HOP KNWS THAT AND NUMBA 2 JAYZ AINT THAT GREAT OF A FREESTYLER WE ARE TLKN ABOUT FREESTYL BATTLIN LIKE DA REAL SHIT IDIOTS NOW WRITIN VERSES CUZ IF THT WAS THE CASE ID SAY HE CULD STILL OUT LYRICAL KILL ALL 3 OF EM WAYNE IS SUB-PAR AT BEST..JAY IS A LEGEND BUT I DOUBT HE CAN STILL FREE..N YE WE ALL KNW SUKS AT FREESTYLIN BUT IS A HELL OF A WRITER SO… LETS NOT GO THERE SHIT I CAN FREESTYLE BETTER THN THESE NIGGAZ ACCEPT FOR MOS CUZ ID PROB FUK UP A MILLION TIMES JUZ BEIN IN HIS PRESENCE
April 7th, 2009 at 12:11 am
N WHO EVER DAT KAT WHO DISSED 3K OUGHT TO BE PILEDRIVED FOR SAYIN DAT SHIT ARE U KIDDN ME ANDRE IS A BEAST FREESTYLE OR WITH THE PEN!!!
April 7th, 2009 at 12:17 am
WHY WONT DEEZ NIGGAZ ACTUALLY DO THIS SAVE hIP HOP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
1. LET MOS VS JAYZ GO DWN
2. WAYNE VS. CASSIDY LMAO CASSIDY WILL EAT HIS ASS UP
3.COMMON VS NAS I WOULD PROP SKIP MY GRADUATION TO WATCH TH LOL J/P
4. ANDRE 3K VS. EMINEM HELLA CRAZY BARS
5. KANYE VS ME LOL LET ME GET SIGNED FOR KILLIN HIS ASS PLEEEEEEEEEEEEEZ! EVEN THOUGH IM A HUGE FAN
April 7th, 2009 at 12:44 am
The bigtime emcees like jay,wayne,em won’t battle. they too high up don’t want to loose fans.anigga like ye will say fuck and battle. This would be some hot shit though. hope it happens
April 7th, 2009 at 12:49 am
only niggas that are wayne heads would say that mos is wack! Mos is not wack at all!! Wayne would get eaten up, kanye tryna do other shit, Jay would be a good comp tho. Mos can’t fuck wit my man Cass or Jada tho.
April 7th, 2009 at 12:56 am
mos def is one them niggas you wana like but you just cant.. he had some ight shit w blackstar and that black on both sides shit was iight at best. IS ANY OF YOU BUMPIN ANY NEW MOS DEF SHIT? please tell me one mos def in the past 5 years that you bump in your car, how many wayne songs you bumpin? oh yea hundreds
April 7th, 2009 at 12:58 am
oh yea dude thinks osama bin laden had nothing to do with 9/11…that right there tells you this nigga stupid
April 7th, 2009 at 1:06 am
yall boys dumb as fuckk,, you really think mos would name a real artist that lives off his lyrics?? naw he named wayne kanye and jay just because those are the biggest names in the game. if mos would said let me battle em cassidy and freeway nobody would give a fuck. all this nigga doin is tryin to get his name back out there cuz he washed up
April 7th, 2009 at 1:07 am
Tony… get up on that boogie man music! Mos done did it all already wayne goin rock black jack johnson! Kayne sings but Mos been doin that too and he’s bk to the death and not bk tryin to be harlem too but B mutha fckin K period!!! IM humble and outside veiwers opinion!
April 7th, 2009 at 1:30 am
lol… he did say freeway!
April 7th, 2009 at 5:14 am
SOULJA BOY BETTER THAN MOS DEF
April 7th, 2009 at 5:23 am
MOS is real brooklyn,not JayZ
April 7th, 2009 at 6:38 am
@ 70….. MOS is real brooklyn, not Jay Z
Smoking that dust… Lay off it!
And why can’t everybody in HIP HOP be like this? No Beef the man just want to straight up battle and see who has the more skills in tht art form.
Nowadays hip hop is about kill this kill that I have way more money than you etc etc.
April 7th, 2009 at 7:12 am
Mos would eat Jay… Jay out of his battlen mode. But Kanye might hold it down.
April 7th, 2009 at 10:27 am
most anticipated battle of the decade
Mos VS Jay-Z… would certainly pay £200 to watch dat live @ d front seat
mos is sick on dis freestyle… roarrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!!!
April 7th, 2009 at 2:35 pm
immortal technique vs lil wayne ( lol lil wayne would get killed)
mos def vs jay z (mos would take this no problem i dont car wat any1 says)
talib kweli vs crooked i ( would be the best battle of all time)
freeway vs cassisy ( freeway will get him this time)
nas vs royce da 59 ( this would be crazy)
joe budden vs rhymefest ( another crazy battle)
joell ortiz vs termanology ( joell got him but term would put up a fight)
reks vs nino bless ( i dont even no who got this 1 both great emcees)
April 7th, 2009 at 2:37 pm
o yeah and my man skillz from VA will murder everyone i dont care wat u guys say
April 7th, 2009 at 3:13 pm
SOMEONE IS JUST TRYNA CAUSE A BUZZ FOR HIS NAME…PROMOTION TIME!
April 7th, 2009 at 4:36 pm
Mos def would eat lil wayne, jay-z, and whoever alive…..he’s on a whole nother level with his flow…cats hear that shit and be like” i don’t feel that” he doesnt have enough swag!? WTF? thats the problem with weak ass rap nowdays man, the shit is all about flash and the latest trend instead of lyrical ability and telling your INDIVIDUAL story, not the next man’s……..but anyways, there’s a handful of other cats that still rip it though….e.g…Joe Buddens, Royce, Crooked I, Joell ortiz (slaughterhouse)…Lupe’s the fucking greatest in the game all around hands down..dont care what anyone says….Jadakiss, Cassidy, Termanology, Corey Gunnz, and maybe a few others but it’s slim pickings from there on out.
April 7th, 2009 at 4:54 pm
why is wayne even mentioned? u cant even compare him to ny rappers….well maybe jim jones and that disgrace of an ny crew. when waynes got an actual decent/good punchline, right after it he’ll have like 4-5 rhymes that dont even make any sense. the mans a clown. and seriously you cant be considered a great rapper when you start pursuing a career in tpain voices. not even close to what hip hop is. and ye a he dun do it all the time but look at every rap legend. not one of them relle had a terrible album. since lil wayne was in the rap game hes been shit. 99-09.
April 7th, 2009 at 7:45 pm
3000 doper than all of them. And the dude who put styles p and Lloyd blanks on his list has to be a g-unit intern. And what’s up ya’ll eminem fans? He is the most overrated artist out there
April 7th, 2009 at 8:17 pm
that would be nice…and #18 I’d love to see ANY of those!
April 8th, 2009 at 5:38 am
the lady can spit!
I regret this battle will never happen though
April 10th, 2009 at 9:09 am
I believe Mos and Jay would be a better battle. No music, just straight spit!!! Mos is ill on another level lyrically but, Jay’s mind is sharp when it comes to flippin’ words on the fly! Weezy and Ye are cool for the moment but, look at how Jay smashed on Wayne on Mr. Carter! The different way that these brothers spit(Jay and Mos)would make it a hard battle to judge tho. I see that Mos didn’t mention Nasir’s name!!! Lol! I thought that was quite interesting for the fact that niggas can’t forget what Nas did to Jay during their lil battle! Mos don’t want no part of that! LMAO!!! Plus 3 Stacks is dope but, as far as battling, I don’t think Stacks is on that level with his lyrics. Peace!
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April 14th, 2009 at 2:26 pm
Okay, what’s the big deal? Mos is an extremely talented MC and Lil Wayne nd Kanye are pop artists. Jay Z might be a bit of a struggle, but mos is stories above Wayne & Kanye combined.
April 24th, 2009 at 12:56 am
mos would kill kanye and wayne. that would no competition. but idk about jay vs mos. hov is top 10 on just about anyones top 10 list and everyone that listens to real hip hop knows that mos is one of the greatest spitters of all time. with that being said, i think mos would beat jay just because jay is way out of his prime. i think it would be a different story if jay was in his prime like back in 1990 to 1996 about reasonable doubt time. i found an old article about how when jay was coming up, he ran into GZA and ODB. they had a rap battle and both claimed they had won. in the interview GZA gives jay props. so i mean if jay can match GZA in rap battle back in his prime, then i think he would beat mos in battle. i think jay can still spit when he actually tries but i think mos is alot better now just because hes still in his prime so he would probably beat jay. here is the article about jay vs gza, pretty interesting.
Halftime: I want to talk about back in the days when you used to go around town just battling cats. There was a rumor that you and Jay-Z battled one time. Is there any truth to that and if so what was the outcome of that one?
GZA: Yea, that’s true. It wasn’t like a battle but we came across each other’s paths. Actually it was me and Dirty. We ran into Jay-Z in Bushwick. We used to go to Ansar Ru Allah community, it was this whole community of Muslims, to go buy the wheat pizza and they used to have this talent show every week. We weren’t performing against each other but we happened to run into him one time out there. We were like yea we emcee and he was like he emcee and we went back and forth with a couple of darts and that was that. He was very arrogant at the time….
Halftime: At the time? haha
GZA: Aiight, he still is. He was very cocky. We weren’t as cocky but we were just as confident. So we both had the vibe like yea you ain’t do nothing to me. We had the same type of attitude but it was all cool. He was rhyming much much faster, you remember how he used to rhyme. He was super fast back then. He’s a clever emcee, he’s always got it and he’s still nice. I’LL GIVE IT TO HIM. He put his work in. But that was that it wasn’t no Kool Moe Dee vs. Busy Bee situation. We just went back and forth with a few verses and that was that. He was asked about it on MTV. Sway asked him like, ‘You battled GZA, you beat Genius?’ and Jay-Z was like c’mon man
August 27th, 2009 at 5:32 am
Lil Wayne has talent but it’s just silly to compare him to Mos or Jay-Z. They are titans and Weezy is a tyke. Honestly, Mos is super fresh he’d take Jay imo but I’d still love to see it!
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