Jay-Z Angie Martinez Interview - 2002 - Talks Nas, Jaz-O, Cam'ron, Dame Dash Foxy Brown, Amil & More 

nas went against a lable and a whole radio station haha good times ladies and gentleman thats how u beefn

Jay cried in the Bentley after this interview

NaS was one man against Hov in his prime, a whole record label, and a super biased radio station. I love Jay but this was some biblical shit, "sooner or later we'll all see who the prophet is".

It’s always dope when the music louder than the conversation.

He was planning his escape from the roc right then

No other person make Jay feel insecure like Nas does. You can hear the hurt in his voice. Ether really does burn your soul slow🔥🔥🔥

Hot 97 hate Pac and Nas go figure🤷🏾‍♂️

I actually got into a fight when this interview was going on, i was working at a sneakers store and one of my coworkers kept talking over the interview and i was trynna hear what jay was saying cus i was fully invested into this beef, i was a huge nas fan back then and i just started liking jay cus he took that L lol...long story short i told homie to stfu and let me hear the radio, sun walked up to me and started swinging and from then it was on lol

So did anyone realize that Hov created the concept of Verzus in this interview?

7:20 50 Cent talked about that before too, he said that he thought Jay-z was going to respond later, he didn't know that Jay-z was going to respond to him right away like he did on the stage.

Jay was developing a twinkle in his eyes for B here he just still in street mode

Hov felt some type of way when the Oh Boy beat came on

The worse thing about this is that bas didn't even want to battle with jay-z, he even rang rakim and asked if he should do it. This will always haunt jay

I don't think Jay thought he was losing until some time went on. Ether comes on now!!! Jay can't say shyt but respect it and be glad he was the reason the God Emcee unleashed such a game changing song.

All these jz stans don't get it. Jay was rapping for the hood. He wanted the hood to think he won and he knows the hood thinks nas won so he took the L. All u herbs buying the albums, he didn't care what u thought.

Ahh the Nas/JayZ "beef" so many memories.

Jay did not like taking this L! Lol

Jay and Nas was one of the best rap beefs ever. We still debate over it.

Good job finding this good interview

U can hear jay insecurity towards Nas status in hip hop

Do some of y'all realize this is 2002?

The keys people hold can sometimes be so clear when you listen, look left, right and cross properly

Ether destroyed Jay. It came out in 2001 and he still feels salty about it.

Great interview I remember listening to this on my Walkman in prison 💯 I’m happy to now hear this at home & Jay-Z & Nash are making music now 💯 God bless them both 💯

I always knew amil vs foxy had an issue

One absolutely beauty of being distressed is it brings out a very very super sincere side of us. There's still alot of "Jay-Z" in this interview, but he's VERY cut n dry at the same time. Gives alot of insight into how he really thinks with no reverb.

I remember being Sooo mad Nas didn't take the bait for that PPV battle, that would've been one of the most historic moments in hip hop EVER

97 never been the same since. Because they couldn’t stay neutral they would eventually lose their number 1 spot for hip hop music in NY as well. After listening to this a lot of memories came back to me and I still hate Angie Mar. Nas is a better man then me cause she would have never gotten another interview from either at Hot or Power 105.1 (the station Nas helped build).

I guess yall forget the line "I got stronger after Ether..Wow" jim jones Brooklyn Remix

lol Hov was in this interview throwing hella shade. you just gotta peep it

Angie was so biased towards Jay lol

34:19 Can I Get A... is not your record either Jay-Z lool. It was originally Ja Rule's record, that he was going to do solo, Ja Rule wrote the hook and gave Jay-Z the flow for the song too. Ja Rule said when he was working on his album, he got the beat and began jotting down his thoughts and putting them together. Jay-Z heard it and was like, ‘This is dope. Let’s do it together.’ So Jay-Z got on it, put his touches on it and threw Amil on it Irv Gotti said Jay-Z was in his office at Def Jam recordings vibing to the song and Jay-Z said 'Yo what's this' Irv Gotti said Oh it's a record I'm doing with Jah and Jah gotta hook, Ja Rule then rapped the hook. Then after Jay-Z left the office he calls Irv Gotti five minutes later and told Irv Gotti to let him get the record. Irv Gotti was like, 'What record?' and Jay-Z said "The record y'all doing niggas, this shit hot" so Irv Gotti put Jay-Z on the phone with Ja Rule and Ja Rule gave Jay-Z the flow and hook of the song. Irv Gotti also agreed to let Jay-Z have the song if he kept Ja Rule on it

I'm here after Khaled put them on a record together.

wish they had turned off the background music so we could have really heard what he was saying.

So let me get this right... Nas under irv means he a lackey... But the people under jayz all "men" ? And yall buy this

Jay in rare form...this was at his absolute peak imo

Angie giggling at everything he says lol

WOW! I knew the story involving Hot 97, or least I thought I did. I listened to Nas interview he had with the rival radio station, he had the same day that Hot 97 fkd him. He was mad HOT! Because they tried to tell him what he can & can not do, in which they told him he couldn't do Either. So he left there & went straight to the rival station. I didn't realize just HOW bias Angie Martinez & Hot 97 really was. They were basically 🍆 ridin Jay. Actually named the show take over. Almost make you think that Jay was hittin that or he paid them off, because this is not kosher.

Best side chick Angie.

At 7:00 he describes himself. He had beef with Mobb Deep and ran into Prodigy at the club when he came into JD. He saw Prodigy across the room and JD took off while Jay walked up to Prodigy with his hand like waving a white flag lol ask Kiss “don’t want no apology from your two way “

2:23 When Jay-Z was saying "What I'ma say no" if Irv Gotti asked him about signing Nas. Wasn't he the one who had Irv stop Vita from being in the Mobb Deep video Burn, even tho she's on the chorus, because he had beef with Prodigy. So yeah he probably would have said no since he stopped Vita from just being in a music video

Jayz was slaying nas baby mother .........

Thank God he changed his mind about never doing a record with Nas

Angie who got the last laugh nas did where is Angie now 2023 crying

Even til this day Jay STILL has a secret disdain for Nas over the L he took.

Hahahahha Angie sounds so sad!!! Lol she knows her favorite just took his biggest L lol

@32:30 Foxy Brown

I’m frm New Orleans and I remember this shit

Where is the nas and angie interview during the beef cant find it

Good looking out for this; 🙅🏾‍♂️🎁👏🏽✅✨👌🏾🙌🏾

Jay, was kinda hurt lol

The Nas Jay-Z battle made me a day 1 Nas fan. I was convinced after hearing Ether being played on phillys power99 station that Hov lost and that hurtled me cuz I was a HUGE Roc fan at that time. I still was, but I had to respect Nas and I’m happy I did cuz he made some fire ass albums and music.

This was a great interview

Angie was always jayz rider jeez didn't know she rode this hard.

Someone stole this idea and came up with Verzus

Jay love nas, nas was always one of his favorite rappers but he will never admit it

Jaz-O / Math Hoffa interview sent me here

So cringe when she said "watch ya moff boy" like bitsh. Lollomao

Jay Z Cut A Lot of People Off Because of The Nas Beef. He Cut Off Irv Gotti, Amil, DMX, Ja Rule A Lot Of People Because of What He Lost During That Bout

“I know that mind-state” 29:42

I have this interview on cd…

Who here after D vs K ?

Like the old boxing 🥊 saying goes...... Styles make fights....... JZ got hurt feelings....... you can hear a defeated fighter that just loss his first fight and he got knocked out ...... his voice is very lackluster and he is shocked NYC voted against him against Nas then he starts babbling all over the place

Jay Z looks up to Nas

Angie a groupie I see why Nas aired her out

Jay with the Tone of Defeat and the Sounds of Bitterness.

This jayZ best interview..he talking his shit..my man said skip number 5!

Background music to loud, cant hear shit!!

When Ether came out , it let cats know that Nas is the GOAT. Even em don’t want it

14:00 - 19 dame

Goes to show you never say never cuz just 5years after this interview Hov and Nas did a song,go figure or figures,and to show you Hov ain't Jehovah cuz he never lies,or say anything that's contradictory his word is his bond,ijs. Cool interview tho

First of all Jay won the battle of the songs and album sales Hellloooooo!!!

He was talking so greasy 🤣😹

Stop playing Takeover was sic🤦🏾‍♂️

I'm a Jay Z stan but I always felt like Nas won that battle. That beef made me respect and listen to Nas. Jay remained my favorite rapper and Nas gain a new fan in me after that. The debates become so boring over the years because both sides been using the same talking points forever 🙄

Nas won the battle Jay-Z won the war because he later signed Nas to def jam

38:55 they waited too long to do that song but it was beatiful to see

nas got him..end of discussion

I remember this

Nas took Jay’s soul with Ether, for real, for real. 🤦🏽 I forgot how out of character & shaky he was in this interview. 😂 Before Ether Rocafella was sitting high & mighty. After Ether, that shit was an empire in ruins. I don’t buy the narrative about Camron coming there was the reason for the split. Nas did that. Idgaf what anybody say.

9:04 anyone know which song this instrumental is from?

I think on a moral level, I have no respect for anyone who took Jay’s side. Jay z was wrong period, he went after Nas’s baby mama, talked about his child and then tried to battle him on record. He lost way more than a rap battle, he lost all his morals.

Nas is a smart dude... take that little win and run with it... Hov is a bastard he would have destroyed nas in that battle...

jay mad emotional ... I remember when Ugly came out that shit was so weak bro.. its like why even respond after Nas Ether

Honestly if Jay had this war with anyone else, nobody would even remember it💯 NaS is at the top of the food chain & he's the only reason this battle was so legendary cuz even tho Jay was a multiplatinum artist, his beef wit NaS is the only reason he's held in such high regards cuz nobody was calling Jay no goat back then but folks was calling NaS one including Jay himself 💯

Wait...isn't this what chris and soulja are doing? (except boxing) maybe they think they're jay and nas...

Jay Z still got the same Voice and he rap the same in 2021

J...you looked weak on here.... lol

Does anyone know the song at 3:26?

its funny how Nas fans declare him the winner of this battle back in the day, The silver lining i give to those that love Nas is that he didn't take the battle lightly. He attempted to hold his own and for the most part as an emcee he did that. Jayz is on a different mental level than Nas a different street level. Time has shown this on every level. Nas is the neighborhood kid that a lot of people that wanted to make it can identify with on a personal level. They relate to him. Jayz represents a different echelon of hustler and business. NO room for the Dames at a point. A person that recognizes he grows past a rocafella group. And takes a solo career while lifting up the Kaynes, Rihannas, Beyonces< J coles, jay electronicas. There is no equal conversation. bosses know bosses. From the streets to business you cant compare the two. It's not personal, its business. Wishing nothing but the best to Nas in closing

35:39 I dont say pause nomore , cam diss

Jayz would have told his ass "NO....don't sign him!" ...lying dude

In between this, 50 Cents pops up 😊

Yo it's Crazy. Jay was Seeing Bey During @ this Time

How funny would’ve been if nas was cool with the payperview thing and nas knocked jay out smh lol

@what part do HOV talk about Fox??!!? I don't give a fukk bout all the rest on dis but bout F-O-X

Nas at McDonald's lmao 🤣😂

31:51 Beyonce 37:17

Hov da 🐐 in da word mase he did it the best

I love how real Jay Z is🔥🔥🔥🔥