Jay-Z Takeover (Unplugged)

[Jay2842321]

I can't front... that switch up in the second verse SHOOK me

[mikebigdick2011]

Jay-Z is the best rapper alive and he won this beef plz someone tell after this beef where was Nas to be seen NO WHERE Jay-Z was still doing his thing and if u ask anyone from NY who is better they say the boy HOV

[IronReef77]

@mikebigdick2011 Im from DC but yea Hov is the greatest.Nd if he ain better than big,he the closest one

[keithkjj]

classik

[Younggun1386]

jay-z is the best to ever do it. HOV

[k0narti5t]

Damn the switch up of the beat to shook ones and NY State of mind was ill. This whole unplugged joint was dope and you should cop it if you haven't already.

[the44118]

The roots just....the roots man!

[MultiMiami1994]

Jay vs Nas

[Salukiham420]

...anyone else hear the doors in this? it has to be sampling them.....please tell me im not craazy

[cyclone927]

@Salukiham420 it samples "five to one" yep! You can hear Jim's voice on the CD version.

[83iar]

JayZ recovered career wise.

[rickydlp]

ask Nas, he signing with Hov, NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

[OneDropBeats]

Check out my remix for takeover! Killing it!

/watch?v=GrFR86kSC1k

[TheKimmie219]

Ask Nas he dont want it with HOV, NOOOOOOOOOOOO lol

[SeanDiRocco1]

Havoc Vs. Jay Z in a fight.

Havoc Wins ha

[lordjamito007]

I Fuck with your soul like ether

[ESEDEMONIO666]

fuck nas and mobb deep my nigga J fuck them niggaz in the azz with thiz shyt

[SeanDiRocco1]

@ESEDEMONIO666

Erm, No.

[kingpullback83]

r.o.c. get gunned up and clapped quick

[haterapacts]

NAS 

[nikkidoom200]

jay should have put out a studio version of him spittin over these beats to add insult to injury

[saiyahog840]

Damn, playing NY State Of Mind during that one portion was one of the slickest moments in performing history...big ups to The Roots

[Nicolaisen100]

Nas kill this motherfucker when it comes to Lyrics.! ;) But tight track anyway....

[dinfamousframe]

ETHER BIATCH

[AutoDefs]

FUCK NAS !!!!

[sk8ersruletheworld1]

and the second verse druming is so tough

[sk8ersruletheworld1]

lol who sampled who jay off rape over or mos off this track

[HereLiesRapMusic]

@sk8ersruletheworld1 moss off this track

[nyack88]

when the beats switches up I need that slow beat. what song was that beat from?? not the Nas beat the other 1 who knows

[MASSIVE100]

@nyack88 give up the goods mobb deep , oochie walley and new york state of mind by Nas

[giltakeover]

@MASSIVE100 For Mobb Deep it was Shook Ones Part. 2

[dirtysouthniggaz8374]

maybe nas won the beef i dont even know that are just opinions

but one thing the takeover is One of the hardest disstracks ever i swear

[whatupmaaan]

@dirtysouthniggaz8374 still not as hard as ether. i do like this song though, and i love the roots too

[JR65183]

too bad nas will always be better than tae bo hov

[samjam96]

the roots are the best



[daionte2022]

well ether killed jay z

[Jefflebowski95]

@daionte2022 ether is a weak homophobic diss. takeover fucking beats it down. but in terms of pure skills, nas is way up on jay z.

[daionte2022]

@Jefflebowski95 no way ether was like wat backdown was in that 50 ja beef

[infinity999ful]

@Jefflebowski95 not true ether shows that jay z is a brown bagger meaning he leaches on any one who has the spotlight : biggie eminem, etc

[Jefflebowski95]

@infinity999ful oh yeah, cause calling him 'gay z from cockafella records' is really meaningful.

[JaySmiffy]

@Jefflebowski95 LOL no

[Deliz1]

are they playing Shook Ones when he dropped that Mobb Deep lines?

[kargomail]

he iz da best mc how ever1 knowz him more dan nas and 2pac n bigg all kidz know of jayz futhermorehard knock life sold out all of 2pac singles

[liamfitch123]

Damn i love the Roots.

[KINGMARKROSS]

Jay-z is the only rapper/excuse me. The only artist ever to make money off of other artist/performers. Such as Kanye West, Rihanna , Linkin Park ,Beyonce , Memphis Bleek , Beanie Segal , ColdPlay , J Cole , Teairra Mari ,Jezzy ,and so on...Now you tell me any other Artist who has ( EVER ) done this.....NOBODY..

[thesenewyorktimes]

@KINGMARKROSS dont get me wrong...im a jayz fan all the way. i just wanted to give u an answer........u have dr dre...who made money from snoop dogg, eminem... to name a few and dr dre and eminem made money from 50 cent........and 50cent made money from the rest of g unit.........right?

[sumdumfoo1]

@KINGMARKROSS ever heard of a guy named Dr. Dre?

[RICbass78]

@KINGMARKROSS Every single modern rapper. Period. All their songs sample recordings from older songs; barely anything except for vocals is recorded for the track. This song, for example, samples The Doors (who didn't steal it from anybody). The only artists that DIDN'T steal from other artists are ones that are 100% original and recorded their own shit, the Beatles for example.

[Lyingaboutmyage]

@RICbass78

The Beatles stole their whole sound from black musicians who started Rock and Roll.

Learn you music dudes.

[RICbass78]

@Lyingaboutmyage clearly you misunderstood. I wasn't talking about musical influences I'm talking about any musicians that record their own stuff instead of sampling. The Beatles were influenced by early rock n roll but they picked up their own guitars and played it.

[Lyingaboutmyage]

@RICbass78

You can make an argument that an MPC is an instrument as well.

[alainparson987]

@RICbass78 Sampling is still very creative, Sure when somebody completely copies something from a mainstream act, like The Doors, that could be considered uncreative. but when somebody like Kanye West, takes a sample from a an obscure foreign rock record and reuses it, and pays 5,000 dollars in royalties to a band that never got any recognition anyways, not only is that creative but everybody wins,

[KINGMARKROSS]

Jay-z is the only rapper/excuse me. The only artist ever to make money off of other artist/performers. Such as Kanye West, Rihanna , Linkin Park ,Beyonce , Memphis Bleek , Beanie Segal , ColdPlay , J Cole , Teairra Mari ,Jezzy ,and so on...Now you tell me any other Artist who has ( EVER ) done this.....NOBODY..

[fcukhaterz]

@KINGMARKROSS eminem, dr dre, eazy e, biggie, even 50 cent with g unit.... so...

[northberlin]

@fcukhaterz biggie??

[fcukhaterz]

@northberlin lil kim, mase, basically the lox, the jr mafia crew, and lets face it puffy wouldnt be as big as he is today without biggie

[northberlin]

@fcukhaterz yeah but biggie never made money off anyone else

[fcukhaterz]

@northberlin yea your right.

[TeamGangGreen101]

@KINGMARKROSS 50 cent.

[TeamGangGreen101]

@KINGMARKROSS Difference is I respect 50 more because he didnt get in the biz and treat niggas the way labels did....

[KarimThaTooN]

@KINGMARKROSS yet he can still murder any of the rappers u listed

[Dandaata711]

FUCK NO HE AINT THE BEST RAPPER ALIVE!!!!!WHAT THE FUCK YOU CRAZY? hAVE YOU EVER HEARD ETHER NIGGA? PLEASE MAN....FUCK OUTTA HER

[elephantheavy]

can anyone tell me where or what rocker this sample came from. I heard a Jay-z mix tape with that original rock song fading right into "takeover".... It was the hardest mix ever!!

[RevengeOfTheNiceGuy]

It's The Doors - Five to One

[32jview]

ASK NAS HE DONT WANT IT WITH HOV NO!!!

[moler22190]

The beat switch at 3:16 is so ridiculously good.

[NIKEOFOREGON23]

@ 88kobe88 LoL your an idiot big time dumbest thing i ever read...

[VENOMOUSBRAIN]

at the time of the beef nas was better lyrically but now i actually feel like jay z has overtook nas

[zsivaz]

@VENOMOUSBRAIN Nooo never!! Prior to this beef Nas's last single(i think) was Oochie Wallie Wallie with his body guards - Garbage - pathetic lyricism. Nas's last album was Nastradamus- his worse- (u owe me). Jay however, was running rap circles around him- he just dropped the "Dynasty Album"- check his wordplay on - "The dynasty Intro", "This Can't be life.", "Soon You'll Understand", "1-900 Hustler.", "Where Have You Been."........... Jay was much better than Nas lyricially at the time.

[88Kobe88]

I don't know who the best fuck that.

But if there is one thing im sure of that's Jay-z ain't no where near the best he ain't top 10 materiel,

[cremebrulee1975]

I hate people going back and forth nas & jay z we will argue to the end of time who's better. Like Jay said they argue allday who's the best mc biggie jay z or nas just stop it

[SIDMuzik]

its because they're gay!

[hungryhippos41]

densmore krieger and manzerek should have been there playing THEIR song.

[djdrozilla]

@hungryhippos41 i know what ur trying to say but shut up

[MTTM82]

@djdrozilla Obviously you don't know what hungryhippos is saying!

[MTTM82]

@hungryhippos41 Hell yeah they should've!! I love Jay-Z but I love The Doors better and this sounds like shit!

[HOWD3N]

Love the shook ones spin on the Mobb Deep part!

[candylandy08]

yo jay-z is a genius cus he picked a decent band 2 do this wit

[Monarch816]

Well both are main stream rappers and jay-z has sold 3x the albums nas has.

[Jett000006]

1:45 jay forgets to censor shit... lol

[FJproductions1]

this track is so hot

[KarimThaTooN]

takeover > ether

but nas > jay z

[Jefflebowski95]

@KarimThaTooN yes.

but jay z has been more consistent over the years.

[kingflorents]

@KarimThaTooN should be the other way around

[kargomail]

they way he speaks so gay

[AndriesP69]

lol JayZ even CRIED after hearing ether, nas doesnt shed tears hahahah

[thewalrus5555]

love jay z, but we all know ether killed Nas

[chupa5]

really??? In my book when you kill someone he doesn't get bigger!!! FOH

[MrDarkknight21]

all u haters r out ur fuckin minds...yall frontin actin like dis song didnt blow nas out...dis track forced ether so if it wasnt 4 dis joint here ether would neva exist

[ATibs23]

YES... This shit rips on Nas, even tho I think Nas is a better rapper.. But I think takeover was a better diss track than ether

[MrDarkknight21]

takeover started dat shit...like u said nas is a better rapper and i am a hov fan, but dis song made nas put out ether

[chupa5]

Nas better than Hov?? yeah right and Bush was veru smart!

[MrDarkknight21]

Hov is my favorite rapper I neva said nas was better

[chupa5]

My bad! and even if you think so that's your opinion and I respect that!!I didn't mean to be derogatory or rude but it bugs me out that people say ether's (a bunch of fabricated stuffs and lies ) better than the takeover. Ether is all about how jay is ugly (which is gay to me) and how he stole rhymes from biggie when everybody in the industry borrow rhymes or ideas from each other...Anyway, everybody is entitled to their opinion. Peace out!!

[MrDarkknight21]

yea cuz da way I c it ether wouldve neva been thought of if it wasnt 4 takeova...I jus get tired of niggas talkin about how nas got at hov but they neva bring how hov got nas on a few tracks 2 feel me

[chupa5]

Exactly...and you know, people are so into this beef thing that they can't see that these two guys are grown men now. Besides they are cool since 2005!! That's a shame...It's just music @ the end of the day. Why hip hop has to be the only genre of music where people have to hate each other and talk about killing each other???

[MrDarkknight21]

I know...I hate wen niggas say "hov is a bitch for siding wif nas afta he dissed him" but like u said they are grown man and dat beef was almost 10 years ago

[Gustav414]

veru? ...

[chupa5]

*very

it's a typo!!

[Zkanin]

that has nothing to do with eachother? Nas IS better than Hova

[chupa5]

Jay Z is better than nas!!! my opinion!!!

[terryslav]

and THIS verse about nas wouldn't have been release if it wasn't for Nas ripping Jay in the Stillmatic Freestyle

[MrDarkknight21]

yea but my point is dat i kno nas won da battle but niggas front like he neva got nas on any songs tho dat super ugly freestyle killed nas 2

[thaDISCIPLE187]

jay-z the camel was kissin the fukin ring after ETHER!!!!!!!!!!!

[wtcmagictrick]

the camel is da master of the sands and seeing that Nas was sinking like a elephant in wet sand since Illmatic, the camel revived him, because if it wasn't for da takeova their would be no Ether, meaning no Stillmatic and no Nas.

[Sinders69]

Nirvana's MTV unplugged is obviously the bench mark, but this is fuckin close man!

[jwalkdaking]

Jay-Z- BEST RAPPER ALIVE...PERIOD.

[NUREGIMEARTSACADEMY]

The Roots Jamming as usual!!!! oh, oh yea, Jay-z is on here too. Just playing Jay-Z is cool but The Roots' instrumentation on here is STELLAR!!

[dachronic2008]

the roots are amazin

[thaDISCIPLE187]

fuck the old camel

[Mantothadashable]

Do not bark up that tree that a fall on you.

I don't know why yo advisors aint fowar warn you. Classic line

[jemoedurrr]

damn oochie wally and NY state of mind done live by the roots.. that's sick.

[AllanOdu]

@jemoedurrr Hell yeah...he literally murded him on his own shit. HA!

[gatlin127]

i neva wen i first heard this shit it gav me goosebumps this gave me mad respect for jay-z

[goeleet]

only fools flash the pyramid sign while screaming Rockefeller for life

[HiPHoPvibEz]

This video will be removed soon, I was just notified of a copyrights claim

[SLUGTHUG]

ETHER mopped the Floor with this GARBAGE

The ROOTS - You're LAMEEEEEEEEEEE !!

P.s - Sticking ur Nose into other ppl's Beef will get-cha a taste of the Nickel Plate

[JonnyCee91]

i agree that ether was a greater beef song but the roots being lame i dont agree with that,the roots symbolise Hip Hop!!i do think it was a bit fucked up how the got involved by playing this for jigga...

[FroLogic]

The Roots, Lame?? LOL at you. Makes me wonder if you ever listened to iledelph or Things fall apart, one of the greatest hip-hop albums of all time.

Hell listen to Rising down, cause right now you seem ignorant of the genre.

[SLUGTHUG]

Fuck that  GARBAGE and FUCK the ROOTS

How much of Jigga's Lies, are gonn come out ur Fat LIPS v-('_')-v

[FroLogic]

Thank you for proving my point. lol

Go educate urself and come back. Rehashing nas lyrics ain't gonna cut it, son.

[SLUGTHUG]

Rehashing

U mean, Rehearsing ??

LOL !!

Typical Jay-Z fan

[eatonetwiceman]

how the fuck do you knock the ROOTS? are you for real? wow. learn yerself, son, thats weak as hell if you say shit about the best group that puts shit out consistently. no drum boards allowed. all talent. all day. give respect where respect is due, THE ROOTS. get off homo

[SLUGTHUG]

GTFOH  GAY-Z DEEK SUCKER

[Chrik13]

this rocks

[vonk79]

jay z is the best fuck the rest if you hate jay you dont know what hip hop is bitches

[InfiniteTomerase]

What does being ugly have to do with how good a rapper is?

[rsindustries123]

the beat is Five to One by The Doors

[moneytalks213]

GODD SONNN

[Psklpm]

jay z is a monkey

[johntravoltaremix]

don't start this nas vs jay-z bs, both tracks are fire

[NighttimeVulture]

and we'll leave it. Itssoooooooooooooooooooo close. TOOOOOO Close to call.

[wito1988]

jay gay for girls

nas 4 life

[astewart2005]

Ether > Takeover

Even Jay had to admit it.

[cmbgaby123]

but takeover hade ture facts

[astewart2005]

So did "Ether":

Jay's been on Nas' dick for years, he's ugly(the only reason he got Beyonce is because of his money), he has big lips, he arrogantly brags about being better than Biggie, Eminem murdered him on "Renegade", etc.

All those are facts.

[cmbgaby123]

so been ugly is a fact what is nas gay are you gay for saying that jay ugly and he has fat lips like wat the fuck saying that hez ugly dose not been anything and got beyonce cause he got swag

[astewart2005]

Jay knows he's ugly (listen to "Song Cry").

If Jay was broke, all the swag in the world wouldn't get him Beyonce (again, listen to "Song Cry").

[cmbgaby123]

i know i have the blueprint but it stuip to call a other man ugly if you a nigga its just gay

[stopwhining1]

No its not... Jay is a camel-lookin ass nigga.. That nigga ugly, but he lethal on the mic.

[nemesis700]

word

[bigmurk]

can somebody tell me who is that guy on his shirt

[astewart2005]

Che Guevara

[GivMeSamMoNiuAgeKuki]

Hov's a sly mutherfucker. Switching to the beat of "Shook Ones" when he going at Mobb Deep, than switching to "Oochie Wally/NY State Of Mind" when he going at Nas, and still flowing effortlessly throughout the whole track. Hov > Queensbridge.

[nemesis700]

shook ones p2 shits on jays whole career.....nas designed jiggas blueprint who ya kiddin....but this album was a classic....good performace too

[10452kataeb]

sick fuckin shit

[Akeysfan4life90]

i fucking love this song

[GermaniesLasthope]

nice album!!

[alflowdiziak]

got slammed for this