re: Jay Z vs Kanye West

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I just don't understand how this is a legitimate critique of Jay-Z. Who gives a shite that Em ripped him up on one track? Man, at that point in Em's career he was capable of destroying virtually ANYONE in the game. At least Jigga had the nuts to put Em on a track; look at who else had the balls to do the same thing during that time period. Exactly -- nobody. Every rapper has verses and tracks that are weak. That's one of Jay-Z's. Kanye has a ton of weak tracks too.

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It's a legitimate critique of Jay-Z because people believe he's the best rapper on the planet. And, yes, props to him for including Em on his album. And, yes, Em at that time probably would have destroyed anybody.

But I think several other guys would have also destroyed Jay-Z. Lyrically, I just don't consider him to be the cream of the crop. After Biggie died, Jay-Z just sort of assumed the role as the best guy in NYC, and people just of went along with it. I didn't.