I knew Jay is the best, Jay’s the best rapper, he’s the best businessman, he’s the best entrepreneur. described. "I was so mad, I wanted to cry. I was angry. This was the time when 'Takeover' was out and 'Ether' and everything. " The Blueprint showed me how selfless Jay was. explains what the aftermath of "Ether" taught him. In an oral history that outlines The Blueprint's legacy on the 18-year anniversary, published on Def Jam, Lenny S. In hindsight, there are a lot of people that will put JAY-Z's "Takeover" ahead of Nas' "Ether." But when it dropped, it was hard to say Hov won the battle. While fans can look back on this album in triumphant fashion, The Blueprint sparked an internal war within rap that coincided with America's occupation of Iraq. On the same day the towers fell, JAY-Z coincidently released an album that would not only help New York City rise like a phoenix but also further etch his face onto hip-hop's Mount Rushmore.
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