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Originally Posted by louder
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Yeeeah! I thought Jay was a relic around these parts. There is this feeling in the air that his time as a recording artist may be over, and that he's ok with just touring until the apocalypse like the Stones.
But thanks for the much needed Jay boost. Was just jamming Vol. 2 the other day after reading about DMX's (ahem) problems, and reading in an article about the incident that DMX "actually beat Jay to the punch since Jay didn't truly breakthrough until 'Hard Knock Life'" which came out after It's Dark and Hell is Hot.
Must have been a young ass writer, probably a white one, because I remember "Dead Presidents" like I remember losing my fucking virginity. Yeah, I was still processing Jay and yeah, "Hard Knock Life" is the song that made me into a super fan.. one of the best hip-hop singles of all time no question... But still, I'm pretty sure DMX didn't "beat" Jay to anything except perhaps for death ..
(Death is no joking matter and I feel for the X, but you don't just go claiming DMX had it over Jay Fucking Z in the late '90s without repercussions. Jay brought lyrical rap to the mainstream, and didn't need to bark like a dog to make an impression)