Nas thought rap was over when Biggie Smalls and Tupac Shakur died. Hip-hop stars Biggie and Tupac were engaged in a feud before they both passed away, which was dubbed a coastal rap war by the press ...

Jay-Z (real name Shawn Carter) and Nas both recorded verses on O’Neal’s “No Love Lost.” ... ‘Hey, Jay in here.’ I got to call my boy and say, ‘Yo, Biggie at the house.

In 1996, one man held the power to unite two figureheads of New York hip-hop in JAY-Z and Nas for their first-ever collaboration, and his name is Shaquille O'Neal.Now, said collab has been given ...

Jay-Z and Nas' first ever collaboration, a song called 'No Love Lost,' made for a 1996 Shaquille O'Neal album, has finally gotten an official release.

Jay-Z and Lord Tariq appeared on the album version of Shaq’s song “No Love Lost.” Nas was supposed to be a guest too. The original version of Shaquille O’Neal’s “No Love Lost ...

Earlier this month, Barber also broke the news that Shaq’s collab with Biggie — the album’s title track — was set to hit DSPs, as well. That’s how on fire the Diesel was in 1996. Not ...

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What did Jay-Z say about Nas on ... Nas said, “First Biggie’s your man then you got the nerve to say you’re better than BIG.” Uh, what? Yes, Jay and Big were close friends.

It started in New York in the mid-1990s, when a quiet tension rumbled along due to Nas' suspicions that up-and-comer Jay-Z had borrowed from his style. Things finally erupted in 2001, when Jay dropped ...

While major beefs in hip-hop pop up every few years, whether it be Drake vs. Pusha T, Nicki Minaj vs. Cardi B, or Nas vs. Jay-Z, none of them compare to the notoriety of Tupac Shakur and The ...

Biggie and Tupac are peers with Snoop Dogg, Jay-Z, Nas, and I think that’s about it,” Snoop said. “‘Cause everybody else was before us or after us.” “Nas and Jay-Z, they still here.

Jadakiss has long been regarded as having one of the most memorable rap voices in the history of the genre, thus he is the ideal candidate to decide who else in the culture deserves to make that ...