Editing Nas (section)

===Jay-Z===
Initially friends, Nas and Jay-Z had met a number of times in the 1990s with no animosity between the two. Jay-Z requested that Nas appear on his 1996 album ''[[Reasonable Doubt (album)|Reasonable Doubt]]'' on the track "Bring it On"; however, Nas never showed up to the studio and was not included on the album. In response to this, Jay-Z asked producer Ski Beatz to sample a line from Nas's song ''[[The World Is Yours (Nas song)|The World is Yours]]'', with the sample featured heavily in what went on to be ''[[Dead Presidents II]]''. The two traded subliminal responses for the next couple of years, until the beef was escalated further in 2001 after Jay-Z publicly addressed Nas at the [[Summer Jam (festival)|Summer Jam]], performing what would go on to be known as "[[Takeover (Jay-Z song)|Takeover]]", ending the performance by saying "ask Nas, he don't want it with Hov". After Jay-Z eventually released the song on his 2001 album [[The Blueprint]], Nas responded with the song "[[Ether (song)|Ether]]", from his album ''[[Stillmatic]]'', with both fans and critics saying that the song had effectively saved Nas's career and marked his return to prominence, and almost unanimously agreeing Nas had won their feud. Jay-Z responded with a freestyle over the instrumental to Nas's "[[Got Ur Self a Gun]]", known as "Supa Ugly". In the song, Jay-Z makes reference to Nas's girlfriend and daughter, going into graphic detail about having an affair with his girlfriend.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.liveabout.com/jay-z-vs-nas-story-behind-the-feud-2857354|title=Jay-Z vs. Nas: The Real Story Behind the Feud|website=Liveabout.com}}</ref><ref name="npr">{{cite web|date=February 13, 2013|url=http://slumz.boxden.com/f87/feb-17-bleek-ether-gloomy-day-jay-saying-s-t-s-hot-860019/|title=BLEEK ON ETHER:"IT WAS A GLOOMY DAY"|website=Slumz.boxden.com|access-date=2013-02-13}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://thesource.com/2014/12/11/today-marks-the-anniversary-of-the-rap-beef-between-jay-z-nas/|title=The Source &#124;Today Marks The Anniversary Of The Rap Beef Between Jay-Z & Nas|first=Omari|last=White|website=Thesource.com|date=December 12, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/the-10-wildest-rap-beefs-of-all-time-233953/|title=The 10 Wildest Rap Beefs of All Time|first1=Jeff|last1=Rosenthal|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|date=August 15, 2013}}</ref> Jay-Z's mother was personally disgusted by the song, and demanded he apologise to Nas and his family, which he did in December 2001 on [[Hot 97]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://hiphopdx.com/news/id.591/title.jay-z-feud-with-nas-went-too-far|title=Jay-Z: Feud With Nas 'Went Too Far'|date=December 18, 2001|website=HipHopDX.com}}</ref> "Supa Ugly" marked the last direct diss song between Jay-Z and Nas, however, the two continued to trade subliminals on their subsequent releases. The feud was officially brought to an end in 2005, when Jay-Z and Nas performed on stage together in a surprise concert also featuring [[Sean Combs|P. Diddy]], [[Kanye West]] and [[Beanie Sigel]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1512432/jay-z-and-nas-put-beef-to-sleep-in-onstage-show-of-unity/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150308205734/http://www.mtv.com/news/1512432/jay-z-and-nas-put-beef-to-sleep-in-onstage-show-of-unity/|url-status=dead|archive-date=March 8, 2015|title=Jay-Z And Nas Put Beef To Sleep In Onstage Show Of Unity|last=Reid|first=Shaheem|work=MTV News|language=en|access-date=2019-05-03}}</ref> The following year, Nas signed with [[Def Jam Recordings]], of which Jay-Z then served as president.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1521356/nas-signs-with-jay-z-according-to-report/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151007031925/http://www.mtv.com/news/1521356/nas-signs-with-jay-z-according-to-report/|url-status=dead|archive-date=October 7, 2015|title=Nas Signs With Jay-Z, According To Report|last=Kaufman|first=Gil|work=MTV News|language=en|access-date=2019-05-03}}</ref>