50 Cent Speaks on Who Won Jay Z and Nas Battle

I guess the beef between Jay Z and Nas will always get discussed in Hip Hop, even in twenty years to come. I remember on 'I Get High All The Time' from back in 2003, 50 Cent rapped "If David could go against Goliath with a stone, I can go at Nas and Jigga, both for the throne." Of cos he did try ways to go at them, but it wasn't as monumental as their own beef. So, 50 Cent visited the issue again in his recent interview with Complex, and spoke on who he feels won the battle between Jay Z and Nas.

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“If you would ask someone who listens to lyrics who won between Nas and Jay Z, they would say Nas. Ate that boy alive. But if we looked at Nas and we looked at Jay Z at this point right now we see something that reflects something different. It’s what kind of win are you looking for,” 







I guess 50 Cent is trying to say because Jay Z is more successful than Nas, he won the battle. Well, it is called a rap battle, not a possession contest. And it has nothing to do with howmany records you are selling. Even during the time of the beef, Jay Z was still selling more records than Nas, but people judged based on the beef songs they put out going at each other. Bar for bar, Nas defeated him, period. End of story.