Wow! This is good to know. I really would’ve thought Jay z was just as popular as 50. Did you attend 50’s concert, or are you here in the US? I think he’s in Europe touring?

Was living in Africa and Europe at the time too, 50 cent was bigger there. I only heard Jay-Z's Take Over and Nas' Ether played back to back then later I personally sought out Jay's and Nas' albums. Pac, 50, and Em were always popular abroad including their associates by extension Outlawz, NWA, G-Unit plus Game, D12, slaughterhouse etc. I later moved stateside and saw how big Jay has always been here.

​@@mash_ambaNas has always been popular in South Africa way before Jay-Z, Eminem, etc.

Alot of people think Jat z is big outside of America,he is but he's still not bigger than tupac outside of America or inside,and he was never big as 50 outside of the u.s,like 50 said soon as he got wit beyonce he got all the trophies

Same from East Africa. Kinda surprised me to learn how massive Jay Z is in America.

even people who dont listen to hiphop, know who 50 is. GRODT was probably the biggest hiphop album of the 2000s

50 was not the biggest in the world. Jay Z has alway been a bigger artist with over 140 million sold. Both are great artist but everyone in our generation knows Jay was and is a bigger artist.

@@Rose-re9tn 50 cent was far more outside the states than jay-z. Eminem by far the most famous of all the rappers and the biggest selling rapper also

We are talking about 50 and not Eminem. 50 is not in most peoples top 5 but Jay on the other hand is, and he's usually at number one. 50 had a lot of hits but not one of his albums can touch the BLUE PRINT. No one is playing Eminems music the clubs however, 50 & Jay's music still goes hard today. I do agree with you however, that Eminem sold more units than Jay Z.

way better than jay z

shit was epic today... damn near hopped on amazon

It's your boy, Floss! Back again with another video. Love you like cooked food big brother. Keep winning! God bless

Gay z, haha😂

I grew up on Jigga but am a hard core 50 cent fan. His grind vibrates honesty.

Cap he still went at rappers

50s pen ain't on jay z caliber ......nas is pen is that's why it was lethal

It’s smart business man 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

Jay realised he had too much to lose so tried not to get involved in conflict while he was stacking chips

Or he matured and actually focused on important stuff and improvement instead of corny beefs.

And 50

@@slimeballmk6656 50 popped in like 03

Nas isn’t relevant

@@iamme4494 Are you sure you among the living

@@iamme4494 Yeah Nas is take the L.

This

Yes!

Facts

Ooh. There are a lot of DMX interview addressing it. Same deal with DMX! Jay Z couldn't deal with how DMX was bigger than him the entire time. When he became President of Def Jam, DMX suffered greatly. His frustration was well documented I'm sure.

Dmx bodied Jay z

Yess they are running same circles of nyc.:; they are on the Forbes money shit bro

Legend jayz💕❤

Both Looking good❤❤❤❤🎉😊🔥🔥🔥🔥🙏☺

Jay was scared

@@PoliticsReal fuck no

Bro… legendary never again we’ll ever see a rare gem like that 💎😕

50 on the hooks, Jay with the bars, Dre producing! Classics that never happened because of pride smh

They did collab dip💩 on the I get money remix

@@undertakerfanz628 remixes don’t count dip💩. And actual song that was made for a specific two people on it is a collab. A remix is just someone throwing their verse onto already completed songs😂

@@yooitsbj hop off my Dizz Zilz

50 is like one of the only rappers to make it globally

😂😂😂😂😂

Oh fo real o agreed

I still think that til this day.

50 is the reason Jay went into retirement

Get to the point

@@Dre50Neal no he retired to get out that original def jam contract and to get away from Biggs and dame ….

Ikr. If beg for mercy had Kanye beats, it would’ve been 🔥🔥🔥

@@MRKYTH that woulda been dope , I feel you, the production on that album was on point but the right Kanye west beat woulda been hard even the right NEPTUNES beat woulda been dope cause they were killing shit at the time,

Kanye and 50 allegedly have cooked in the studio before, so the tracks do/did exist. It was around the time when G-unit was hot too, according to Yayo and some others. I'm sure the reason why it never saw the light of day is that Jay Z deaded those projects. We all know how Jay moves lol

Wouldve been legendary

@@fellow7224is there a link of Yayo saying this?

Are you dead right now

@@shush97 Kicking rocks sounds like something your toes need! 🖕🏾

For real been listening and watching from london since why back

It was motivation to get the money! Forbes money etc they both run same circles at nyc!!!!! They both are very smart in Forbes money etc 🎉

Great times , music was great

Homie lol

Fax

J was shook. Nas washed him with Ether he told the world about J was eating Foxy box, giving her stacks, when she was 15yrs old. Papoose shutdown J n battle, DMX humble him. He knew Stick up kid from Fort Green Projects, down from Marcy Projects where J was b n BULLY until D- Hay put him on. J did worn 'em bout 50 coming. Luv the fact J-Z put a young Brother on. Hate off 4 that RESPECT 2 J.. B'KLYN STAND Up❤

Super facts one of the last best era of hip-hop before the 2010 era. 50 was still coming at Jay at the time competitively.

Facts. Em is dres guy and 50 is ems guy

WHAAAAAT? Lmaoooo 50 did not make Jayz retire. You gotta be kidding me

Yeah untill Jay z found Kanye. That made things even

LR, when did Jay find Kanye to even things up? Kanye produced half of jay's blueprint album in 2001 while 50 dropped in 2003 after Jay had retired.

LOOOOL what kind of bullshit is that? 50 made jay retire?...please

This entire comment shows you nothing about hip hop. You probably started listening to it 2 weeks ago

Who are the "top 5" from your perspective? Or, rather, what names are generally discussed in the New Zealand context?

I agree with this statement, being from Sweden 50 cent was huge here compared to Jay Z. 50 cent just had those hooks that would be stuck in peoples heads.

Hey New Zealander are you gonna put 50 ahead of Jayz now?

I’m from the UK and if Jay-Z doesn’t make someone’s top 5, I’m asking them about it because it needs questioning.

He can get lyrical especially when he was young

@@slimeballmk6656 not to take anything away from him, just don't see him beeing amongst the greatest in that regard But one of the greatest characters and one of the funniest fur sure

@@slimeballmk6656 50 is definitely one of the greatest rappers of all time to me.💯🐐

@@aleximalexi3225 I’m not saying he’s lupe or hov lyrically but he does have double entendres and bar schemes so he’s above average imo

@@slimeballmk6656 agreed

he already did a 50 vs Ti video 2yrs ago. look it up on his channel

@@eyecontrol4900 Thanks bruh, most definitely looking it up

Thanks for elaborating was I was wondering what 50 was responding to about twisting Jay’s words

My guy. What happened to asking about the Doctors Advocate video lol

@@winterchase4558 I do. Check the community posts, I don't usally comment on videos asking for it. Quake been busy hasn't posted any news for me to spin 😁

And Jay had the backing of Jaz O, Dame Dash, And Irv Gotti who were still powerful at the time yeah.

@@matthewmann8969Noooo they weren’t! 🤣🤣🤣🤣

Yup

@@matthewmann8969 CAP HAHAHAHA wtf

People really can’t believe that Jay-Z is a hating-jealous type dude. Dudes be insecure, jealous, and socially awkward, and money don’t cure that…it amplifies it. 50 is a straight up dude. Very talkative charismatic and likable.

It's pretty iconic but various Kendrick Lamar covers like GKMC or damn, forest hill by j Cole. Another one that pains me to say is that one album cover by lil Uzi vert even though it's dog shit u can't escape social media without someone having a variation of that cover as their profile picture.

Snoop Dogg “Doggystyle” is quite possibly the best album cover ever.😂😂😂

@@MarkHallOfFame Oooo that's a good one.

Graduation, The Chronic, The Blueprint, Purple Haze, 400 Degreez, Only Built 4 Cuban Linx, Enter the Wu Tang, Ready to die also.

@@takeover5478 The Chronic is another amazing album cover. It's just so simple that it's instantly iconic.

He literally is!!!

@@batsoup8338 40:00 is an example

Is one of them to sink your fortune into bad investments?

@@jameshw9751 then bounce back, well of course it is…hater😂

So why is Jay-Z the Billionaire ???

Needs to happen now no one care about that "beef" anymore

FACTS, fuck a BEEF, make HITS

I Get Money remix has both of them on it, though to be honest Jay's verse is a bit weak.

@@hurricanev6 woulda been better if they had a hit together

@@BabyGold1997 yeah, but honestly I don't think Jay would want to give 50 any shine if he can help it. Idk, maybe just me, but I wouldn't trust Jay any further than I could throw him, he moves real grimey sometimes.

But we all know Jayz is more popular now longevity always win at the end

@@malikkanabe2689 Popular cz of his financial stuff & Beyonce. 50 Cent Popular too showbiz wise, Movies, Tv shows and Music.

Young Thug Vs Yfn lucci: Who really won?

The Atlanta police department won that one in a clean sweep

@@PTBIC lol🤣🤣🤣

That verse on Control happened

Sean vs kdot was just pure competition. Sean heard the verse before he put the song out 🤦‍♂️ dump. Nobody could beat that verse

Nas And Mobb Deep also went against Jay as did D Block, DMX, And Game.

@@matthewmann8969 yeah you right, I'm glad they did because Jay z was made more than what he is, yeah he's among the great but damn , he ain't the best , I bet he couldn't make it in today's time with this new generation

@@tallie7490 dude just put out a verse and was the talk of the town for a whole week…. With one verse.

@@blackjesus2473 oh he did, well I guess he still got it, I sleeping on him , I guess when you one of the best , all you got to do is put out one verse then, smh ...

Probably an actor

And a exec on his own label, Makaveli Records

An actor

Huge Actor,CEO of his label,Activist,Businessman,Author and more.

i love fifty cents,

Yeah 50 usually is easier at keeping a check on his temper more of the cold rage then the hot rage yeah.

Exactly this, people keep saying that Kanye has said good things and some of his comments and it's like okay yeah but when you don't have any tact or etiquette when you're speaking,and you're disrespecting people, that's going to be glossed over of course.

@@williefaulker Without a doubt. Especially, from someone like Ye who has a history of erratic behavior, rants, outbursts and also hitting others with shrapnel because he's passionate about an issue/event. There's many people, especially those who aren't hip hop heads and/or fans, still view Ye, as Kayne West from the Taylor Swift award show incident. While it's a more trivial issue. And not like I care about award shows, pop music or Taylor Swift for that matter. But, whether I agreed with him or not that Beyonce should of won the award & sure af wasn't watching it live. Lol. My wife watches all those award shows, and do remember her calling me in from another room when it happened. Regardless if Beyonce should of won or not, Taylor Swift didn't have anything to do with it. If I remember correctly, she was still a teenager & it was the 1st award she had ever won. Ffs, I think most people know that award shows are usually bs & a lot of times those who should win haven't. Even the George Bush comment, saying he don't like Black people. Lol. I know that most just took that part of the clip & ran with it, instead of going back and watching the entire interview & understanding what he meant by it. That's the snippet that the media is gonna run with. And as an MC who knows the importance of putting words together, he's never been great at putting a message out. Him playing the victim is tiresome when the reason he doesn't get taken serious or that some will always just say "it's kayne being Kayne again" is his own damn fault. This situation is pretty similar. When you go & group an entire race, religion, color etc. By saying "Jew" or "Jewish", automatically you're gonna piss of the majority of the Jewish community, the same way you would if you said "black" "white" "Hispanic" "Asian" etc. It's on the messenger to be more nuanced about who or what they are specifically referencing. The onus isn't on the listener to put on their Ye decoder ring on & analyze what he's saying.

I never really noticed but you’re right I never seen fiddy really get mad or yell. He always calm and laid back

That’s what makes Kanye a polarizing figure, it’s all about marketing.

Yup

FR

he can’t go wit them for the throne. he aint got nas or jay catalogue

@@blankchannel7656 his catalogue better than bof of em combined

@@markmercado89 you’re a dumbass i see😂

@@blankchannel7656 Na,u the dihcksucka who opens up 4 nas & j😯🤣

@@markmercado89 50 cent used to get his ass played wit in g unit😂, the supreme team didn’t like him, and he a documented snitch. And all you can do is cry like the lil bitch u is

Beyonce sucks

Lol 50 is crazy

​@@wilfredselahlwa3228 😅

Jay z and Beyonce went to Epstein island they nasty people

reapers 😭

Reapers 😂

Gay-z is nothing

Jay doesn’t form relations. He uses people. Isn’t obvious enough?

50 don't kiss ahss & j do.Thas the difference

@@dgmobbdeep He only formed a good relation wit the feds & informants who run his label

50 didn’t burn bridges… 50 is friends with all the big high level CEOs… and friends with other rappers there is difference 🔑

You are correct

True but Jay is also critically acclaimed with his albums like Blueprint and Reasonable Doubt.

@takeover5478 reasonable doubt will always his baby because it's the album that saved his career but the blueprint album was the defining moment of his career

Both have people that say they were deep in the streets for different reasons.

Both were rich drug dealers before rap

80’s & 90’s would say differently love.

50 wasn’t no gangsta even if he was no one was scared of him

@@bruh.3598 worst statement I’ve heard fora while