Ether
Nas
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("F*ck Jay-Z") What's up niggas, hey yo, I know you ain't talking 'bout me dog You, what? ("F*ck Jay-Z") You been on my dick nigga, you love my style, nigga ("F*ck Jay-Z") (I) F*ck with your soul like ether (Will) Teach you the king you know you (Not) "God's son" across the belly (Lose) I prove you lost already Brace yourself for the main event Y'all impatiently waiting It's like an AIDS test, what's the results? Not positive, who's the best? Pac, Nas and Big Ain't no best, East, West, North, South, flossed out, greedy I embrace y'all with napalm Blows up, no guts, left chest, face gone How could Nas be garbage? Semi-autos at your cartilage Burner at the side of your dome, come outta my throne I got this, locked since '9-1 I am the truest, name a rapper that I ain't influenced Gave y'all chapters but now I keep my eyes on the Judas With Hawaiin Sophie fame, kept my name in his music Check it (I) F*ck with your soul like ether (Will) Teach you the king you know you (Not) "God's son" across the belly (Lose) I prove you lost already Hey yo, pass me the weed, pour my ashes out on these niggas man (no doubt) Hey , y'all fagots, y'all kneel and kiss the fuckin ring (I) F*ck with your soul like ether (Will) Teach you the king you know you (Not) "God's son" across the belly (Lose) I prove you lost already I've been fucked over, left for dead, dissed and forgotten Luck ran out, they hoped that I'd be gone, stiff and rotten Y'all just piss on me, shit on me, spit on my grave (uh) Talk about me, laugh behind my back but in my face Y'all some "well wishers," friendly acting, envy hiding snakes With your hands out for my money, man, how much can I take? When these streets keep calling, heard it when I was sleep That this Gay-Z and Cockafella Records wanted beef Started cocking up my weapon, slowly loading up this ammo To explode it on a camel, and his soldiers, I can handle This for dolo and it's manuscript, just sound stupid When KRS already made an album called Blueprint First, Biggie's ya man, then you got the nerve to say that you better than Big Dick sucking lips, whyn't you let the late, great veteran live (I, will, not, lose) "God's son" across the belly, I prove you lost already The king is back, where my crown at? (I'll, will) Ill Will rest in peace, let's do it niggas (I) F*ck with your soul like ether (Will) Teach you the king you know you (Not) "God's son" across the belly (Lose) I prove you lost already Y'all niggas deal with emotions like bitches What's sad is I love you 'cause you're my brother You traded your soul for riches My child, I've watched you grow up to be famous And now I smile like a proud dad, watching his only son that made it You seem to be only concerned with dissing women Were you abused as a child, scared to smile, they called you ugly? Well life is hard, hug me, don't reject me Or make records to disrespect me, blatant or indirectly In '88 you was getting chased through your building Calling my crib and I ain't even give you my numbers All I did was gave you a style for you to run with Smiling in my face, glad to break bread with the god Wearing Jaz chains, no tecs, no cash, no cars No jail bars Jigga, no pies, no case Just Hawaiian shirts, hanging with little Chase You a fan, a phony, a fake, a pussy, a Stan I still whip your ass, you thirty-six in a karate class You Tae-bo hoe, trying to work it out, you tryna' get brolic? Ask me if I'm trying to kick knowledge Nah, I'm trying to kick the shit you need to learn though That ether, that shit that make your soul burn slow Is he Dame Diddy, Dame Daddy or Dame Dummy? Oh, I get it, you Biggie and he's Puffy Rockafeller died of AIDS, that was the end of his chapter And that's the guy y'all chose to name your company after? Put it together, I rock hoes, y'all rock fellas And now y'all try to take my spot, fellas? Philly's hot rock fellas, put you in a dry spot, fellas In a pine box with nine shots from my glock, fellas Foxy got you hot 'cause you kept your face in her puss What you think, you getting girls now 'cause of your looks? Ne-gro please You no mustache having, with whiskers like a rat Compared to Beans you wack And your man stabbed Un and made you take the blame You ass, went from Jaz to hanging with Caine, to Herb, to Big And, Eminem murdered you on your own shit You a dick-riding fagot, you love the attention Queens niggas run you niggas, ask Russell Simmons Ha, R-O-C get gunned up and clapped quick J.J. Evans get gunned up and clapped quick Your whole damn record label gunned up and clapped quick Shaun Carter to Jay-Z, damn you on Jaz dick So little shorty's getting gunned up and clapped quick How much of Biggie's rhymes is goin' come out your fat lips? Wanted to be on every last one of my classics You pop shit, apologize, nigga, just ask Kiss
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Written by: Nasir Jones, Rondell Edwin Turner
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Universal Music Publishing Group, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
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10 facts about this song
Background Information"Ether" is a track from Nas's fifth studio album, "Stillmatic," which was released in 2001. The song is famously known as a diss track towards Jay-Z.
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Diss-Track DetailsNas took aim at Jay-Z in "Ether" in response to Jay-Z's song "Takeover," which included disses to Nas and another rapper, Prodigy. This sparked what is known as one of the greatest rap battles in the history of hip-hop.
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Song Meaning"Ether" is actually a term used in the hip-hop community for utterly humiliating or ending someone's career with a single response.
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Production FactsThis song was produced by Ron Browz and was noted for its heavy, aggressive sound.
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Chart PerformanceEven though the song was quite controversial, it still climbed up the charts. "Ether" peaked at number 26 on the US Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart.
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Ghostwriting Allegations"Ether" includes some references to Jay Z's alleged use of ghostwriters. Ghostwriting is considered poetry plagiarism in the rap industry and is often disdained, making these allegations quite substantial.
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Adoption of "EtherThe song is so iconic in the world of diss tracks that "Ether" eventually became a term often used in the hip-hop community to describe an extremely devastating diss track.
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Woogie SampleThe diss track sampled "Fu-Gee-La" by the Fugees, a popular rap group from the 1990s.
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Fanned the Feud FlamesThe release of "Ether" heated up the feud between Nas and Jay-Z, which was further fueled when radio station Hot 97 held a poll asking listeners whether "Ether" or Jay-Z's "Supa Ugly" was the better track. Nas's "Ether" won.
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Influential Track"Ether" is widely regarded as one of the most effective diss tracks ever released. Even today, the Nas and Jay-Z feud is often brought up in discussions around big hip-hop rivalries.
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