Lil' Cease Says Biggie Thought JAY-Z Was a Better Rapper Than He Was
"They respected each other as men and they respected each other as artists."
Music Debate: Lil' Cease Says Biggie Thought JAY-Z Was a Better Rapper Than He Was
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Lil' Cease Says Biggie Thought JAY-Z Was a Better Rapper Than He Was
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JAY-Z and The Notorious B.I.G. are two faces that are etched into hip-hop's Mount Rushmore. But who was the better emcee? During a recent Instagram Live session with Smoke DZA, Junior Mafia member and Biggie's close friend, Lil' Cease, said that Biggie was convinced that it was JAY-Z.
"They bonded just on some G shit cause they respected each other as men and they respected each other as artists," Cease said. "Big wasn’t afraid to tell that—Big thought he was doper than him. Big used to say, 'Yo, that nigga nicer than me.'"
Cease made sure to let the people know that he wasn't talking out of school.
"I swear to God on everything I love. Any nigga can vouch for it. I’m not lying. These are straight facts," he continued.
"When JAY-Z said that line on 'Dead Presidents,' 'Nigga take a freeze off my kneecap/Nigga believe that,' Big was like 'Yo, he got me.'"
Despite their rivalry, the two Brooklyn MCs developed a close friendship prior to Biggie's death. They shared the stage on tracks like Reasonable Doubt's "Brooklyn's Finest" and Life After Death's "I Love The Dough." Following Big's untimely demise, Hov helped keep the rapper's memory alive by working some of Biggie's notable one-liners into his own verses.
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Apr 21, 2020
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JAY-Z and The Notorious B.I.G. are two faces that are etched into hip-hop's Mount Rushmore. But who was the better emcee? During a recent Instagram Live session with Smoke DZA, Junior Mafia member and Biggie's close friend, Lil' Cease, said that Biggie was convinced that it was JAY-Z.
"They bonded just on some G shit cause they respected each other as men and they respected each other as artists," Cease said. "Big wasn’t afraid to tell that—Big thought he was doper than him. Big used to say, 'Yo, that nigga nicer than me.'"
Cease made sure to let the people know that he wasn't talking out of school.
"I swear to God on everything I love. Any nigga can vouch for it. I’m not lying. These are straight facts," he continued.
"When JAY-Z said that line on 'Dead Presidents,' 'Nigga take a freeze off my kneecap/Nigga believe that,' Big was like 'Yo, he got me.'"
Despite their rivalry, the two Brooklyn MCs developed a close friendship prior to Biggie's death. They shared the stage on tracks like Reasonable Doubt's "Brooklyn's Finest" and Life After Death's "I Love The Dough." Following Big's untimely demise, Hov helped keep the rapper's memory alive by working some of Biggie's notable one-liners into his own verses.
Well biggie was wrong...at the time
he'd be honored.
Line went over my head. Can someone explain?
I'm not a biter
I'm a writer
For myself and others
I say a B.I.G. verse I'm only biggin' up my brother
Biggin' up my borough
I'm big enough to do it
I'm a writer
For myself and others
I say a B.I.G. verse I'm only biggin' up my brother
Biggin' up my borough
I'm big enough to do it
To slap yourself?
A phrase here and there?!
the title all of the video mentions "all". This was a fail.
I'm that thorough
Plus my own flow is foolish
As famous as BIG verses are you think Jay-Z bit BIG rhymes in hopes that people would think it was Jay-Z rhyme? Stop it.
By the way, even if you took all the Biggie lines away, Jay would still have an enormous catalog.
So Big made enough songs for 2 albums and Jay took the same lyrics and made 13 albums? How that math work????
The hate is so deep with you cats.
Don’t believe biggie thought that.......he needed motivation.
To slap yourself?
A phrase here and there?!
Nigga answer the phone
Wake up is calling
Def used big/big name as a booster
I agree about Kendrick. I don’t mind Jays voice
Big L for me
All respect due to Big and I agree with him.
"I jack, I rob, I sin.. Aw man, I'm Jackie Robinson
Except when I run base, I dodge the pen."
“The pressure's on, but guess who ain't gonna crack? Ha ha, pardon me, I had to laugh at that
How could you falter when you're the Rock of Gibraltar?”
“I can run it back nigga cause I’m straight with the rock...”
“I don’t half step on the caine.”
Complexity wrapped neatly inside simplicity. Gets no better.
"I jack, I rob, I sin.. Aw man, I'm Jackie Robinson
Except when I run base, I dodge the pen."
“The pressure's on, but guess who ain't gonna crack? Ha ha, pardon me, I had to laugh at that
How could you falter when you're the Rock of Gibraltar?”
“I can run it back nigga cause I’m straight with the rock...”
“I don’t half step on the caine.”
Complexity wrapped neatly inside simplicity. Gets no better.
Wait what?!?!!?!
I was about to argue
But i can understand the westside gunn being an acqured taste.
Did you like him on overcomer?
Cant do it
Nails on a chalkboard
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