I've always felt the same. Ether had some lines, but it mostly sounded emotional, and some shit was straight corny.
And even with that, it sounded better than anything Nas had out around then, and he sounded awake.
I think people gave it to Nas cuz he was the underdog. He got better after that shit. Good for Nas.
Jay kept on winning in his career though, which is why I can't stand when people claim losing battles ends careers.
Yep.
There were (and still are) a legion of butthurt Nas fans mad that Ether didn't end Jay's career
