In the third verse (which has 32 bars, while the other verses have 16), Jay-Z ridicules Nas's discography (at the time consisting of four albums) and claims Nas has a "one hot album every ten year average." Jay-Z referred to a widespread feeling from many hip hop critics and purists that Nas's subsequent albums after his legendary Illmatic debut were mediocre follow ups, and dissing Nas' famous song and from that album "The World Is Yours": Jay-Z sampled some of Nas' lines for the chorus of Jay-Z's famous song "Dead Presidents II", and claimed in "Takeover" that he sampled it because Nas was using it wrong ("So yeah I sampled your voice, you was usin it wrong/ You made it a hot line, I made it a hot song"). Jay-Z also questions Nas's street credibility and claims Nas has lied or exaggerated about his past in songs, with the lines, "Nigga, you ain't live it you witnessed from your folks' pad/Scribbled in your notepad and created your life/I showed you your first tec, on tour with Large Professor (Me! That's who!)/Then I heard your album 'bout your tec on your dresser." Jay-Z also ridicules Nas's style, flow, and career decisions, with lyrics like, "Nigga switch up your flow, your shit is garbage/But you try and kick knowledge? (Get the fuck outta here)" and "Fell from top ten to not mentioned at all/To your bodyguard's Oochie Wally verse better than yours/Matter fact you had the worst flow in the whole fuckin' song..." which "Oochie Wally" is a song by The Bravehearts from the collaborative album QB's Finest, and samples the song in this song when Jay-Z mentions it.
The song initiated one of the biggest and most hyped hip hop rivalries within the industry, and the song was generally well-received by fans. At the time, the song's hard-hitting caliber was such that Jay-Z and many hip hop fans had felt that this song could have potentially ended Nas's career. On the contrary, however, the track merely served to reinvigorate Nas' career as he responded to "Takeover" with a diss track of his own, entitled "Ether".
Jay-Z responded to "Ether" with a freestyle entitled "Supa Ugly". Jay-Z and Nas would release other subsequent diss tracks and records referencing the feud, including "Blueprint 2" (from Jay-Z's ) and "Last Real Nigga Alive" (from Nas's God's Son.)
"Takeover" was produced by Kanye West and samples The Doors' "Five to One" as well as KRS-ONE's "Sound of da Police." 50 Cent swards Mobb Deep in his own diss song "Piggy Bank", by telling his rival Jadakiss "Jada don't fuck with me if you wanna eat, 'cause I'll do your lil' ass like Jay did Mobb Deep." Coincidentally, 50 signed Mobb Deep to his G-Unit Records imprint a mere few months later.
On Mos Def's 2004 album The New Danger, the track "The Rape Over" is essentially a revision of "Takeover", with a similar Kanye West backing track using the same Doors sample. Mos Def's rewritten lyrics criticize the hip-hop industry in general and attribute hip-hop's direction at the time to "old white men", "corporate forces", and substance abuse.
Chicago pop-rock band Fall Out Boy referenced this song in their 2007 album Infinity on High with the song "The Take Over, the Breaks Over", as a direct mention to the rivalry.
In 2007 Mistah F.A.B. used the beat from the track on his Royce da 5'9" diss track entitled "C.I.A."
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| Name | Eva Simons |
|---|---|
| Background | solo_singer |
| Birth name | Eva Simons |
| Born | |
| Origin | Amsterdam |
| Occupation | Singer-songwriter, dancer, |
| Instrument | Vocals, piano |
| Genre | Pop, electronic dance |
| Voice type | Soprano |
| Years active | 2004–present |
| Label | EMI Music GermanyVirgin (UK) |
| Associated acts | Raffish |
| Url |
Eva Simons (born in Amsterdam, the Netherlands) is a Dutch recording artist. She first came to public attention in 2004 after winning the Dutch version of the reality TV contest Popstars as part of the short lived girlband Raffish. In 2009 the singer embarked on a solo career after a recording of her first single, "Silly Boy", leaked and gained popularity on the Internet.
Simons' debut studio album, Rockstar, has yet to be given a release date. Simons has been working with producers Afrojack and Kizzo to create the album. She has stated that the album will be personal but still upbeat and danceable. She has been writing a lot of the album's songs.
Simons' video for "Take Over Control" came out on October 12, 2010.
Category:1985 births Category:2000s singers Category:2010s singers Category:Living people Category:Dutch dance musicians Category:Dutch female singers Category:Dutch pop singers Category:People from Amsterdam
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| Name | Avery Watts |
|---|---|
| Background | solo_singer |
| Birth name | Avery Allan Watts |
| Born | October 27, 1981Portland, Oregon, U.S. |
| Genre | Rock, alternative rock, metal, hip hop |
| Occupation | Musician, record producer, composer, singer-songwriter |
| Instrument | Vocals, guitar, drums, bass guitar, keyboard, synthesizer |
| Years active | 2000–present |
| Label | Pulse Records |
| Associated acts | LUX |
| Url | http://www.averywatts.com/ |
Avery Allan Watts (Born on October 27, 1981) is an American rock musician, singer-songwriter, performer, producer, multi-instrumentalist and entrepreneur, known as being the front man and lead singer of the eponymous band, Avery Watts. His early interests included extreme sports, creative writing, and cinematography. Throughout his adolescent years these activities eventually led to him becoming a sponsored rider in both skateboarding and snowboarding.
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| Name | Aaron Shust |
|---|---|
| Background | solo_singer |
| Birth name | Aaron Shust |
| Born | October 31 |
| Instrument | vocals, guitar, piano |
| Genre | CCM, rock, praise and worship |
| Years active | 2005–present |
| Label | Brash Music |
| Url | http://www.aaronshust.com/ |
Aaron Shust is an American Contemporary Christian Music artist on the Brash Music label. Shust was named the songwriter of the year at the GMA Dove Awards of 2007, and his song "My Savior My God" received the Song of the Year award. The single was the second most played song of 2006 on Christian CHR radio as played on the Weekend 22.Heat]] ! width="40"| USIndie |- | 2005 | align="left"| Anything Worth Saying
Category:Living people Category:Performers of Christian music Category:Musicians from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Category:American Christians
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| Name | Just Blaze |
|---|---|
| Background | non_performing_personnel |
| Birth name | Justin Smith |
| Born | |
| Origin | Paterson, New Jersey |
| Instrument | drumsKeyboardTurntableSamplerDrum MachineDrums |
| Genre | Hip hop |
| Occupation | Record producer, Rapper, Singer |
| Years active | 1999–present |
| Label | Roc-A-Fella Records, Fort Knocks Entertainment |
| Associated acts | Jay-Z, Saigon, Jay Electronica |
Category:Living people Category:Hip hop record producers Category:African American musicians Category:People from Paterson, New Jersey Category:1978 births
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| Name | Jon Stewart |
|---|---|
| Imagesize | 200px |
| Caption | Stewart at the Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear, October 30, 2010. |
| Alma mater | William & Mary |
| Birth name | Jonathan Stuart Leibowitz |
| Birth date | November 28, 1962 |
| Birth place | New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Medium | Stand-up, television, film, books |
| Nationality | American |
| Active | 1987–present |
| Genre | Satire/political satire/news satire, observational comedy |
| Subject | Mass media/news media/Media criticism, American politics, current events, religion, Jewish culture, race relations, human sexuality, self-deprecation |
| Influences | George Carlin, Lenny Bruce, Richard Pryor |
| Influenced | Stephen Colbert, Steve Carell |
| Spouse | Tracey Stewart (née McShane) (2000-present) 2 children |
| Children | Nathan Stewart, Maggie Stewart |
| Notable work | Host of The Daily ShowHost of The Jon Stewart Show |
Stewart has said that he was subjected to anti-Semitic bullying as a child. During part of this time, Stewart roomed with future congressman Anthony Weiner, who still is the only politician to have received campaign donations from Stewart. Jon Stewart moved to New York City in 1986 to try his hand at the comedy club circuit, but he could not muster the courage to get on stage until the following year.
Later in 1993, Stewart developed his own talk show at MTV. Despite the quick cancellation of his previous MTV show, the network was still eager to work with him. The Jon Stewart Show was the first talk show on that network and was an instant hit, becoming the second-highest rated MTV show behind Beavis and Butt-head. In 2005, The Daily Show and Jon Stewart also received a Best Comedy Album Grammy Award for the audio book edition of America (The Book). In 2000 and 2004, the show won two Peabody Awards for its coverage of the presidential elections relevant to those years, called "" and "", respectively.
during a taping session of The Daily Show]] One of the show's most serious moments remains the September 20, 2001, show
Stewart discussed the incident on The Daily Show the following Monday: }}
In January 2005, CNN announced that it was canceling Crossfire. When asked about the cancellations, CNN/US' incoming President, Jonathan Klein, referenced Stewart's appearance on the show: "I think he made a good point about the noise level of these types of shows, which does nothing to illuminate the issues of the day." Bill O'Reilly, host of The O'Reilly Factor, countered that The Daily Show was a “key component of left-wing television” and that Stewart was a fan of Fox News because the network was so interesting to watch.
In 2005, Stewart provided the voice of President James A. Garfield for the audiobook version of Sarah Vowell's Assassination Vacation.
In 2007, Stewart voiced a role on friend Stephen Colbert's audiobook version of I Am America (And So Can You!). He plays Mort Sinclaire, former TV comedy writer and Communist.
In a September 2010 interview with USA Weekend, Stewart revealed he will be releasing another book entitled and has been reported to be of similar length to that of America (The Book). Jokingly, Stewart has commented that the two novels are "of equal importance: America took 256 pages, Earth 256 pages. America is in fact Earth." in July 2004. Their second child, a daughter, Maggie Rose Stewart, was born in February 2006.
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| Name | Ian Carey |
|---|---|
| Background | non_performing_personnel |
| Alias | Ian "45" Carey, Illicit Funk, The Ian Carey Project |
| Born | September 13, 1975 |
| Origin | Maryland, United States |
| Instrument | Bass guitar, keyboards, drums, guitar |
| Genre | House, electro |
| Occupation | Disc jockey, record producer, Song Writer |
| Years active | 1993–present |
| Label | Elan Records (2000–2004) GFAB Records (2006–pres) |
| Associated acts | Snoop Dogg, Taio Cruz, Afrojack, Tinchy Stryder |
| Url | iancarey.com |
Ian Carey is an American house DJ and record producer from Maryland, United States. Having sold over 10 million records worldwide, Carey has performed as a disc jockey since 1993 and worked as a record producer since 1998. Working with Jason Papillon as part of Soul Providers, their first single, "Rise", was a major crossover hit in Europe and the US and achieved Gold certification in the UK.
Unhappy with the house music scene in America, Carey moved to the Netherlands from the US in 2003 and then on to Spain in 2006. In 2008, his Top 10 single "Get Shaky" (released as The Ian Carey Project) achieved Double Platinum certification in Australia, Gold certification in New Zealand and a top ten sales chart position in the United Kingdom and Belgium. The song also won the award for Best Dance Video at the MTV Australia Awards 2009.
Carey grew up in a small town in Maryland, USA, about 2 hours from Washington DC. He had been exposed to the music business at a young age, as his father was a live sound engineer and ran a sound reinforcement company and had engineered for such groups as Kool & The Gang and The Duke Ellington Orchestra.
Carey became involved with dance music while in college. He had already experimented with the graffiti-writing scene in Baltimore, MD, where he met a number of hip-hop DJs, which led to him becoming involved in DJing. He was also introduced to house music while working at a record store. The success of Carey's first self-produced single "Rise" later influenced him to move to Europe to pursue a career in dance music production. His song "Get Shaky" reached the top ten and was world champion Czech Republic's official goal song at the IIHF Ice Hockey World Cup in Germany.
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