

But oh man, what a story it would be if Jay took an old Kanye beat and laid down a Kanye-diss over it.At the same time, we hope that never happens (?!). In light of their recent spat over TIDAL and the Saint Pablo Tour, we’ve compiled what we believe to be some of the best Kanye West-produced Jay Z tracks to come out over the last two decades.
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However, he shared an admission on Sunday (16 January) following a post by musician Questlove. Despite being on the social media site since 2008, the rapper only shares sporadic messages to his three million followers. Now the world holds both Jay and Kanye up as legendary artists, a status 17 years in the making. Jay-Z has admitted a regret about his music in a rare post on his Twitter page. They developed their sounds together, so much so that a sizeable amount of hip-hop listeners could recognize a Kanye West beat years before The College Dropout arrived, and that’s largely thanks to Hov for putting him on. King Kong Riddim (ft BackRoad Gee) Single Jay-Z, Jadakiss & Conway The Machine. Kanye just happened to be the best at giving Jay a beat to lay down his verses on.

A lot of critics are adamant that Kanye saved Jay from a dying career - though to say this is to take away from the incredible chemistry the two exhibited on their shared ascension to the hip-hop throne. Almost 25 years after Jay Zs debut album, we take a look at the legendary rappers greatest songs. There's more to Ye and Jay's relationship than meets the eye.ġ7 years ago, Kanye West joined Roc Nation’s team of in-house producers after a hot streak of production credentials for hit songs and, most notably, creating several beats that Jay Z would use for his famed album The Blueprint.
