I knew June was a month full of heat but who could have ever predicted this? The current heat levels in hip-hop right now are starting to rise very rapidly. At this rate the way albums and drama keep getting dropped on us I can’t wait to see what July will have in store for us. At the end of last week hip-hop legend and New York native Nas’ released a album that he had been working on for the past three years. He did so with a surprise listing party for the album in the Brooklyn section of the city on Thursday night through the early morning. This was big for Nas’ and the city and the fans showed their gratitude by flooding the streets to join in the celebration. However, when all the dust settled on Saturday morning, the most ironic thing happened. Jay z announced that he and superstar wife Beyonce would be releasing a joint album later on in the day. Seems harmless right? It’s it really though? Some people might have a hard time deciding what to believe. Was this intentional on the part of Jay Z? Did he purposely drop his album with Beyonce the same weekend Nas drop his album? That’s the question that everybody is wondering. At a time where it’s looking like hip-hop is getting back to real hip-hop, this very well may have been done intentionally by Jay. After all, Nas’ did make the “ether” track. And if we’re being honest, I don’t know any rapper that would ever forget the feeling of being in the position Jay was in back in those times. Through it all though, he is still in the discussion for one f the best MC’s to ever cross a stage but so is Nas. So that rasies the question right there. Did Jay do this on purpose to steal Nas shine? It could very well have been.  I’m sure the people would like to leave their two cents as well, so do send this thread and circulate the CURRENT-cy.

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