Jay aint even that big of a battle cat. I mean he held his when he had to (summerjam) but I think this line says it all:

I made it so, you could say Marcy and it was all good
I ain't crossover I brought the suburbs to the hood
Made em relate to your struggle, told em bout your hustle
Went on MTV with do-rags, I made them love you
-come and get me (vol. III)

hes real wit the stories, he was mad street, and then became the 100 million dollar man. He's like the ultimate success story, and his lines are the shit. Peep any verse in 'threats' off the black album, and you'll appreciate homie. Reasonable Doubt is jus my fav cause its where it all started. His first full LP, and every beat and every track was years ahead of its time ('96). word.

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