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One of the most unknown beefs of the music industry, was the Nas and Jeezy situation. In 2006, Def Jam put primary focus towards Escobar after the Jiggaman used up a large portion of the budget. Like many artists disgruntled by the 4th quarter rollout, Jeezy took it upon himself to call out Nas over saying hip-hop is dead.
The infamous radio interview with Monie Love, got Jeezy in hot water with his label, as they didn’t want anything disrupting their biggest album of that month. However, 15 years later, the two reflect on the situation, including explaining how they stopped a street beef from happening in the conversation below.