Salute to (@MRCRACK15, @QUAKEGW, @DJABSOLUT, @KARCENO4LIFE, @HIPHOPUNIVERSE_OFFICIAL, @VLADTV) couldn't of done this without y'all. The Jay Z vs. Nas beef was a gladiatorial battle between two rap titans. For almost a decade, two of rap's most decorated emcees went at each other's throat. They started off with subliminal jabs and moved up to body shots. Fans cheered on. Crews got in the mix. Digs got so personal that parents had to step in. Thankfully, the battle didn't end in tragedy like Biggie vs. 2Pac. It ended in triumph. And friendship. Jay Z and Nas would later shake hands and join forces. Let's backtrack to an earlier time when Jay Z and Nas vied for New York supremacy in one of the greatest hip-hop battles of all time.