Takeover

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"Takeover" is a prominent diss track by Jay-Z, featured on his 2001 album *The Blueprint*, that targets fellow rappers Nas and Prodigy and is widely noted for its sharp lyricism and impact on hip-hop rivalries.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Takeover canonical 3
The Takeover 2

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Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf diss track ⓘ
song ⓘ
album The Blueprint ⓘ
artist Jay-Z ⓘ
associatedFeud Jay-Z vs Mobb Deep ⓘ
Jay-Z vs Nas ⓘ
chronologicalPositionInAlbum track 4 on The Blueprint ⓘ
containsElement boom-bap drum pattern ⓘ
pitched rock sample ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
criticalReception widely acclaimed ⓘ
featuredOnList best diss tracks in hip hop ⓘ
firstPerformance Hot 97 Summer Jam 2001 ⓘ
linked to: Hot 97
genre hardcore hip hop ⓘ
hip hop ⓘ
hasBridgeOrHook interpolates The Doors lyrics ⓘ
hasChorusVocalSample KRS-One ⓘ
hasLiveVersion Jay-Z live performances ⓘ
hasSubject commercial success vs artistic merit ⓘ
credibility in rap ⓘ
includedInAlbumReleaseYear 2001 ⓘ
influenced subsequent hip hop diss tracks ⓘ
labelCatalogContext Roc-A-Fella/Def Jam 2001 releases ⓘ
linked to: Roc-A-Fella Records
language English ⓘ
length 4:36 ⓘ
lyricalTheme hip hop rivalry ⓘ
reputation challenge ⓘ
notableFor impact on hip hop rivalries ⓘ
role in Jay-Z–Nas feud ⓘ
sharp lyricism ⓘ
partOf The Blueprint ⓘ
performedAt Hot 97 Summer Jam 2001 ⓘ
linked to: Hot 97
performer Jay-Z ⓘ
producer Kanye West ⓘ
recordLabel Def Jam Recordings ⓘ
Roc-A-Fella Records ⓘ
releaseDate 2001-09-11 ⓘ
sampledArtist KRS-One ⓘ
The Doors ⓘ
sampledWork Five to One ⓘ
Sound of da Police ⓘ
targetOfDiss Nas ⓘ
Prodigy ⓘ
tempo mid-tempo ⓘ
writer Ernest Wilson ⓘ
John Lennon ⓘ
Kanye West ⓘ
Shawn Carter ⓘ
linked to: Jay-Z

Yoko Ono ⓘ

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Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

The Blueprint → notableTrack → Takeover ⓘ
Me Against Myself → hasPart → Takeover ⓘ
Shether → comparedTo → Takeover ⓘ
The Rape Over → usesBeatFrom → The Takeover ⓘ
linked to: Takeover
The Rape Over → reworks → The Takeover ⓘ
linked to: Takeover