In this song Nas also raps about the life and memory of The Notorious B.I.G. That same year, Jay-Z, who had collaborated with B.I.G., releaseds, the only other rapper in New York with a reputation rivaling Jay-Z's, but who had never received the same amount of commercial success, responded to Jay-Z on his track 'We Will Survive' (released in 1999, on his album ' I AmРІР‚В¦'), with 'But, now competition is none, now that you're gone//And these niggas is wrong - usin' your name in vain//And they claim to be New York's king? It ain't about that', dismissing Jay-Z as a serious rival as well as attacking both his claims of superiority and his continual evoking of B.I.G.'s legacy. Jay-Z continued to show his respect to Nas in 1997 by referencing him on his song 'Where I'm From' ('Who's the best MCs? Biggie, Jay-Z, and Nas') and by sampling Nas's voice from his song 'Represent' on his own track, 'Rap Game/Crack Game'. The position of most popular rapper in New York (also known as the King of New York) seemed vacant after the death of Biggie, and fans were eager to see who would take over. ] However, the relationship between the two rappers still remained peaceful (Jay-Z even giving a shoutout to Nas in his album liner notes ), and the tension did not escalate to full-blown rivalry until after the death of The Notorious B.I.G. The feud between these hip hop legends is widely considered the most captivating of recent times. Due to the influence and success of the artists involved, it is one of the more popular recent feuds in hip hop, ] especially after what happened after the battle between the East Coast hip-hop and West Coast hip-hop scene. The feud between hip hop artists Nas and Jay-Z received public attention beginning in 2001 and ended in 2005.

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