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In a 2012 interview with legendary hip-hop journalist Sway, Beanie Sigel described his mindset in going at the titan despite being a fan.

Whether it was due to loyalty or to promote his newly released 2001 album "The Reason," Beanie Sigel stepped up to the plate against the treacherous emcee. On mixtapes and singles, Jadakiss gave Jay-Z all he got, but Jay-Z opted not to officially respond. It would likely just be considered a coincidence aside from the subliminal line "After the original it's probably this."Įither way, Jadakiss and the RR camp didn't take too kindly to the gesture, and DMX and The L.O.X began firing shots back at Jay-Z. That is, until 2001, when Jay upstaged Jadakiss once again by replacing Jadakiss' verse on R. In an attempt to one-up Jadakiss, Jay was featured on "Best of Me Part 2", a remix with a more uptempo beat - no big deal. In 2000, r&b star Mya featured Jadakiss on her single "Best of Me", which generated buzz on the mixtape circuit and charts and even resulted in a video. Over time, the beef would get even uglier, resulting in casualties on both sides respective camps and Major Figgas rapper Spade-O going to prison for murder. Aside from Jay-Z's subliminal shots like on 1999's "Do It Again" it resulted in the timeless Gillie Da Kid argument with Beans over the radio on Philly's Power 99, that allegedly ended up resulting in a fight between the two in front of Baby and Cash Money at the 2001 All Star Game in Philadelphia. Spearheaded by Gillie Da Kid, Major Figgas and State Property started off as comrades, but things quickly turned sour when Beans attempt to get the Figgas signed and Jay-Z's alleged attempt to "lowball" resulted in beef on wax that turned ugly. But originally, Jay-Z planned to sign another Philly collective that was making noise in the city of brotherly love - Major Figgas. In 1999, Jay-Z signed Oschino & Sparks, and the rest of the classic roster of Chris & Neef, Freeway and Peedi Crakk would be assembled in the next year. Hard Knock Life ," where Beans earned his stripes dropping classic verses. When Jay-Z went looking for talent out of Philadelphia in 1998, he discovered South Philly artist Beanie Sigel, featuring him on his 1998 album "Vol. One beef is only known regionally, while the other is a treasure amongst hip-hop fans and is etched in history. 2001 was a chaotic year for Jay-Z's Rocafella camp, as HOV was at the top of the rap game while Philadelphia signees State Property were involved in two wars, one on wax and one in the streets. The culprit behind the entire beef was Jay-Z, whose business and personal decisions caused the artists he signed to be thrown on the front lines of several wars. For many, it may come down to preference, but considering the background story and content produced during the verbal spar, I have came to a conclusion on a winner 15 years later.

Depending who you ask, or what area of the east coast you are in, you might get a different answer. Two lyrical assassins each with a crew of respected rhymers went to war on the mic, and by God's grace it didn't escalate further. There are few beefs in rap history as evenly matched as the early 2000s showdown between Jadakiss and Beanie Sigel.