Why does Jay-Z go by Hova?

Shawn Corey Carter—famously known as—Jay-Z has been referring to himself as Hov or Hova since 2001. Hov or Hova, is short for Jay-Hova, and it’s a shortened version/play of the word Jehovah, the Hebrew word for God. Jay-Z has called himself the “god” of rap.

Why did Jay-Z write takeover?

Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. “Takeover” is a track recorded by Jay-Z for his 2001 album The Blueprint. The song is a diss track aimed at rappers Nas and Prodigy of Mobb Deep.

Do Nas and Jay-Z hate each other?

Jay Z and Nas’ feud was sparked over a Memphis Bleek lyric in 2000’s ‘My Mind Right’, causing the rapper to respond to both Bleek and Jay Z on future mixtape tracks. The feud escalated further when Jay Z called Nas “lame” on 2001’s ‘The Takeover’, prompting Nas to take aim at Jay on ‘Ether’.

How many albums did ten years after have?

Between 1968 and 1973, Ten Years After scored eight Top 40 albums on the UK Albums Chart. In addition, they had twelve albums enter the US Billboard 200, and are best known for tracks such as “I’m Going Home”, “Hear Me Calling”, “I’d Love to Change the World” and “Love Like a Man”.

What kind of music did ten years after sing?

Between 1968 and 1973, Ten Years After scored eight Top 40 albums on the UK Albums Chart. In addition, they had twelve albums enter the US Billboard 200, and are best known for tracks such as “I’m Going Home”, “Hear Me Calling”, “I’d Love to Change the World” and “Love Like a Man”. Their musical style consisted of blues-rock and hard rock.

How long did it take to produce the XX’s first solo album?

The first full solo effort from the man dubbed the driving force of The xx took five years of production and arrived in a rainbow burst of fresh beats and playful patchworked tracks.

Is Blur’s first album in 12 years a bigger gamble?

JM After Damon Albarn spent the early part of the century exploring new hip hop and old funk samples with Gorillaz, the first Blur album in 12 years somehow felt like the bigger gamble.