Jay Z taking eminem lyrics?

[sitariboo]

listen to the beginning of success off the american gangster album

def ripped off "i'm back" and "open mic" from eminem. i know jay takes lyrics from other artists he admires but still..

[Emadyville]

Yeah when I hear that I was like, that shit is word for word straight from Em, and it was like 5 or 6 lines, not sure how he got away with that.

[Cwayon_Murder]

And? Whats so bad about quoting another artist? It's a way of showing respect, not stealing lyrics.

[SayGoodbyeHollywood]

this is already a topicccccc

[Emadyville]

Yeah well I think the problem is that for people who don't know em already did that shit will think it's Jay's, when it's not.

[Rabbi]

Listen to Ya Boy - 100 Bars of death, he also takes an Eminem line, i think it mainly showing respect to the greatest mc alive!

[Hadez]

to me using a line or two is like a country artist doing a cover of a song. no harm done, just respect.

[Twiz]

Eminem takes some artists' names to his songs too and it's the same thing if some rapper takes Eminem's lines to that rapper's songs. I don't think that it is a bad thing.

[Robbie G]

It's just respect. From listening to a few Nas, Jay and Em albums they share a lot of Lines...

[Tornado]

Jay takes a heelva lot of lyrics, listen to this
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ybEZF4Vbe3A
i aint saying that no one else does it, just Jay does it a hellva lot more than other artists

[M-Pyre]

holy damn

[Cwayon_Murder]

holy damn

Holy damn indeed...

[M-Pyre]

holy damn

Holy damn indeed...

holy damn indeed it is...quote on quote

[Dark Blue]

yaa someone else does this to ummm omg i cant remember...it could of been lil wayne i think

[Rabbi]

yeah it was lil wayne

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8WM5lUZA_RE