Takeover

Play track

  • Listeners

    249.2K

  • Scrobbles

    1.1M

  • Listeners

    249.2K

  • Scrobbles

    1.1M

Play track
  • Last.FM User
  • Last.FM User
  • Last.FM User

Join others and track this song

Scrobble, find and rediscover music with a Last.fm account

Sign Up to Last.fm
Play album
Skip to YouTube video

Replace video

Length
5:12
Lyrics

R.O.C., we runnin' this rap shit

Jay-Z's Takeover stands as a masterful diss track from his critically acclaimed 2001 album The Blueprint. Released on September 11, 2001, this Kanye West-produced track marked a significant moment in 's evolution, demonstrating the genre's capacity for complex narrative and lyrical warfare. The song's production showcases innovative sampling, weaving together diverse musical elements from multiple genres: The psychedelic rock of The Doors's Five to One The art rock of David Bowie's Fame The conscious hip-hop of KRS-One's Sound of da Police T… read more
Jay-Z's Takeover stands as a masterful diss track from his critically acclaimed 2001 album The Blueprint. Released on September 11, 2001, this K… read more
Jay-Z's Takeover stands as a masterful diss track from his critically acclaimed 2001 album The Blueprint. Released on September 11, 2001, this Kanye West-produced track marked a sig… read more

Related Tags

Add tagsView all tags

Featured On

The Blueprint

726,821 listeners

15 more albums featuring this track

Don't want to see ads? Upgrade Now

Similar Tracks

  1. The Blueprint Play track

  2. The Blueprint Play track

  3. Made You Look: God’s Son Live 2002 Play track

  4. Illmatic Play track

  5. Gone (feat. Consequence & Cam'ron) Play track

  6. Watch the Throne Play track

  7. Def Jam Recordings 25, Vol. 17 - Music to Ride To Play track

  8. What Would Meek Do? (feat. Kanye West) Play track

  9. Rags to Riches - EP Play track

  10. Otis (feat. Otis Redding) Play track

  11. Lord Knows (feat. Rick Ross) Play track

  12. Hell on Earth Play track

Scrobble Stats

What is scrobbling?

Scrobbling is when Last.fm tracks the music you listen to and automatically adds it to your music profile.

Learn more

Recent Listening Trend

Day Listeners
289
276
213
211
225
239
248
248
216
217
214
235
230
249
237
256
230
221
239
270
279
272
247
199
227
240
269
264
283
213
182
216
230
262
263
232
248
212
230
257
274
282
302
232
252
229
266
238
202
228
230
194
215
238
234
264
260
205
172
181
186
175
136
199
198
213
203
208
209
159
222
263
200
202
242
251
215
271
249
243
234
242
264
292
307
260
225
208
238
238
233
256
286
222
214
253
250
266
229
225
197
196
234
260
252
254
259
213
210
238
269
238
264
244
263
236
258
260
296
295
288
241
222
278
263
266
278
266
219
218
254
271
271
280
269
220
225
315
283
297
257
236
185
217
243
242
255
242
277
224
203
239
277
283
263
250
237
229
246
249
281
255
263
227
215
241
276
265
235
230
234
217
260
247
275
277
218
200
196
228

Play this track

Don't want to see ads? Upgrade Now

Shoutbox

Javascript is required to view shouts on this page. Go directly to shout page

About This Artist

Artist images

479 more

JAY-Z

5,227,579 listeners

Related Tags

Shawn Corey Carter (born December 4, 1969 in Brooklyn, New York, United States), is an American rapper and former president and CEO of Roc-A-Fella Records. He is more commonly known by a variety of stage names including Shawn Corey Carter, Jay-Hova, Jiggaman, Young Hov, Shawn C. Carter, Hov, Shawn Carter, The Carter Administration. He is regarded as one of the most prolific and successful American blend artists of the mid-90s and early 2000s and is known for his use of metaphors, freestyling abilities, word play, flow, and blending of street and popular hip hop. He is one of the mos… read more
Shawn Corey Carter (born December 4, 1969 in Brooklyn, New York, United States), is an American rapper and former president and CEO of Roc-A-Fella Records. He is more commonly known by a va… read more
Shawn Corey Carter (born December 4, 1969 in Brooklyn, New York, United States), is an American rapper and former president and CEO of Roc-A-Fella Records. He is more commonly known by a variety of stage names including Shawn Corey Car… read more

View full artist profile

Similar Artists

  1. 3,033,790 listeners

    Avatar for Nas

  2. 1,067,711 listeners

    Avatar for JAY-Z & Kanye West

  3. 1,377,146 listeners

    Avatar for Pusha T

  4. 313,866 listeners

    Avatar for Memphis Bleek

  5. 3,598,287 listeners

    Avatar for The Notorious B.I.G.

  6. 3,385,258 listeners

    Avatar for Lil' Wayne

View all similar artists

Trending Tracks

  • 1

  • 2

  • 3

  • 4

  • 5

  • 6

View all trending tracks

API Calls

Scrobble from Spotify?

Connect your Spotify account to your Last.fm account and scrobble everything you listen to, from any Spotify app on any device or platform.

Connect to Spotify

Dismiss