AS-SALAAM
ALAIKUM.
In the name of Allah, The Beneficent and The Merciful. We thank
Him for allowing Brother Nas to claim glorious victory in the
one and only true battle of Winter 2001, and We thank Him for
Brother Jay-Z humbling himself once more by calling on Brother
Nas, his most worthy conqueror, to join him in putting an end
to the negativity and violence that is plaguing Hip-Hop. I am
ever grateful to Allah for moving the spirits of these two dynamic
and intelligent artists to see beyond the past and combine their
talents for a cause that is so much greater than them. We wish
them well in their quest to restore meaning and balance to the
Hip-Hop community, a community that is spiritually bankrupt and
morally shattered. May Allah bless them.
Brothers and Sisters, as I recounted all of the events leading
up to, and especially those after Brother Nas' defeat of Brother
Jay-Z, I was struck by something that I do not believe We, as
a people, have ever addressed. It is something that is very serious.
Its gravity cannot be overstated. And I believe that we have not
ever really spoken of this deadly problem because we do not recognize
just how corrosive and poisonous it is to us. It destroys the
human spirit with such silent efficiency that it can only be corrected
through the grace and will of Allah.
So, Today, my dear Brothers and Sisters, within the context of
Brother Nas' defeat of Brother Jay-Z, I want to talk to you about...losing.
Now, losing has been a part of the human condition forever. Lucifer
lost his divinity. Adam and Eve lost their innocence. Pharaoh
lost his empire. So, you see losing is a very serious matter.
The very act of losing suggests an impending doom. If you have
ever experienced a loss, and I'm sure we all have to varying degrees,
you'll recall that initial feeling of dread. You knew, deep down
in your soul, that nothing would ever be the same. It burns you
slowly, don't it?
*Wide Farrakhan smile*
(*the joint he makes when he knows he's said something
good)
Yes, Brothers and Sisters, so, when Brother Nas told Brother Jay-Z
that the very words he spoke would eventually--slowly and surely--completely
vaporize his entire soul, he knew very well of which he spoke.
This is why Brother Nas is so intelligent and great at what he
does. As a person who has lost something, he knows what losing
can do to a person lacking the divine guidance of Almighty Allah.
And he knows that we hurt the most when we lose that which is
dearest to us. Brother Jay-Z wanted to be recognized as the best
more than anything. And he was well on his way, armed with the
knowledge that anything worth having would require taking a risk.
However, by choosing to engage Brother Nas, Brother Jay-Z risked
everything. And in the Hip-Hop community, among MCs, your reputation
as a lyricist is everything you have. So, doing battle with a
lyrically superior MC, such as Brother Nas, is extremely serious.
Now, after his song "Takeover," it seemed to
all observers that Brother Jay-Z had his dream firmly in hand.
The song was a blow to Brother Nas. Brother Jay-Z and his followers
celebrated far and wide for months. Brother Jay-Z was the undisputed
King of the land. His ego, growing with each unit scanned and
review written, grew tall enough to incur the wrath of The Most
High. And as He did with ol' Pharaoh and Caesar, God was already
planning his fate.
*Farrakhan smile*
See, God don't like rulers who are unfit to rule. Persons in positions
of power have a responsibility to use their power for the greater
good, not to talk about how great they are. Nobody wanna hear
all that mess when their kids can't walk down the street without
gettin' shot or stabbed or raped.
*Crowd erupts* *FOI stands*
That kind of leadership serves no purpose in the eyes of Allah.
And that which serves no purpose to Allah cannot be. Every *thing*
has purpose, until Allah wills it to be without purpose. So, you
ask: What was the purpose of allowing Brother Jay-Z to reign in
Summer 2001? Oh, Brothers and Sisters, have we not learned anything
from history? Over and Over, God has allowed wicked men to rule
for the purpose of showing His people who is the only true ruler.
So, in the case of Brother Jay-Z, God gave him a little taste
of glory and set him up to lose. He said he will not lose, but
what happened? Calling himself Jay-Hova! Prancing around the whole
summer acting like a god! You ain't no God, Brother! There is
no God but Allah and he proved it again when he let Brother Nas
set your soul on fire! He used Nas as Moses used his staff, a
tool of destruction for those who dare challenge Him. You don't
challange God!
*FOI stands*
(over applause) When you hear "I will teach you The King,
you know you not" that's not Nasir Jones talking. That's
God talking through Brother Nas, lettin' Brother Jay's ass know
that his time is up!
*Crowd explodes*
*Farrakhan mean mug, scanning the crowd*
(over crowd)That's God's words! Listen to Him speak;
*I* will burn your soul like Ether
*I* will teach The King
*I* will prove you lost already
You nothing but a dickriding faggot! You ain't no match for me!
That's Allah talking!!!!!
*venue shakes*
*quiets down after 120 seconds*
*Farrakhan smile*
Jay lost. He lost everything. If you heard him on the radio station,
Hot 97 sometime after the people deemed him a loser, you'll
recall how broken and detached he sounded. He was lost. He lost.
He has never fully recovered from it. No one ever truly recovers
from a loss. This is why if you say to a Jay-Z fan the words "Jay
lost" they get emotional. Ya know, something deep down
in 'em starts to bother them a little. They start acting a little
funny, don't they? That's because being reminded of their loss
awakens in them all the feelings they felt in that time immediately
after the loss. It's like smelling the favorite perfume of an
ex-girlfriend or seeing a dearly departed loved one's favorite
movie on the TV. It just hits 'em funny.
In the name of Allah...
Jay lost.
since
12/4/01
