While y'all was running your mouth complaining about Summer Jam
I was in flip-flops in the South of France

from Jay-Z – 2002 Funk Flex Freestyle Lyrics 5 on Rap Genius

Nas was scheduled to be the featured performer at Summer Jam 2002, the annual concert thrown by powerhouse NYC radio station Hot 97, the year after he’d been dissed by Jay at the previous incarnation of the show. He ended up not performing after his request to hang Jay in effigy onstage was denied

Instead, Nas ran over to rival radio station Power 105 and gave a rambling, emotional interview that dissed Jay, Cam'ron, NORE, and others

While all of this was going on, Jay was out of the spotlight, taking a long-planned vacation to the South of France

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