Is 'God Did' Jay-Z's Best Guest Verse? Clark Kent Decides | Complex Brackets

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  • @Complex
    @Complex  Рік тому +22

    What is the best Jay-Z guest verse of all time?

    • @Gg-ij7li
      @Gg-ij7li Рік тому +8

      Jesus loves you all!
      Remember that He died and rose up again for you to be in heaven with Him! Believe on His name and repent of your sins and be saved!
      Have an amazing day ❤️

    • @chesareroach
      @chesareroach Рік тому +8

      I respect Clark for doing this, this is probably the hardest question in Hip Hop.

    • @dwadeisthegoat2020
      @dwadeisthegoat2020 Рік тому +15

      Never let me down

    • @damnyallthoughtitwasovadid1211
      @damnyallthoughtitwasovadid1211 Рік тому +5

      Shiny suit.

    • @dashwave2610
      @dashwave2610 Рік тому +4

      Clark picked the wrong records ans he got swayed from the start, weaaaak!

  • @rashaadmusictv.3830
    @rashaadmusictv.3830 Рік тому +60

    Jay verse in “what’s free” 🔥🔥🔥

  • @rickssonnilson3691
    @rickssonnilson3691 Рік тому +37

    His verses on Mya's Best of Me are some of the best rap verses I've ever on an R&B record.

  • @PPCCO.
    @PPCCO. Рік тому +37

    Seen it all is a top 5 Jay-Z verse. It’s the verse where he concluded his hustling days. Hook was perfect, then Jeezy.

    • @weekendwarrior6426
      @weekendwarrior6426 Рік тому +2

      My favorite Jay verse

    • @Edward.E.Nigma.
      @Edward.E.Nigma. Рік тому +2

      Thats a fact!!!! Hov is by far THE GOAT in my eyes and i have NO IDEA how that one slipped passed me. I just heard it for the first time a year ago and replayed it back to back 20 times

  • @d3cryptk33p3r
    @d3cryptk33p3r Рік тому +39

    Jay verse on Welcome to New York City should have won. He had a classic quotables on that. "At the Knick game, big chain and all my splender. Next to Spike if you to pan left to right..."

  • @richerprior5961
    @richerprior5961 Рік тому +6

    His verse on Shiny Suit Theory is infuckincredible

  • @BAP32
    @BAP32 Рік тому +66

    Drug Dealers Anonymous is by far my favorite Jay Z verse of all time

    • @Whereislos
      @Whereislos Рік тому

      Ode

    • @tshebeletsotjabane4979
      @tshebeletsotjabane4979 Рік тому +6

      Drug dealers anonymous
      Y’all think Uber’s the future, our cars been autonomous

    • @michaelhartley117
      @michaelhartley117 Рік тому +2

      It’s not better than his “It’s Murda” verse

    • @barbarapaparella1833
      @barbarapaparella1833 Рік тому

      @@tshebeletsotjabane4979 I think pusha had a better verse in that song. Jay had a fire verse though 🔥.

    • @eib3137
      @eib3137 Рік тому

      @@barbarapaparella1833 interestingly enough after listening to jay verse thoroughly I suspect that pusha t ghost writer wrote that verse.

  • @PDope410
    @PDope410 Рік тому +23

    “What we Do” almost went out the battle waayyyyyy to fast 😂

  • @ceecooksey4885
    @ceecooksey4885 Рік тому +12

    “Ghost of Soulja Slim” should definitely be in the running. Hov left earth with that verse.

    • @MrHunt160
      @MrHunt160 Рік тому

      Indeed. That verse was like serotonin, best opening to a rap album in a LONG time

  • @ANTHONY46015
    @ANTHONY46015 Рік тому +19

    I'm a Jay-Z Stan. Truthfully God did is amazing but free is the one. That verse brought me to tears of joy. Frfr

  • @Cakaholic365
    @Cakaholic365 Рік тому +6

    His verse on Deja Vu was crazy! “I use to run base Juan Pierre now I run base high hat and the snare 🤯

  • @DutchTheBibleThumper
    @DutchTheBibleThumper Рік тому +3

    Bruh it’s a few verses that absolutely belong on this bracket . “pump it up verse”. “maybach music verse “ Murdergram verse” “ 4 alarm blaze verse “ Fiesta remix “

  • @g-holy
    @g-holy Рік тому +18

    I need Clark n B. Dot to do a show, ASAP. Who knew they had this chemistry?

  • @matthewstanley2627
    @matthewstanley2627 Рік тому +18

    "We made it" verse is very underrated 👌

  • @barry4649
    @barry4649 Рік тому +27

    Jays best feature verse is Diamonds From Sierra Leone by a country mile in my eyes

    • @nvm7191
      @nvm7191 Рік тому +10

      Facts ppl lined up to see the titanic sinking instead we roze from the ash like a phoenix

    • @matthewnelsonsr5147
      @matthewnelsonsr5147 Рік тому +1

      Facts

  • @marcczer
    @marcczer Рік тому +4

    what about his verse on Beanie Sigel's "think it's a game".....toooo🔥🔥🔥

  • @TTo-pr2vc
    @TTo-pr2vc Рік тому +19

    Grammy family freestyle 🔥🏆 jay predicted the future to drake light up verse

    • @jdmrtnz9367
      @jdmrtnz9367 Рік тому +1

      "Every step you take they remind you, you ghetto"

  • @benice1982
    @benice1982 Рік тому +2

    My top 5 Favorite Jay -z verses period:
    Dynasty Intro
    People Talking
    Grammy Family Freestyle
    Squeeze First 2nd verse
    Marcy Me- 1st Verse

    • @tabernaclekeeper
      @tabernaclekeeper Рік тому +1

      the bottom half of that first verse on Marcy me is 🤯🤯🤯 but I'll still see your Marcy Me and raise you his 3rd verse on Smile

  • @andyheath5244
    @andyheath5244 Рік тому +2

    His snoop I wanna rock remix was crazy

  • @oleboy5521
    @oleboy5521 Рік тому +10

    What's free is still to me his best feature.

  • @GSR-Indictment
    @GSR-Indictment Рік тому +10

    Diamonds from Sierra Leone Remix is By Far My Favourite & has ALWAYS been My Favourite Guess Verse!…#2 would go to Shiny Suit Theory by Jay Electronica & #3 would B’ Go Crazy with Jeezy!…

    • @PDope410
      @PDope410 Рік тому +3

      Shiny suit theory should have been in there somewhere 🔥🔥but maybe on another episode

  • @knowistrite
    @knowistrite Рік тому +3

    You Are Trippin Clark. Pressure was grossly overlooked.

  • @quez4themoney
    @quez4themoney Рік тому +13

    That “Black Republican” verse was 🔥🔥

  • @kennethdavis1766
    @kennethdavis1766 Рік тому +18

    The verse on What’s Free is honestly in my opinion, the greatest Hov guest verse.

  • @PDope410
    @PDope410 Рік тому +7

    “Go Crazy” verse make you put on the fresh forces & run a bag up

  • @lancelahra1668
    @lancelahra1668 Рік тому +11

    Jay-z Best Guest Verse Is What’s Free hands down

  • @DOOMSLAYER2K24
    @DOOMSLAYER2K24 Рік тому +3

    Idk about his best verse, I'd have to go through the many masterpieces in Hov's catalog to make pick just one. However, it really shows Hov's greatness that one of his top 3in my opinion is "Grammy Family Freestyle", which wasn't even an official song.

  • @tigascakes8037
    @tigascakes8037 Рік тому +7

    What’s free!!!!! That verse was 🔥
    The greatest

  • @JT9K
    @JT9K Рік тому +10

    "The Prelude" verse DESTROYS ALL

  • @selfmade128
    @selfmade128 Рік тому +10

    What’s Free vs Free Mason was the hardest bracket for me.
    Had to go with free mason man

    • @markesgrant
      @markesgrant Рік тому +1

      Same

    • @selfmade128
      @selfmade128 Рік тому +1

      @@markesgrant amazing that I made it through the maze that I was in

    • @markesgrant
      @markesgrant Рік тому +2

      @@selfmade128 i said that I’m amazing…not that I’m a mason! Man!

  • @SU-ue5ej
    @SU-ue5ej Рік тому +2

    Idk but ima go ahead and listen to that ‘God Did’ verse now. It better be fire.

  • @chesareroach
    @chesareroach Рік тому +17

    JAY-Z = 🐐

  • @sheemrobinson
    @sheemrobinson Рік тому +12

    What happened to Jay's verse on Drake's Pound Cake???

    • @sheemrobinson
      @sheemrobinson Рік тому

      Swagger like us??? Maybe?..

    • @ZOWO3000
      @ZOWO3000 Рік тому +3

      @@sheemrobinson that verse is a throwaway

    • @barbarapaparella1833
      @barbarapaparella1833 Рік тому +2

      @@sheemrobinson that might be 1 of his worse verses imo. Wasn't bad but Ti and Wayne had better verses on that song easily. Him and Jay had the weakest imo.

    • @deeobags
      @deeobags Рік тому +1

      How is poundcake not on there

  • @GetInTouchTV
    @GetInTouchTV Рік тому +5

    where's 3 kings?

  • @thedfferencetab1977
    @thedfferencetab1977 Рік тому +2

    Yeah I still don’t like he convinced him to change his first answer
    “Blackout” is a harder verse and “Welcome To New York City” was also harder…
    So Blackout vs Welcome to NYC would’ve been a stronger round.

  • @Eazy912
    @Eazy912 Рік тому +2

    His verse on Rick Ross's Free Mason and Meek's whats free probably the best rap verses I've ever heard period!

  • @Kentelligent24
    @Kentelligent24 Рік тому +5

    Jay's verse on The Murders off the Ja Rule's Venni Vetti Vicci album

    • @brandonmiller8377
      @brandonmiller8377 Рік тому

      That’s one that I was hoping made it. That whole song was bananas

  • @ryanc7652
    @ryanc7652 Рік тому +19

    “God did” verse was ok, no where near his best feature.

    • @ochomunna270
      @ochomunna270 Рік тому

      That's the point of been a genius. Have so much great material no one can pick a favorite. 👍

  • @bruceleeds7988
    @bruceleeds7988 Рік тому +2

    "God Did" is not better than "What's Free", its just longer

  • @gohanblanco6390
    @gohanblanco6390 Рік тому +1

    Hovs verse on How we do it by Too $hirt shoulda been up here

  • @bangintables
    @bangintables Рік тому +5

    This episode of Brackets is brought to you by Roc Nation.

  • @melvinvouzon7500
    @melvinvouzon7500 Рік тому +3

    It’s On & 4 Da Fam should’ve beeen dere man

  • @chrislittles19
    @chrislittles19 Рік тому +6

    Diamonds remix is greatest feature

  • @JayFingers
    @JayFingers Рік тому +2

    It’s all Brooklyn at the end of the day! 1000 percent! 😆🙌🏾

  • @CORNERSTOW
    @CORNERSTOW Рік тому +4

    the for the fam verse hov predicted his own future undeniable facts, should have definitely been on here.

  • @jacobblack3603
    @jacobblack3603 Рік тому +1

    How’s does the we made it remix not get the props it deserves

  • @deniseeugene1852
    @deniseeugene1852 Рік тому +1

    I love the way they are talking.

  • @realKaymoney
    @realKaymoney Рік тому +1

    I can’t believe Hustlin’ remix was not on this list

  • @jonjup8600
    @jonjup8600 Рік тому +6

    Welcome to New York City verse was my personal winner in this. Can’t get too mad at him choosing what we do verse over it though. It was hard

  • @DivineFrag
    @DivineFrag Рік тому +7

    What's Free to me was better than God Did, but God Did would be #2.

  • @andrew15stewart
    @andrew15stewart Рік тому +23

    The recency bias on this one is wild

  • @edgood4321
    @edgood4321 Рік тому +15

    Go crazy is 1 of Jay’s all time great verses………to me his best feature

  • @VeganFoodGasms
    @VeganFoodGasms Рік тому +6

    God did don't even make his top 50 verses, Hov "Whats Free" is way better...

  • @Its_Shaq
    @Its_Shaq Рік тому +1

    Nah that light it up verse was crazy I got that over god did

  • @PhillyReese215
    @PhillyReese215 Рік тому +4

    Where's "what it feels like"???

  • @ellisonjordan7915
    @ellisonjordan7915 Рік тому +2

    Instead of putting Jay Z’s verse for light up, you should’ve put Jay Z’s verse for pound cake instead

  • @orendjohnsonjr
    @orendjohnsonjr Рік тому +4

    How you gonna leave out somehow someway, Brooklyn's finest, Marcy me, takeover, the rulers back, December 4th, holy Grail, new york, and momma loves me

  • @PDope410
    @PDope410 Рік тому +14

    “Love the dough” waayyyyy better than young G’s 😢😂

    • @stainless4140
      @stainless4140 Рік тому

      Goofy🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣....leave your crib once in awhile cornball

    • @SaintLafante
      @SaintLafante Рік тому +1

      wayyyyy better

    • @genius179
      @genius179 Рік тому +4

      When he says "When you in the house screaming the fight's on,
      I'm in the 1500 seats watch Tyson, Same night, same fight, but one of us cats not playing right,
      I'll let you tell it"
      I immediately thought of all the times in my house I've said "Game on or Fight's on"

    • @PDope410
      @PDope410 Рік тому

      @@SaintLafante not even close

    • @PDope410
      @PDope410 Рік тому +1

      @@genius179 swear he was so ahead of his time

  • @CoolTy23
    @CoolTy23 Рік тому +14

    Jay’s verse on “Money Ain’t A Thang” is better than his verse on “God Did”

  • @andrewwebster7185
    @andrewwebster7185 Рік тому +2

    Where is Shiny Suit Theory and We Made it? Oh, and somebody said "I Love the Dough" is better than "Young G's" How????????? If anything, this shows fans and casuals alike just how many classic guest verses Hov has since it's missing a ton of gems

  • @jaysonhasbin3847
    @jaysonhasbin3847 Рік тому +1

    Jay-Z verse on Young G's is My favorite guess verse

  • @d3cryptk33p3r
    @d3cryptk33p3r Рік тому +7

    One of my favorite Jay bars that I think is ill but super slept on is "I'm still coming with velocity, check it out, jid-a, id-a, wid-i, zid-e."

  • @MarkellSpivey
    @MarkellSpivey Рік тому +1

    Wait- No…
    “Love All” (Drakeeee lol)
    “Get By” (Talib)
    “Pressure” (Lupe)
    “What It Feels Like” (Nipsey 🙏🏽)
    “Never Let Me Down” (Ye)

    • @SpadeworkMedia
      @SpadeworkMedia Рік тому

      PRESSURE BY LUPE!!!! My God I 4got about that

  • @marzelsimmons8708
    @marzelsimmons8708 Рік тому +2

    This one gon be fire

  • @gidonswelheim528
    @gidonswelheim528 Рік тому +5

    Nah, its on whats free with Meek

    • @TTo-pr2vc
      @TTo-pr2vc Рік тому +1

      Hov left earth on that track

  • @penagon24
    @penagon24 Рік тому +2

    I can't mess with most of these picks. Most of these verses were picked by casual "rap" fans who didn't start listening to Jay until 2005.

  • @theloniuscurry2295
    @theloniuscurry2295 Рік тому +2

    I ain’t heard of that remix on slim thugs album.

  • @garrenkeith1986
    @garrenkeith1986 Рік тому +8

    I would have thought "It's On" would have made this list. His verse on T.I. record watch what you say to me as an incredible record.

    • @halfcuffed
      @halfcuffed Рік тому +1

      Exactly.

    • @mikeanye
      @mikeanye Рік тому +1

      Finally, been going thru the comments to see whether someone is sensible enough to call this song.....HoV killed this verse!!!

    • @garrenkeith1986
      @garrenkeith1986 Рік тому

      @@mikeanye destroyed it

  • @bangintables
    @bangintables Рік тому +3

    Clark is so funny

  • @drwhite3
    @drwhite3 Рік тому

    Always liked his verse on Drakes “Light Up”

  • @Cakaholic365
    @Cakaholic365 Рік тому +2

    Controversial opinion: if Jay had 16 bars on God Did, Wayne would’ve burn’t him. Weezys verse was insane 🔥

  • @celfromcrowncity6144
    @celfromcrowncity6144 Рік тому +1

    Cant forget Devil is A Lie

  • @MASMambo1
    @MASMambo1 Рік тому

    Drug Dealers Anonymous is HARD!!! God Did is also HARD but with a different flavour..

  • @marvinmason20
    @marvinmason20 Рік тому +2

    Diamonds are Forever verse

  • @PDope410
    @PDope410 Рік тому +2

    Gotta get BDot in the Roc a Fella chain

  • @jdmrtnz9367
    @jdmrtnz9367 Рік тому +1

    How tf "it's on" Beanie Sigel ft jay not here.

  • @imnotkevinbrennan5955
    @imnotkevinbrennan5955 Рік тому +1

    The Punjabi mc remix was 🔥 also

  • @Nilz-ie8li
    @Nilz-ie8li 5 місяців тому

    Get By
    It's Murda
    4 The Alarm Blaze
    ..
    Should be on the list

  • @penagon24
    @penagon24 Рік тому +1

    Biggie killed EVERYBODY on Young G's. That was one of his best verses ever.

  • @Noirlore
    @Noirlore Рік тому +3

    Where is FRONTIN

  • @Reezy_Tha_Fundraiser
    @Reezy_Tha_Fundraiser Рік тому +1

    You got to love hip hop

  • @izzyhegetsbuzy652
    @izzyhegetsbuzy652 Рік тому +1

    Jay what we do verse was Mid-Term 😂😂😂 but there’s a street ear and a music ear.. I just happens to have both. Have me on here a have me make the bracket

  • @mahmudchowdhury7557
    @mahmudchowdhury7557 Рік тому +5

    Jay Z’s verse on Sade’s record was incredible

    • @stainless4140
      @stainless4140 Рік тому

      Not a real collaboration fyi

    • @brice5244
      @brice5244 Рік тому

      @@stainless4140 Yes it was. Ovo 40 produced the remix and Sade asked for Jay to jump on it.

    • @TonyStarks1986
      @TonyStarks1986 Рік тому

      @@stainless4140 yes it is a real collab.

    • @christopherayettey4390
      @christopherayettey4390 Рік тому

      Really?

    • @stainless4140
      @stainless4140 Рік тому

      No it wasn't....his verse was added later on....not a real collaboration

  • @RyanCoomer
    @RyanCoomer Рік тому +1

    at a buffet, i personally sneak corndogs into the buffet so others can enjoy them. I hide 6 corndogs in my jacket pockets. it then, is a joy for me to see other patrons of the establishment eat my corndogs thinking they were part of the buffet........

  • @BornGiftedMusicGroup
    @BornGiftedMusicGroup Рік тому +2

    brackets were made bad with better options on the God Did side. Young G's in the final 2 is nuts

    • @PDope410
      @PDope410 Рік тому

      😂😂😂😂😂

  • @ricardomayo8337
    @ricardomayo8337 Рік тому

    Im not mad at the Super Producer, and the moon is outside. God Bless

  • @markstarks6189
    @markstarks6189 Рік тому

    Best of Me.. Welcome to NYC 🔥🔥

  • @Thecappedwonder
    @Thecappedwonder Рік тому

    Dear summer feature was bananas

  • @lastonewon
    @lastonewon Рік тому +5

    What's free is *levels* above the God Did verse. 3 kings, the diamonds Sierra Leone what we do verses are all better. His features with Jay elec are better than the God Did verse. What it feels like is better, Grammy family freestyle might be his most impressive , done live. Drug dealers anon Is better. Where have you been with Beanie is better. God Did is overated because it's a long verse. It's good but those I've mentioned are more lyrical and relevant to the song. Jay repeats himself on God did, peeps just get hypnotised cos the verse is so long and convince themselves it's his best 😆

    • @dsario174
      @dsario174 Рік тому +1

      I agree and I am still amazed people are convinced God Did was that good. Lyrically it’s nothing to look back on. And we have heard Jay tell us all these things with way more wit and charisma. The god did love is nasty

    • @eib3137
      @eib3137 Рік тому

      @@dsario174 the entire verse is a double, triple and quadruple entendre about real life events and real people life experiences

  • @mister_ska8
    @mister_ska8 Рік тому

    They can to make ANOTHA Entourage

  • @bryantjohnsonbey7147
    @bryantjohnsonbey7147 Рік тому +1

    Jay z hustlin verse, and light up are my favorites right now

  • @roachenomics
    @roachenomics Рік тому +2

    Jay guest verse on Lupe album pressure

    • @mikeanye
      @mikeanye Рік тому +1

      One of my best HoV verses

  • @protejes1
    @protejes1 Рік тому +1

    What's Free lowkey better

  • @mikedaniel8931
    @mikedaniel8931 Рік тому

    The only reason people would say it's not is because they don't know what or who he's talking about

  • @IamULISSE
    @IamULISSE Рік тому +1

    Where is Pound cake? C’mon dawg 😤😤😤😤😤😤😤😤😤😤😤😤😤😤😤😤😤😤😤😤😤😤😤😤😤😤😤

  • @cannon5041
    @cannon5041 Рік тому +2

    Did you all not hear Wayne's verse on that song?

    • @luddman77
      @luddman77 Рік тому

      They dck ride hov. You see this was a jay z dck riding session. When hov stans get in the building no one else matters!!! It is what it is🤷🏿‍♂️
      Jay's God did verse was just okay to me.

  • @calvinalexander9284
    @calvinalexander9284 Рік тому +2

    Pound Cake

  • @deionhobbs2601
    @deionhobbs2601 Рік тому

    SEEN IT ALL

  • @Gardenstateking
    @Gardenstateking Рік тому

    I know its his own song but his verse on Bring It On has always been dope af to me. He's got some bangers left off this tho.

  • @bruceleeds7988
    @bruceleeds7988 Рік тому

    1:18 so you didn't put Get By on the list because it's ONLY 16 bars, but 12 bar What We Do verse is here 🤥