Takeover

Bling Era on The Blueprint

Producers

kanye-west

Beef context

Diss track in: Nas vs Jay-Z (1996-2005)

Samples

What this samples (2)

"Five to One" — The Doors (1968) · main guitar riff · WhoSampled ↗
"Sound of da Police" — KRS-One (1993) · vocal hook · WhoSampled ↗

Sample identification: WhoSampled (treated as Tier A-equivalent for sample IDs per methodology).

Linked moments 3

Lyrics: https://genius.com/Jay-z-takeover-lyrics (external — we don't host lyrics; see methodology)

External

wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Takeover_(song)
whosampled: https://www.whosampled.com/Jay-Z/Takeover/
genius: https://genius.com/Jay-z-takeover-lyrics

Citations 2

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Wikipedia — Takeover (song) Retrieved 2026-05-24.
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Complex — Best Diss Songs — 'Takeover' Retrieved 2026-05-24.