He states his demeanor was '30 years senior,' implying that hardships he faced during his childhood forced him to grow up and make adult decisions from a young age. Jay-Z's two verses deal with his fatherless childhood, and how financial difficulties faced by his mother forced him to sell drugs for survival (thus becoming a renegade to society). The song has different meanings to both artists. Rapper The Game made reference to the Nas verse on Ether, on his own song with Eminem, 'We Ain't', in satire by stating 'Lo, get Dre on the phone quick Tell him Em' just killed me on my own shit'. Nas and Jay-Z had both contributed to the soundtrack of Eminem's 2002 film 8 Mile, with Nas' contribution, 'U Wanna Be Me', being a diss towards Jay-Z. Years later Jay admitted the Nas claim in ' A Star Is Born'. Nas says to Jay-Z that 'Eminem murdered you on your own shit ' stating that he felt Eminem outperformed Jay-Z on Jay's own song. The song is referenced by rapper Nas on his famous diss song ' Ether' made during their highly publicized feud. The Jay-Z version of the song, released in 2001 as featured on The Blueprint, was later included as a bonus track on the deluxe edition of Eminem's 2005 greatest hits album, Curtain Call: The Hits. The original can be found on mixtapes and has been leaked onto the internet. It was originally a collaboration between Eminem and Royce da 5'9' as part of the Bad Meets Evil series, but Royce was later replaced by Jay-Z. The song is written by Jay-Z, Eminem, and Luis Resto and produced by and features Eminem, who is the only guest appearance on the album with rap verses. ' Renegade' is a song by rapper Jay-Z, which appears as the 12th track on his sixth album The Blueprint.

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