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Jigga also talks about possible Nas collabo
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"I think artists will relate to me 'cause I know their story," Jay Z told MTV of his new position as president and CEO of Def Jam. The retired rapper and former Roc-A-Fella exec says his background as an artist will offer invaluable insight into his ability to run the company.

"I share some of the same struggles they have, possibly more,” he said. “These people were signed. I never got signed to a major label. I had to start my own label. I been through all those hardships, from not being able to get a deal to putting out a record that didn't work. I worked around all that. I see it more as being a coach who's been on the field and the players will respect me 'cause I'm speaking their language."

Speaking on Cam’ron’s recent decision to leave Roc-A-Fella and Def Jam entirely, “That was something that was going on before I got there," Jay-Z said. "I don't even know where it stands. That was something that was happening before me signing."

After enjoying recent success with the Linkin Park “Collision Course” album, Jay-Z has been approached to spit on other collabos – most recently rock group P.O.D., and there’s even chatter about a possible project with his nemesis Nas.

On a recent visit to New York radio station Hot 97, Nas said he's put the beef behind him and would get in the studio with Young Hov under the right circumstances.

"I don't know," Jay said about the possibility to MTV. "It didn't happen before there was beef. What we went through was something musical. I don't wish any ill will; I wish the guy the best of luck. But there wasn't collaborations before anything happened, so why would it happen after? Right?"

Meanwhile, Nas seemed to have backtracked a bit regarding the possible pairing.

"I mean, at this point people would like to see a lot of things,” Nas told MTV Wednesday. “Let's let that be what it is. I can't really bring nothing good to that conversation. I'm happy. I hope everybody else is happy. I've got too many other things I've got to do right now. That conversation is what happens on every street corner all day long. So God bless everybody.”

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