track using the same Doors sample. Mos Def's rewritten lyrics criticize the hip-hop industry in general and attribute hip-hop's direction at the time to "old white men", "corporate forces", and substance abuse. Chicago pop-rock band Fall Out Boy referenced this song in their 2007 album Infinity on High with the song "The Take Over, the Breaks Over" as a direct mention to the rivalry. In 2007 Mistah F.A.B. used the beat from the track on his Royce da 5'9" diss track entitled "C.I.A." Accolades "Takeover" appeared at 51 on Pitchfork's The Top 500 Tracks of the 2000s. Ian Cohen writing a summary said: Credits and personnel The credits for "Takeover" are adapted from the liner notes of The Blueprint. Studio locations Mastered at Masterdisk, New York City, New York. Mixed and recorded at Baseline Studios, New York City, New York. Personnel Jay-Z – songwriting, vocals Kanye West – production, songwriting KRS-One – songwriting Eric Burdon – songwriting Alan Lomax – songwriting Bryan Chandler – songwriting Rodney Lemay – songwriting Jim Morrison – songwriting John Densmore – songwriting Robert Krieger – songwriting Ray Manzarek – songwriting Young Guru – recording, mixing Kamel Adbo – recording Josey Scott – additional vocals Tony Dawsey – mastering Samples "Sound of da Police", as performed by KRS-One and written by Lawrence Parker, Eric Burdon, Alan Lomax, Bryan Chandler and Rodney Lemay. "Five to One", as performed by The Doors and written by Jim Morrison, John Densmore, Robert Krieger and Ray Manzarek. See also "Ether" (song) List of notable diss tracks References 2001 songs Jay-Z songs Song recordings produced by Kanye West Songs written by Jay-Z Songs written by Kanye West Diss tracks Hardcore hip hop songs