In an interview with '' This is 50 '' , Large Professor stated the original version of '' Ether '' was produced by Swizz Beatz and the lyrical content contained in the original version was much more offensive , which even contained a line where Nas raps , " It should 've been you in that plane crash " , referring to the infamous plane crash that caused the death of American singer Aaliyah , which occurred earlier the same year Stillmatic was released and during the time that the Jay-Z vs. Nas feud started up
death of American singer Aaliyah
Death of Aaliyah
Ether (song)