First of all I didn't think it was a big deal before I heard it. But after hearing how unprovoked that was without being asked about it and letting thousands hear it in the middle of the day... that deserves some kind of response I think. Sounding like he thinks he's better than everyone else when he contradicts himself more than anybody. His points aren't even accurate. So at that I think that at least a phone call wouldn't be a big deal for the Roots.
Second, for everyone who doesn't want this to turn into a big battle. Why not? I doubt the Roots or Nas is really going to hate eachother just because of a battle. Jay and Nas don't even hate eachother. Hiphop is all about battles and its good for the sport of hiphop. If Nas wants the crown or thinks he has it and is provoking other hiphop artists then let him try to defend it if he's so great.
Does anybody think we'd be hearing anything that great from Nas now if he wasn't beefing with Jay? I don't. Obviously its been producing some good music even on records that aren't disses. It made Nas step his game up all together to make sure he was on point. Now he can continue to do so and if the Roots do want to make a track they can showcase skills that we didn't even know they had, or haven't been displayed. As long as its a hiphop battle I think its good for both artists.