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...Kicks-as gentle instrumentals. The resulting album, Punk Rock Baby, sold 20,000 copies around the world and made fans out of Pearl Jam singer Eddie Vedder and Blondie guitarist Chris Stein. Walker has so far produced four follow-ups, including lullaby covers of metal classics (Rock Baby) and rap essentials (Hip Hop Baby), and plans to release Country Baby and Reggae Baby later this year...
Even a child could see through the charade. Nervous after being outshined by the debut of his labelmate, The Game, 50 resorted to the tired gangsta rap formula of starting beef with another rapper (or three). Clikkity clank! And for good measure, on the eve of his album release, 50 Cent headed to New York City’s Hot 97 “urban” music station to air out more beef (or promote his album) by publicly excommunicating The Game from his G-Unit crew—calling him, amongst other things, a fake gangsta. Clikkity clank...
...Game, a rap rookie, still knew how a hip-hop veteran should respond. He and his entourage, also in New York and taken by surprise by 50’s comments, made their way to Hot 97. At the door, a scuffle broke out between the rappers’ respective entourages, leaving one man shot and hip-hop with another black eye. Clikkity Clank...
...real” hip-hop heads will invariably rush to the standard defense of this bulletproof vested minstrelsy, claiming that these types of battles are an integral part of hip-hop. Rap battles, are indeed one of rap’s longest-standing traditions and I have been in more than a few. Moreover, hip-hop battles are derived from a long tradition of black word games that includes “the Dozens.” What 50 has gotten himself into, however, is not really an authentic version of this tradition...
...oldest form of rap battling is friendly competition—i.e., no shooting. Then, there are the battles driven by bruised-egos that resolve an unfriendly dispute in lieu of violence (LL Cool J/Kool Moe Dee, Jay-Z/Nas, etc.). In this, both competitors are well aware of the beef and willing to battle to settle the score. It is a testament to the sheer arbitrariness of 50’s “warning shots” that Jadakiss, Fat Joe, and The Game were all taken off guard by his newfound animosity towards them—and that...