First off, HipHopGame
has to send out our condolences to Jay Dee’s family and friends.
What a surprise this was. We all knew he was having health problems, but I don’t
think any of us knew it was this bad. It’s a sad time for Hip Hop losing
him. Before “Donuts” came out, I was talking to his publicist
about doing an interview with J.Dilla. She said he wasn’t doing any interviews,
period. Most of the times when you hear about artists not doing interviews,
it’s because they think they can give a more “mysterious” vibe.
I wish that were the case right now. Rest in Peace Jay Dee, you will
definitely be missed.
As if Jay Dee’s untimely passing wasn’t enough, we also have to deal
with this shooting that went down at Busta’s video shoot. There
are a lot of rumors going around, and no one is talking, yet. I know about the
whole snitching concept, but does anyone else think Busta should at least encourage
whoever did it to step forward? I mean, his bodyguard is dead. It’s not
like his bodyguard fired off shots and killed someone else. I think this whole
“code of silence” thing is going to fall soon. Would guys like Busta
rather stay silent, get subpoenaed, and go to jail, or would they rather cooperate
and be able to stay on the other side of the bars to promote their album? Every
one gets this fucked up and it’s time to set the record straight: there
are gangsters in rap, but rap is not gangster. Think of every talented person
in Hip Hop that lost their life. Stop the violence!
Here’s another thing that should be stopped: teachers using the n-word.
An old white teacher in Jefferson County, Kentucky recently got suspended for
calling one of his black students the n-word. Paul Dawson, the politically correct
teacher, said that he was repeating the same insult back to his student and
that’s what he’s been “trained” to do. Last time I checked,
no superintendent has ever held a workshop for teachers on how to insult your
students and properly drop n-bombs on them. Good to see Kentucky’s tax
dollars at work. Paul, did you actually think that was a good “insult”
to say to your freshman student? Score one for Paul, he really showed his student.
Let’s not forget that good ol’ Paul is an AP English teacher. Wouldn’t
an AP English teacher have a little better vocab and not be trying to play the
dozens with his students? His kids are going to be VERY well-prepared for college.
When in doubt, drop the n-bomb. He said that it wasn’t “that bad”
because he adds an “h” to the end of it to really emphasize that it’s
not the “-er” version of the word. Phew. As long as there’s an
“h” there Paul, it’s all good. Do you also add z’s to your
student’s papers whenever there’s an “s”? Do you require
your students to use “tha” or “da” instead of “the”?
Paul even went on to draw a diagram of the “-a” version and the “-er”
version and told the reporter, a younger black woman who looked like she wanted
to kill Paul, the difference between the two words. This guy got a 10-day suspension
and was ordered to attend diversity training. I’m sure that’s going
to help a lot. I can see Paul and his magic marker diagrams getting a lot of
help there. Maybe he can learn some other racial slurs so he can show his students
of other ethnicities just how “down” he is.
Is anyone else surprised at the timing of D-Block’s recent diss
to 50, “I’m Sorry Miss Jackson”? I knew it was only a matter
of time, you knew it was only a matter of time, and 50 knew it was only a matter
of time before someone jacked that beat. Props to 50 Cent for setting
the record for having the most diss songs. Everyone has come at 50 Cent at one
time or another. That means he must be doing something right to get all this
attention. Back to the diss track. Did anyone get flashbacks of 3rd grade when
they heard the track? Calling him a girl is not really going to do a lot but
make you look you’re nine years-old. What’s next? Is someone going
to pass notes about “Miss Jackson”? Is someone going to not pick him
for touch football? Red rover red rover, send 50 Cent over. I really don’t
get the timing of the track and I really don’t think it’s worth it
for anyone to come at 50 right now. If Jada and Fat Joe couldn’t shut down
his career last year at this time, who can? At the end of the day, people really
aren’t going to take sides like “I’m riding with Jadakiss.”
Jada’s not letting you into his car, and neither is anyone else. Let’s
reset what Joell Ortiz said awhile ago in his column. He was saying how
it’s dumb that people take sides and he made reference to a guy that wouldn’t
want to see a stripper dance to a 50 Cent song but it would be ok to see her
dance to a Fat Joe song. Who cares? Titties are titties no matter who they’re
bouncing too.
Props to U2 for their Grammy acceptance speech. Did you see how they
big-upped everyone? Hip Hop should take a lesson from that. This made me flash
back to my early days when I started doing interviews. I would always ask the
artist what the last five discs in their player were. No one would ever say
any Hip Hop artists. Everyone’s scared to big up someone else. That’s
not a myth or a conspiracy, that’s true. How often do you hear someone
say “his shit is dope.” I bet Krupnik says that. What a great name
that is. Doesn’t that name just sound like someone who grabs feces and
smears it on little girls?
And what was up with Kanye’s sunglasses? Did he steal those from
the old folks’ home? Was the room really that bright? Note to Kanye: you
don’t need glasses as big as your ego.
Can we finally stop it with all these “freestyle” tracks? There is
nothing more tiring than hearing someone jack a beat and flow and call it a
track. All most guys are doing is changing a word or two around and calling
it a day. Part of being an artist is showing your ear and grind to get quality
beats. That’s why you have to respect unsigned artists like St. Laz
because he gets beats. He has a million beats and about two million producers.
Anyone can buy an instrumental tape, go home, and make a mixtape in the same
night. That’s not hard. Show some creativity.
How’s this to show that the next generation of kids are going to be pussies?
There’s a “Safe Samurai Swordplay” gym for kids in New York.
Did shooting a ball at a basket go out of style? Is it not cool to knock on
doors and get a game of football together? No. It’s way more cool to roll
up to the styrofoam dojo and get it on with some rubber swords. Nothing says
competition quite like simulating dungeons and dragons. Nothing builds mental
toughness like jabbing your opponent with a styrofoam stick. Mark my words:
the next generation of kids are going to be pussies. Between the internet, video
games, and now styrofoam swordfighting, the future is not looking too bright.
Kanye can take off those sunglasses.
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