Monday July 13th 2009, 10:24 pm
Filed under: O.P.P.
complex magazine’s latest blog post, entitled “the game: a history of beef”, illustrates why compton MC the game is so insane. he starts beef with every and anybody, so i guess conflict should be expected for the rap world’s biggest name dropper. i’ve been thinking of doing a tally of how many names he drops per song, per album. i may do it, although complex may snatch the idea because i already pitched it to one of their writers.
i’m just saying though. anyway, long story short, check out the in-depth examination of the game’s beefs here. it’s a great read, and is narrated with audio clips so you can hear how ridiculous / ill he sounds dissing some of these guys. cuz let’s face it, he’s not a bad rapper. he’s just indecisive. very indecisive.
while talking to my homie spence on twitter, i developed a vicious theory: everybody who puts a tattoo on their head/facial area is, by some degree, certifiably insane. let me illustrate my theory with a few examples.
1. michael gerard tyson, b.k.a. “iron” mike tyson
in 2003, iron mike decided to get a facial tattoo. it’s not all his fault. his life story is full of devastation and despair. arrested 38 times by the age of 13. a father who abandoned the family when he was 2, and a mother who died when he was just a teen. he was a good kid who was just misunderstood. all he had was boxing, and when his career took off and the money started to roll in, that’s when things took a crazy turn for the worse. do some research, you’ll see what i mean. in spite of all this, mike’s actions speak much louder than any words i can ever write. so watch, and tell me if you think he’s insane or not.
2. d’wayne carter, b.k.a. lil wayne
i’m not sure he’s actually insane per se. truth be told, wayne is a G. how many rappers can sell 2 mill in a week, especially in a recession-filled economy where downloading music is the preferred method of copping albums? how many rappers can jump on any song, regardless of the genre? how many rappers can get away with piercing their eyebrows or lips? how many rappers can kiss another man, talk about it on a song and interviews, and lose no fans? exactly. so is he insane? i’m not sure. is everything that he does and gets away with as a rapper? definitely. oh, and how much do you think those joints on his eye lids hurt?
ricky and i were just talking about how crazy/bipolar this guy is. but i’m about the music, and there’s no denying that he kills this track, alongside common sense.
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really, it’s very solid. hearing a complete, well-produced studio album like that reminds me how much more crucial a successful artist with a record deal can make an album sound. that budget is something serious, and consequently, it brings out the best in somebody. you can jam that in a whip and it sounds as serious and as powerful as the musical score from the godfather.
since we love to support the DMV, i thought i’d throw a nice track from the game’s 3rd LP that features R&B crooner and PG county rep, raheem devaughn. everybody needs this in their life! look out for “L.A.X.” to drop on august 26th.
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