….apparently so, and from what I can see, there is plenty of room to hide.
I used to be a bigger fan of Jay-Z a couple of years back, but lately he’s been coming across phony. I mean he’s part of the drama club (pretending to rap good), part of the home economics club (sewing and fashion), and part of the “has been” club, since all of the rhymes in his newer songs have just been too contrived. He’s not hip-hop, he’s entertainment. That’s fine, but don’t call yourself a rapper, when you are sanitized commercial. And certainly don’t call out legends of the game, when you are just a paper tiger.
Maybe I am late to the game in realizing this. It wasn’t too long ago that he dissed Nas, and Nas destroyed him on “Ether” (see below). It was one of the best comeback raps of all time. Like a master punishing his pupil Nas dismantled him, and Jay-Z had no choice but to go into retirement. Jay-Z shouldn’t start shit by talking trash. Talking trash doesn’t mean anything, especially if you can’t back it up.
Now he has a beef with Oakland’s own “MC Hammer”. Well Jay-Z needs to “ring the bell, because school’s back in”. MC Hammer has come out with a response called “Better Run Run” (see below).
So several years ago Nas said Jay-Z traded his soul for riches in “Ether”, and today Mc Hammer says the same thing. Is it a case of where there is smoke there is fire? Did I fail to mention that one of my favorites, LL Cool J, also had beef with Jay-Z a couple of years, because Jay-Z dissed LL Cool J in one of his songs. LL Cool J handled it smoothly, as one would expect, but now in 2010 Jay-Z takes another shot at Uncle L, in a Rolling Stone interview. Jay-Z should mine his own, get to the gym, and keep his mouth shut.
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