One Week Entertainment: Hip Hop Supplemental Edition [2-14-09] ~ One Year in Texas

By Jake

Now, I know what you're thinking: OYIT only reports on bands like MGMT and the Presidents of the United States. Not true. At least not anymore. Here is a special edition of One Week Entertainment to wrap up some hip hop news for the kids who know how tricky it is to rock a rhyme, and therefore appreciate the art and sub-culture.

Lil' Wayne won 4 Grammy Awards including Best Rap Album. Lil' Wayne's The Carter III was a Mecha Godzilla-esque monster when it was released. Prediction: Weezy F. Baby-- while probably being gay in a homophobic sub-culture-- maintains prominence and receives accolades (unless he comes out) through 2009 with several albums slated for release (including an April 7th release of his rock album, Rebirth) and 1,000 unofficial mixtapes.

50 Cent vs. Rick Ross
50 Cent is gearing up for a new album which can only mean one thing, he's gunning for other rappers. This time he has his sights set on Rick Ross, who we recently learned spent time as a corrections officer. 50 Cent effectively threw a wrench in JaRule's career, can he do the same for Ross?

50 Cent - Officer Ricky (Go Head, Try Me)

Rick Ross - Kiss My Pinky Ring Curly

50 Cent ft. Lloyd Banks and Tony Yayo - I'll Be the Shooter

Rick Ross - Push 'Em Over the Edge

50 Cent - Tia Told Me

Lloyd Banks - Officer Down

Before we move off of the Ross/50 Cent feud, in 50's Ross diss "Officer Ricky" he has a line directed toward Foxy Brown. Foxy responds by demanding 50 retract his statement in 24 hours or "he'll be handled Brooklyn style." 50 retorts with this video:

Lil' Wayne vs. 50 Cent
Wayne aimed his sights at 50 on last November's Louisianimal. 50 has finally responded, adding Weezy to the growing list of rappers in which 50 has beef.

Lil' Wayne - Louisianimal

50 Cent - Play This on the Radio

Cam'ron dropped a new recession themed song out of nowhere. The more important news is the video of the song has a teaser for a new Cam album dropping on April 21st. Hopefully this is true and not a lie like Dr. Dre's Detox is coming out this year.

Saigon vs. Joe Budden
While neither of these rappers are very high profile, they still have had a notable feud this year.

Joe Budden - Letter to Saigon

Saigon ft. Prodigy - Under Achiever

Saigon - No Problemz

Joe Budden - Pain in His Life

Saigon - Pushin' Buddens

Snoop Dogg is prepping a new album for MTV called Malice in Wonderland. He is also set to host a new talk show for MTV called Dogg After Dark.

Random Songs
Hell Rell - I'm Gangsta

Rick Ross - Cigar Music (I Do It)

Swizz Beats ft. Busta Rhymes and Lil' Wayne - Up in the Club

Eminem - Crack a Bottle (Shady Remix) ft. Bobby Creekwater & Cashis

Snoop Dogg - I Walk the Line

Stat Quo's Checks and Balances mixtape

Big Boi - Ringtone

Busta Rhymes - Wack

Method Man, Ghostface Killah and Raekwon - Wu Ooh

Lil' Wayne ft. Pharrell - Ay Man

Jay-Z and Young Jeezy - My President is Black

12 comments:

K.OteyFebruary 14, 2009 at 9:54 AM
this article is an awesome addition. though i will never fully understand why lil' wayne won 4 grammys, it's nice to see that 50's coming back with a vengeance and hilarious dis videos.
K.OteyFebruary 14, 2009 at 9:56 AM
i've also added cam's newest song 'i hate my job' to the short list in my head that i play when i'm trying to get over how much my job blows. the only other song on that list is 'everyday i'm hustlin'
BubFebruary 14, 2009 at 6:34 PM
That Officer Ricky song is so fucking bad, "I lost my best friend, he died of cancer. Call me a cheetah I strike like a panther."

50 Cent I wish YOU died of AIDS instead of Eazy E whose dis albums directed toward Dr. Dre were so hurtful they recently killed Dr. Dre's 18 year old son by way of drug overdose trying to escape the shame put on his family by Eazy's perfect dis-es.
JakeFebruary 14, 2009 at 6:47 PM
HA! All of those songs are pretty bad. 50 Cent's songs are good in comparison to Rick Ross', in my opinion. That Kiss the Pinky Ring song is so bad and very overly homophobic. It makes me uncomfortable and I once wrote a song called "Fag Killer 187".
JakeFebruary 14, 2009 at 6:48 PM
The Saigon and Joe Budden songs are way better! Those guys are the kind of "underground" rap that I actually enjoy. I can't stand that El-P brand of future rap.
BubFebruary 14, 2009 at 6:50 PM
Yea, I really liked the Saigon-Joe Budden beef. They talk about things I can relate to like internet message boards and being a dead beat dad.
JakeFebruary 14, 2009 at 6:55 PM
I have to say that as bad as 50 and Rick Ross are, there is nothing worse than a solo Lloyd Banks song to me.

Also, I love that Cam'ron song.
BubFebruary 14, 2009 at 6:55 PM
I also like when that guy in the Cam'ron video told him that they weren't hiring murderers and asked where his mask and gloves were. Plus Cam'ron shows that he understands the plight of the working woman and man. Cam'ron for Commerce Secretary!!
AnonymousFebruary 14, 2009 at 6:57 PM
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JakeFebruary 14, 2009 at 7:00 PM
I can agree with that Iris!
poitFebruary 18, 2009 at 5:37 PM
I like that you posted a good line up of the most recent hip hop beefs. I dont understand why kal doesnt get wayne getting 4 grammys and going triple plat. You heard the carter 3 right?

Oh yeah jake, You forgot about asher roth and charles hamilton. Cant forget about the new class!
JakeFebruary 18, 2009 at 5:47 PM
I don't like those dudes, really.