Hot 97: Ross Vs. Roth

While the rest of the world concentrated on meaningless aspects of the music biz, TSS Crew deliberated over Rick Ross and Asher Roth’s albums Deeper Than Rap & Asleep In The Bread Aisle and found the rendering verdict to be that both albums were separate…but equal. Apples and oranges. Tomato, tomatto. Or you could just say A Love Supreme is better.

In a week that mandated that the choice was yours © Black Sheep, we had a L.E.G.A.C.Y, and a Mic Legacy vie for your attention while Curren$y and Stat Quo released their digital debuts for the world to consume. As long as they didn’t sign a wack deal, consider those gentlemen the victors. Eminem unveiled “3 A.M.” but some may say his Shade 45 interview was more compelling and did Wale perform better in Tennessee or Chi-Town? You be the judge. And while you’re at it, there’s some healthy debate left in “Holding Back The Years”-ville.

In the mixtape circuit, it was the Dirty South² Vs. Midwest Vs. East Coast as Playboy Tre, Ace Hood, KiD CuDi and French Montana premiered new releases and if that didn’t suit your standards, maybe Carlitta Durand had the flavor you were craving. Speaking of the KiD from Cleveland, R&B labrat Novel took upon himself to challenge him to a game of “who can make the sky fall the best.” And Corey Bloom caught up with Exile to uncover a few studio secrets of his own.

But sometimes the battle is within. While Fabolous, Charles Hamilton and disgruntled NYC rappers can attest to that, Kanye West may be the primest of examples. The “magic man” duked it out with the Clipse to see who was the biggest deal as Louis Vuitton flipped the script on some pics but instead of spazzing out, he did the smart thing and vacationed in Hawaii.

Other enticing Faceoffs included:

–Wu-Instrumetals or flute instruments.

–To smoke weed or not to smoke weed, that is the question.

–Shaun Boothe’s documentaries Vs. Shaun Boothe’s music.

–Hotter video: Nyle or Black Eyed Peas.

–Outasight or Mayor Hawthrone.

–Peace or DOOM?

Preferences aside, censorship is wack, Puma + 9th Wonder = dope, and never awaken a “sleeping giant” but nothing trumps Nasty Nas and a crackhead on Wheel Of Fortune on a sunny day.