David D

“Hello Officer!”

We all laughed when we saw Rick Ross in the cop uniform, clean shaven and smiling with old white women. We got a chuckle out of Algernod’s squeaky clean past and the fact he’s 32 years-old acting like a damn teenager.

But this is too far. The Smoking Gun (please don’t get them confused with us) accused Alfamega of being a government snitch. Of course, this has opened the floodgates for speculation that Mega is the reason T.I. is going to jail.

Bol commented on this issue saying that TSG “stays doing the kind of real investigating Hip-Hop journalists just aren’t capable of.” I’m going to have to disagree with him on that one. I’ve said it before and I’ve said it again, this is not journalism. What TSG is doing is putting people’s lives at risk. Yes, this is investigative, but how is it journalistic? What merit does this really serve?

TSG is putting Alfamega at risk, assuming he still mingles in the crowd that he’s accused of snitching on. I know some will say that Alfa put his own life on the line by taking the stand and snitching – and maybe I’m idealistic – but he took the stand under the guise that he would be protected.

But let’s look at the information provided a bit more closely. People are making the jump that Alfa snitched on T.I. when in fact there is no evidence to support this. According to the court order TSG uncovered, Alfamega provided “substantial assistance to the government” to shave off time in a sentence given in 1997. It’s quite a big jump to insinuate that Mega had anything to do with an investigation into T.I. that occurred a whole decade later.

So, here’s what we may know. Alfamega gave information to lower his sentence. In 1997.

We have no clue what kind of info he gave. And we have no reason to believe this “snitching” continued past that point. Still, TSG and other irresponsible journalists are willing to put his life (nevermind his career) in jeopardy for the pursuit of “journalism.”

Besides, I don’t need any papers to prove or disprove Alfa’s gangster. I saw the Dirty Awards footage with my own eyes.

In muffled tones, Alfamega reminds the cops that he’s one of them.

Gotty™

According to the documents, Alfamega is allegedly a snitch.

Yes, there’s a distinct difference between testifying, snitching & being a confidential informant. Testifying is usually done by innocents, snitching by the guilty in order to lessen their share of the penalties and informing by the spineless. At this point, Alfamega falls into the middle category.

The fault isn’t TSG’s. If blame lays anywhere, it’s with Alfa. TSG didn’t put his life at stake; he did by snitching. What TSG may have put at risk is his career, which is based on the whole premise that he’s a goon, an enforcer (because when was the last time you really found yourself nodding to an Alfamega tune, no matter who was featured?). His image & antics > his music. Yet, Rick Ross debuting at number one shows that fans can/will/are willing to separate art from life, putting aside the holes in an artist’s personal history for the sake of being entertained by the music.

Now, will I run up on Alfamega, yelling out “SNITCH! JUDAS ISCARIOT!” No, I’m like David. I saw the Dirty Awards footage. But I would be quite cautious of my words and actions while in his company. And while I can’t speculate if he had any hand in T.I.’s predicament, what I do believe is that once you have taken to become a stool pigeon it’s a hard course to change. And if one finds themselves in a pinch, they’ll sing and allow their loose lips to sink the ship if it means preserving their own hide.

T.I.’s Snitch Posse [The Smoking Gun]

Previously Posted — The Goonies

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French Montana Feat. Max B – This Morning (NO DJ)

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Rapper Big Pooh Feat. Big Dho, D-Black & Mykestro – Reality Check

Young Buck – Ball Again

Charles Hamilton – Crack A Blogger

Charles Hamilton – The Album Is Perfect

Phil The Agony Feat. Talib Kweli & Krondon – Hunters

Christina Milian Feat. Kanye West – Diamond

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