“…Getting your shoes, coat and your hat tooken”* – Eminem, “Marshall Mathers”

A little more than a decade ago, Eminem posed that question wondering why the hell good old fashioned Hip-Hop battling had gone soft. In 2001, the answer was simple: Hip-Hop was in a weird post-Biggie/Pac panic where we were so scared of repeating the craziness that led to their deaths Read the rest of this entry »

In most professions, putting the veterans in your own workspace on blast isn’t the best way to get promoted. However, in Hip-Hop, backwards compliments have catapulted the careers of quite a few current captains of the industry. So, it should come as no surprise that Atlanta trap rapper Alley Boy didn’t hesitate to throw some not-so-subtle slights at a few of his city’s biggest names Read the rest of this entry »

Right now, Common’s gone from making movies, White House invites and cutting tracks with Maya Angelou…to trading barbs with Drake? With all due respect to Lonnie Lynn, the back and forth with Drake can’t possibly work out in his favor*. Read the rest of this entry »

Continuing on his recent media run, Common appeared as a guest on Sway & Dev’s radio show this morning and pretty much confirmed the intended target of the poisonous darts in “Sweet” were aimed at one, no longer anonymous MC. Read the rest of this entry »

Look, why anyone would even attempt to diss Ludacris is beyond me. His “stay off the T.I.P. of my d*ck” line from years back is still cold and just because buddy is getting money outside of rap nowadays doesn’t mean he isn’t down to put a rapper or two back in their place. Read the rest of this entry »

Jay-Z took the usual coy route when asked his thoughts on Lil Wayne’s “kidnap your b*tch” line heard in Tha Carter IV’s “It’s Good” and all the assorted verbal jousting between the two emcees. Read the rest of this entry »

Pusha T hops on Drake’s “Dreams Money Can Buy” and drops very pointed lines at an unnamed MC, although there’s only one guy I can think of who has a well-known sweater appreciation. Read the rest of this entry »

Track 14 from Tha Carter IV just sprung a leak and things got a little more real in the process. At the 2:10 mark, Wayne’s verse kicks in and he takes his turn at the podium to respond to Jay’s “Baby money” remarks. Read the rest of this entry »

Consequence continues his verbal assault on his former label, this time with more shots aimed at Pusha T here on “Career Killer.” The best part about this one is that Cons claims that his ever-expanding catalog of G.O.O.D. Music diss records is “just business.” Read the rest of this entry »

Consequence throws a few more lightweight jabs at Kanye and his former label on “Everybody Told Me 2.” Still not enough heat to impress or smoke Kanye out of his hole and I’m beginning to wonder who the “Everybody” is in the song’s title. Read the rest of this entry »

Consequence releases his long-awaited diss track directed at Pusha T. The tension’s been in the air since February’s release of “My God” rubbed Cons the wrong way and he accused the brother Thorton of jacking his style. Read the rest of this entry »

Jayceon is on one. Of course for no apparent reason other than to raise awareness for his already-failed R.E.D. Album, dropping August 23rd. For archival and entertainment purposes however, we’ll play along and see what he’s got to say. Read the rest of this entry »

What can you say to this? Based on their paths, artistic caricatures and regional proximity, Hopsin and Tyler, The Creator butting heads was bound to happen. Cliques and talents aside, they’re essentially delivering the same product. Read the rest of this entry »

Even from the grave, ‘Pac still manages to make more yearly appearances than André 3000 and sounds more focused than the current ne’er-do-wells disguised as artists. On these two previously unheard songs, Pac takes aim at old enemies like Dr. Dre, Nas, Biggie, Bad Boy, De La Soul, Biggie, Mobb Deep, Jeru and more. Yes, all of them. Read the rest of this entry »

Keeping track of random tidbits of info happen to be what I do more than anything. Probably the only reason I’m remotely aware of Vybz Kartel and the ongoing skin-bleaching epidemic in Jamaica. Read the rest of this entry »