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The Reality From out West

Untouchables, Punching Bags, and....


October 25, 2007 | Tags: Jay Z, Lil Wayne, biggie, Outkast, jadakiss, Scarface, 2pac

                This shit is hilarious. So, the other day dude (I can’t remember off the top of my head) complains about “underground” heads dissing mainstream artists and swearing by their favorite underground artists. He says that fans of “underground” music don’t buy albums, so they don’t matter, all they do is whine and bootleg. The funny part is however, when you question the motives of “mainstream” rappers, said rappers fans get super emotional. I don’t get bothered by the responses, I laugh at them. You see, this is the internet, so nobody knows you.  Your given the freedom to say whatever you want without the possibility of repercussions. (To a certain extent, talk about some guns and shit and people can trace you IP and FEDS show up at your house like you bought the T.I. bundle pack) However, even with the aforementioned freedom to say what you want, people still act so cowardly. Before I get into this blog, just let me say…I see you people. I know who two of you are. I know the dude who keeps changing his name to little short phrases/words like WOW and such….I know you’re the same dude that was sending me e-mails talking shit from your job…at REVLON. I’m not gonna question how manly (or not) working at REVLON is…cuz hey, if you get your paper, get your paper, however, I will say you might as well stop being pussy, register with DX, and come here and talk shit. If you want to talk shit, talk shit, I don’t care, you won’t hurt me.  Then the other dude…I’m ashamed of you fam. You ARE registered here, and I know it’s you, because you argue with the same exact style of arguing every time you argue, same words and all. Yet, instead of using your registered name, you either register another, or comment unregistered and talk shit. WHY? Just use your normal name to talk shit, like you have when you ride bra-straps (Yea, I see you) on another bloggers blog. I didn’t have to hack into people’s computers to see shit like this, people are just THAT obvious. If you disagree with me, it’s all good. People like the ‘son disagreed with me. I won’t hack your MySpace, or show up at your job and smack you in front of your supervisor, I promise.



                Now, what’s also become very apparent to me since I’ve been here, is some cat’s are “fair game” and some aren’t. You can talk shit about certain people all day and get all the support in the world, yet question others and you receive e-mailed death threats (no lie, I’ve gotten some) Not that I’d really give a shit, as many times as I’ve had firearms pulled on me in real-life, the threat of some random internet pussy sending me on that Amtrak to go visit Mac Dre doesn’t scare me at all. While no argument is ever truly one sided, if you question one of hip hop’s untouchables, you’ll get a lot less in agreement, and some of those who do agree with you’ll make you wish they didn’t. Whether people deserve these titles or not, It is what it is. First let’s look at the untouchables…..



1.       Dr. Dre- Oh my god…he’s such a musical genius…not. While Dr. Dre doesn’t really produce his own shit, doesn’t really write his own rhymes, and said in “Express Yourself” he doesn’t smoke weed, but then named both of all two of his albums “The Chronic”, question him and people will look at you like an idiot. Dr. Dre is single handedly responsible for most of the commercial success of west coast music, and single handedly responsible for commercial failure out west. A co-sign by Dre leads to about 300-500 thousand records sold alone (unless you’re a female), yet being from out west without Dre’s co-sign and you have no chance in hell of making it to MTV.



2.       Nas- Nas to me is by-far one of the illest emcees of all time….Yet he’s still human. As dope as Nas is, he still made Nastradamus.  As prolific as Nas is, he still is responsible for The Bravehearts. People don’t seem to remember this however. While Nas made amazing songs like “I gave you Power” and “Nas is Like”…he was also on “Oochie Walley”. While people have reason to believe Nas will drop dope music, the unquestionable faith some people have in him is somewhat scary. I wonder if that’s the same faith Nature, Cormega, and Ill Will’s moms had in him prior to being left out in the cold?



3.       Scarface-While I haven’t actually got on Scarface,(I don’t really have reason to)it’s obvious he’s one of the south’s few untouchables. Even the most upset person with the current state of hip hop due to the south’s dominance will tell you Scarface is the truth. Lil Troy claims to have papers that prove Scarface is a “snitch” yet nobody really gives a fuck. Face can’t be fucked with



4.       Outkast-Probably the best duo in the history of hip hop. Not in the south, not in the 90’s, in hip hop history. Even the soundtrack to their movie “Idlewild” was looked at as damn near classic. You don’t really hear too much about their movie however…anyways, Outkast definitely is untouchable…probably the only other untouchable from down south besides Face.



5.       Raekwon- Rae dropped “Only Built…” and cemented himself in the history of hip hop. Nobody talks down on Rae…even though he hasn’t really done anything since. He’s dropped a couple forgettable albums, and brought little to the Wu-Tang albums since the early days. On the bright side…”Only Built..2” is coming soon executed produced by Dr. Dre…happy happy, joy joy.



6.       Lil Wayne-How could I forget Weezy. While the Lil Wayne army here at HHDX has pretty much died down, you still have to watch your back when you speak on him negatively. Lil Wayne has dropped hundreds on top of hundreds of mixtape tracks and picked up hundreds of fans for each track. While “The Carter 2” didn’t go 5 times platinum, one has to wonder how many albums he’s gonna sell on his next album.



7.       Biggie-The greatest of all time…smh. The funniest thing about the whole Biggie issue is, as homophobic hip hop fans are, you know, with no homo, and pause, Biggie has said a lot of gay shit. He’s also done some pretty whack songs too. Don’t say that online or in public though, cuz people will swear up and down that song with Lil Kim on “Life After Death” was dope. Yet and still, 1 blog saying he wasn’t the best and actually not near it and I caught death threats…oh well. He’s still not number one.



8.       Tupac- Do I even have to speak on this? Tupac is Lil Wayne x 10, and always will be. Lil Wayne may fade away, but Pac will always be an untouchable. You don’t even have to diss him to end up in a coffin, ask Big’s mom.



9.       Lupe Fiasco-Lupe Fiasco is dope…but he’s still human. Probably the most lyrical cat with a video that get’s played on television…by far. Don’t ask him perform no one else’s lyrics for you though. As complex as some of his songs are (“Dumb it Down”), it amazes me that Lupe couldn’t remember a simple 8 bars from Phife. Other’s don’t give a fuck about how unprofessional he may be, and how lame his excuses are, cuz he’s Lupe. These same people forgot Lupe was rapping about drugs, guns, and hustling prior to blowing up…



10.   Jadakiss-Where is Jadakiss? It doesn’t matter, cuz people still swear by him. Fellow blogger meka dissed Method Man for his Shaq guest slot…Kiss has a Paris Hilton guest slot…nothing will ever be worse than that. Yet and still, a lot of people have Kiss top 5 with only two Solo albums. Kiss definitely has some of the best punchlines, but with two solo albums, and two group albums, how many lines do you have?



 



Now let’s get into the punching bags.



1.       Jay Z- Hip Hop’s #1 punching bag. While Jay-z is often looked at as the best rapper of all time, he’s obviously the most dissed also. Why? Is it his lips? Maybe, although paying a lot of attention to another man’s appearance does come off quite homo…and of course that’s not hip hop? Could it just be envy? I mean, he is the number one money maker in hip hop, and he does have the hottest chick in the game wearing his chain…jealousy is a weak emotion family. Maybe it’s just the fact he drops tracks like “03’ Bonnie and Clyde”…cuz that shit was whack. Whatever it maybe, Jay’s the first person that came to my mind when I thought of hip hop punching bags



2.       Ja Rule- Blame 50, but Ja Rule is ALWAYS fair game. I feel sorry for Ja. One time you’re on top of the game, the ladies love you, your consistently bringing hits, the next the kids on 106 and Park are calling you whack. It was all good just a week ago.



3.       50 Cent-Oh how things have changed. One minute your ushering rappers out of the game, the next you come in number two in your genre on your release week. It’s obvious that this lion can no longer lead the pack, and he’ll soon be walked off in the jungle to die alone, and hip hop fans are showing they don’t care about him at all. 50 once had G-Unit “soldiers” everywhere, now, I could probably walk through the streets of south side Queens with a “G-Unot” shirt with no problems.



4.       Kanye West-So what Kanye consistently brings quality albums…he said we’re not supposed to diss gay people…so he must be gay. Actually the obvious reason Kanye is a punching bag is his temper tantrums, especially the one where he walked up on the stage when someone else won the award. No matter how good he may be, I can always diss Mr. West freely and know people will back me up (whether they’re backing me up for good reason, or just because they’re emotional when it comes to Kanye)



5.       Lil Wayne-How could I forget…Lil Wayne. For every little Wayne Stan, there’s a Lil Wayne hater. Lil Wayne will forever be fair game due to the fact he kissed another man in the mouth. Not only did he kiss another man…he kissed another man a lot of females wouldn’t kiss in the mouth. (well, Kimora would) The funny thing about the Lil Wayne kissing another man situation is a lot of the people that question him for that, praise another man who said a chick looked so good he’d suck her dad’s dick, AND said he’d fuck Rupaul before fucking a chick from Xscape.  Lil Wayne has gotten lazy on several tracks, but kissing Baby is gonna keep him fair game.



6.       Anyone Dipset related- I was gonna list Jim Jones, but I didn’t feel like also listing Cam, Juelz…and basically anyone else dip Set related. When you can be made irrelevant by someone who hasn’t dropped an album and probably never will (Tru Life), you gain lifetime punching bag status.  I mean…Tru Life made Cam a punching bag...literally.



7.       2pac- 2pac is Lil Wayne x 10, and always will be. 2pac will always be fair game. Why? Could it be because he has thug life tatted on his chests, yet he started as a backup dancer for digital underground? Could it be because he talked about growing up in the streets, yet he went to a school for the arts? Who knows…I mean, Mobb Deep gets away with it. 2pac will always be fair game for two reasons, one, songs like “What’s Your Phone Number”, two, biggie fans.



People to insignificant to be listed as punching bags:Game, Fat Joe, Souljah Boy, D4L, Dem Franchise Boys, Mase,Mobb Deep


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