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Slap-Boxing With Jesus

Hip-Hop = “Mike Tyson’s Punch Out!!”

I have something to confess: I’m a huge fan of shitty hip-hop. Don’t get me wrong; I can talk about the positives of this culture all day long, but I find it much more easier to write about the craptacular aspects of it. I mean, what other music has oversexed, underage women grinding on the unit of the Senegalese equivalent of Alvin Seville?

The one thing I am somewhat iffy about is its violent side. I never found murder to be a laughing matter, and hip-hop has suffered greatly because of it. And the e-thugs on this site and other places on the Internets don’t really do it for me either. However, watching two crappy rappers actually come to blows a la Sam Sheepdog and Ralph Wolf tends to make up for the tons of horrible music that comes out on a daily basis. The bad thing about this is that I sometimes keep rooting for it to continue until someone takes it to the point of killing, which is where I draw my line.

I guess that would make me a really fucked up person, but whatever.

In any case, it looks like two of the East (north?) Coast’s finest window lickers - Tru-Life and Cam’Ron - came to blows at a New York club a few days ago [1]. Apparently Tru walked up to Cam to “discuss” their recent issues and ended up polishing his knuckle game on Cam's face. While this is nowhere near as hilarious as the time Dr. Dre was pwned at the Vibe Awards, this is setting up to be one of the more interesting beefs in recent history.

Still, you have to wonder exactly how far things will go before someone crosses the line. In most cases, beef can lead to some excellent music, though I’m pretty sure it won’t be the case here. And I know there’s going to be some type of low-budget video popping up on YouTube soon. Finally, this is also a great way for any one of them to capitalize on the buzz and release an album that will eventually go triple brass monkey. But for those who can’t hope to get their shit dropped by the end of the millennium, murder is sometimes the inevitable option.

And as we all know, dead rappers get better promotion. And in Tru-Life’s case, he’s going to need all the help he can get.

NOTE: Meka Soul does not endorse or condone violence in any matter. But if it helps puts food on a rapper’s child’s plate, then who am I to judge?

[1] Reason # 386 why New York hip-hop will never make it again: internal beef. Maybe they should just kiss and make up like these guys. Pause, of course.

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