Who in God's name would even remotely think it was a good idea to mess with Game? I mean, don't people know at this point? This guy Stitches is apparently living up to his name (not the giving part, mostly the getting, thanks to Game's manager according to some Instagram footage of Stitches getting knocked the FUGG OUT). I mean I suppose at this point Game's got a price on his head, it's like anybody who wants a piece and (somehow) gets one gets some sort of reward; the reward and the respect of having people not wanting to mess with you. But according to Game's history, there aren't many people who have fucked with him and succeeded. Here's 3 of Game's biggest beefs.
Stitches
I don't know if I'd say this is one of Game's biggest beefs, but it's certainly the most recent. The video above is a mash up of all the Instagram posts from rapper Stitches, who claimed that security would not let him into a club because Game said not to let him in. Stitches waited until Game came out, then walked up to Game and his crew and supposedly got knocked out by Game's manager, Wack 100. When will people learn not to mess with Game? The only thing I have to say about this guy is that he looks like a meth'd out ICP member. If he wanted his 15 minutes of fame, they definitely started a few days ago, he better make good use of them.
40 Glocc
Game certainly has a thing for making his beefs public; the video above shows Game beating the crap out of rapper 40 Glocc. I'm not exactly sure where this beef stems from (possibly a G Unit fallout, apparently 40 Glocc is a former G Unit member), but it has been going on from 2012 all the way up to now. Game ended up losing this one ultimately though, because 40 Glocc sued Game for $4.54 million in a lawsuit and won.
Lil Durk
(*I do not own these videos, or the rights to any of them*)
This so called "beef" is confusing; apparently it originally started out as beef between Lil Durk and Tyga (reason unknown), so Tyga PAID GAME to come out and diss Durk for him and handle his light work (of course, I mean it's Tyga, what else do you expect?). There is also video of Durk and his crew approaching Game in the club and talking something out, you can clearly hear "let's take it outside" in the video, which only leads you to believe that they fought, though Durk says that the beef was squashed.
With the reputation Game has, he's obviously not a guy you'd want to mess with, though a lot of people are saying that Game talks about a lot of things that happened that aren't true (i.e. his exaggerating beefs and the stories that go along with them). Either way Game is certainly a guy that remains in headlines, both because of his music and his making headlines due to his fights ( you'd think dude would take on Mayweather considering his confidence and the way he handles everything).
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Saturday, December 6, 2014
Sneakerhead Rappers
So other than my love for hip hop, I have an absolutely tremendous love for sneakers. Nikes, Jordans, Adidas', I really don't discriminate style. When it comes to shoes, I'm always looking at peoples feet when I first meet them, and everybody does it, whether they want to admit it or not! What shoes somebody wears says a lot about their character (or maybe you'd think so). So I figured I'd put together a post of some of the biggest rap sneaker heads, and there are certainly a lot of them out there for sure. So let's get started, shall we?
Wale
Wale is a huge sneaker head. He rocks some of the most exclusive kicks you could find anywhere, I've seen him with some never before seen stuff before (how he gets them I don't know, you have to be tight with Nike headquarters to be able to get some of these kicks). Anyways, in the pictures above Wale is seen rocking a couple of pairs of LeBron 9s.
Stalley
Stalley is an Ohioan who has just as much love for sneakers as the next rapper. He's been involved in some big sneaker sites and interviews, including nicekicks.com, where he discussed his 25 favorite sneakers. In the pictures above Stalley is seen rocking the famous Jordan Retro 3s, along with some other retro Nikes, along with some Jordan boxes and what looks like they could be Durant's in the second picture.
Rick Ross
Rick Ross is a HUGE (literally) sneaker head and has been known to rock all types of big expensive and rare sneakers. Ross is actually a known endorser of Reebok, although there was a rumor some time ago that he lost his Reebok endorsement due to some lyrics he got in trouble for included in one of his songs "U.O.E.N.O" awhile back. In the pictures above Ross is seen rocking some cool grey Jordan retro 11 lows and some reeboks along with another big Reebok endorser, producer/hype man Swiss Beatz.
Game
Game is always on his "game" (corny? probably) when it comes to sneakers, and you can almost always see him rocking some special pairs of Jordans or Nikes when you catch him out. If you've seen his fight video against his usual nemesis 40 Glocc, Game actually says to his phone camera that he got some of 40 Glocc's blood on his retro sixes during the fight. Not a man you want to mess with, but discussing sneakers could be an interesting topic of conversation with Game. In the pics above Game is seen rocking some pretty exclusive LeBron 11s and some always fly looking retro 4s with the Bulls color way.
So these are just a few of the big rapper sneaker heads out there, and we barely even scratched the surface when it comes to rare and expensive sneaker finds, but I will have many more rapper-associated sneaker posts coming in the future. As I said above I am a huge sneaker fan and I'm always looking to cop some retros or fly Nikes when I get my chance (though they are insanely expensive and hard to find). I'll also be posting some pictures of a few of my pairs of sneaks that I have on my Google+ page, be sure to check them out if you get the chance, and definitely let me know your favorite finds and your "grails" as the sneaker heads call them. I'd love it if you tagged me in pictures of your newest pickups, and I'll be sure to do the same in other posts. So get at me on Google+ and Twitter (@SuperNovaRover) and lets talk sneakers!
Wednesday, July 23, 2014
What's Beef? Not What It Used To Be; Hip Hop's Attitude
Why is hip-hop so awesome? I'm asking because I want to know what the eyes of the people who listen to the music see. But it doesn't just come down to the music. Hip hop really is a culture as a whole. People who live it come in all different types of shapes and sizes. Not even a specific city or state can define how you will see people act, or define what they listen to. In hip hop it is argued that your area does define who you're listening to to a point. Sometimes, in the minds of the people psychologically, where you're from is what you listen to. Anyone who showed respect to these other areas are cool with them because they paid homage. But to those who didn't.....well something needed to happen. This is how it was. But how is it now? Has hip hop lost some of its attitude because the people aren't real enough anymore? Let's examine this point, because I believe the people (myself included) have it screwed up to where someone's life being put in danger makes headlines for all the wrong reasons.
Now what is beef really? No not the meat smart asses, the rap kind. How does it start out and where does it stem from? If you asked 20 different rappers, you'd probably get 20 different answers. Ultimately when it comes down to it, beef is problems that other rappers have with each other. But beef has evolved since the days of before. If you really think about beef on a grand scale, you probably think Tupac vs. Biggie. Not one other hip hop beef has shook the media, along with the east and west coasts both as much as this beef did. The publicity was unheard of, something that rap hadn't gotten much of up to that point, but for the wrong reasons. Both of these men died because of rumors circulating about each one of them. Merely rumors and pride is all that this beef came down to, in layman's terms. Today beef is much different of course, not as much bloodshed (unless you're 40 Glocc), but ultimately it is better because lives aren't put at risk. At least, we'd like to think so.
Now there's a lot of different types of beef in hip hop today, if we started from about the year 2000 and came all the way up to 2014, you would definitely notice the differences with beef in the past. Social media sites like twitter make things a little more clear, but also complicates things at the same time. When you talk about something as little as the Iggy Azalea and Nicki Minaj "beef," (and that may be putting it heavily even describing it as that) social media sites and blogs and web sites of all kinds blew this out of proportion about 5 times more than what it actually was. The headlines were hilarious: "Nicki Minaj throws shade at Iggy Azalea with her acceptance speech?" People and their imaginations are wild. But the blogs and the web sites have it correct in this sense: PEOPLE LOVE BEEF.
As bad as this may sound, any publicity is good publicity, especially to a rapper or singer. Standing up for yourself sometimes is all you can do. But it's the opinions of the people that get the stories incorrect. I grew up in an era of Eminem and 50 Cent dominating the webs and album sales (yeah, so I'm young, what of it?), so even in my opinion, it's just like Drake says; nothing was the same. Even with 50 Cent vs. Ja Rule, Shady Records vs. Murda Inc. in the early to mid 2000s it was different. Without social media how do we all last? (The sad part is some people wouldn't have an answer for you, but I don't know if I have a right to talk, trying to make a living on the internet and all.)
An interesting aspect of beef itself is that only hip hop really deals with it, no matter how big or how small the problem may be (word to Meek Mill and Wale, grow up you two before we get Rozay on you). I believe a lot of this stems from rappers not being afraid to voice their opinions about others. Some may call it being thirsty for attention, which you wouldn't be wrong some of the time, but rappers certainly like to "keep it 100" with people when it comes to talking about being cool or having a problem with someone else. But the fact of the matter is, no one really knows what happens in beef between 2 people except for those 2 people!
I believe there are certain types of beef, 2 in particular. The first beef is having a problem with somebody outside of the music itself. If a rapper gets disrespected, most of the time, they will let not only that person, but sometimes will even let the entire country know about this problem (which can lead back to social media). That is the first type, and not too many people care about these issues too much. They usually resolve themselves, and are forgotten in a couple months (less if something bigger happens). But the second type of beef is musically. Verse-wise, when you get disrespected in a song, it isn't uncommon for this rapper to go back at the person throwing shots with some shots of their own. In rap, clearly how your rap is perceived is something that people buy, something that you can sell to willing customers. If your abilities get disrespected, you go back at this person questioning their abilities as well, sort of like a more main stream form of battle rapping. In my opinion this is what I love to see, this is what makes hip hop entertaining, and this is what adds to the competitive nature of hip hop. It has sort of been this way since Kendrick dropped "Control." Now I know, I know, "Control" doesn't deserve any more attention than its already gotten, but there is a point to it. Let me ask you some questions; since "Control" dropped, have you not been more entertained with rappers at each others throats going bar for bar and showing some of the best rap capabilities we've seen in a decade or more? Hasn't rap finally gotten back to a competitive state where each rapper is rapping their tail off to prove they're the best? I'll let you mull these questions over yourselves (get back to me on Twitter @SuperNovaRover, or Google+ Geoffrey Guy with your opinion).
So how would you define beef? I can truly say it's nowhere near where it used to be on the entertainment side of things. But as a whole, this could be better for the publicity it gets. Rappers have to be cocky and confident to keep up appearances and make themselves look like they're the best, but the violence is lowering. The day when people focus more on the competitive aspect of rapping and not the killing part of it is the day they can say "we made it." Isn't it more entertaining to hear rappers go bar for bar instead of them going bullet for bullet? If people understood the fun in hearing a fire verse as opposed to hearing a hollow point, then they would understand. If you get disrespected, do what you do best to prove it wrong: rap about it. Take it to the booth.
Now what is beef really? No not the meat smart asses, the rap kind. How does it start out and where does it stem from? If you asked 20 different rappers, you'd probably get 20 different answers. Ultimately when it comes down to it, beef is problems that other rappers have with each other. But beef has evolved since the days of before. If you really think about beef on a grand scale, you probably think Tupac vs. Biggie. Not one other hip hop beef has shook the media, along with the east and west coasts both as much as this beef did. The publicity was unheard of, something that rap hadn't gotten much of up to that point, but for the wrong reasons. Both of these men died because of rumors circulating about each one of them. Merely rumors and pride is all that this beef came down to, in layman's terms. Today beef is much different of course, not as much bloodshed (unless you're 40 Glocc), but ultimately it is better because lives aren't put at risk. At least, we'd like to think so.
Now there's a lot of different types of beef in hip hop today, if we started from about the year 2000 and came all the way up to 2014, you would definitely notice the differences with beef in the past. Social media sites like twitter make things a little more clear, but also complicates things at the same time. When you talk about something as little as the Iggy Azalea and Nicki Minaj "beef," (and that may be putting it heavily even describing it as that) social media sites and blogs and web sites of all kinds blew this out of proportion about 5 times more than what it actually was. The headlines were hilarious: "Nicki Minaj throws shade at Iggy Azalea with her acceptance speech?" People and their imaginations are wild. But the blogs and the web sites have it correct in this sense: PEOPLE LOVE BEEF.
As bad as this may sound, any publicity is good publicity, especially to a rapper or singer. Standing up for yourself sometimes is all you can do. But it's the opinions of the people that get the stories incorrect. I grew up in an era of Eminem and 50 Cent dominating the webs and album sales (yeah, so I'm young, what of it?), so even in my opinion, it's just like Drake says; nothing was the same. Even with 50 Cent vs. Ja Rule, Shady Records vs. Murda Inc. in the early to mid 2000s it was different. Without social media how do we all last? (The sad part is some people wouldn't have an answer for you, but I don't know if I have a right to talk, trying to make a living on the internet and all.)
An interesting aspect of beef itself is that only hip hop really deals with it, no matter how big or how small the problem may be (word to Meek Mill and Wale, grow up you two before we get Rozay on you). I believe a lot of this stems from rappers not being afraid to voice their opinions about others. Some may call it being thirsty for attention, which you wouldn't be wrong some of the time, but rappers certainly like to "keep it 100" with people when it comes to talking about being cool or having a problem with someone else. But the fact of the matter is, no one really knows what happens in beef between 2 people except for those 2 people!
I believe there are certain types of beef, 2 in particular. The first beef is having a problem with somebody outside of the music itself. If a rapper gets disrespected, most of the time, they will let not only that person, but sometimes will even let the entire country know about this problem (which can lead back to social media). That is the first type, and not too many people care about these issues too much. They usually resolve themselves, and are forgotten in a couple months (less if something bigger happens). But the second type of beef is musically. Verse-wise, when you get disrespected in a song, it isn't uncommon for this rapper to go back at the person throwing shots with some shots of their own. In rap, clearly how your rap is perceived is something that people buy, something that you can sell to willing customers. If your abilities get disrespected, you go back at this person questioning their abilities as well, sort of like a more main stream form of battle rapping. In my opinion this is what I love to see, this is what makes hip hop entertaining, and this is what adds to the competitive nature of hip hop. It has sort of been this way since Kendrick dropped "Control." Now I know, I know, "Control" doesn't deserve any more attention than its already gotten, but there is a point to it. Let me ask you some questions; since "Control" dropped, have you not been more entertained with rappers at each others throats going bar for bar and showing some of the best rap capabilities we've seen in a decade or more? Hasn't rap finally gotten back to a competitive state where each rapper is rapping their tail off to prove they're the best? I'll let you mull these questions over yourselves (get back to me on Twitter @SuperNovaRover, or Google+ Geoffrey Guy with your opinion).
So how would you define beef? I can truly say it's nowhere near where it used to be on the entertainment side of things. But as a whole, this could be better for the publicity it gets. Rappers have to be cocky and confident to keep up appearances and make themselves look like they're the best, but the violence is lowering. The day when people focus more on the competitive aspect of rapping and not the killing part of it is the day they can say "we made it." Isn't it more entertaining to hear rappers go bar for bar instead of them going bullet for bullet? If people understood the fun in hearing a fire verse as opposed to hearing a hollow point, then they would understand. If you get disrespected, do what you do best to prove it wrong: rap about it. Take it to the booth.
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