tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18952083702753819752011-04-21T15:02:23.278-07:00The Fight for Hip HopSpokenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12447569278583345699noreply@blogger.comBlogger11100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1895208370275381975.post-51420959947678470072007-01-27T23:19:00.000-08:002007-01-28T00:22:19.114-08:00War has been declared. Though subtle, I sense along with <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" onclick="BLOG_clickHandler(this)">alot</span> of you a Cold-War going on between the fashion savvy every day male persona of <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" onclick="BLOG_clickHandler(this)">Kanye</span> and the Gangster dog eat dog mentality of 50 cent.Both are <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">successful</span> talented artists,<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3" onclick="BLOG_clickHandler(this)">multi</span>-<span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">platinum</span> rappers with drive.<br />The question at hand is which drive is best for hip hop.<br />On one hand you have 50 cent,very <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">business</span> oriented. A person that will stop at nothing to get where he wants to be. The title of his debut album says it all "Get Rich or Die <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6" onclick="BLOG_clickHandler(this)">Tryin</span>",let it simmer a bit. At first thought I took it to be a <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">hustlers</span> theme,a slogan for the career criminal.<br />However after <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">further</span> thought I came to the conclusion that the title embodies the very essence of Curtis Jackson aka 50 cent.<br />A person that believes monetary <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">success</span> is so important that he would risk his life for it.<br />Not only has he been shot, but considers it a rite of passage if your from the "hood".<br />A thug to the ignorant masses,but a coward and a police informant.<br />With careful listening one could here the subliminal dry snitching over and over about Kenneth "Supreme"<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_10" onclick="BLOG_clickHandler(this)">McGriff</span>.<br />Rumour has it that because of his friendship with the police, he has been forced out of Queens.NY. He currently lives in <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_11" onclick="BLOG_clickHandler(this)">Farmington</span>,CT.<br />50 cent has shown a desperate need off being in the spot light, such as his post Karina remarks<br />about <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_12" onclick="BLOG_clickHandler(this)">Kanye</span> West's political stance.<br />Saying " Katrina was a act of God, F.E.M.A responded the best way that they could,what <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_13" onclick="BLOG_clickHandler(this)">Kanye</span> said I don't know where that came from".<br />Sometimes it seems as if with every record 50 cent sales a piece of his soul goes with it.<br />On the other hand you have <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_14" onclick="BLOG_clickHandler(this)">Kanye</span> West, this guy single <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_15">handily</span> brought hip-hop back.<br />With only two albums to date he has garnered 6 <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_16" onclick="BLOG_clickHandler(this)">grammys</span> and countless rewards. Though very cocky he backs up every bit with powerful thought provoking albums.<br />He strays away from gangster themes and pushes for more ground breaking singles, such as<br />Jesus Walks,All Falls Down and Diamonds From Sierra Leone.<br />He shocked the world when he made his infamous comment which has <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_17">become</span> a slogan in black <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_18">America</span>. "George Bush Does Not Care About Black People".<br />He has reminded us time and time again that he is only human. Which is <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_19">probably</span> why we are in such awe when he does the impossible with every album.<br /><br /><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_20" onclick="BLOG_clickHandler(this)">Ok</span>, you guy sits up to you when it comes to Hip-Hop who do you choose to carry the torch?<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1895208370275381975-5142095994767847007?l=kanyewestvs50cent.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Spokenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12447569278583345699noreply@blogger.com1