Monday, March 23, 2009
50 vs. Ross
Oh my! Oh my! I just came back from a virtual trip to YouTube and boy did I have a good laugh and a good insight on the hip hop world today! I thought the days of beef were over since everyone and their mama has been colaborating and autosounded it for the past year! Now me being the person I am thought 50 cent started this. In actualality Rick threw the first lick. Why you ask? Well aparently he felt 50 gave him a dirty look at the Bet Awards....Yes that is what I said. So this prompted a verse in his song Mafia (something). So what he said wasnt all that bad but I can see where a nigga like 50 would be compelled to say something back. Well since then this "beef" has drafted a cartoon from 50 an outing of Rick Ross as a rent-a-cop, a shopping spree for Ms. Tia(Ross's baby mama), A character named "Curly", and threats to "fuck his life up" Now I admit I was amused by Curly. Curly is 50's alterego that stemmed from Rick Ross anouncing that the down south niggas call him Curly. So 50 being 50 took it and ran with it. The shit was funny! The cartoon was funny too. But I am a little dissappointed at 50 taking such a childish way of taking "shots" at Rick! I cant wait til he reveals more about Rick Ross. By the songs he sings you would think that Rick was a bonafied hustler moving bricks and shit to make his dough!! Not..just leasing all his shit and making an illusion with smoke and mirrors. But I do say this about 50 and his YouTube sensation, he is blogging but he does it without writing...its visual and I admit kinda genius, childish, but genius. He embarked on the newest trend..take it to the net..internet! In my research however, I did notice that every 2 years he[50] has a public beef with another rapper. For instance '03-Ja Rule, '05-The Game, '07-Fat Joe/Kanye and now '09- Rick Ross! But at the same time He drops an Album within that time frame.HMMMMM? Makes you wonder right! So is this legitimate or is it publicity stunt at its most hood! So sit back and wait because I guarantee it will be more interesting as time goes on...Just keep prayers in line that it wont escalate to the magnitude of Biggie and Pac..but more of a public interest! Stay tuned folks there will probaly be more to come with Curly, Officer Ricky, and lets not forget Ms. Tia with her upcoming book, and Ms. Brooke may come out(the other baby mama that is a "escort")! let the rumble begin!
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Man, I definitely need to see this video and get me a few laughs too.
ReplyDelete50 is a master marketer. If you are hip to his strategy, then you understand how successful he is when he executes it. He realizes that beef creates appeal for his music; people like to know who he is going to target on his latest efforts and again, he is successful at what he does. When 50 drops an album, he goes platinum at least twice and that's because folks love the drama he creates within the industry; as my homeboy Shawn Drewry would say, "he keeps the puters putin'".
The one thing 50 Cent does not like is a "studio gangsta" and there's no doubt in my mind that this is Rick Ross and Ja Rule; 50 is quick to call them out. 50 wasn't able to say Game was a studio gangsta, because Game was a street dude too-50 had some respect for him. I can't really say he had beef with Kanye; the both of them had a great publicity stunt going on and it worked for the both of them.
I like 50 Cent. He's one of the realest dudes out there and that's why he remains while other dudes he "outs" end up falling by the wayside.
I agree...After watching the videos and realizing how smart he is to play on public emotion was genius! It is something I would and have done before. Know what people hype to no matter what they might say otherwise. He certainly got my respect back. Which is hard to do with me:)Rick Ross and Ja and few others are what I call microwave rappers..rappers in an instant! You pop them in frozen and unheard of add some radiation and hottness and bam..you got a boston market dinner..or in there case a made to beleive rapper! But nothing close to actually going to Boston Market yourself..NO disrespect to Boston Market frozen dinners..I eat them!!LOL
ReplyDeleteThanks Marcus!
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