Those who know way more than they’re supposed to about rap know that Freddie Foxxx (a.k.a. Bumpy Knuckles) was originally considered for the MC’s position in the legendary group Eric B. and Rakim. He actually laced lyrics to the instrumental for Eric B. is president before Ra ever touched it. does that early career friction explain this tirade?
“I will eat Rakim’s ass alive on any record, any stage. When I finish with him, every bit of legendary status he had is gonna go out the window. I swear on everything I stand on, I will eat that nigga alive, bar by bar. I’ll tell him to his muthaf*ckin’ face.”
Personally, I never understood how you maintain your bravado while threatening to eat another man’s ass, alive or dead…
Either way, there aren’t alot of people who want to hear a pair of forty-five year old rappers battle on wax, unless it was Guru and Common’s dad.
In other homo-erotic rap news, Ja Rule and DMX became BFF’s after almost a decade of growling and sweaty bandanas. It seems as if the treaty was brokered by Mr. world peace himself. Irv Gotti:
Gotti reportedly reached out to DMX while he was incarcerated and arranged a low-key meeting that included Ja Rule.
DMX expressed his initial reluctance to cooperate.
“Gotti came to me in jail and said I want to make peace with you and him,” the rapper said. “I was like, ‘Alright Gotti, let’s do it. But I need five minutes in a room with your man. I got to put my hands on him.'”
Despite his request to fight, the men ended the conflict peacefully.
“Gotti sat down and we squashed it. I said he [Ja Rule] got to stop sounding like me.”
If there’s one thing that I’ve learned from watching this industry over the last few years is that squashed beef between two rappers usually ends with one of the parties looking like a herb. Like when one guy ends up on the other guy’s label that he happens to be CEO of…
In completely irrelevant news, Jay-Z did some really silly shit at a concert in London. He had Gwyneth f’n Paltrow come out and sing the hook to Song cry:
“She was a bit nervous but her performance was really excellent,” DJ G Money told the BBC. “People were like: ‘Who is this chick that’s in the spotlight?’ Then Jay-Z said: ‘I want people to wish a happy birthday to my good friend Gwyneth Paltrow’.”
Paltrow’s husband, Coldplay singer Chris Martin also joined Jay-Z on stage to help perform a currently untitled song from Jay-Z’s forthcoming Kingdom Come album and also lent his vocals to a performance of “Heart of the City (Ain’t No Love).”
While Chris Martin’s appearance was rumored ahead of the show, Paltrow’s had not been anticipated at all.
Hip-Hop royalty Nas and Beyoncé also made onstage appearances during the course of the evening. Jay-Z was backed by a 25-piece orchestra and a DJ. The evening has already been marked as the historic first hip-hop event held at Royal Albert Hall.
Okay for real, is it just me, or is Jay-Z the newest member of the Illuminati?
