Wednesday Morning Starting Five: The Mos Def Challenges Jay-Z to a Rap Battle Edition
In my first interview with Chuck D on Michaeltillery.com (only a shell is still up on the server…won’t be there long.), Chuck said he thought Hov was the GOAT. I was surprised by the admission but understood his explanation. It touched off a huge debate across the web on various Hip Hop message boards that still goes on today. Well, Mos Def read an article somewhere and questioned whether or not Hov is in fact the best of all time. He issued his initial challenge here (tongue and cheek, but it is real). I can’t wait for this to go down. I will be front and center. Trust.
Back at it.
The Rooney Rule has been expanded to include NFL high level vacancies. Really interested in your thoughts on this. (PFW)
Thoughts on Sammy Sosa reportedly testing positive for PED’s in 2003? (Chicago Tribune)
Verbum Dei: Black Institution or Done? Andre Miller’s high school makes historical coaching hire which has split its administrative and alumni base. (The LA Sentinel)
The Mighty Mos issues a rap battle challenge to Jay and Kanye. Damn right. We’ve all been waiting for something like this for a long time. (MTV)
An open letter to the class of 2009. Congratulations (Real Talk Express)
Surviving the summer. (Final Call)
The remix of one of my all time Hip Hop tracks:
“Crucifixion ain’t no fiction/So called chosen frozen/Apology made to whoever pleases/Still they got me like Jesus”
Black to the bone my home is your home bruh. Always
Mos Def knows what he’s doing. After all, it was Jay who wanted Mos on his label just 5 years ago. Just like he wanted Big L before he was killed. You see, shawn has a habit of wanting artists that he knows he can’t outdo on his label so he won’t have to worry about being embarrassed like Mos is going to do him. Now all shawnie can do is stay quiet and pray that this battle talk dies down so he can go back to that “brag rap” that he’s been brainwashing fans with for years.
oh yeah, wayne doesn’t even qualify as a real lyricist. Mos would END his career. Maybe, Kanye if he’d stop sounding like Wanya. (boyz II Men) get it?