Comments on: Wednesday Morning Starting Five: The Mos Def Challenges Jay-Z to a Rap Battle Edition

By: Hiawatha Clemons III.

Hiawatha Clemons III. — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 05:02:57 +0000

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?

By: Hiawatha Clemons III.

Hiawatha Clemons III. — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 04:58:00 +0000

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.

By: TheLastPoet

TheLastPoet — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 14:34:59 +0000

“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

By: GrandNubian

GrandNubian — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 12:02:35 +0000

Mizz,

Sorry for the misunderstanding of your question. However, I think LP said it best as he and I probably didn’t express our disagreements in a logical way (i.e. humor, imagination, etc.). Chuck, KRS, Puba, Brother J, etc. are brothers I got mad love for and I would never intentionally disrespect them and the work they’ve done.

But I also understand your position, too. So I apologize as well.

By: Temple3

Temple3 — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 22:13:55 +0000

didn’t call Flava Flav one either.

LP:

You know that’s funny as all hell, right?

I’m on the floor!!

By: Mizzo

Mizzo — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 22:07:26 +0000

GN I totally agree about Jay-Z. Personally, I think he benefited from the deaths of Pac and BIG. That’s what Chuck actually said. He said he walked through the door at precisely the correct time and also said the same about Jordan.

The first interview with Chuck was on my other site before I created TSF.

Just to clarify I’m not saying anyone should not disagree with Chuck (again ridiculous) but his place in history is Nat Turner cemented.

When I asked is it that watered down now, what I meant was are we speaking of our greats like the mainstream now? What if kids read these words and say to themselves…”Chuck D smokes crack?” Of course, they should check the entire context before filing what was a joke, but I just don’t feel comfortable with something so absurd here even if it was a joke.

That’s all. My bad for taking it too far. I apologize.

By: Mizzo

Mizzo — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 21:59:54 +0000

Poet, I hear what you are saying and I apologize for the ultimatum.

I was hot this morning when I read some of the comments. If you read my comment, I said this was not about Chuck being above criticism (that’s ridiculous), it’s just that he’s a personal friend of mine and I would defend him to the death like I would any of you. I didn’t like where the conversation was going and I had to put my foot down before it got out of hand. The anger actually helped during my interview with Boyd, so I guess stuff happens for a reason.