Benjamin Meadows-Ingram

Boss on Deck

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Lost One

Posted 04/30/2007 at 6:41 PM | Comment?

Jay-Z, f/ Eminem, "Renegade," from The Blueprint (Roc-A-Fella/Def Jam, 2001):

At my Sat night run this weekend (shouts to Chino), someone was killing a Jay-Z mixtape and somewhere between all the arguments about what is and what is not a foul, caught a few mins to pay attention to this record all over again. Reminded me how much of a beast it is/was. Two of the biggest figures in the game, of all time, trading verses that seem to speak to the whole issue my last post explored (esp considering the racial divide, which they both speak to) – years before the current discussion. Aiight, so it ain’t really a lost one – everyone knows this record to the point that Nas even referenced it in his own song (tho I don’t necessarily agree with his take, Em kills it, but one doesn’t seem better than the other, just different). But us rap fans often have a short attention span when it comes to music so figured a refresher course was in order. Check it out one more ’gain and think about Rutgers, Imus, Russell, me… and, well, you.
Back 2 the Basics:

Saw The Host (Showbox) this weekend. Good lil monster movie with an interesting subtext about the lack of transparency in government and military operations. Plus the monster's pretty cool.
Gotta give it up to the Warriors. Playoffs are def a hit this year. Gotta say I'm pulling for GS, the Suns, the Nuggets, and Houston out the West. I don't really care about the East, but def like watching the Bulls play, but I'll leave that whole playoff discussion to my man, Young Scav.