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Finally Weighing In on the Lame Cage/Vast Aire/El-P Back-And-Forth

Aug 14, 2009, 9:00am

I'll come out and straight say it: alternative rappers suck at beefing . There have been classic underground feuds - I particularly enjoyed the unprovoked war between the High & Mighty and Masta Ace - but overall I'm generally disappointed in what transpires. Rap beefs are for ignorant commercial MCs who are willing to shamelessly boast (and lie) about their murder tallies - not for cats who sling metaphors, or who even know what metaphors are for that matter. One exception, of course, is Eminem, who recently beat Mariah with an eloquent shovel ; otherwise I [...]

Artists: Cage, Copywrite, Dis-, El-P

Tags: Hip-Hop, video, El-P, def jux, dis, Beef, Cage, Copywrite, diss, Rap Beef, The Weathermen, Cast Aire, Dej Jux Gang

Weighing In On The Big Heavy TESTAMENT INVITES FANS TO BE A PART OF HEAVY METAL HISTORY THIS SPRING ON THE RUST IN PEACE TOUR WITH MEGADETH AND EXODUS; AND, THIS SUMMER ON THE AMERICAN CARNAGE TOUR WITH SLAYER AND MEGADETH THQ IS WEIGHING-IN WITH THE ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE BIGGEST LOSER VIDEO GAME EXCLUSIVELY FOR Wii and Nintendo DS CHIMAIRA ANNOUNCES FALL/WINTER TOUR DATES WITH TRIVIUM, WHITECHAPEL AND DIRGE WITHIN SINGER MARK HUNTER AND GUITARIST ROB ARNOLD WEIGH IN ON THE UPCOMING TOUR On the Road Again: Andrew W.K. and the Calder Quartet in Boston

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