Scott Adcox

In honor of MJ, here’s the best use of one of his songs in a song (after the commercial).

Jigga’s problems have been documented here before, but his latest beef with The Game is seemingly unilateral. It’s the genesis of a very interesting post at ForeignPolicy.com:

The changes in Jay-Z’s approach over the years suggest that he recognizes the realist and liberal logic… but is sorely tempted by the neo-conservative impulse. Back when he was younger, Jay-Z was a merciless, ruthless killer in the “beefs” which define hip hop politics.  He never would have gotten to the top without that.  But since then he’s changed his style and has instead largely chosen to stand above the fray.   As Jay-Z got older and more powerful, the marginal benefits of such battles declined and the costs increased even as the number of would-be rivals escalated.  Just as the U.S. attracts resentment and rhetorical anti-Americanism simply by virtue of being on top, so did Jay-Z attract a disproportionate number of attackers.

See, you can learn something from rap.

HT Kleinheider

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