Last night, Andrew put me on to this Inspectah Deck diss track in which he goes at Joe Budden. Though he (Andrew) hailed it as the beginning of the epic battle between the 300 and the Persian army, I was not convinced until I heard the song. Even then, my initial reaction was, “Ok, so they sent Deck? Joey gets no respect.” But at the end of the day, my cynical side is the reasonable side and I realized that he’s the one with an album release date in 2009 listed as TBA. Of course they sent Deck, its all business. Now I’m going to go ahead and assume that if/when Jumpoff responds, he will mention the entire Wu-Tang Clan and I hope and pray that he recruits the help of his co-workers beforehand. So it takes a little imagination and looking forward into the future, but we could legitimately see the battle of the decade beginning before us. That being said, since we all know that Joe Budden has the “Jayceon Taylor disease” which makes him incapable of holding his tongue; we can assume that something will happen. So, here are my pros and cons to what could turn into a very legit battle if the right people get off of the sidelines.
Pros:
5. Joe Budden has had a rough enough road in the music business that he will never have the spot he wants. He has already accepted a lower level of greatness and become quite comfortable in it, a great showing here will solidify him as the best in class (“Tech-savvy battle rappers” sounds better than “tweef-mongers”, “internet gangsters”, “web-soldiers”, “e-spitters”, “best rapper in the world wide web”, etc).
4. Inspectah Deck needs this. Let’s just be honest. He probably begged Meth and RZA if he could take a whack at this one. Dude has bars, what he needs are fans.
3. As much as I love the Wu-Tang clan they have become soft and dough-like lately. Beyond the Chef and Meth, who is really still wow-ing people with any kind of consistency? This could be their chance to remind people that Wu-Tang clan ain’t nothing to f*ck with.
2. Some people don’t respect the lyricism of Slaughterhouse and a showcase of their talent against a veteran team could send record sales through the roof on their debut album.
1. In hip-hop, great songs are made all the time (especially in the days of the internets) but throughout our history, battles have always been the stuff of legend. Of course we always hope that cooler heads prevail and it remains a contest of wit and lyrical ability, but these situations are known for producing superior lyricism.
Cons:
5. Joe stands to lose a few fans, and I don’t think he can afford that. People get sensitive about the Wu, just check the comment boards around town. People can’t stand to see the circle of life taking its natural progression.
4. It might be hard to get the entire Wu family off of the bench, especially considering that Meth wasn’t really planning on retaliating according to his initial reports. I suppose a change of heart might be in order if he’s called out in a song.
3. Slaughterhouse could easily wind up being characterized as disrespectful brats who just couldn’t make it, if they don’t play this one right. If you think about it, they have all been rejected in one way or another by the sitting stewards of their respective regions (with the exception of Joell). The last thing they want to do is turn this into an old vs. new situation.
2. Recent infighting might keep all of the members of RZA’s family from properly participating in what should be a team effort and that would really nullify any result that could develop.
1. There is no widely accepted method for determining the winner of a contest or the worth of an individual song, so fans on both sides will never admit that their favorite took a loss. So if this disintegrates into a contest of who has the most fans or whose fans are the loudest, then it will be a colossal waste of our time.
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