Kanye West Verus 50 Cent

[DudeAsInCool]

In a tongue and cheek article for The LA Weekly, Jeff Weiss (PassionOfWeiss) takes a look at the showdown between hip hop artists Kanye West and 50 Cent:

"By some ingenious twist of fate (or at least marketing), Kanye West and 50 Cent are set to square off on September 11. Make no mistake: This isn’t just about two rappers battling the enormous expectations that accompany album No. 3. This isn’t just the greatest rapper-release face-off since A Tribe Called Quest (Love Movement), Jay-Z (Hard Knock Life Vol. II) and OutKast (Aquemini), knocked skulls on September 29, 1998. This is a referendum on the future of hip-hop.

50 Cent has already gone on the record as saying that he’ll retire if Kanye’s Graduation outsells his Curtis, a statement possibly inspired by an affinity for professional wrestling’s steel-cage winner-leaves-town matches and/or contemporary politics (which, if you think about it, might be the same thing). Of course, this shouldn’t be much of a surprise. Professional wrestling, politics and Kanye vs. 50 are all manifestations of a similar duality: good guys vs. bad, blue states vs. red, the super-ego vs. the really, really super-ego."

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[Shawn]

the super-ego vs. the really, really super-ego."

I give up.

Which is which?

[DudeAsInCool]

I give up.

Which is which?

kanye west is getting good reviews for his new album--he's also a bit more socially conscious and hip, despite his antics about mtv