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It's amazing how rumor, innuendo, and self-perpetuated beefs can take
on a life of their own in hip-hop music. Take, for example, the reported
dispute between the Long Beach affiliate formerly known as the Dogg
Pound and New York's own Capone-N-Noreaga. The beef started over a video made for the Dogg Pound song "New York, New York." In the said video larger than life versions of the Dogg Pound
members are seen toppling over New York buildings and landmarks.
Before we go any further though, let's set the record straight:
http://www.ohhla.com/anonymous/sugrhill/... 2. "New York, New York" by The Dogg Pound is a COVER version which pays TRIBUTE to the original. http://www.ohhla.com/anonymous/dggpound/... 3. Kurupt is from PHILADELPHIA. He has NO reason to diss New York. Somehow, a whole bunch of idiots got the idea that because larger than life version of the Dogg Pound were walking around New York, it was some kind of diss like "Hey, I'm bigger than New York so *&%# New York *&%$# y'all ain't shit." Haven't you ever heard of SURREALISM? My God, you'd think Godzilla was dissing Mae West by being bigger than her... can you people BUY A CLUE? What gets even worse is that some people CONTINUE to justify their rivalries (New York with L.A. or vice versa) by referring to pride. One comment I received goes along the lines of this: "Flash, you wouldn't understand New York pride - that video offended our pride because we felt it was disrespectful, and you don't disrespect New York." Really? Or what? New York will retaliate? It's that same kind of hubris that got both Biggie Smalls and Tupac Shakur murdered. Do we really need that kind of pride? Some people look for the easiest excuse to find their pride offended simply because they enjoy retaliation. Hip-Hop music is supposed to be ABOVE that - why sink to such a petty and vile level? People need to stop jumping to conclusions before they know all the facts. Kurupt has been asked MANY times in interviews if the video for "New York, New York" was supposed to be disrespectful, and he said no. If you don't believe the artist who co-wrote the song and co-starred in the video, who do you believe? Let's put the hypemeisters and the spin doctors to rest. Too many people in hip-hop have died over pride, so it's time to kill the pride. Peace. Go To Page: 1
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