Complex Blog » D-Dot http://www.complex.com/blogs Buy. Collect. Obsess. The original buyer's guide for men. Fri, 12 Mar 2010 23:15:01 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 The Unauthorized History Of Rapper Threats Against The Media http://www.complex.com/blogs/2009/03/16/the-unauthorized-history-of-rapper-threats-against-the-media/ http://www.complex.com/blogs/2009/03/16/the-unauthorized-history-of-rapper-threats-against-the-media/#comments Mon, 16 Mar 2009 21:54:30 +0000 prubin http://www.complex.com/blogs/2009/03/16/the-unauthorized-history-of-rapper-threats-against-the-media/ cudi
So apparently a little blog we did ruffled the feathers of a few rappers who got mentioned therein. Some found it “100% disrespectful” and others just thought we weren’t funny. We didn’t feel we were shitting down anyone’s throat, and we are, in fact, fans of all the rappers mentioned. However some of the young rappers’ feelings got hurt, and for that we apologize. That said, we would hope these rappers accept that in their pursuit of being professional artists, they offer their work and persona up for public consumption, making opinions inevitable.

Unfortunately it seems KiD CuDi'a personal fav of Complex'is not yet comfortable with this. In an interview with rapradar.com CuDi proposes beating the ass of our writer as an appropriate response to our gentle ribbing (we felt like turning his blog Stans against us was enough, but whatever…). Thankfully, CuDi explains he’d never stoop to violence (phew!), though others would (uh oh!). While we appreciate the warning, CuDi should know that most of the Complex staff has been writing about hip hop since the pre-blogging days, when writers had to interact with their subjects in the flesh. So we’re well aware of what happens when rappers get frustrated at people who own both opinions and computers. For all those who aren’t, lets take a stroll down memory lane with a history of Rappers Who’ve Physically Threatened Violence On The Media…

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• Wu-Tang Clan vs. RapPages
• Year: 1994
• What Happened? Esteemed rap scribbla Cheo H. Coker penned a profile of the Shaolin soldiers for the beloved but defunct RapPages –problem was, the accompanying illustrations (visible here, here, here and here) didn’t sit well with the group. So when Coker got back with the crew for another interview, Masta Killa, not yet a core member of the Clan, worked out an exchange: you give me your tape recorder, I punch you in the fuckin’ mouf (Coker’s account of the madness is here).
• …And The Winner Is? Masta Killa is now official Wu-Tang Banga. Coker is now official Notorious co-writer. Stapleton vs. Hollywood, big bank take little bank. We’re going with Coker on this one.

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• Cypress Hill vs. The Source
• Year: 1994
• What Happened? On page 42 of their January “Best of 1993″ issue, someone at the Source (before they became Almighty RSO Monthly) threw a couple of easy darts at the Hill on a parody news page–provoking a volley of phoned-in death threats from alleged Soul Assassins compadres (hopefully not you, Eric Bobo!). Read the jokes for yourselves…
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• …And The Winner Is? B-Real is still active, if underappreciated (3,828 first-week copies sold? Wake up, youngsters!). The Source is still active, if a shell of its former self. The real winner? Marijuana!

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