bigted Posted September 25, 2006 Report Share Posted September 25, 2006 (edited) http://www.mtv.com/bands/m/mixtape_monday/...?headlines=true Someone is getting ready to do the absolutely unthinkable: call Rakim out on a record by name. It's not going to be anything like the subliminal sparring that was rumored to be going on between Rakim and Big Daddy Kane in the '80s. This person is going to dis the God, one of the greatest MCs ever. Who has enough courage to do so? None other than Mr. Fearless himself, Freddie Foxxx a.k.a. Bumpy Knuckles. The song is called "The King Is Down" and appears on his new LP, Amerikkkan Black Man. "I will eat Rakim's ass alive on any record, any stage," Bumpy Knuckles asserted recently. "When I finish with him, every bit of legendary status he had is gonna go out the window. I swear on everything I stand on, I will eat that n---a alive, bar by bar. I'll tell him to his muthaf---in' face." So now you're gasping for air, and wondering why Freddie — a legendary hip-hop figure in his own right, who's earned respect for street pedigree as well as rap skills — is going at Ra. Well according to Foxxx, it goes back to the '80s in Wyandanch, New York, where Foxxx's rap team Supreme Force used to be competitive with Ra's team the Love Brothers. This was pre-Eric B. and Rakim. "We got a history, you know. We got a real long history," Foxxx explained. "We from the same part of town. Ra has always had an attitude towards me that he was better than me — on the mic and more successful. How dare he think he can out-rhyme me. He has one style, that's all he's ever had." What really got Foxxx upset, he said, was a Q&A with Rakim he read on hip-hop Web site Halftime Online. Rakim was asked about a battle that supposedly took place back in the day between the Love Brothers and Supreme Force squad. "I never f---ing turned down a battle with that muthaf---er!" Rakim is quoted as saying. "Foxxx wasn't ferocious like that. Foxxx had two other cats that used to rhyme with him. They were a good group, but Foxxx wasn't ferocious like that baby pa." "I read the article and it set me off," Foxxx said. "He said I'm 'not ferocious.' How dare he? His ego kicked in. I said I'm gonna let the world who he really is. People are only calling him a legend because of what he did with Eric B. Everything after that was wack. Nobody will say it to his face." Foxxx said he's not sure when the dis record will be coming out, but his LP is slated for sometime in February. WWE champion John Cena and Talib Kweli rap on a record called "Give it to the A&R," while the Alchemist, Pete Rock, DJ Scratch and DJ Premier produced a myriad of the records. "I'm too old to be chasing publicity," Foxxx said when asked if he really has a legitimate gripe with Rakim or if he's just doing it for hype for his album. "I don't need the publicity. I ain't no hater. But when I see he's so quick to always shoot me in the foot, enough is enough. Why would I want to get recognition on Rakim? He's nothing to me. Y'all see him differently than I do. On the song, I never called his name. We used to call him 'Pop' back in the day. I don't call him 'Rakim' on the record, I call him 'Pop.' " Bumpy Knuckles also said he dares Rakim to come back at him on wax. "Turn your mic on, B," he said defiantly. "I want him to put me in my place." Rakim is on tour and could not be reached for comment. Edited September 25, 2006 by bigted Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turntable Posted September 25, 2006 Report Share Posted September 25, 2006 (edited) Well.. According to the reasons I think this is a "legitimit" battle. It's not just playn stupid. The man seems to have his reasons.. I kinda agree a lil too. Rakim seems a lil cocky these days, but infact he aint doing anything nomore. I dont like that. I think still calling him The G.O.A.T. is a lil ignorant.. Maybe this will get him of his ass tho. Edited September 25, 2006 by Turntable Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigted Posted September 25, 2006 Author Report Share Posted September 25, 2006 Yeah this could wake the sleeping giant, this would be an entertaining battle, Freddie Foxx is nasty on the mic, Rakim's gonna have to give his best effort in this one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JumpinJack AJ Posted September 25, 2006 Report Share Posted September 25, 2006 I like Freddie Foxx...but why on earth is he gonna bring up something so old and immature. I like the idea of the stirring things up 2 get Rakim feeling the fire...but battles are played out 2 me. All the current ones are jokes...and all the ones that have anything behind them are simply immature. Rakim is the man...period. He's the personification of a real emcee. This whole thing is silly 2 me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigted Posted September 25, 2006 Author Report Share Posted September 25, 2006 Yeah I think it'd be better for hip-hop if they got together and recorded tracks instead of making beef songs, being from the older era of hip-hop they need to be setting example for the up and coming mcs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jamesbrock30 Posted September 25, 2006 Members Report Share Posted September 25, 2006 please stop with this sensless beefing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JumpinJack AJ Posted September 26, 2006 Report Share Posted September 26, 2006 I don't really consider it a beef unless both parties are activly involved. Until Rakim gets in2 it, i just look at it as a one sided embarassment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigted Posted September 26, 2006 Author Report Share Posted September 26, 2006 Well the reason why Freddie Foxxx got so upset here is 'cause Rakim was talking slick about him in an interview Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turntable Posted September 26, 2006 Report Share Posted September 26, 2006 Rakim is the man...period. He's the personification of a real emcee. I just dont get that thought. I'd aprreciate it if someones explains it to me. Shure, Rakim made some amazing stuff.. But thats 1. A long time ago, and 2. Right now he doesnt do anything nomore, since quit a while.. All he does is beeing cocky and talking ish about other Mc's in magazines. I dont see why he should be the biggest Mc ever then. I'd rather say Will or LL or Krs or someone like that.. Caus at least they still do things, even tho for example Will & LL got much more to do than him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigted Posted September 26, 2006 Author Report Share Posted September 26, 2006 (edited) Yeah Rakim needs to put the past behind him, if he's such an all time mc, he needs to bring some heat in the present, he's more just a '80s/90s hip-hop legend, it's sorta unfair that more active mcs from his era like Chuck D, LL, KRS, FP, and even Freddie Foxxx here are still going strong today and they don't get the credit that Rakim does when he hasn't done anything in such a while, people talk about Rakim like it's still '86 but he ain't untouchable, he needs to quit talking trash in interviews and just drop his damn album already, he needs to drop a hot album now to show that he's the rap god that people claim him to be Edited September 26, 2006 by bigted Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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