In the video below, you'll (kinda sorta) see an altercation between T.I.'s camp and Shawty Lo's camp at the recent Dirty Awards. While T.I. is on stage performing, Alfamega knocks out a member of Lo's camp.
I didn't want to find any humor in this situation, but I thought it was pretty funny that T.I. performed right in front of a guy who lay on the ground completely unconscious.
Dirty Awards 2008 Battle Between T.I. and Shawty Lo from Gyant on Vimeo.
T.I. dropped by The Jimmy Kimmel Show to talk about his album and upcoming prison sentence. Despite the sad subject matter, the interview is actually really funny.
After their chat, T.I. performs "Whatever You Like".
Here's a list of completely random notes taken while simultaneously watching the show:
1. What A LETDOWN! Ludacris brings out Rakim for his mini performance and I got so excited. But all Rakim says is "Emcees can move the crowd" and promptly leaves. Disappointing.
2. Despite the disappointment with Rakim, it's nice seeing T.I. and Ludacris squashing the old beef and performing together, I can't front.
3. T-Pain did a decent job with the opening monologue despite his lack of preparation time.
4. They should have let Nas perform one of the better songs on the "Nigger" album, it could have been a powerful performance.
5. Why did Keri Hilson not perform with Nas (she was featured on the track), but 10 minutes later she came out to present an award?
6. I love how Salt from Salt & Pepa cleaned up every dirty or suggestive lyric in her songs....she ain't playin.
7. Cory Gunz is a monster. Jesus Christ.
8. I wish they showed more audience reaction shots during NERD's performance, that could have ben entertaining in itself.
9. Watching T-Pain and Lil Wayne try to sing was undoubtedly the worst part of the night. Horrible.
10. I'm really glad they injected a healthy dose of footage detailing the positive impacts some artists have in the community, as well as the Obama love.
Some of the best diss tracks are the ones where the artist can shut their haters up without resorting to "I'll murder you and your mother's dog with a blunt spoon" type of rhymes. I mean sure, the hardcore diss tracks had their moment in the sun (Hit Em Up etc.) but I love to hear someone dismantled without the threat of physical violence.
There's lots of examples, but the most recent is T.I.'s video for "What Up, What's Happenin" that was released a month or two ago. Seeing him lounging around in Bowen Homes was priceless, the only thing that could have made it better was seeing the look on Shawty Lo's face as he watched.
Jay-Z's track "Oh My God" off the Kingdom Come album had a verse (the 3rd one) I believe could have been aimed by Cam'ron. He doesn't call out any names, he simply illustrates why he's on an entirely different level in life than a two-bit rapper. Like "I'm meeting with government officials in Africa...and all you know is a 12 block radius in Harlem....fall back".
Now these baby ballers toy rappers
Calling out my name to bring the boy backwards
Shooting air balls at the basket
What you call money I paid more in taxes
I got crowned King down in Africa
Down in Nigeria do you have any idea
Sold out shows in Seoul Korea
Jo-berg, Dublin, Tanzania
Lunch with Mandela, dinner with Cavalli
Still got time to give water out to everybody
Every-body ..... fall back
Y'all rapping .... I'm reenacting
CNN you see it's accurate
ESPN see me in action
Monday nights when the half ends
When you ten years in holla back then
"We did it, and it came out hot," Tip said of the video. "Louis [Vuitton] and Gucci started trippin' about it. They were saying we were infringing, in one way or another. They weren't happy about it. They didn't want it to come out. But it's hot, though."
