I am not a huge sports person (shocker, I know), but Ido greatly enjoy arcane disputes between rappers — and just in time forthe NBA playoffs, those two worlds have collided. As one of my less hopelessly dorky friends informed me at a convivial seder recently, WashingtonWizards shooting guard DeShawn Stevenson said last month that Cleveland Cavaliers small forward LeBron James was "overrated"; LeBron retorted that said insult was akinto, say, Soulja Boy dissing Jay-Z; and just this past weekend, Soulja Boy himself chimed in to express his displeasure at being used as a synonym for"wack rapper." (My NBA-savvy sources tell me thatStevenson’s the one who should really be miffed: He might not be inshouting distance of LeBron’s talent, but he is not an irritatinglytalentless nobody like Soulja Boy, whose greatest achievement to date is providing the raw material for a brilliant parody by blogger Jay Smooth.)
Point is, I see the makings of an epic musical battle shaping up. LeBron name-checked Jay-Z for a reason: He and the Jiggaman are good buddies. (Jay’s even called LeBron an honorary "Roc member.") And we know that Jay’s nursed his share of lyrical grudges in the past. Sure, he says he’s older and wiser now — but he’s been sounding more and more like his hungry old self lately. So could he defend his guy with some poisonous couplets aimed at Stevenson and/or Soulja Boy? The watch for a ruthless subliminal attack hidden inside Jay’s next guest verse starts now.
Okay, maybe this is an unlikely scenario considering that neither Soulja Boy nor Stevenson have said anything at all negative about him — and since the whole point of LeBron’s wisecrack was that someone as powerful as Jay would have no reason to swat back at an annoyance like Soulja Boy. Whatever! Let me have my dream! Alternately, SouljaBoy also told the Cleveland Plain Dealer that he’d consider "a 2-on-2 basketballgame for charity between himself and Stevenson against James andJay-Z." Now that’s a game I’d tune in for. In the meantime, have any of you been following this somewhat contrived war of words?
Yep, I have followed this little feud. The funny thing is, Soulja Boy has said that he’s not a big basketball fan! Whatever! I’m a Lakers fan, so I’m just waiting for Kobe Bryant to namecheck one of these guys.
I guess the big difference between Lebron and Soulja Boy is that in 5 years, Lebron will still have a job.
I couldn’t read this whole thing. So stupid! Rappers feuding. Just please grow up.
I’m totally into that 2-on-2 game…
Honestly, could you have possibly found a worse picture of Lebron? What is he doing there?
Also, I read that Soulja Boy and Stevenson are hosting a party after the Cavs/Wizard game tonight. It’d be nice if Stevenson plays well and/or the Wizards win, or that could be one hella lame party.
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As a Clevelander, I tend to crack up when other athletes talk smack about our teams. It was a good comparison, and its even funnier if you realize LeBron & Damon Jones were doing the dance on the sidelines about 3 months ago.
Come on. Those are awful pictures. S.B looks constipated, and Andre looks like he just farted.
Correction, Lebron. Still it’s a bad picture.
Come on, Stephanie T. Tell us how you really feel! Lol.
I got LeBron James confused with Andre 3000. It happens. But you have to admit that both of those pictures look like bad magazine photos for a Beano advertisment. lol.
I’m giving props to Ceballos for using the term “hella.” But really, this “feud” is kind of not even worth writing about.
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i love u soulja boy
Yall need to grow the hell up.