A couple weeks ago I was stuck with the ipod after Erich had loaded it up, so I got to hear some tunes I don't generally chose myself...like Jay Z. Which leads me into the following email conversations that entertained me fully, and I'm pretty sure drove Erich up the wall. Enjoy. And I'm sorry maybe you had to be there...
Me: Very important question for you. Was Jay Z on Team Biggie or Team Tupac?
Erich: Neither. He abstained, but he was close with Biggie, he just never took part in their beef.
Me: Lame.
Erich: You are lame. What are we doing for dinner tonight?
Me: Read your emails nerd. I said in the first one spaghetti.
So is jay z friends with diddy? What about eminem, where did he fit into all this, or was it before his prime?
Erich: As usual, you are correct and spaghetti sounds great. (NOTE! HE SAID I AM CORRECT, AS USUAL!)
They were neither friends nor enemies. Jay-z was part of a separate group that stayed out of most of it, but he was definitely part of the East Coast portion of that beef. Eminem came in after the fact. The beef was over by that point as Tupac and Biggie were dead.
Me: (and here is where I just start messing with him) Is the Beef a rapper I'm not familiar with? Or a group like Toni Tony Tone?
Erich: The whole Tupac Biggie thing was part of the East Coast vs. West Coast Rap beef. Nobody liked each other. It was Biggie versus Ice Cube, Dre, and Tupac. Jay-z’s group stayed out of it, but they were East Cost by default.
Beef is another name for conflict in hip hop terminology.
Me: Tell me more Grandpa...
Part 2, later in the day. I had hit a wall...
Me: What kind of booze is Brass Monkey. Do you think it's like a wine cooler?
Erich: If I had to guess, which is what it would be, I would guess a wine cooler. Either that, or it is some kind of a Funky Cold Medina.
Where are these questions coming from today?
Me: Is Funky Cold Medina a rum?
Erich: I don't know.
Me: I'm just digging a little deeper into the Beastie Boys. And Jay Z. Who knows what other questions will arise today.
Erich: You are weird today.
I hope you are entering some competition about this stuff.
Me: Yeah. I am. Against you. You lost.
After all the Biggie/Tupac talk I did some more research and found that Erich was wrong, and Jay Z did side with Biggie. There is some interesting stuff about Gangsta drama on wikipedia.
Me: Very important question for you. Was Jay Z on Team Biggie or Team Tupac?
Erich: Neither. He abstained, but he was close with Biggie, he just never took part in their beef.
Me: Lame.
Erich: You are lame. What are we doing for dinner tonight?
Me: Read your emails nerd. I said in the first one spaghetti.
So is jay z friends with diddy? What about eminem, where did he fit into all this, or was it before his prime?
Erich: As usual, you are correct and spaghetti sounds great. (NOTE! HE SAID I AM CORRECT, AS USUAL!)
They were neither friends nor enemies. Jay-z was part of a separate group that stayed out of most of it, but he was definitely part of the East Coast portion of that beef. Eminem came in after the fact. The beef was over by that point as Tupac and Biggie were dead.
Me: (and here is where I just start messing with him) Is the Beef a rapper I'm not familiar with? Or a group like Toni Tony Tone?
Erich: The whole Tupac Biggie thing was part of the East Coast vs. West Coast Rap beef. Nobody liked each other. It was Biggie versus Ice Cube, Dre, and Tupac. Jay-z’s group stayed out of it, but they were East Cost by default.
Beef is another name for conflict in hip hop terminology.
Me: Tell me more Grandpa...
Part 2, later in the day. I had hit a wall...
Me: What kind of booze is Brass Monkey. Do you think it's like a wine cooler?
Erich: If I had to guess, which is what it would be, I would guess a wine cooler. Either that, or it is some kind of a Funky Cold Medina.
Where are these questions coming from today?
Me: Is Funky Cold Medina a rum?
Erich: I don't know.
Me: I'm just digging a little deeper into the Beastie Boys. And Jay Z. Who knows what other questions will arise today.
Erich: You are weird today.
I hope you are entering some competition about this stuff.
Me: Yeah. I am. Against you. You lost.
After all the Biggie/Tupac talk I did some more research and found that Erich was wrong, and Jay Z did side with Biggie. There is some interesting stuff about Gangsta drama on wikipedia.
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