A blog entitled “Abu Aardvark’s Middle East Blog” – that normally covers foreign policy issues – wrote an analysis of hip hop beef, particuarly focused The Game’s recent Jay-Z diss track. (YouTube video mbedded below)
So what does Jay-Z do? If he hits back hard in public, the Game will gain in publicity even if he loses… the classic problem of a great power confronted by a smaller annoying challenger. And given his demonstrated skills and talent, and his track record against G-Unit, the Game may well score some points. At the least, it would bring Jay-Z down to his level — bogging him down in an asymmetric war negating the hegemon’s primary advantages. If Jay-Z tries to use his structural power to kill Game’s career (block him from releasing albums or booking tour dates or appearing at the Grammy Awards), it could be seen as a wimpy and pathetic operation — especially since it would be exposed on Twitter and the hip hop blogs.
Read the whole thing on ForeignPolicy.com
The Game’s Jay-Z diss track, “I’m So Wavy”
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Thanks to Sian for sharing the story with me!
