Hopeless Hip Hopper, that’s the category this individual falls under. Known for speaking directly from the soul Joe Budden blankets the whole industry with a track that poesses the question of who gutted hip hip and when. Pointing out every vital and relevant occurrence that’s had a lasting affect on the culture, Budden speaks passionately on all his observations within the last 5 years. From artist signings and droppings to questioning the selection process on 106 and Park, it’s obvious this subject’s been tugging at Joey’s conscience for quite some time.

Some may view this as a plight to sell albums or even a segue to start some type of lyrical confrontation with one of the afromentioned artists, but judging by the tone and commentary he’s basically opening the dialogue on where hip hop went and what it’s going to take to revive it.

Packed with a bunch of great rhetorical questions and statements, “Who” only makes you ask yourself, “When did all this sh*t go wrong?” Below are a couple punchlines with links (not all of them) to that specific topic…

Joe Budden- Who Part 1

“Was it T-Pain with that funny voice sh*t, was it Lil Wayne wit that funny voice sh*t/the whole game di@k rode that funny voice sh*t”

“Pac, Big, Pun went to sleep and never woke up”

“The more dudes said they didn’t write down lyrics/the more it started to sound like they didn’t”

“Maybe it all started when Roc-A-Fella parted“

“F*ck blaming the south, we ain’t segregated”

“I seen all this coming I knew what we was in fo, back when Eric Sermon had jumped out the window“

“Or did one hit wonders change it all along/they made labels only wanna sign a dude’s song”

“Was it when Mase retired and couldn’t hack it/Tip could, he just needed some more ratchets“

“A million Busta albums and he’s still not mentioned with G.O.A.T.”

“Papoose and The Clipse both survived/ inking with Jive and then getting Jived”

“The feds was on Irv, so the ink dropped murda”

“A&R’s won’t take risks, they won’t sign nigg*z”

“Did it start when Fox stayed in the news, more than she stayed in the booth”

“Did it start with the iPod”

“The f*ck is up with DMX, I hope dude straight”

“The second week show that the boy’s number aint high/ I hate to break it to you, numbers always lie”

“I can’t tell when it happened, was it when Lil Jon show dudes you could sell without rapping”
“I gotta talk candid, did we start having issues around the sametime Jimmy and Cam did”

“DJ’s, Producers, ones to get us the farthest/said f*ck rappers and they became the artist”

Alright, I need your honest opinion on this one…..

Like it, Love it, or Leave It?????

Sincerely

Low “It’s gon take a whole lot to get hip hop back where it was” Key

I guess it just wasn’t meant to be. Either that or Remy’s beau, Papoose, was attempting one of the most absurd jail breaks of all time. According to the NY Post, the sacred, but brief ceremony between Remy Ma and Papoose that was scheduled for Monday (May 12) was cut short when authorities confiscated in what they thought was a universal handcuff key from Papoose. Not only were the two denied marital bliss, but Papoose was also banned from Riker’s Island indefinitely.

Papoose, who denied any type of motive of planning to break out his wife to be, barked at reporters “I don’t walk to talk, get out of my face. You all write racist articles”. Remy Ma, who will now have to wait until she’s moved into maximum security at the Bedford Hills Correctional Facility in Westchester County to wed her lyrical finance, will be entitled to conjugal visits once the two tie the knot.

While I’m sure Remy pleaded her guts out before her fate was decided, the Post pointed out an interesting fact in which I also stated when Ms. Smith began jibber jabbering on KaySlay’s radio show last week. Any plea she makes before the judge will probably be disregarded since she had a GREAT sense of humor during her incarceration.

Unfortunately, it gets worse. Remy Ma, whose real name is Reminisce Smith, has been sentenced to 8 years behind bars for shooting an acquaintance outside of a Manhattan nightclub July 15, 2007. Remy Ma was found guilty on assault charges in the month of March and originally was facing a 25 year sentence before today’s 8 year ruling.

Sources asserted the rapper could be seen in tears after the verdict was revealed in Manhattan’s Supreme Court this morning. Remy’s defense team plans to appeal the ruling in the near future.

Sad, sad, SAAAAAAAAAAD day for Remy Ma. Go head ladies and gentlemen, SPEAK ON IT!

Sincerely

Low “My youngsters….Please, Please, Please learn from this” Key

After careful and consistent observations, I’ve come to the conclusion that these two are just in love; nothing more, nothing less. Word around town indicates these two will taking each other’s hand in holy matrimony behind the walls of Riker’s Island today (May 12).

Pastor David Staton, who has performed over 400 ceremony’s on Rikers Island, will be wedding the couple in what seems like a call to true love for both rappers. If you’ve been under a rock for the past 6 months, Remy Ma is making the plunge in this manner due to some reckless gunplay she was involved in over some missing pesos. Remy was found guilty on all charges and is facing 25 years in the big house.

Well, LowKey sends his best to the couple. Remy’s sentencing goes down May 13, so make sure you check back with BET.Com for an update.

You know what to do…SPEAK ON IT!

Sincerely

Low “God bless the both of you” Key

 So the homey J.Rodriguez over at MTV.Com spoke with Papoose and pulled some very interesting commentary from the Brooklyn lyrcisit. “Right now, I just feel like she gotta live through me. Yes, we were scheduled to be married on a yacht April 27th. But due to circumstances beyond our control, we are now making arrangements to be married in prison.” Pap said.

 The sentiment comes a couple days after the verdict was announced for Remy Ma’s trial in which she was found guilty on both counts and faces up to 25 years if convicted at her April 22 sentencing in NYC.  Hiding their feelings from the public for quite sometime, Papoose felt it was only right they kept their personal lifes out of the limelight. “We always wanted to keep our personal lives personal, so that’s why we never went public with our relationship,” he wrote in an e-mail to MTV News.

What are your thoughts on the new found relationship between the two rappers??? Are they a match made in heaven or  domestic dispute waiting to happen????? And on top of that, who wears the pants in this relationship??

Sincerely

 Low “Something tells me if they went on a double date, they would serve as security instead the other couple” Key

Ok I promise, this is the LAST post regarding the rumble between Fat Joe & Papoose (GET HIS EXCLUSIVE HERE). So like I promised yesterday, I have the Cassidy audio from Hot 97’s Morning Show with Miss Jones. We’ve heard Fat Joe’s side, Papoose’s side and without further ado, I present to you, Cassidy’s side! Sidebar: Miss Jones was going SOOOOO hard in getting a response to the “Who hit who first” question. Is Cassidy protecting his neck or does he REALLY know who caught the first “TWO PIECE”? Go head, don’t be scared……SOUND OFF!

-LowKey

Miss Jones interview with Cassidy during Hot 97’s Morning Show on March 6th

 Papoose Speaks to BET.com!!

Maybe this is what hip hop needed; something to talk about…something to look forward to. Even though this new cooked platter of hip hop beef began in a violent manner, I haven’t seen this much commotion since Nas and Jay went at it back in 2003. In all honesty, I was hoping Papoose was going to let Fat Joe run his mouth until he got tired and realized no one was listening, but with Pap accepting Joe’s boxing challenge, and putting out a promo/training video with his rhyming beau, Remy Martin, I believe he’s stooping to lower levels. In the spirit of hip hop, I would like for this to transport onto wax and reside their until everything’s said and done! Sidebar: From what I was told, Cassidy was instructed by Fat Joe to leave the room (still working on getting the audio from his Hot 97 interview this morning) before the fracas ensued. I know you’re tired of this situation by now, but do you think Papoose is committing career suicide by going back and forth with Fat Joe or is this exactly what he needed to become relevant again since parting ways with Jive Records? SOOOOOOUND OFFFFFF!!

-LowKey

Papoose interview with DJ Kayslay accepting boxing challenge from Fat Joe

Papoose sparring with Remy Martin!

EXCLUSIVE BET.COM PAPOOSE INTERVIEW HERE!! In no way, shape, or form do we condone hip hop beef or any type of violence for that matter, however I do feel it’s my JOB to keep all of the faithful SoundOff readers and visitors up to speed on this situation. By now we’ve heard bits and pieces from both parties and have yet been able to come to a clear conclusion as to what REALLY happened in that hotel room the night of February 29^th, 2008. Stemming from 50 Cent filling in for DJ Clue on Power 105 last week, Fat Joe felt a tad bit uneasy by Papoose standing next to 50 (for obvious reasons) while they continued to clown and disrespect Fat Joe and his family. Papoose not denying any of these activities, states he in fact had nothing to do with the disrespectful commentary. Curious as to why this had to result in a big brawl, I ponder the thought of why this couldn’t have been settled during a closed door meeting. I mean if Jay and Nas can sit down with each other, I don’t see why it’s not a feasible option between these two. While Fat Joe has been telling his side of the story to many different outlets, Papoose has been pretty mum about the situation (except for his Hot 97 phone interview this morning and a brief appearance on Big Von’s radio show out in LA this past Monday)…until now!! BET.com talked EXCLUSIVELY with Papoose this evening for an extensive interview about his intentions on remaining silent about the situation, the positive role he plays in Hip Hop, his label situation and if he’ll be the bigger man by not responding to anymore of Fat Joe’s accusations. Check out this brief quote from our interview with Papoose.  “Anybody could get punched in their face. What’s the big deal? C’mon man, you not superthug. It could happen to anybody. This dude is a coward.”
Scroll down to listen to both Fat Joe and Papoose’s sides of the story and make sure you check back with BET.com tomorrow for the exclusive interview with Papoose ! Shouts to Splash for the audio. Now that you’ve heard both sides, you already know what to do….SOUND OFF!

-LowKey

Listen to Papoose’s side of the story HERE!

Listen to Fat Joe’s side of the story HERE!