50 Cent vs. Kanye West: This Thing Is Pretty Much Over, Right?It’s obviously too early to call, but we’d like to go on record as predicting that Kanye will definitely, absolutely have the No. 1 album in the country next Wednesday (if we’re wrong, Vulture promises to stop recording rap albums).
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50 Cent vs. Kanye West: Today’s the Big Day, We GuessJust in case the stench of corny marketing hasn’t yet reached your rap-loving nostrils, both 50 Cent and Kanye West have new CDs out today. Who will sell more copies?
Kanye West: Worst Beefer in HistoryIn a rare moment of semi-competent beefing, sweater-vest enthusiast Kanye West took a roundabout swipe at 50 Cent in a recent interview.
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Religious Zealots vs. Pop CultureIt’s the end of August, and most of our pop stars are either on vacation, in prison, or planning their next DUIs — but for the zany Islamic fundamentalists trying to stamp out the influence of Western culture, it’s just another day at the office!
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When Rap Magazine Editors Go WildBeefing rappers Kanye West and 50 Cent will share an upcoming cover of Rolling Stone — everybody wins! Well, almost everybody.
Megadeth vs. the United NationsUsually we think of the United Nations as an organization that promotes peace. But a recent post on the U.N.-funded blog UN Dispatch declared war on the heavy metal band Megadeth.
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Eli Roth Botches Response to Danny Boyle’s Feud OfferDanny Boyle, director of 28 Days Later and the upcoming Sunshine, is quoted in Rush & Molloy as dissing horror director Eli Roth and his “torture porn” oeuvre. “His movies aren’t even particularly well done,” Boyle says. “They’re not even scary. They’re horrible, but that’s not scary. It’s not suspense. And if you watch my films in detail, there’s actually not a lot of violence in them. You get numb with violence very quickly.”