Making a fool out of aging Hip Hop editor Elliott Wilson and the blog he doesn’t really own, Rap Radar, is almost too easy at this point, but we’ll gladly oblige. Less than an hour ago, the loud-mouthed editor-turned-aggregator posted a new track by Eminem called “Elevator” and mentioned that “PR” was going to make him pull it any second. Apparently he knows his boss real well. Read more »
Although its been live for a few hours and only has a handful of posts, RapGaydar is already creating a whole bunch of e-drama. Launched by Oh Word’s “blogger-charlatan” Rafi Kam, it’s a comedic Hip Hop blog that’s parodies Eminem’s manger’s site, Rap Radar. But instead of laughing it off, the site’s editors took a turn for the stupid, threatening legal action and even posting home addresses of said rivals, turning the whole episode into a PR train wreck that heads have been laughing about all day in real time on beef-igniting Twitter. That is until Paul finds out and grounds everyone.
While it’s true that they’re not the most internet savvy bunch—hell Rap Radar can’t even get a properly functioning search box on their well funded website—who would have thought they’d be so dopey as to forward internal emails detailing the ease of getting one of those Eminem “exclusives” they so brazenly boast about? As you can see by this very short exchange between the site’s whipping boy and Editor-In-Chief Elliot Willson, all it takes is an email to Rap Radar sugar daddy and Eminem’s manager, Paul Rosenberg, who by the way, totally slept on the story. Read more »
Rap Radar, a Hip Hop blog funded by Eminem’s manager Paul Rosenberg, scored an “exclusive” email Q/A with Eminem and wants you all to know that the stunt with Bruno at the MTV Movie Awards? Totally staged! No seriously, it was fake. Eminem even admitted he was in on it. So just in case you were part of the “many” who couldn’t tell from watching the video itself—even on four Methadone pills the rapper could have reacted faster—or didn’t believe the comedian who scooped everyone and confirmed it was rehearsed yesterday, the mystery has been solved, again!
After scooping Vibe and posting their list of the Top 50 Hip Hop Blogs we knew there would be some controversy about who did and didn’t make the cut. Besides the collective disbelief that ThisIs50 was not included among other notables (Ill Roots, RealTalkNY), the biggest source of controversy by far was the #10 spot secured by Rap Radar. Many bloggers quickly pointed out that Vibe EIC, Danyel Smith, just happens to be married to Rap Radar’s EIC, Elliott Wilson and cried foul naturally. But what baffled us more than the obvious relationship angle is the lead time.
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