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September 13, 2006

Jay-Z Too Casual

Lizzy from Rolling Stone has an unusual shoe scoop:

First Cam’ron released his Jay-Z dis track, “You Got It” in which he rapped, “How’s the king of New York rocking sandals with jeans and he 42 years old?” And now DMX has called out Jay-Z for wearing sandals, and blames Beyonce. “The flip-flops - he’s just not the same,” DMX told Vibe magazine. “It’s Beyoncé. He’s a sucker for love.” Then DMX goes into his own, rather eccentric, shoe-wearing habits. “Yo, no matter how much vacation I’m on - we been to St. Thomas, Bahamas, all the little islands - I don’t wear no flip-flops” DMX says. “I’m never that comfortable, not even in my own house.”
Hip-hop Vs. Flip-flops? Have rappers finally run out of disses?

UPDATE: Reader Gaurav sent this along. Consider it the theme song to the post.

Outkast - "Flip Flop Rock (Feat. Killer Mike & Jay-Z)" (MP3)

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22 Comments

So, what next? Will DMX criticise Puffy for wearing white after Labor Day?

Posted by: Sean at 09/13/06 10:51 AM  | Reply
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yo- i dont wear no flip flops.
classic!

Posted by: sheryl at 09/13/06 10:52 AM  | Reply
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Sigh. Hip-Hop just ain't what it used to be.

Posted by: Paul H. at 09/13/06 10:55 AM  | Reply
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Cam'ron and DMX are gonna talk? The dudes who pimp pink chincilla coats and fucking dog clothes, respectively? Jigga could wear tie-dye and still own these fuckers.

Posted by: Jim at 09/13/06 11:10 AM  | Reply
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my adidas flip flops?

Posted by: maya lucia at 09/13/06 11:10 AM  | Reply
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DMX can't run from no police in no flip flops.

Posted by: leroy Jenkins at 09/13/06 11:13 AM  | Reply
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I love it! He's slamming Jay-Z for wearing some lousy flip-flops but he's the only rapper I can think of that wears PINK clothing and drives PINK cars.... now that's classic

http://www.16bars.de/datei-repositorium/dateien/1171/thumbs/x150/camron_pink.jpg

Posted by: Amanda at 09/13/06 11:29 AM  | Reply
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@Amanda - Kanye beat him to that. And with a Polo, no less. And ?uestlove of the Roots often sports pink tshirts.

Posted by: Brian Faust at 09/13/06 11:37 AM  | Reply
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I guess cause they can't diss him for his rapping, seeing as how he's better than both of them put together.

Posted by: alex at 09/13/06 11:45 AM  | Reply
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Jigga has more shoe deals and clothing lines than DMX and Killa put together.

Posted by: Trey at 09/13/06 11:51 AM  | Reply
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Flip flops are for suckas!

Posted by: Matt at 09/13/06 11:59 AM  | Reply
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R.I.P. hip-hop.

Posted by: Jay at 09/13/06 12:11 PM  | Reply
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I have to side with DMX on this one. Flip-flops are not a valid fashion statement.

Posted by: flip-flop hater at 09/13/06 12:24 PM  | Reply
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Geez, I didn't know DMX was such a Republican. You'd think that he could just leave John Kerry alone.

Posted by: seiche at 09/13/06 12:33 PM  | Reply
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I'm convinced that the existence of Cam'ron is just an elaborate hoax, and he's not actually a real rapper. He might actually be Lonelygirl15.

Posted by: Jeff at 09/13/06 12:43 PM  | Reply
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yo jigga got the game on tap.....im so tired of rapper image fuck DMX fuck Cam'ron pink fags!!!

Posted by: CODE at 09/13/06 1:12 PM  | Reply
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yo jigga got the game on tap.....im so tired of rapper image fuck DMX fuck Cam'ron pink fags!!!

Posted by: CODE at 09/13/06 1:12 PM  | Reply
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IMO this track exposes Jay-Z for the lyrical hack he is.

Posted by: DK at 09/13/06 4:44 PM  | Reply
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JIGGA WILL ALLWAYS RAIN ABOVE THESE FAKE WACK ASS RAPPERS NOW NAS HAS JOINED THE FIRM WHO RULES THE WORLD ALL YOU PUNKS NEED TO BOW DOWN AND KISS BOTH THERE RINGS CAUSE THEY TRUE PLAYERS IN THE GAME HOVE BABY!!!!!!!!!!!!

Posted by: GREEN at 09/27/06 1:47 PM  | Reply
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JIGGA WILL ALLWAYS RAIN ABOVE THESE FAKE WACK ASS RAPPERS NOW NAS HAS JOINED THE FIRM WHO RULES THE WORLD ALL YOU PUNKS NEED TO BOW DOWN AND KISS BOTH THERE RINGS CAUSE THEY TRUE PLAYERS IN THE GAME HOVE BABY!!!!!!!!!!!!

Posted by: GREEN at 09/27/06 1:48 PM  | Reply
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JIGGA IS THAT NIGGA SO CAMRON AND DMX NEED TO GET THERE DOE WRIGHT HATE SHOWS AND FAKE ASS NIGGASS GET BLOWN

Posted by: GREEN at 09/27/06 1:54 PM  | Reply
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you're retarded

Posted by: green? at 01/30/07 10:26 AM  | Reply
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