It’s not whether you win or lose, it’s how you play the Game — or, in this case, how the Game plays you. During a pick-up basketball game in February, the Game (born Jayceon Taylor) got into a fight with a player on the opposing team. Demonstrating good sense and a healthy outlook on conflict resolution, the 27-year-old allegedly punched the offending player and went to his car (red Cadillac Escalade, natch), grabbed a gun and threatened to shoot the dude. Yesterday he was charged with making a criminal threat, possession of a firearm in a school zone and exhibiting a firearm in the presence of an officer. He was not, however, charged with bad taste or wanton display of public dumbness. (He’s not exactly remorseful.) He’s being arraigned today. If convicted, he faces up to five years in the pen.
A rapper getting arrested? Ain’t no thang. But a rapper that’s preening and posturing while in police custody? That’s rap run amok.
Last week, Compton MC The Game was arrested on suspicion of making criminal threats after he allegedly pulled a gun during a pickup hoops game in South Central. So was he remorseful? Hardly. While being driven away by the cops Game smiled, stuck his tongue out and said, "I want to say that I’m not guilty … and I love California." (Watch here.)
Then, once in jail, the Game-play continued. He made gang signs, showed off a wad of cash, and was cheered by adoring fans. (Watch here.)
So why was Game so happy to have done got got? Did his street cred need the boost? Or is he just a bad mofo who’s above the law?
- Star Jones wears a hat to the Kentucky Derby that makes her head look small, for once. Now, that’s what I call fashion! [Crunk + Disorderly]
- Amy Winehouse may be the next Bond girl. Like Casino Royale, the film will be a remake of sorts: From Russia With a Hangover and Vomit in My Hair. [Dlisted]
- Kirsten Dunst is so clueless that she messes up the side-boob thing. Can’t she do anything right?!? [CityRag]
- While performing at USC, the Game takes a tumble from the stage. Too bad he didn’t fall into a pit of hungry feminists. [CONCRETELOOP]
- Britney Spears‘ baseball cap echoes the collective sentiment of her concert attendees when they realized they paid $125 to see an 11-minute show. [A Socialite's Life]
AllHipHop.com caught up with Vida Guerra about her ongoing beef with The Game. The Queen of the Laddie Mags goes into extreme detail about how Game didn’t get anywhere with her at his infamous pool party, and how she’d take a lie detector to prove it. She also talks about becoming the next Fergie, why the Game has none, and why she’s still single, but my favorite part of the interview is where she talks about playing pool with rapper Too $hort. I love that the Oaktown legend is still hittin’ the scene at 40. (Random, but here’s a prom photo of Mr. $hort. High school doesn’t get much more hyphy than that, people.)
Meanwhile, MTV News caught up with the Game and asked him about Guerra’s rapping. "She can’t rap worth s**t," Game said about Guerra’s attempt at a diss track. "It’s more comedy than anything." Agreed, Game. Kinda like a bigtime MC picking a mic fight with a swimsuit model.
The other day we blogged about how Snoop Dogg told conservative pundit Bill O’Reilly to “f**k off” and said he was going to kick his a**. After watching the segment, Bill recently bit back by questioning Snoop’s street cred.
“Yeah, like Calvin lives in the ghetto,” said O’Reilly. “What, is the pool boy going to beat me up there, Snoopy?” (Watch the video.)
O’Reilly then invited Snoop to his show, but reminded him that Fox News drug tests guests before tapings.
In more beef news, 50 Cent recently struck back at Game during a radio interview, saying that he can’t move units without 50′s help. “(The Game) sells five million records when I write his album and 800,000 when he writes it,” said 50 Cent.
50 then went on to address the G-Unit and Tony Yayo protesters in New York, saying that they should watch out for his, uh, lawyers.
“When it comes to civil, you don’t have to worry about G-Unit,” said 50 Cent. “You have to worry about the J-J-J-J-J-Jew Unit. When the lawyers come out, we gonna see what it is.”
50′s next beef? Anti-Defamation League, anybody?
Just when it looked like the 50 vs. Game beef might’ve been squashed, blood is boiling once more.
The Game posted the grimly-titled track "Body Bags" online yesterday as a response to Tony Yayo (part of 50 Cent‘s crew) allegedly smacking the 14-year-old son of the owner of Czar Entertainment (the group that manages the Game). AllHipHop did a great recap of the track’s lyrics; suffice it to say that when an MC spits rhymes about how to best silence a pistol with a potato, things ain’t too rosy.
Meanwhile, 50 Cent announced that he’s launching his own investigation into the Yayo incident. He also changed the title of his upcoming album to "Curtis" and leaked a new single online, but right now all eyes are on how, or if, he’ll respond to the Game.
