Old school Common diss leads new music post

Today's Old School Sunday installment is directly inspired by the latest Beanie Sigel diss track on Jay-Z. The latter feud has caused quite the buzz in hip hop but the diss track is rather weak (more on that in a sec). As a result, I felt the need to spotlight a diss track that  is widely considered one of hip hop's best: Common's "The Bitch In Yoo" - the Chicago MC's 1996 diss record on Ice Cube and the Westside Connection .

The backstory: In Common's legendary "I Used To Love H.E.R." he recited, "I was insulted: she was with the boys in the hood". If you recall the metaphor, she = hip hop and Ice Cube took offense as an actor in the movie Boyz In The Hood. Consequently, Cube and the Westside Connection took shots at Common and others in a song called "Westside Slaughterhouse". Common shot back with the direct diss "The Bitch In Yoo", saying Cube's "Rap career is over, better off acting, what trouble I see, you're managing WC and Wack 10" and pointing out many of Cube's beats sample George Clinton. This one is a must-have for those in my generation who were unfamiliar of the beef in '96 or even for those who are and just don't have the mp3 after all these years.

Now in contrast, "The Bitch In Yoo" is miles ahead of "How I Can Kill The Jigga Man". I mean, it was frustrating to the point that I wanted to spotlight an old diss track. We all know Beans is capable of more and the only thing I really got out of "How I Can Kill The Jigga Man" is that Beans really likes to address people as 'boy'. If you're comin' after Jay-Z, you gotta bring your A+ game (see: "Ether") and simply put, Beans didn't do that. Maybe he's just playin' around w/ this one before a 'real' diss track, but I don't know if I'd waste my time doin' that on record.. in an interview, sure. Jay must be lickin' his chops before the American Music Awards tonight, where he'll be performing with Alicia Keys (also performing is Eminem & 50 Cent).

UPDATE: Beanie Sigel just released ANOTHER Jay-Z diss called "Think Big" (shouts 2 DDot). It doesn't feel like a pure diss on Jay; he's only mentioned toward the end. The references to the likes of Columbine and Scottie Pippen were nice tho and I liked this track overall a lot better.

Below, there is more to be had as Grafh goes in on Trey Songz' "I Invented Sex" (shouts 2 splash for both trax), Freeway and Beans are captured in the studio, Mike Posner delivers a nice basketball analogy in the midst of an interview w/ Miss Passion of YK2 Daily and video premieres come from Timbaland and Maino. As an added comedic bonus, Jason Segel of Forgetting Sarah Marshall and How I Met Your Mother delivers a hilariously absurd sex song on the piano - a must-watch if you like to laugh. Enjoy!

BONUS LINK: B.o.B. discusses upcoming album, name change