{"id":439,"date":"2018-01-31T06:15:48","date_gmt":"2018-01-31T06:15:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/consciousapproach.com\/?p=439"},"modified":"2020-02-26T22:25:00","modified_gmt":"2020-02-26T22:25:00","slug":"video-camrom-mase-believing-hip-hop-hype","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/consciousapproach.com\/video-camrom-mase-believing-hip-hop-hype\/","title":{"rendered":"VIDEO: Cam’ron & Mase, and Believing Hip-Hop Hype"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Cam’ron and Mase’s Beef Reminds Us that Hip-Hop is Entertainment. Love the Music. Don’t Believe Everything You Hear.<\/h1>\n

Two past-their-prime rappers in Mase and Cam’ron engaged in an entertaining beef stemming from old wounds and an overdue bid for New York hip-hop superiority. While nice while it lasted, it served as a reminder that hip-hop is an entertainment art-form that should be regarded as such.<\/p>\n

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We discuss how the beef displays our tendency to consume hip-hop as if it were reality. Also, how that can be a dangerous habit when it comes to maintaining a proper perspective on life; especially if you are trying to make it in the rap game. For more of my commentary on rap music and hip-hop culture, check out my posts Group-Think: The Overrated Eminem Cypher<\/a><\/strong> and Drake’s “100” Verse: Hip-Hop Values and False-Truths.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n