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T.I. Responds to Shawty Lo, Calls 'Laffy Taffy' Rapper a 'Hater'

Posted Aug 4th 2008 5:00PM by Tracey Ford
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T.I. and Shawty Lo have been throwing daggers at each other for several months, but the "King of the South" has ignored the 'Laffy Taffy' rapper's remarks regarding his credibility, until now. "I've been out for nine years, ['Paper Trail'] is my sixth album. If any of these claims had any validity to them, wouldn't it have been said by now? I mean, if he felt like this, why didn't he say this when he was promoting 'Laffy Taffy'?," T.I. said in response to Lo's claims that Tip isn't really from Atlanta's Bankhead neighborhood.

T.I. attempted to refrain from biting Lo's head off in a recent radio interview, but managed to call the D4L member a hater. "In life we all have positions to play, and I've accepted my position in life as a winner, as a leader, as the example. The one who sets the standard of how to do things, and how to do things correctly. I've accepted his position as being a hater. And if I don't win, he can't hate. So I'ma do my job, so he can continue to do his."

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diamond

Everybody- all people have a right to listen to listen to anytype of music but black peoples speacialty is Rap music. We can more understand our music than the white ppl. Maybe whites can listen to it for the beat but we listen to the words and the words of T.I. songs motavate me to do better and it shows me that i can prosper in my singing.. Shawty Lo is no match to T.I.!! But any of you White ppl get offened by this message shut the FuQQ up and go listen to some "Beethoven or Boak"!!!!
Im black and iim proud to say i LOVE T.I. and i LOVE RAP Muscik!! Point, Blanck, Period

August 25 2008 at 11:04 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

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Christopher

diamond while i agree black people are into rap right now "our specialty" really. its not our specialty it is a quick outlet we see as a cool way out our hoods. We are most people are equally good at all genres such as hw eminem is better than alot of black people. also we made3 music befor rap its just popular now in like 20 50 years it will be somthin else dont be closed minded

August 25 2008 at 7:40 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

scmarine05

you need to go back to school.

August 26 2010 at 11:53 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Well, both of these guys are garbage. I listen to a guy that goes by the name of Tech N9ne that can rip both of these fools.

August 11 2008 at 10:49 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

tyclass2004

mcgarysd i'm sorry but you sound angry for what reason? you keep on talking about this race stuff and calling all these people rude names. I'm sorry to tell you that your the one that sounds ignorant judging something you don't even listen to.

August 08 2008 at 2:47 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

mcgarysd

i hate u racist people how can u call someone talentless how much money have u made and what do you know about hooks and bars nothing i bet so shut up with your punk ass

August 08 2008 at 1:54 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

synxful

EvilFluffyBunny-- Exactly couldn't have said it better myself. I do listen to rap and have heard both artists. I will say that rap has taken a nose dive straight into the toliet and anyone that would disagree is either A) Young and doesn't know any better or B) A club head who can't get enough of the insanely repetive lyrics and the fact that no artists(I use that term loosely) speaks of anything worth speaking. I used to defend rap and the creativity of the lyrics but I just can't do it anymore. On a side note T.I. although commerical shouldn't even give this guy the pub. by beefing with him. Shawty Lo couldn't wipe his ass. "Laffy Taffy"???? Are you kidding me this is his masterpiece? What has pop culture and music in general become?

August 06 2008 at 2:27 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

EvilFluffyBunny

loso258:

If someone says "Yall color people don't know shit about music" people would freak.

It is sad that you have to resort to that because you cannot come up with any legitimate reason as to why their music is actually worth listening to. So while I have not heard it I think it is safe to conclude their music has no redeeming qualities what so ever and is not worth my time.

As for other types of music... LoL @ all these "X type of music is better than Y" remarks. Fucking grow up, if everyone listened to the same music & wore the same clothes and liked the same art the world would be boring. But whatever, go enjoy hanging out with your same crowd over and over never listening to anything new. Why would you want to see what the world has to offer?

August 06 2008 at 2:09 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

djhurricane

any music other than rap or reggae or soul.. is garbage... especially gay ass techno

August 06 2008 at 1:18 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Robert Sawtelle

loso258...
Wow, now that's a brilliant statement right there.
Perfectly summarizing just how screwed up the PC world has gotten. If somebody made a statement even close to that about ANY 'minority' group there would be a self righteous flame war immediatly.

Personally I have to admit that I don't know either of these artists music, but it sounds to me like a form viral marketing. In a non violent way creating camps to drum up support for either side.
Hence they both sell more.

August 06 2008 at 12:45 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Zeus

T.I. is one of the best. Stop with the racist shit. EVERYONE has they're own opinion of what "real" music is.

August 06 2008 at 12:27 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Drew

loso258 that wasnt an ignorant comment or anything

August 06 2008 at 12:16 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply