In a surprising turn of events, Culture Of None has been asked to “take down the blog” by Detroit rapper Shane Capone, who has been in almost constant rotation in our CD player since reviewing his album ‘Heated Speech’ last month.
What seemed to ruffle his pimp feathers the most was that I’d expressed dismay with what I felt was played-out lyrical content and passé subject matter on the album – and Shane perhaps rightly suggested that I came across as a “jealous hater”.
And I have to admit he’s got a point: I frequently listen to Clipse, Ma$e, Necro, Ras Kass, Camp Lo, Kool Keith, Geto Boys…all stuff that’s steeped in hip hop clichés. I rarely roll my eyes when enjoying those albums. Is my criticism of Shane’s lyrics akin to – say – criticizing a metal band for using guitars? Capeezy’s got me thinking now…
Shane expressed his feelings very clearly, saying the blogpost was “a blatant shot at trying to discredit what (he’s) been doing for the last 15 years”. And then he asked the key question:
“Do you really have any of the history of my life besides 6th grade wood shop???” 
(…remember in my review of the album when I wrote “there’s probably some really interesting and unique things about his particular journey into stardom that would make solid, engaging lyrics”..?)
Something tells me his next release is going to be unstoppable.
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