Tuesday, June 10, 2008

Late Pass... "Iron Mic - Eli Porter vs. Envy"

I'm debating on whether or not I should even give this a late pass because it's really not that old. The first clip is a freestyle battle between Eli Porter and Envy. Pretty run of the mill right? WRONG... WRONG!(c) Charlie Murphy. Eli Porter is disabled. Which is where the slippery slope begins.

Do they not allow him to battle simply because he is handicapped?

-No. That's fucked up.

Do they impose some sort of handicap (pun intended) to level the playing field?

-No. How is that better than the first option? This hip hop and the battle is all about skill.

Or do they put it on the Internet for everybody to laugh at?



DING!!!!

Even though this option is the most fucked up thing they can do, it works out in the long run because it just goes to show that just because someone is disabled does not mean that they do not have the same love or desire to do things that me and you can do. It made me respect Eli for
having the courage to do his thing. So take from it what you wish because even though it made me respect Eli, I still laugh every time I watch the clip.
Now the second clip is a video mash up of the battle with a song that was written from the perspective of Eli. This is where the true comedy lies. Peep...
Iron Mic: Eli Porter vs. Envy

Iron Mic: Eli Porter Responds 2 the Iron Mic Controversy

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