the funny thing about the cam'ron clip is he was the one that first called out jay-z for doin all the biting and in reality i dont think anyone has bitten more rhymes than cam... http://youtube.com/watch?v=z9t5JV5nMIM
but to clarify the issue of biting rhymes. back in the early 80's thru the mid 90's it was a huge no no to bite or borrow a rhyme from another mc, it was unheard of. but in the last 10 years or so, borrowin a rhyme has been done by every major rapper on the planet and is considered payin homage to the mc they're borrowing from. to take a rhyme and to put it in your own is one of the highest compliments that one could do, but there becomes a point where it is over done and i believe that jay, cam and 50 do it way to much. i really dont consider it biting as much as paying homage. people used to bite when they thought they could get away with it. but cats like 50, nas, jay and cam know that when they take a line from pun or big l its gonna be noticed right away.
but to clarify the issue of biting rhymes. back in the early 80's thru the mid 90's it was a huge no no to bite or borrow a rhyme from another mc, it was unheard of. but in the last 10 years or so, borrowin a rhyme has been done by every major rapper on the planet and is considered payin homage to the mc they're borrowing from. to take a rhyme and to put it in your own is one of the highest compliments that one could do, but there becomes a point where it is over done and i believe that jay, cam and 50 do it way to much. i really dont consider it biting as much as paying homage. people used to bite when they thought they could get away with it. but cats like 50, nas, jay and cam know that when they take a line from pun or big l its gonna be noticed right away.
