EXCLUSIVE: Melle Mel on His Song 'NY, NY' Used by Snoop & C-N-N During East West War

Part 6: Melle Mel: Rappers Diss Each Other But Can't Fight, Wouldn't Last 1 MMA Round
Part 4: Melle Mel: 'The Message" was the Single Most Important Song in Hip Hop History
Part 1: Melle Mel on Growing Up in "War Zone" Bronx, Start of the Crack Era

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In this clip, Melle Mel talked about the rise of the "beef era" in hip-hop during the mid 1990s well into the present. Melle Mel said this stems from rappers wanting to emulate street guys which can be traced back to the image adopted by Run DMC. He pointed to NWA as the acceleration point where the streets and hip-hop (entertainment) converged.

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