The impetus for this is I need an Elvis card (any Elvis card) for a dumb collecting project I've been toying with starting up. And since it's a music-themed month here at Baseball Card Breakdown, I thought it'd be a good post to do now. (And who wants to talk about baseball right now with all the heartbreaking evil afoot in the postseason?)
The Elvis pack was thrown in with a trade package from SCC last year, while the Yo! MTV Raps pack arrived in similar fashion from the Junior Junkie. Now let's pit them head-to-head!
Stop: Hammertime! Elvis can't hold a candle (or a cup, in this case) to M.C. Hammer's sparkly jacket.
Elvis - 0
Rap - 1
I opened a couple packs or so of these Yo! MTV Raps cards back in the day, and I know I had that LL Cool J card. I remember even doing a sketch of it in my middle school binder. Keep on walking, Elvis.
Elvis - 0
Rap - 2
Oh man, there's no love lost in this matchup, as Public Enemy dissed Elvis in their song "Fight the Power". I like a few PE songs, but I think I gotta go with Jumpsuit Elvis here.
Elvis - 1
Rap - 2
Young MC's Stone Cold Rhymin' was one of the first cassette tapes I ever bought. That album was pretty huge thanks to the hits "Bust a Move" and "Principal's Office" though I pretty much dug it from start to finish. Easy win for rap here.
Elvis - 1
Rap - 3
Oh man, this might be the toughest round of the skirmish! Vanilla Ice rookie card! That's another card I owned back in the day, and also remember sketching this picture somewhere too. But Elvis on the drum kit?! That's like pulling a card of a pitcher wearing catchers' gear! Point: Elvis.
Elvis - 2
Rap - 3
Shirtless Elvis in an awkward moment with his mom? No thanks! The point goes to Heavy D and the Boyz. I always liked the In Living Color theme song from them. It's never too late and it's never too soon. Rap scores an insurance run.
Elvis - 2
Rap - 4
That's a nice portrait of Elvis. Terminator X? Wasn't he part of Public Enemy's crew? Not sure how he ended up with his own card. That'd be like pulling a card of the Marlins' pitching coach.
Rap - 4
Jeez, this is a tough matchup. I'm down with KRS-One, but young Elvis on a hog is pretty badass. We've got a tied game!
Elvis - 4
Rap - 4
More motorcycle goodness, but Elvis is MIA. Gotta go with slick Fab Five Freddy here.
Elvis - 4
Rap - 5
Hmm.. I sure do like that "Pop Goes The Weasel" song 3rd Bass had, but that's all I know from them. Elvis looks pretty cool here with a dangling acoustic guitar. Viva Las Vegas.
Elvis - 5
Rap - 5
Here's the grand finale. A couple "offers" but no more rap cards. Elvis lands a pair of unanswered blows.
Presley pulls off an exciting come from behind win!
Thanks for reading and have a great weekend.
I was lucky enough to see Elvis perform a couple of times. Quite the showman. Too bad I wasn't really into his music at the time. I've since come around to him and I consider his Suspicious Minds as one of the best songs ever recorded.
ReplyDeleteHaving said all that I once taught a PE class of real knuckleheads a routine set to MC Hammer's U Can't Touch This and they performed it at an all-district event. Got a standing ovation. Fun times.
This was different and interesting. I'm not a fan of Elvis or Hip hop but I do remember those Rap cards. Also, I seemed to remember one of the guys from 3rd Bass having some connection to baseball (hence the name) so I googled it and found that Pete Nice opened a baseball memorabilia store in Cooperstown, of all places.
ReplyDeleteYou got some big names in that Rap pack. I would have thrown out the Elvis cards after the one with his mom. I don't know what is actually happening there but I'm uncomfortable with it.
ReplyDeleteThe back of that card mentions something like it was before a big show, and his mom gave him a fresh pair of underwear, and he thanked her with a kiss on the cheek. But yeah, out of context it's a little disturbing.
DeleteI pretty much concur with every choice you made, great pack skirmish!
ReplyDeleteFight the Power is one of my favorite rap songs of all time. I'm gonna side with PE on this one. Elvis was a hero to most...
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