Eazy The Block Captain Accused Of Using Ghostwriter As Former Friend SCO Makes Explosive Claims

What in the hell is going on?

Eazy The Block Captain may have opened a door he wishes he had kept closed, because a former friend is now questioning the authenticity of his celebrated battle rap pen.

The Philadelphia rapper has spent weeks stirring up controversy over his claims that he helped write material for Tsu Surf. That has our heads spinning!

During an October 26 episode of The Real Report, the hosts discussed Eazy’s reported claim that he wrote as much as half of Surf’s rounds, including material connected to battles against John John Da Don and Cortez. 

Tsu Surf has pushed back. In an October 15 discussion circulated by HipHopIsReal, Surf challenged Eazy’s account and argued that teammates exchanging feedback is fundamentally different from someone writing another battler’s rou

Now, in a wild UNO reverse, a former battle rapper known as SCO has emerged with allegations that could make Eazy reconsider the wisdom of discussing other people’s writing habits.

According to claims circulated by BattleRapDose, SCO alleges that he helped Eazy write material for almost every battle throughout his career. Not just a clever punchline here or a little creative assistance there. SCO is reportedly claiming involvement in some of the haymakers that helped establish Eazy as a formidable force in battle rap.

That is quite an accusation.

SCO reportedly pointed to Eazy’s battle against John John Da Don as one example. He also allegedly named Muuwop, an artist formerly associated with Eazy’s Trenches operation, as someone who witnessed part of the writing process.

Those claims have not been independently substantiated, and Muuwop has not publicly corroborated the account in the material reviewed.

But the timing is crazy.

Eazy recently caused an uproar by claiming he contributed substantial material to Tsu Surf’s rounds. And Murda Mook and other battle rap veterans have debated whether exchanging ideas constitutes ghostwriting. There’s a distinction, but there be hypocrisy between as well.

And now SCO is essentially turning Eazy’s own argument against him.

Battle rap is a peculiar place. Rappers can threaten each other’s relatives, invent outrageous criminal scenarios and say things that would make a sailor blush. But suggest somebody else wrote their bars? Suddenly, everybody loses their minds!

There is a significant distinction between helping a friend refine a punchline and secretly writing entire rounds. SCO’s allegations do not establish which, if either, occurred. But sounds like he doubles down on the help part.

As of this writing, Eazy has not issued a response specifically addressing SCO’s latest allegations.

If battle rappers have been quietly helping each other construct their most celebrated performances, how much of the culture’s competitive mythology needs reconsideration? I think it’s time, like reconsidering what’s snitching.

The bigger question is whether SCO has receipts. I want to see them.

Because accusations make headlines, but evidence can change legacies.

What do you think?