Op-Ed: Stop Dissin' Durham

Op-Ed: Stop Dissin' Durham

As an old school hip hop head, I am a fan of diss records. Even at my age I still find myself on my phone streaming anything from the 1987 MC Shan diss by Boogie Down Productions, “The Bridge is Over” to the more recent Drake diss “They Not Like us” by Grammy award winner, Kendrick Lamar. Like many I find the songs not only funky, but humorous. However, when in the middle of streaming Tupac’s “Hit Em Up,” I come across a social media post dissin…