Spectactularly bitter men

With the death of Jam Master Jay, and with it the end of the endless whining about how Jason Nevins had had the cheek to make a little bit of money while giving Run DMC their first chart hit in ages, comes a vacancy for the Most Bitter Little Man of Hip Hop.

Benzino has shown himself to be a contender, launching a dull, predictable attack on Eminem - he's 2003's Vanilla Ice, apparently.

Well, maybe, but surely the point is that he's also been 2002, 2001, 2000 and 1999's Vanilla Ice as well, and as such no Vanilla Ice at all.

But what could have led Benzino to be so amazingly bitter? Well, Benzino - real name snicker Raymond - claims to have "birthed" Eminem's career and thinks he now owes him. Of course you haven't heard of him. Why do you think he's a bitter little man?