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I would say the will smith board skews a lot younger than this one.. Anyway its not a big deal to me.. if Will's official forum is getting better then great

love the new poster... a lot better! :wickedwisdom: :wickedwisdom:

Will Smith Rules Michael Mann's Empire Source: Variety October 11, 2007 Columbia Pictures has acquired Empire, a drama that John Logan (Gladiator) will write for Michael Mann to direct and Will Smith to topline, says Variety. The trade says that Smith is expected to play a contemporary global media mogul. Smith and James Lassiter's Overbrook Entertainment will produce with Mann's Forward Pass. Empire puts the director back in the ring with Smith for the first time since Ali. Mann has been working as producer with Smith, Lassiter and Akiva Goldsman on Hancock.

konee rok shot those rhymefest vids and stuff at jeffs crib..hes dope

this looks big brakes! :wickedwisdom:

I love this track!!! awesome woo hoo :wickedwisdom: :wickedwisdom: :wickedwisdom:

yep sounds like they dropped the ball on this 1

Nice to hear from you anyway :thumbsup:

this is all a joke right :shakehead:

Rebe Mcintyre? is one of the artists Jazzy Jeff wants to work with..

[09.27.07 - 01:08 PM] VH1 CELEBRATES HIP HOP THROUGHOUT OCTOBER WITH A SLATE OF ALL-NEW SERIES, DOCUMENTARIES, MOVIES AND SPECIALS Released by VH1 [NOTE: The following article is a press release issued by the aforementioned network and/or company. Any errors, typos, etc. are attributed to the original author. The release is reproduced solely for the dissemination of the enclosed information.] VH1 Celebrates Hip Hop Throughout October With a Slate of All-New Series, Documentaries, Movies and Specials "Bridging The Gap: Queen Latifah and Eve," "Rags To Riches: Nick Cannon," "Bridging The Gap: Snoop Dogg and The Game," "Classic Albums: Jay-Z," "The Salt -N- Pepa Show," "Gotti's Way," "Rock Docs: Fade To Black," and the Fourth Annual "VH1 Hip Hop Honors" Highlight VH1's October Programming VH1 Classic, VH1 Soul, VH1.com and VH1 Mobile Also Join The Celebration With Specials, Documentaries, Exclusive Online Content, Movies And More NEW YORK, Sept. 27 -- VH1 Honors the legacy of hip hop and the men and women who created the beats heard around the world with all-new series, documentaries, specials and movies throughout October that will leave you cheering: Hip Hop Hooray! Premieres: "BRIDGING THE GAP: QUEEN LATIFAH & EVE" & "BRIDGING THE GAP: SNOOP DOGG & THE GAME" PREMIERE MONDAY, OCTOBER 1 STARTING AT 11 PM* "Bridging The Gap" documents what happens when two established artists come together to explore their shared musical passions. In each half-hour episode, two artists who share a mutual admiration and respect for the other will share a day, discussing their lives while creating a new track produced by one of today's hottest producers. Queen Latifah and Eve are featured in the premiere, while The Game and Snoop Dogg collaborate in the second episode at 11:30 PM. "RAGS TO RICHES: NICK CANNON" PREMIERES TUESDAY, OCTOBER 2 AT 11 PM* Award winning talent Nick Cannon has proven that he is a force to be reckoned with, and he shows no signs of slowing down. From a successful TV and film career, executive producing two MTV hit series ("Wild N' Out" and "Short Circuitz") and creating chart topping music hits, Nick has flourished into a one-man entertainment conglomerate. Join Nick Cannon, as he takes viewers through the streets of South East San Diego to expose his touching and personal account of early struggles and humble beginnings. Now he is giving back to his community and to the people who helped him realize his stardom. Nick's current success will be brought to life in the critically acclaimed "Rags To Riches," a new documentary series on VH1. Watch Nick as he celebrates the best aspects of human nature: the capacity to overcome hardship through dedicated work and the joy of giving back to those in need. "VH1 ROCK DOCS: FADE TO BLACK" & "CLASSIC ALBUMS: JAY-Z" PREMIERE WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 3 STARTING AT 8:30 PM* Shawn Carter (Jay-Z) has been one of the most influential figures in black American music since the mid-nineties. "Fade To Black" reveals the multiple Grammy Award winning artist as never before, from his background and rise to fame to the recording of his last album. The film chronicles his legendary concert at Madison Square Garden in November 2003 that featured guest performances by Beyonce, Mary J. Blige, Missy Elliott, R. Kelly, Foxy Brown, Pharrell, and ?uestlove and The Illadelphonics along with appearances by hip hop icons Damon Dash, Rick Rubin, Slick Rick, P. Diddy and many others. Viewers get the rare glimpse into Jay-Z's creative process as he searches for inspiration, poetry, and perfection in his songs. Narrated by Jay-Z himself, his account of the night takes on reflections of his entire musical career and his journey that led to this one astounding, fabled evening -- rightfully called "Fade To Black." And premiering at 11 PM is VH1's latest addition to the "Classic Albums" franchise that takes us back through the whole creative process behind Jay-Z's stunning first release "Reasonable Doubt." Initially as a performer racking up an incredibly successful string of hit singles and albums and later as an executive, having taken on the presidency of Def Jam Records in 2004. "Reasonable Doubt" is still considered by many to be his finest achievement. A much harder hitting and edgy record than his later more polished and pop orientated releases, it announced to the world that a new rap star had arrived. "VH1 HIP HOP HONORS" PREMIERES MONDAY, OCTOBER 8 AT 10 PM* VH1 will once again honor the hip hop pioneers and legends that have made significant contributions to all aspects of pop culture with the fourth annual "VH1 Hip Hop Honors." Hosted by Tracy Morgan, this year's honorees include A Tribe Called Quest, Snoop Dogg, WHODINI, Missy Elliott, the film Wild Style and Teddy Riley and Andre Harrell for New Jack Swing. The music and influence of each of the honorees will be recognized through performances by classic artists in collaboration with today's hottest new talent. The honorees are set to take the stage and showcase their legendary talent, along with Ciara, Eve, Pharrell Williams, T.I., Timbaland, Bow Wow, Busta Rhymes, Common, T- Pain, Keyshia Cole, Nick Cannon, Nelly Furtado, Ne-Yo, KRS-One The Teacha, Jermaine Dupri, Grandmaster Caz, Nelly, Mos Def, Kool Moe Dee, Grand Wizzard Theodore and The Chief Rocker Busy Bee, as well as appearances by Chris Rock, Harvey Keitel, LL Cool J, Salt -N- Pepa, Kerry Washington and Diddy. "VH1 Hip Hop Honors" will be taped at the Hammerstein Ballroom in New York City on October 4. "THE SALT -N- PEPA SHOW" & "GOTTI'S WAY" PREMIERE MONDAY, OCTOBER 15 STARTING AT 10 PM* "The Salt -N- Pepa Show," will follow the ladies as they attempt to reunite on and off the stage in this funny, often touching reality series. They soon discover however, that achieving this is easier said than done since most of their past issues are still unresolved. Salt is angry about being unappreciated when they were together and Pepa blames Salt for breaking up the group. Their lifestyles are also polar opposites: Salt is a devout Christian and is living a quiet life in Long Island with her husband, while Pepa is still the party girl and desperately wants to re-capture the glamour of Salt 'N Pepa's glory days. Can they overcome their differences long enough to heal their friendship and perform again? "Gotti's Way" starting at 10:30 PM* will provide a rare behind-the-scenes look at Irv's company and the music machine that he is, working with artists such as Vanessa Carlton, Lloyd, Ja Rule and more. After being investigated for 3 years by the federal government and acquitted, on charges of money laundering, Irv Gotti is now attempting a comeback with his label, The Inc., while also juggling his responsibilities as a husband and father. The show will also focus on the raw emotions between Irv and wife, Debbie, by exposing their struggle to mend a severed relationship and make it functional for the sake of their family. Additional Programming includes: Thursday, 10/4: Brown Sugar, 8 Mile, and Krush Groove Friday, 10/5: Dave Chappelle's Block Party For more information on all these shows, please log on to http://www.vh1.com. On VH1 Soul: "New Jack Swing Weekend" Beginning Monday, Oct 1 at 6 AM* In conjunction with the fourth annual VH1 Hip Hop Honors show, VH1 Soul will pay homage to New Jack Swing, the hip hop genre created by two of this year's VH1 Hip Hop Honors honorees, Teddy Riley and Andre Harrell. New Jack Swing rose in popularity in the 1980's when R&B/Hip hop artist and producer Teddy Riley integrated hip hop rhythms, samples and production techniques with the urban sound of R&B. To celebrate the impact of this hip hop genre, VH1 Soul presents "New Jack Swing Weekend," a special weekend full of signature programming to celebrate the New Jack Swing era of hip hop music, including: -- New Jack Swing A to Z, a video marathon of every New Jack Swing video in alphabetical order starting from After 7 to Zhane -- Teddy Riley's Top 10: Best in Soul, an hour-long block hosted by Teddy Riley, featuring his Top 10 favorite "New Jack Swing" videos -- The BBC original documentary, "Urban Soul: Stories on the Making of Modern R&B" on Saturday, October 6 at 8PM*. Making its U.S. premiere, Urban Soul takes an in-depth look at R&B music since the 1970's, covering everything from the New Jack Swing movement, hip hop soul, neo-soul and mainstream R&B. This two-hour documentary is a groundbreaking journey through contemporary American music culture with a combination of rare archival footage and thought-provoking interviews with the greatest performers, producers, musicians and commentators of the genre. Urban Soul boasts a stellar cast of interviewees including Beyonce Knowles, Mary J. Blige, Wyclef Jean, Bobby Brown, TLC and Chaka Khan. On VH1 Classic: "And You Don't Stop: 30 Years of Hip Hop" Premieres Wednesday, October 3 from 8-12 PM From its humble beginnings in the South Bronx to the global, cultural and economic powerhouse it has become, hip hop has reshaped the world. VH1 documents this cultural explosion with never-before-seen footage that traces the history of this art form. This five-part series begins with the origins of hip hop to the meteoric rise and success of Russell Simmons' Def Jam label, the gangsta rap wars to how hip hop and Eminem conquered America. The documentary concludes with the new moguls who have come to define "bling bling." "Soul Deep: The Story of Black Popular Music" Premieres on Saturday, October 6 from 2-8 PM Soul music has been the soundtrack to some of the most extraordinary social, political and cultural shifts of the second half of the 20th Century. Through a combination of rare archival footage, over 100 contemporary and never-seen-before interviews, each episode of this six-part BBC original documentary explores a different era of the evolution of "soul music" from the creation of R&B, via gospel, southern soul, Motown, funk and hip-hop soul through the words and performances of its greatest artists, producers, musicians and commentators.

the first 1 was too good..mr miyagi..ralph..wax on wax off.. it was pure 80s.. this cant be remade.. :susel[1]: :thumbdown:

strugg---i-ling, strugg-iling life keeps bubbling boiling point pressure will inevitably stress ya life is an evolution face challenge after challenge looking for a solution some reach their goals and wonder whats next some never get their constantly vexed you'll never find a truer test uphill all the way til your last breath there is two sides to every story success for the next guy or for me a beautiful girl gets it easy but shes constantly harassed that rich man got full pockets but cant find happiness and we are all trapped in this cycling through the same old **** i'll be honest, I could get upset stop living, start to regret but its all a matter of perspective focus, discipline is my only relief my own piece of peace but everyone needs a release some can rise to the challenge others cant cope and flinch fallen by the way side travel on the always a bad ride the current is strong, and to fight the tide you'll have to look inside find whats important for you nourish and nurture that view or for a simple few its just do what you do

Why do movie studios want to remake classic movies? there is no need to remake the karate kid.. and jaden is no raalph macchio..pass

never a fan of that.. probably nick cannon or some1..the problem is there is no1 like JJFP..never has been..especially these days

man that show was live

did they perform jeff n fess or bring it back? oh and I wish they'd get back to australia..thanks for tellin em 2 haha

HOPE ALL GOES WELL FOR YOU kEV

Wow!! brakes that photo of you and rhymefest is classic! BRILLIANT :wickedwisdom:

I think he's gone from a young kid with talent to an accomplished rapper about to do big things

Big Willie..happy birthday

happy birthday mate

I heard this in borders the other day..very nice!

DJ Jazzy Jeff By Noel Dix What are you up to? Pretty much touring and promoting the new record [Return of the Magnificent]. It's funny because most of my stuff never changes — I'm pretty much on the road 90 percent of the time promoting whatever I have out. What are your current fixations? I'm getting into photography and video a lot. I love the fact that you can edit your own footage — it's almost like music to me being able to piece it together in a book or on a DVD. We put pieces of it as podcasts or on iTunes, of experiences on tour because there’s a lot of aspects of being on the road that I think people really find intriguing. You're not necessarily going to walk up to a Burger King in Hong Kong, you know? So like places to eat and shop in Hong Kong for example. I’m a big sneaker fanatic and there are a lot of sneaker places there. I’ve not incorporated [the footage] into my DJ set, but I know it’s coming. I don’t want to say that I’m in the early stages, but even though I’m a tech fanatic there are always some things that I grasp late. Why do you live where you do? I’m actually living in Deleware, just 35 minutes of Philadelphia. I don’t want to say that I live there because I wanted some peace and quiet, but I think my life is so hectic that I go from one extreme to another. I go from travelling, airports, customs and thousands of people at parties, to extreme quiet. I wanted to recreate the atmosphere that I had when I first started in my mom’s basement. With no responsibilities, no hassles, no nothing. Somewhere I could just go and work. Name something you consider a mind-altering work of art: This might sound funny, but Mount Rushmore. I haven’t gone to see it but I’m supposed to take a trip there with my son this summer. I’m really interested in seeing how someone carved something in the side of a mountain! Like, did you shape the nose and then go back 200 yards to see if it's right? I really want to see that in person, at scale, and do some investigation just to see how that was done. What has been your most memorable or inspirational gig and why? Live 8 in Philadelphia [July 2, 2005]. It was already special to be chosen to play one of the biggest shows in the world, but for it to be in your hometown? Just to have a million people in front of you on stage. It was incredible for us to perform “Summertime” and even drop the “Fresh Prince of Bel-Air” and have a million people sing it — I will never, ever forget that. I had a video camera on stage because I wanted to tape the footage but I got so excited that I knocked the camera on the tripod up in the air. I got no footage. What have been your career highs and lows? I don’t know if I can necessarily pick a high because there’ve been so many peaks. I think I might still be living my high, just being able to have this longevity and to be able to keep do your thing and still enjoy it 20 years later. As for the lows, just investigating and finding out really what this music business is about. I hate the business. I absolutely, positively hate the business. I’ve been making the statement that I am no longer in the music business — I just do music. What’s the meanest thing ever said to you before, during or after a gig? The one thing that stands out is that I did a show in Canada and it got really hectic because there were about a thousand people there. After the show the security basically grabbed me and took me off stage and outside because there was so many people kind of cramming. They put me in a car and sent me back to the hotel and there was this journalist that wanted an interview. And because he didn't get the interview — he thought I just ran out of the club — he wrote a really negative review about my show. I'm not even looking at it like I know how good my show was, but you've got a thousand people screaming and yelling — how are you going to write a negative review? It might not have even been five people in the club that were disappointed, and you were just upset because you didn’t get what you wanted. It bothered me because people who weren't at the show read that. What traits do you most like and most dislike about yourself? I think what I most like about myself is my reasoning. I think I’m very good at looking at a situation and understanding it. I’m the type of person that if I’m speeding and I get pulled over and I get a ticket, I’m not mad because I was speeding. The only thing I can be upset about it the fact that I got caught. I’m not the guy who’s mad at the police officer, it’s like: “You got me.” I almost wanna give him a pound. (laughs) I hate paying taxes but I’m not going to let that bother me. I don’t complain about stuff that’s not in my control. I just bite my lip and write the cheque. It’s also the one thing I don’t like about myself... And it’s crazy because it’s a good one and a bad one. 98 percent of the days that it’s ever happened to me I saw it coming, but I just ignored it. Sometimes I don’t want to believe what I see. If you have a friend and they’re not doing right by you then I’ll always put it off like, “Okay. He’s just having a bad day.” By the end of the day you just sort of have to look at it for what it is. What advice should you have taken, but did not? (laughs) It kind of goes back to that last question. And not only do I see it coming, but I’ve had people come to me and say, “You know what? You need to watch that guy because he doesn’t have your best interest at heart.” I should listen. What would make you kick someone out of your band and/or bed, and have you? Betrayal. I understand that even though lying isn’t good, sometimes you can get backed into a corner and the only way you can get out is if you lie. I don't accept an uninvited lie. Don’t walk into my house and say, “Oh my god, I just slept with Halle Berry.” If I didn’t ask you, don’t invite it to me. So when I say “betrayal” I'm not saying, “Oh, I stole a thousand dollars from you because I was homeless, out on the street and I needed something to eat.” I’m saying things that are just to hurt me or to just benefit yourself. What do you think of when you think of Canada? My next home. I’ve been saying that for maybe the past six or seven years. Within the next ten years I’m moving to Canada. I’d love to move out to the West coast, like Vancouver or some of the islands like Whistler or Nanaimo. I love the energy, the weather, the scenery — I really love it out there. I love Canada. What is your vital daily ritual? I have different rituals when I’m on the road and when I’m at home. When I’m home I pretty much get up about 8 o’clock and let my dog out. Then I feed him and my cat. And then I take a shower, come downstairs and make breakfast and check my email. And then I go into the studio. I try to keep my studio to when I’m in a very creative mood. I don’t like to set up schedules because I don’t believe creativity can be on a clock. I’ll go in there and listen to some stuff, and sometimes I’m in there for ten minutes and sometimes it’s for ten hours. What are your feelings on piracy, internet or otherwise? I have very mixed feelings about that, but I understand it 100 percent. I don’t agree with all of it, but there is a big portion that I do. If the music corporations didn’t step in and try to control the music as much as they do we wouldn’t have the piracy. When there was LPs and cassettes and they came out with CDs the music industry freaked out. They thought it would kill the industry and didn’t realise that everyone who had records and cassettes re-bought their entire catalogue on CD. When that dude invented Napster the greed of the industry forced them not to realise that this guy just invented where we’re going to be in the future, and they fought him. You cannot fight a great idea. And what happened is by the time they figured they beat him, he had converted almost everyone to the wave of the future. You also have to look at the fact that we don’t have a radio system that allows you to play all of the music that’s out there and let us decide what we really like and what we don’t. We have a system where people get paid to play certain records and they play them to the point where it’s not that you don’t like them, you accept them. The kids out here aren’t pirating Eminem. They’re not pirating Beyonce. They’re out there investigating all kinds of music. I couldn’t believe it, but 20-year olds at my shows are singing Nirvana. Maybe their moms and their pops were so into Nirvana that the kids said, “Yo, let me investigate and find out who these guys are.” I’ve realised that the musical knowledge and broadness of the kids today are a lot more than what I ever thought. And it’s because they’re online downloading everything. And that always cracks me up how the business thinks, “Oh the new Beyonce came out and they’re downloading it.” They’re not downloading Beyonce. They’re downloading Yes and the Who. The first time I investigated Napster I didn't go after what record was popular, I went for an Isley Brothers record that I couldn’t find! I just think the music industry is not run by music lovers — it’s run by business people. They’re looking it as numbers and, I’m not saying numbers aren’t important, but you also have to look at it from the aspect that people just want to hear good music. That’s why satellite and internet radio is doing what it’s doing. They play ten records on the radio and you expect me to believe when I walk into a Virgin Megastore that of those three million records only ten are good? What was your most memorable day job? I worked at a parlour named Steve’s, that made homemade ice cream. They would put ice cream on a marble slab and people would say what kind of mixes they wanted, like M&Ms, and you would toss the ice cream over and put it in a cup. And I used to get a lot of girls like that because it was pretty cool. “What do you want on your ice cream? Nah nah nah, I’ll put it in for free.” Just so you could show them that you can put this ice cream on a slab, mix it around and put it in a cup. If I wasn’t playing music I would be… I’d be a chef. I love to cook. I had a girlfriend who said she would never cook for a man. So I figured I need to learn how to cook. And I didn't want to learn how to just make oodles and noodles. I wanted to learn how to cook everything I liked. So I sat in my house with nobody around and learnt a lot of stuff until I got it right. The legendary DJ Jazzy Jeff has managed to survive a network television show, the first hip-hop Grammy, production for Bart Simpson and record company shadiness by staying true to the game for over 20 years. Jeff comes correct on his Return of the Magnificent record by digging up numerous classic breaks to form slick production around an all-star cast of MCs including Big Daddy Kane, Method Man, Jean Grae and Kardinal Offishall. He even manages to give a nod to better days with a cover design inspired by funk-jazz arranger, Eumir Deodato. “That was an idea that Peter from BBE came up with, and when people saw the Deodato cover they recognised the image from their parent’s collection,” recalls Jeff. “Just trying to do a throwback to a time when album covers meant something, you know? Like the old Ohio Players covers featuring semi-nude women. Those were covers that you’d never forget.” And even though Jeff has been releasing several albums, mixes and rocking shows for years since the Fresh Prince days, he still manages to get asked about his partner in rhyme, Will Smith — a common occurrence Jeff brings up on his new record. “Will gave me the idea and said that I should poke fun,” the producer says of skits involving an obscene amount of people who put him on hold in order to get through to his Oscar-nominated friend. “When I go to a drive-thru people will actually ask, ‘Yo, where’s Will?’ Sometimes those are really funny questions that you could never answer honestly. Like, ‘Yeah, I just talked to him. He’s in the bathroom.’ It’s a two-sided thing because you can act like you don’t get frustrated when someone says, ‘Have you seen Will?’ but then you get pulled over by the cops and it’s like, ‘You know I’m Will’s friend, right?’”

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