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i had to do this just to see if its changed from our official lost n found favorite poll..it'll be interesting to see if the results differ now we've had a few weeks to digest the album

at the moment i love scary story and here he comes :peace:

hey thanks for the lyrics!! sounds pretty good

wow man belgium is leading the pack!!! Uk is close behind with switch at #5 its moved up to #8 in Australia and its #12 in the US!! great news :thumb:

yeah if everything goes to plan we'll be able to record this :thumb:

yeah its a good start! born to reign sold 237, 000 in total from the time it came out till now... switch continues to rise in the charts so that will push sales.. as long as lost and found keeps selling consistently over the year it will go gold and beyond.. subsequent singles like tell me why and party starter are gonna boost sales as well

yeah because they are headlining i want atleast an hour show!! anythin less than 40 minutes will be hugely disappointing :ridepony:

Week 1 98, 000 Week 2 60, 167 Week 3 48,056 Week 4 47, 142 Week 5 31,734 Week 6 30, 301 Week 7 26, 040 Week 8 24,845 Week 9 24, 635 Week 10 25, 394 Week 11 30, 347 Week 12 30, 511 Week 13 26, 969 Week 14 23,008 Week 15 20, 363 Week 16 17,040 Week 17 12, 381 Week 18 10,832 Week 19 9, 648 Week 20 8,176 Week 21 7, 237 It's current total sales is 611, 674

Jazzy Jeff & Fresh Prince will be performing tomorrow in the UK. the concert is scheduled to finish at 11..the main artists come on from 4 and Xzibit closes out the set at 10:15 so JJFP should come on between 4 and 10.. to know what time that is in your country check this website http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/ when you've figured that out go to http://www.kiss100.com/nav?page=kiss and click on Listen Live they will be broadcasting the concert all day more festival details here http://www.princes-trust.org.uk/umf/lineup.asp

washington times Will Smith Lost and Found Interscope Records Will Smith has a few things to get off his chest. Taking a break from his day job as one of the world's biggest — and to all appearances, nicest — movie stars, the former Fresh Prince has emerged rhyming with a newfound purpose on his fourth solo set, "Lost and Found," a refreshing departure from his PG-13 persona. Judging from the LP's title and cover art, the box office titan wants listeners to know that he's still the same guy from West Philadelphia. The back-to-the-'hood approach serves him well, as he avoids repeating corny past mistakes like the hokey singles "Wild Wild West" and "Will2K" from 1999's "Willenium." "Lost" finds an edgier, agitated Mr. Smith fed up with the rumormongering and potshots from fellow artists and radio personalities (Eminem, Larry Elder, Wendy Williams, et al.) who have taken his amiable nature as a sign of weakness. Jabbing back on the guitar-heavy "Mr. Niceguy," an unusually aggressive Mr. Smith warns detractors that his reply is "a warning shot over the bow/truth be told this ain't my style/you gotta understand some stuff a man can't allow/better chill before you climb a tree you can't get down." Also raising his ire is urban radio, which he chides on the tongue-in-cheek "I Wish I Made That" while lamenting his lack of respect from rap's gatekeepers: "Black radio, they won't play me though/ever since "Summertime" they ain't liked none of mine/even though the fans went out and bought enough/I guess they think that Will ain't hard enough." To be fair to his critics, though, Mr. Smith has had higher professional priorities over the past decade than rapping. While many consider him a pioneer who helped pave the way for musicians to have viable acting careers, some music purists dismiss him as a charismatic but workmanlike lyricist who was lucky to be paired with one of the most innovative and skilled DJs in hip-hop, Jazzy Jeff. Despite his previous lighthearted novelty tunes and his Hollywood success, his love for the art and culture was never in question — hip-hop permeates just about everything he does. Why would a $20 million-a-movie actor make a rap album unless he loved the medium? On its merits, the well-paced "Lost" comes as a pleasant surprise. Its state-of-the-art production matches Mr. Smith's fervor. His flow, while forced in spots, is fresh and up-to-date, unlike that of many hip-hop artists from the mid-1980s rendered obsolete by faster cadences and more complex rhyme schemes. He even manages to rhyme alongside Snoop Dogg on "Pump Ya Brakes" and not sound too out-of-place. Although the LP isn't entirely devoid of the fun-loving Mr. Smith that listeners have come to know and love/hate, he's much more serious and introspective than in the past, when he extolled the virtues of traipsing through Miami. He may lose a few fans who expected more of the same, and hip-hop elitists probably won't be open-minded enough to give him a fair chance. However, Will Smith has made an LP of actual substance, a rarity in today's market and especially unexpected from him. If it turns out to be his swan song, he's done himself proud. Kaimin.org Will Smith’s latest album better ‘lost’ than ‘found’ Joseph Friedrichs Montana Kaimin With a career that began in music, turned to sitcom television and then jumped to the big screen, Will Smith has essentially conquered the entertainment industry. Although Smith has made his mark in Hollywood as an action movie star, he has never let go of his career’s hip-hop roots. After listening to his latest album “Lost and Found,” it’s clearly time to spray some Round-up on said roots. Smith is essentially the Jack Johnson (musician, not boxer) of the rap industry: soft to the tone and with little development in his music as time rolls on. On the fourth song of the album, “Mr. Nice Guy,” Smith sings,“Sometimes y’all mistake nice for soft.” It is hard to recall a worse song recorded in the past few years than this song. The beat is choppier than Lake Michigan during a storm. The aggressive, grunting tones of the background vocals churn the stomach. “Lost and Found” explores the troubles of the modern rap era on the sixth song of the album, which sports the same name as the record. “It’s like a circus with a bunch of cliques / with a bunch of clowns / I’d probably rap circles around.” Big Willie, let’s go easy now. I know there’s some commercial garbage being pumped down the sewer of the hip-hop industry right now. Lil’ John, Nelly and the whole scene of do-anything-for-the-dollar artists are leaving a bad taste in the mouth of traditional hip-hop fans. But, Willie, your face is now synonymous with these men. You make $20 million per major motion picture. You battled an army of computer-generated robots in a recent film. And, Mr. Smith, I know your movies aren’t that great. But can’t you keep your trash to the big screen? On song No. 9, Snoop Dogg lends a hand to Smith on the track “Pump Ya Brakes.” The more one listens to this song, the less it seems to make sense. “Outside the restaurant Girl sees Boy / Girl likes Boy / Girl meets Boy / Boy doesn’t know that Girl thinks he’s fly / Boy’s a nice guy, so Boy says ‘Hi’ / Boy’s Girlfriend returns from going to park / She sees them together this ignites a spark / Boy’s girlfriend has a real loud bark / Now this is where the pumpin’ of the brakes should start.” The song might be about picking up girls, or possibly how to safely come to a stop on ice-covered roads. In the end, only Big Willie knows. “Lost and Found” hits a relative low point with the 10th song “If You Can’t Dance (Slide).” The song is dedicated to all the people who stand on the sides of the club, too afraid to dance. The message of the song is simple enough — but within the song lays the single worst rap lyric ever put down on paper. “So his Mommy wanna holla at me / She thought my name was Billy, I told her it was Willie / She said she watch my TV show and I was very silly / Told her I was from Philly she looked at me said, ‘Really?’ / And judging from her T-shirt, I could tell that she was chilly / So I gave her my sweater, she said her name was Etta / She said she come from Cuba and she just had bought a Jetta.” How low will the depths of humanity sink? Can it get any worse than that single stretch of lyrics? We must pray they don’t. One of the producers of the album is Jazzy Jeff — you know, that guy who Will Smith’s oversized uncle repeatedly threw out the front door on the show, “The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air.” Smith and Jazzy Jeff have been together from the beginning, and now I hope it has come to an end musically. It must be understood Will Smith is from the old school of hip-hop. He has street credentials from east to west. He is a pioneer in the entertainment industry and one of the most successful people the business has ever known. But Smith has reached the small summit that was his rapping career. “Lost and Found” is far from his best work and although some of the beats can get the body moving, coming from Big Willie, it just doesn’t work. maneater Album resurrects Will Smith By Chris McDougall, Staff Writer. Posted April 15, 2005. Courtesy of Interscope Records It seems Will Smith got a little angry during the production of Lost and Found. With stabs at Eminem and a song devoted to spouting off about the abuses of Christianity, Smith shows his audience a different style altogether. I like Will Smith, which is why it was scary for me to find out about his latest album, Lost and Found. Through rumors, I’d heard that Smith was sick of the abuse, and finally lashed back at Eminem in this album. Then I saw the cover, with Smith leaning against a street sign wearing a big red lettermen’s jacket with big red shoes and an oversized, white Phillies hat cocked to the left. Things were not looking good for Will. It took a few listens, but Smith’s coming-of-age album is actually pretty good. Before, the music Smith put out was the kind of stuff you would hear at a middle school dance — songs like “Gettin’ Jiggy Wit It” and “Miami.” With this album, Will gives us a little bit more. There are still a few of those middle school songs, but he really has something to say on the rest of the album, and he comes right out and says it. Probably the most controversial song (in Will Smith terms) is “Mr. Niceguy,” in which he addresses his critics for the first time. About Eminem: “Big Will just get another 20 mil and walk right past him.” Larry Elder: “Uncle Tom, you’re lucky I don’t make you the whole damn rhyme.” Then, my personal favorite, Wendy Williams: “Girl better leave me alone before I buy your radio station and send you home.” And he doesn’t stop there. In the next song, he vents about the abuses of Christianity in the world and, specifically, a friend of his in “Ms. Holy Roller.” Then he criticizes the “rap game” for being cliché in “Lost & Found” and asks, “Why should I try to sound like you sound? That’s what’s wrong with the rap game right now.” After that comes the best song on the album, “Tell Me Why,” featuring Mary J. Blige, in which Smith tries to explain the Sept. 11 attacks and the war in Iraq to his son. It seems like he’s got a chip on his shoulder for most of this album, which I think greatly improves the quality of his music. He’s never gotten much respect because he has always rapped about the good things in life, but now he is stepping out there and letting people see a different aspect of his life. Not all the songs are simply Smith venting. A lot of his songs tell stories, and a lot of them feature either freestyling or really bad lyrics, but that’s what makes them good. In “If U Can’t Dance (Slide),” he freestyles about nothing, but you can’t help listening intently because it’s so stupid. It takes a couple listens, but this album flows well. It has a little bit of everything: some good songs to dance to, some good songs to drive to, some good songs to laugh to and, of course, there are a few songs for the middle-schoolers.

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welcome you got forums for jazzy jeff and fresh prince.. wills solo albums "big will" jeffs solo albums, wills movies and the off topic forum is caught in the middle.. one of the best things on this forum is to click on "view new posts" it will list all the posts since your last visit which is very handy cause its hard to keep up

no they dont say but im gonna be listening to KISSFM's broadcast all day anyway its a fantastic lineup! :thumb:

anyone know the set times?

they told the people who attended the taping it would come out at the end of april..thats all we know

they never released a weak album so im not voting :werd: if we are talking about least listened to it would be rock the house followed by and in this corner

trevor bungee jump episode :kekeke:

every will smith fan should own "code red" its the album that sounds the best in 2005.. the old school albums are dope but they are old school and you may not be diggin that..but code red sounds fresh even though its 12 years old and its pretty much a flawless album :werd:

good work!

its on the 16th which is next week right?

all our JJFP UK Fans need to get to this!

Smith gets serious, but still shows fun side Darryl Sterdan, Special to The Free Press 2005-04-09 02:55:01 LOST AND FOUND WILL SMITH INTERSCOPE/UNIVERSAL Will Smith albums are a lot like Will Smith movies: Most of the time they're enjoyable and entertaining, if a tad safe and predictable. Every now and then, though, Smith seems to make a concerted effort to earn some respect with a flick such as Ali. Or a CD such as Lost and Found. Smith's fourth solo disc is his most revealing and serious release, with personal tracks tackling everything from religious intolerance and past lovers to 9/11 and the evils of modern society. Not that's Big Willie's suddenly turned into Chuck D or anything; Mr. Smith still gets jiggy wit it on lightweight cuts such as Here He Comes (based on samples from TV's Spider-Man theme) and If U Can't Dance (which seems inspired by Hitch). And he pokes fun at his squeaky-clean image on tracks such as Mr. Niceguy and I Wish I Made That, which finds him wondering what he has to do to get some street cred. Whether Lost and Found will bring him any is doubtful. But it might just earn him a little more respect. London Free Press

im definitely feeling lost & found a lot lately.. i like the sound they have during the chorus in the background..but they shoulda turned that up in the mix! :ali:

Yo thats the official word out of warner bros by the way

exactly ted.. express yourself be open about your thoughts and feelings in your rhymes..and you did exactly that..im really feeling this.. yeah its definitely a struggle but if we try to maintain like you say and be positive good things will come to us.. that song was exceptional..and the key as mick said was we got to feel you and what you were thinking through that :werd: