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YO Brett?? That's u from back on the old sony board???

yeah i need to re-buy code red some day...but i'm waiting for the fresh prince to be released on DVD in Belgium (April 20)!

New review from allhiphop.com _______________________________________________ Lost and Found Artist: Will Smith Title: Lost and Found Rating:3,5/5 Reviewed by: Houston Williams Will Smith is madly in love with Hip-Hop. This is the only justifiable reason why Philly’s first prince of rap would even bother making another rap album. When you are a $20 million-per-film sort of movie star, who needs to rap? However, when you are making that sort of money, you can do whatever you want and Will Smith does just that on Lost and Found (Interscope), a return to his roots. Eminem once boasted, “Will Smith don't gotta cuss in his raps to sell records, well I do.” Lost and Found bears no “Parental Advisory” sticker and listeners looking for raunchy music should look elsewhere. But, what the Philly native lacks in vulgarity, he more than makes up with refreshing candor. On “Party Starter,” Big Willie comments on the sweeping changes the industry has undergone since his 80’s heyday. “A call for the days for the unadulterated/ When the artistry was cultivated/ You know back when rap was smart and multilayered/ We could rap without A&R’s and ultimatums.” Furthermore, Will gets laced with a plethora of quality beats from The Freshmen , Will’s Overbrook Productions, Polow The Don and others like Kwame. Will’s candor extends throughout Lost and Found and frankly, he exerts more freedom of speech than your typical gangsta rapper. For example, on “Tell Me Why,” he and Mary J. Blige craft an emotional rollercoaster ride that rivals Jadakiss’ “Why.” With emotion unseen in the movie star, he yells, “Tell me why did James Byrd, Jr. have to be touched/ Tell me why did Martin and Malcolm depart from us/ tell me why did the sniper make that little boy shoot/ And why is human life always denied /Tell me why did Mandela have to live in a cage/ Tell me why did my brother Sterling die at that age…What am I supposed to say to my kids when they say ‘Why?’” Other songs like “Ms. Holy Roller” and “Mr. Niceguy” address weighty personal topics. The other half of the album is pure, clean fun and that’s something sorely lacking in Hip-hop music these days. The beats are bouncy and geared to get the party poppin’ like it was live from Union Square in 1986. Truthfully, the problem with Lost and Found is outside of this album. It would appear that the label (Interscope Records) is more willing to put all of its energies in artists like 50 Cent, The Game and Eminem. Certainly, that’s a reality, but with the right push this album would be a platinum seller. And artistically, it more than rivals 50 Cent and Eminem, but falls under Game’s debut. There are times that Big Will Smith sounds old school’ish, and that’s just what the game needs – a touch of old school. Will Smith was lost but only time will tell if fans will find him. source: Allhiphop.com

That's bull****...why not give it a 10? Just because it's released on Interscope?? What's wrong whit Interscope?? :dunno:

I realy hope he comes to Belgium some time..that would be dope.. I would freak out man !! :kekeke:

yeah baby...that's how I like it...Belgium holdin it down!! Great news!!

I think this time he's only going to do "Switch"

He's number 3 on the Rate The Video chart on TMF in Belgium!! People can vote for the video,give it a grade! So he's doing fine here in Belgium! 1 Alicia Keys - Diary 10.0 2 Destiny's Child - Girl 9.5 3 Will Smith - Switch 9.5 4 50 Cent - Disco Inferno (dirty Version) 7.7 5 Jesse Mccartney - Beautiful Soul 7.1 6 Lucie Silvas - What You're Made Of 6.7 7 Shapeshifters - Back To Basics 5.4 8 Nadiya - Signes 5.3 9 Mariah Carey - It's Like That 5.0 10 Melanie C - Next Best Superstar 4.0 11 Silverene - Breathe 2.6 12 Daniel Bedingfield - Wrap My Words Around You 1.8

Sup y'all I was listening to Party Starter again today...and on the song he raps this The big question - should I run to mine a vittle Food for thought or, dumb the rhyme a little? But Will if you come too high That'll alienate folks, and they won't buy it Is he talking about Columbia? I think he is! Like they wanned him to do Freakin'It and release it as a single..while he had songs like The Rain and Afro Angel and the album that were way better! What do y'all think?

Love that song man!! Right now: Will Smith - Coming To The Stage

Sup y'all Don't y'all think that willsmith.com needs an update? I mean it still says, album in stores March 29! I thought there would be huge update to the site the day it dropped! Are they slacking?

that's cool! How about the video?? Will it ever be on TV?

yeah just wait and see!!

that's great news!! :thumb:

yo that's great news!! thanx!

:werd: I'm also from Belgium..i have the bonus track on my cd to!!

This one is from rapreviews.com ________________________________________________ Will Smith :: Lost and Found Interscope Records/Overbrook Ent. Author: Steve 'Flash' Juon When the first track on a new Will Smith album is produced by Jazzy Jeff, you're already off to a good start. The halcyon days of Will Smith's rap career were his days as one half of the duo DJ Jazzy Jeff & Fresh Prince. Although a successful run in television and film as an actor spelled the end of the two being a full-time duo, they still collaborate on tracks here and there. The funny thing is that along the line people assumed that because he was so busy acting his albums had to be subpar as a result. Haters said "Big Willie Style" was too pop, even though Smith has been a pop rap star his entire career. Smith slipped a little bit on "Willenium," so critics and fans alike judged his hip-hop career to be over. 2002's satisfying "Born to Reign" was largely slept on as a result. Smith has a message for them on "Here He Comes": "In the past he, passed with passion Old fashioned boldly mashin totally crashin words up, in a disorderly fashion but back to the lab, and guess what happened? KABOOM, ooh-WEE! Dude's resilient Fresh Prince was hot, the movies killed him Wait, hold up, STOP! You can rebuild him Lock him back in hip-hop while dude's not filmin Shocked by the film and the TV money Went from scenes with Uncle Phil to scenes that's sunny It's so hard to break free from guaranteed 20 But it's done, so come see the MC honey!" With a beat and chorus that are a lighthearted play on the "Spider-Man Theme," it's not hard to like the song even if Timbaland & Magoo already did the same gimmick a few years back. Spider-Man's all the rage these days anyway, so if anyone can dust it off and do it again with his own flair, why not Will? (As a warning to other MC's, three times would be overkill, so let's stop before it turns into a 21st century "Between the Sheets.") There's no father to the track Kwame made for the first single "Switch" though, and it's just enough different from what's popping on the charts these days that it may muscle out a little space for Smith between 50 Cent and The Game. Peep the vocals: "Heeeeeeeeeeeeey - vibe to vibe a second This a club girl, why you arrived naked? Hear that, how the veteran glide the record But don't download, go out and buy the record Heeeeeeeeeeeeey - heh, somethin sexy 'bout her Girl on the floor, all her friends around her I mean real clean, ain't gotta touch or nuttin It ain't like I like a chick-on-chick or sum'n I'm just a sucker for a hot track Gimme a drink and a chick to tell 'Stop that' Dance is a hop and a clap, flip it 'round Now bring it on back, take it down - now switch!" There's a feeling of hunger in the way Smith raps on "Lost and Found," either because he feels he has something to prove or because Smith's passion for hip-hop has not waned despite his Hollywood success. "Survivor, husband, father; dissed by Eminem but didn't bother him/yup well he classy" quips Smith on "Mr. Niceguy," but the pulsating Freshmen beat belies a different story. In other words, Smith may be a nice guy, but that doesn't make him a chump or willing to back down on what he sees as the error in ways of most rappers today: "On the radio they be over-exaggeratin So blase with they lies, they be aggravatin me Agitatin me, but they be waitin and hatin And they be makin me crazy but I be takin it patiently People be messin with me, testin me, f'n with me I wanna send a message to 'em, teach 'em a lesson quickly They publically addressin me, disrespectin me heavily They better be lucky the way my blessings affected me, but {*deep breath*} Calm down Willie You don't wanna go drop the bomb now Willie Keep a nice flow for your mom down in Philly On the news you go if you blow and act silly, y'know?" The flow is in tact, the rhymes are well written, and even though Smith hasn't crossed that line from pop friendly into hardcore gangsta (with the heavily censored radio singles that accompany it) he's definitely a bit more rugged this time out. Smith even tackles some sensitive issues with songs like "Ms. Holy Roller" where he questions why people want to shove religion in other people's faces when they find Jesus and questions why "if I don't believe what you believe, I'm goin to hell." Don't get it twisted, he's Christian, but in his own POV being pushy about it is the wrong way to go - personally I applaud that stance. There are also other songs that seem designed specifically to chart like "Tell Me Why" with Mary J. Blige and "Pump Ya Breaks" with Snoop Dogg, but they wouldn't work without Smith's effervescent personality and well polished rap flow. As Smith might say himself, eff what you think. He may not be the Fresh Prince these days, but if you're not a total hater or can dig rap without 23 references to gunplay every verse, "Lost and Found" will be much less the former and more than latter. Will never really lost his place in rap, but he's certainly found reason enough to keep on rockin'. Music Vibes: 8 of 10 Lyric Vibes: 8 of 10 TOTAL Vibes: 8 of 10 source: Rapreviews.com

yeah I loved how jazzy scracthes it up! Dope show!!

Looks like he's doing great!!

:werd:

yeah i know he says that on I Wish I Made That..but what does he say on Lost & Found?

what does he say on Lost & Found then?

thanx...who knows...they might do Party Starter!! :wiggle:

To the one above me, if you become a member of the forum...and you stick around long enough..you will get acces to all the stuff that REAL members have uploaded...like this BET stuff! So shut your mouth! :slap:

the album credits are already on the board!