TopDawg14

I have 386 CDs. I'll confess and say I haven't bought a rap CD since The Roots' Phrenology. The rap scene has been really dreadful for the last 5-7 years and last year marked the first time ever that I didn't buy one rap CD. I am equally disappointed with the R&B scene. I listen to all kinds of music -R&B, hip-hop, Gospel/Gospel Hip-Hop, Pop, Jazz, Classical. Lately, I've been buying a lot of Pop and Gospel/Gospel Hip-Hop.

Since Will said in an interview that he's creating a retro, hip-hop vibe then that would cancel out most of today's rappers(that and the fact that 97% of the rappers today are straight garbage). Here's who I would like to see Will work with: Kel Spencer Common The Roots Biz Markie Doug E. Fresh & The Get Fresh Crew Kool Moe Dee Slick Rick :afro:

The only reason I used to watch Saved By The Bell back in the day was to see Lisa(damn, she's fine). Here she is in 1990: [img]http://www.younghollywoodhof.com/drina/voorhies.jpg[/img] Here she is now: [img]http://www.cattdaddy.com/lark9.jpg[/img]

I can't really see Will as a bad guy but then again I thought Denzel couldn't do it until I saw "Training Day".

Much like Code Red, Born To Reign was truly slept on. I like the fact that an artist can experiment with his/her music. It shows creativity and an ability to venture outside the box. It's amazing that there are some people who give Outkast mad props for going outside the norm with Speakerboxx/The Love Below but won't give Will props for experimenting with Born To Reign. Here are my grades for each song: Born To Reign: A-(it would have gotten an A but the track is less than 2 minutes) Act Like You Know: A(classic JJFP joint) I Can't Stop: A(I love the whole latin vibe and Will's flow is really tight on this song) 1,000 Kisses: B+(cool track; very breezy) Willow Is A Player: B(would have been better if Will sang a little less but the lyrical content is witty) Black Suits Comin'[Nod Ya Head]: A(I love this song; the whole live instrument arrangement was amazing; love the rock guitar opening) How The Beat Goes On: B-(cool track; don't listen to it all the time though) Block Party: A(I call it "Summertime" for the new millennium; great song) Give Me Tonite: B+(a tight club beat with grown-up Fresh Prince lyrics) Gotta Go Home: B+(the video for this would have been amazing; song would have been better if there was a third verse) Maybe: A-(this is for grown folks; harmonizing is tight; real smooth vibe) Nod Ya Head[The Remix]: C+(I routinely skip over this track because the original was much tighter; really no need for a remix) Momma Knows: A-(cool beat; positive vibe and lyrics) Nothin' On My Mind: A("Summertime - Part II" for the new millennium) Overall Grade: B+ ----------> A-(not as great as Willennium but on the same par as BWS in my opinion)

"Verse two, out to slay you worst than the first verse/ packing my purse but yo, without one curse." - Yes, Yes Y'all "I raise mikes for the flow of it/You know the show of it/Not the Benz 600 for the go of it/I'ma rhyme regardless of earning/Long as my heart keeps yearning/I gots to keep burning." - Y'all Know "I got the gab to make you face the fact that I'm the best rapper on wax, I'm all that." - I'm All That "To all you rappers yellin' out who you put in a hearst/do me a favor, write one verse without a curse." - Freakin' It "An angel, my grandma told me before she died/Smart folks don't need to put no cursing in their rhymes." - I'm Comin' I could go on and on but I would be here for about 2 months so I'll stop here. :afro:

[b][color=green]HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!![/color][/b] :afro:

[b][color=purple]HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!![/color][/b] :dancingcool: :biggrin: :cheesygrin:

I think all of these things are what make JJFP one of the greats in hip-hop. I voted for chemistry, though. :afro:

[quote=spin,Mar 19 2004, 11:46 AM]Does anyone know why she's called her album Damita Jo?[/quote] Damita Jo, believe it or not, is her middle name. :afro:

Will Smith's new movie, I, Robot, ranks #1 as the hottest newsmaker among upcoming movies. Go to [url="http://movies.go.com/buzzbin/index.html"]Movies.com[/url] to see the rankings. :afro:

From MTV.com J.J. Jackson, One Of MTV's First VJs, Dies At Age 62 [img]http://www.mtv.com/shared/media/news/images/j/Jackson_JJ/sq-first-hello-mtv.jpg[/img] J.J. Jackson, remembered as one of the first faces of MTV, died Wednesday night in Los Angeles of an apparent heart attack, according to friends and former business associates. He was 62. Jackson helped define the term "VJ" as one of the first on-air personalities on MTV when the channel launched in 1981. During his five-year tenure with the network, Jackson interviewed some of the top names of the day and was part of some key music milestones. Jackson covered the 1985 Live Aid benefit concert in London and helped to "unmask" Kiss during a 1982 interview. He also hosted the debut episode of MTV's long-running "120 Minutes" in 1986, and brought music titans like Robert Plant and Pete Townshend to the then-fledgling channel. MTV released a statement Thursday (March 18), mourning the loss of one of its beloved alumni and reflecting on his immense contribution to the station. "J.J. Jackson's deep passion for music, his ease and good humor on air, and his welcoming style really set the tone for the early days of MTV. He was a big part of the channel's success and we are sure he is in the music section of heaven, with lots of his friends and heroes. We are fortunate to have had him as a part of the MTV family. He will be greatly missed." Mark Goodman, another of the original VJs who helped blaze trails with Jackson in the '80s, said he was floored when he heard the news. "I was at home, I actually got a call from Martha Quinn," Goodman said Thursday from his home in Los Angeles. "I almost couldn't understand what she was saying, she was so upset." Goodman said that even though the on-air tenure of MTV's original fab five ended almost two decades ago, they remained a tight-knit group. "I think the kind of bond I had with J.J., the original five of us, it's kind of like soldiers who share a foxhole," Goodman said. "It's a bond that has only gotten deeper through the years. It's worse than a family member dying. It's hard to comprehend. None of us would have expected it. It's too soon. It wasn't supposed to happen now. He's too young. It's kind of scary. "I knew he a had a bad heart," Goodman added. "He had heart surgery a couple of years ago, but he was in great shape, he'd lost weight. He was in a great state of mind, feeling really positive about what was going on. I just saw him last week." Goodman said the two were about to be co-workers again, at Sirius satellite radio. Goodman already has a position there and was looking forward to his friend J.J. starting soon. He said according to the information he received, Jackson was traveling home Wednesday night after having dinner with a friend when he suffered the heart attack. "He was driving. Typical of J.J., he didn't even hurt anybody," Goodman said. "He was somehow able to ease his foot off the gas. He eased his car over to the side of the road. By the time the paramedics got there, they could not revive him there or the hospital either." Goodman still has great memories of the man he says used to be the butt of some practical jokes on air, but who always laughed and loved to have a good time. "J.J. was really a gentle man," he remembered. "He was smart. As I think of him, I think of him laughing. The guy had this huge laugh. He was a rabid music fan. Rod Stewart was a friend of his, guys in Led Zeppelin were friends of his. He championed these bands early on when they were kind of just getting going. He did Bruce Springsteen's first television interview. J.J. was a great guy. For the five of us, he was the wise DJ. He was the guy who had been through it all and was able to always put a mature perspective to things. He wound up handling the spotlight that was thrust on us better than any of us." Besides his endeavors in television, Jackson also logged a thick résumé in radio. Prior to his MTV days, Jackson was a rock-radio staple, first at WBCN-FM in Boston, and later at a few stations in Los Angeles. His voice even made it to the big screen, as a DJ in the 1976 movie "Car Wash." After his VJ days, Jackson returned to radio in the Los Angeles area. On Thursday (March 18), Paul Goldstein, program director of L.A.'s KTWV-FM, said "J.J.'s tenure with the station ended just six months ago. He was a wonderful man and will be very missed."

[color=orange][b]HAPPY BIRTHDAY and many, many more!!!![/b][/color] :biggrin: :dancingcool: :peace:

I didn't even know I was nominated but thanks! I really appreciate it. Oh, and congrats to Tim and all the other moderators.

The pics look cool. I am a little pissed that the film is set in Chicago and not one second of filming occurred in Chicago. I guess that's what happens when you have a nimrod for a mayor who raises costs to make movies in your city.

I also wonder if Jada will have to wear next to nothing to fit in with the Britney show.

[color=blue][font="Times"]I was left feeling a little disappointed by the tracks. I hope the rest of it is better. And I agree with Hero1, the first single was disappointing as well.[/color][/font]

AJ, You are on the money with your post. Will is more mature and doesn't need to "floss" and brag about himself. I know that's what most rappers do and that's the problem with rap today. We have all of these "studio gangsters and pimps" and everybody's talking about "keepin' it real" and Will gets trashed for keeping it [b]really[/b] real. If JJFP does another album, it will probably sound more like Willennium(The Rain, Afro Angel, Pump Me Up, Holla Back, Potnas, etc..) than anything else.

[quote=DevilsJim89,Mar 18 2004, 08:09 PM]I think it's time to for Will to put movies on hold and just get with Jeff for a few months and focus on music. He can't rap like he did on Born to Reign (if you could even consider half of that album, rap). JJFP would also need a big label.  Will also has to give up the "Will Smith" music name. Without these factors, JJFP could be unstoppable.[/quote] DJ89, First off, I don't think Will is going to hold off making movies nor should he. He's a great actor and he needs to keep making moves in the acting industry. I don't think that his movies are affecting his musical talents. Second, the main thing we keep talking about is how rap is so mundane and predictable. We talk how there is no creativity or orginality in hip-hop. In Born To Reign, Will wanted to experiment and try something different. You can't knock him for wanting to try something new. We can't have it both ways. Third, it is highly unlikely that JJFP will get signed to a big label. We got cats like KRS-One, Jeff and Queen Latifah recording on indie labels. Why? Because big labels don't care about hip-hop legends. Big labels want cats who talk about nonsense on hot beats. It's all about sales and I don't believe these big labels will give JJFP a chance anymore. Finally, Will Smith has grown up. The Fresh Prince was young & cocky and now Will Smith is more mature, family oriented, and wiser. He could use the FP moniker, but I don't think you'll see songs like Who Stole The DJ or Code Red. There will be more mature songs and I don't think a lot of young kids are feeling that. They want songs about flossing, girls, etc. I think they should do one more JJFP record and then head out to the sunset. They can't keep rapping forever.

As much as I want a JJFP album, I don't think it will blow up. When hip-hop cats like [b]KRS-ONE[/b] record on indie labels, you know the industry has a problem. Jeff couldn't even get Columbia to act right concerning his album. The industry is only concerned about what's hot now. I agree that a JJFP album would be a breath of fresh air but the industry is so polluted and corrupt with talentless rappers that most people wouldn't even want to hear from JJFP. Just my opinion...

I may be the only one who doesn't find Shawn & Marlon Wayans to be funny. I saw the trailer and it looks to be the dumbest movie on the face of the earth.

:tear: I loved him in the two "Analyze" movies.

Cool. I hope they can come to an agreement soon.

The poster looks o.k. It could look better, though.

[quote]I don't know how i feel about this. If it's a movie track, he might be screwing him self musically.[/quote] I don't think a movie song would be all that bad. I, Robot is not a comedy; it's more of a science-fiction flick so I think the song wouldn't be light like Black Suits Comin'. I think it would have a bit of a harder edge.