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HA HA!! Visqo is usually the first 2 call me out for liking artist like Katy Perry. But he's calling S Club 7 one of his favorite groups...lol. LL COOL J, COOLIO, BUSTA RHYMES, METHOD MAN + B-REAL - Hit 'Em High Space Jam Soundtrack (1996) One of the best posse cuts EVER. This song sounds just as fresh 2day.

I know that after he beat his drug problem he said that he found God. That might be part of it. There was a subtle change in his language and the way he did cuss on Relapse and then on Recovery. I don't know why he doesn't further cut it out if he doesn't cuss outside of music. What happened to "keeping it real." I don't see uses bad language as a way that enhances art at all.

JERMAINE DUPRI w/ DA BRAT + USHER - The Party Continues... Life In 1472 (1998) I've always loved this song. I can't believe it wasn't a bigger hit in it's time.

Visqo, that is easily the best song on Usher's new album. Probably the best off of his last 2. He needs 2 return to this kinda music because most of the songs on Versus and Raymond V Raymond can't touch he's earlier work. R. KELLY - Half On A Baby R. (1998) I miss this version of R. Kelly...when he was the freakin' man! This song takes me back to fall 1998 like crazy.

NICK LACHEY - Patience (Jason Nevins Extended Mix) Patience (Digital Single) (2008)

I just read an article where she sold her house. Hopefully that starts getting things back in control. R-N-B needs her voice and her talent. This kinda stuff just keeps her from creating. The album she dropped this year is one of the year's best. I hope she keeps them coming.

That letter is ill!!! I love that he put that out there. He got it 100% right. Def Jam is a joke. It has been since Russell Simmons left; PERIOD. It's the one thing that Hip-Hop could still be proud of but Jay-Z steadily ruined it. I'm looking forward to hearing this album and I'm hoping alot of people back Nas thru' this whole thing.

Welcome 2 the board!! I think it's been awhile since we've had one of these posts. It makes me miss my JJ+FP online voting booths from 10 years ago..lol. Here's my current order of the albums and the songs that I typically call my favs... SoLo JoiNTS... Willennium (Potnas, The Rain, Pump Me Up) Lost + Found (Lost + Found, Tell Me Why, If U Can't Dance (Slide)) Big Willie Style (Just Crusin,' Candy, It's All Good or Don't Say Nothin') Born To Reign (How Da Beat Goes, Block Party, Act Like You Know) JJ+FP aLBuMS... Code Red (Just Kickin' It, Somethin' Like This, Scream) He's The DJ, I'm The Rapper (Here We Go Again, Brand New Funk, Nightmare On My Street) Homebase (Summertime, Ring My Bell (Mr. Lee's Remix), This Boy Is Smooth) And In This Corner... (Numero Uno, The Groove (Grover's Groove), Who Stole My Car) Rock The House (Just One of Those Days, A Touch of Jazz, The Magnificent Jazzy Jeff) Ask me this 5 months from now and it'll be different...lol.

Awesome! I love seeing stuff like this! Thanx!!!

P!NK - Raise Your Glass Greatest Hits...So Far (2010) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ONsxWPdFnAs

Even better!!

I love Toni Braxon. Her music has remained solid for nearly 20 years and she seems to genuinly be one of the nicest, most grounded artists in the business. I hope she gets things together and it'd be really nice if her new album would get some legit success. ------------------------------- Toni Braxton -- Bankrupt Again, May Owe $50 Mil 10/7/2010 5:20 AM Toni Braxton has filed for bankruptcy again -- claiming she owes somewhere between $10 million and $50 million in unpaid debts all over the country ... including DMVs in TWO different states. Braxton -- who sold more than 40 million albums in her career -- just filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy in California ... and in the docs, the singer claims she's only worth somewhere between $1 mil and $10 mil ... but she could have up to $50 mil in debts. In the docs, 43-year-old Braxton lists a ton of creditors to whom she thinks she may owe money... including: -- AT&T -- The Four Seasons Hotels -- Cedars-Sinai Medical Center -- Various medical bills -- DirecTV -- Neiman Marcus -- The William Morris Agency -- Tiffany & Co. -- Orkin Pest Control -- The Internal Revenue Service -- BMW Financial Services -- ADT Security -- American Express -- Flamingo Las Vegas -- Mesa Air Conditioning -- Nevada Power Company -- Screen Actors Guild -- The Westin -- Wells Fargo Bank . Braxton also claims she may owe money to the City of L.A. Parking Violations Bureau -- and the DMV in both California and Nevada. Braxton has a storied history of financial problems -- she filed for bankruptcy back in 1998 ... and earlier this year, the IRS filed a lien against her for $396k. A close relative of Toni Braxton tells TMZ ... the singer's financial undoing can be traced back to her show in Las Vegas. The relative tells us Toni took out "show insurance" through Lloyds of London for her act at the Flamingo Las Vegas Hotel and Casino back in 2007. When Toni was diagnosed with a heart condition -- in the middle of the show's run -- she had to pull the plug, but she was still on the hook to the Hotel for big bucks. Toni expected Lloyds to cover the loss but Lloyds didn't, arguing Toni had a undisclosed, preexisting medical condition, rendering the policy void. In the end, Toni had to absorb a huge loss, which the relative claims sent her on a downward financial spiral. Toni Braxton showed up to the Dolphins game in Miami on Monday ... wearing some blinged out jewelry, a snakeskin bag and a pair of Louboutin heels which retail for over $800.

I think EVERYONE is just happy that season 5 came out for now. It wouldn't surprise me if it comes out before the holiday season (this year or next year) OR with the next Will Smith movie hitting theaters or coming out on DVD.

IMX - Tears (self-titled) 2001

A TRIBE CALLED QUEST - Phoney Rappers Beats, Rhymes, + Life (1996) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Ct3JOpPU58 I'm on a Tribe kick lately. It's saving my love of Hip-Hop music.

JASON MRAZ - Mudhouse Gypsy We Steal Things EP (2008)

Yeah, but what I'm saying is, those other guys were popular and successful back in the day and caught crap for being popular. They were being themselves, got popular and then got called crossovers and sellouts. Now it's okay for rappers to be popular and more than often (way more), the infact sold out to do what is popular to be popular. Old school legends paid the price so that less talented, less mature, less moral watered-town "artists" could flourish today. Building off of what Ted said about Hammer still having his stuff together, I was giggling at the fact that in most (or all) cases of new school rappers being disrespectful to the ones who paved the way would probably have their butts handed to them by any of those 4 emcees if they met them in a dark ally....lol. I've had this attitude for years..."Who cares about what's popular in rap?" I love when a dope emcee like Common Sense is on the charts but commercial rap and it's artists are garbage. I don't care about what's trendy, what they talk about (if anything), what their style is, etc. I love Hip-Hop and they aren't Hip-Hop so I could care less. However, when the planets align and a dope Hip-Hop artist gets mainstream success, I will cheer them on.

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MUSIQ SOULCHILD - Love Aijuswanaseing (2000)

Ha ha...I don't think Jay-Z has ever done anything athletic. The thing I love about MC Hammer is that he came from streets that were much grittier than most rappers brag about coming from. The difference is, Hammer never defined himself by it. He put on shows, sported a showmanship style, and made music that wasn't explicit. He's always stayed in good shape and he has always been good with his hands (and this includes fighting). Let's see Lil' Wayne, Kanye West, Jay-Z, T.I., or Drake in a fist fight...lol. I don't need to say anything else. Fresh Prince, MC Hammer, LL Cool J, Marky Mark get flack for having mass appeal, but they would totally tear you up in a dark ally if you challenged them.

Brakes, I know u like Canibus, so please don't read my comment...lol... I just dislike Canibus. I could never get into his music. 1st off, his voice is just annoying. And when he came out, many rappers don't have annoying voices like they do today. People called him so lyrical, but even the songs that I attempted to stomach by ignoring his voice or his often-wack production, I never thought there was anything special about him. His battle with LL was the last great emcee battle that didn't involve violence. But that's all he's really known for. He doesn't have a single hit outside of "Second Round K.O." I admire that he's still trying to make music in his situation but going have KRS-One is just idiotic. On top of KRS being one of the greatest of the greatests, Canibus has NO reason to go at him. KRS's comments were strictly his opinion and they weren't insulting. Canibus is desperate for attention and/or has some unrealistic view of himself and his skills. His career has been dead for over a decade and going after legends, who are also clearly alot more talented than he is will not be a way for him to get back in the game.

Q-TIP - Let's Ride Amplified (1999) This takes me back to a time when it still looked like Hip-Hop had a chance as staying popular.

FLIGHT OF THE CONCHORDS - Sugalumps I Told You I Was Freaky (2009) I wasn't a fan of the song UNTIL i saw the video.

From 'Nanny McPhee Returns' to 'Men in Black III'? Apparently so. According to Variety, Oscar-winning actress Emma Thompson is in talks to co-star in the third installment of the 'Men in Black' movie franchise, in which she would play Agent Oh, a "MIB agent from the '60s monitoring a prison break." Franchise veterans Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones are set to reprise their roles as Agents Jay and Kay in the film, which has Agent Jay time-traveling back to the '60s to enlist the help of a younger K, played by Josh Brolin ('Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps'). According to the report, 'Flight of the Conchords' star Jemaine Clement is in talks to play the film's villain. If cast, Thompson would make a welcome addition to the franchise. If the 'Nanny McPhee' movies proved anything, it's that the Oscar-winning star of such classics as 'Howard's End,' 'The Remains of the Day' and 'Love Actually' still has plenty of comedic flair. Hopefully, 'MIB III' will give her the right outlet to use her skills. (If anything, I hope they give her a pair of sunglasses to rock.) The film will be helmed by director Barry Sonnenfeld -- his first theatrical release since 2006's 'Runaway Vacation' -- from a script by 'Angels and Demons' scribe David Koepp. 'Men in Black III' hits theaters on May 25, 2012, in 3-D.

MICHAEL JACKSON, JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE, BRITNEY SPEARS, BRUNO MARS, NE-YO, LEONA LEWIS, CEE-LO, TAYLOR SWIFT, SNOOP DOGG... - Miracles http://www.bing.com/videos/watch/video/miracles-musical-mash-up/20gxob94?rs=music&from=en-us_msnhp&form=msnhed&gt1=42007&ref=nf No, this isn't real...but it might as well be and it's brilliantly done. LOVE THIS!!