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It's just a crappy time 4 LL. It's disappointing but that's the way it is. Jay-Z has made a mockery of the Def Jam name. And it's obvious that he ignores some acts/albums and strongly pushes others. He clearly plays favorites. It's also depressing that LL is cool with 50 Cent who the personification of idiotic commercial rap. But ignoring all that, it is possible 4 LL 2 deliver a dope album. Most of us are so dumbfounded or dissapointed about one thing or the other that it clouds the reality that he can still put a really good album 2gether. And there are definitely a few people on this board who don't even like LL...so who really cares what they say...ha ha. One fact stands true...crappy LL is still so much better than the best of most emcees and rappers.

Whatever song i heard on the radio 2day waz pretty good. I'm actually starting 2 like Jay-Z alot more. After 1998, i pretty much couldn't stand him. He did a song here and there that i liked, but other than that, he's annoyed me. His voice still kills me, but he's stepping up lyrically and choosing better beats more often now.

With Born To Reign, it waz a pretty adult kinda album. I think some of that's stayed. I don't really any ALIisms stuck with him tho.' That line he says in his ALI voice in "How Da Beat Goes" is the only line i think he truely sounds like him...which is of course on purpose. While it's my least favorite solo album, i think FP's flow is on point the whole way thru.'

I wish. The Hip-Hop Honors are probably the only thing left on TV that i truely look forward 2 every year. I wish they'd put them on DVD or at least a "best of..." type thing.

Classic. Those guys did a great job...i loved the whole thing!!

Ha ha...that's the funniest thing i think i've seen u post!! Anyways, i don't care so much the order of who gets honored, but the emcees and acts that come 2 mind for me personally are DJ Jazzy Jeff + Fresh Prince, Queen Latifah, MC Hammer, Heavy D + The Boyz, EPMD, Gang Starr, Boogie Down Productions, Doug E. Fresh + Slick Rick (imagin if they opened it performing "The Show"!!), De La Soul, Eric B. + Rakim.

Welcome!!

Very cool. The animated series on BET sounds awesome. The other stuff sounds alright 2. The only thing i'm hesitant about is the Hitch series. Maybe if the movie didn't exist, it would be a good idea.

Usher is apparently delaying his new album. The album waz supposed 2 drop next month (even tho' no real single has bee released) and waz also gonna drop with his new cologne. The reason is apparently due to "family" issues. Of course he just married that older woman that only he likes who is pregnant with his child. The word is that his overcontrolling wife (who replaced his mom as his manager) doesn't want the album coming out...and i guess he's playing along. I got this off the radio 2day...not sure how legit it could be. I can say i waz anxiously awaiting the new album even tho' the song that got leaked 2 radio months ago waz kinda average.

I will kill him with my bare hands.

I'm not giving up hope on the album even with 50 Cent sidekicking him. He seems 2 have a good attitude about the whole thing. I think i'm actually waiting on the album AFTER this one...ha ha.

JENNIFER LOPEZ - Forever Brave (2007)

I knew it'd be up again...just not this quick. I waz going 2 bed earlier and getting 2 work earlier...ha ha. I couldn't get 2 the FP forum cuz i couldn't find a link 2 it (does the revamped version of the site support the board?). I waz about 2 start using the myspace board. I'm glad it's back tho.'

Yeah, there really only needs 2 be one James Blunt.

Ha...totally 80's. I haven't heard Alfonso's stuff in years. Back in the day i considered getting some of his stuff on ebay but desided not 2. Thanx 4 putting that up!!

I doubt the caliber of people voting actually have a respectable history and taste in Hip-Hop. I mean, Beanie Siegel...come on? Sure, some people like him, but who can really consider him one of the best?? It's cool that FP is 2nd on the list, but if Beanie Siegel is at the top and Black Thought isn't anywhere near it...who can really take it seriously? I'd love 2 know who actually voted for Young Gunz on this board...ha ha.

There's a modern classic... USHER - Call Me A Mack (Crazycool Mix) Call Me A Mack (CD Promo) (1993)

Ha ha...i actually like James Blunt...i'm just not always in the mood for his stuff. But i got both of his albums. My dad went thru' a phase in the 90's where his listened 2 country and he actually listened 2 Reba. She's a country music legend in the US. I don't think she's been doing a whole lot of music in the past decade (not that i'm up on country music). I just know her TV show did well.

Cappadonna, u didn't listen to 28 songs between 8:58 and 9:23. Spamming is not only annoying, but it gives us the right 2 take your life. JOHN MAYER - Dreaming With A Broken Heart Continuum (2006)

Ha...i couldn't agree more. Every time i hear that Soulja Boy crap, i wonder if life is worth living. Back 2 the Def Jam topic, i'll just say this. I love Rihanna + Ne-Yo, but would i consider then a "Def Jam" artist...no way. I could easily see them on J Records, Interscope, or Columbia. When i think of Def Jam, i think of LL Cool J, Public Enemy, Slick Rick, EPMD, Def Squad, Onyx, Warren G, DMX, Foxy Brown, Method Man, Redman, etc. That's history, there some classic stuff amoungst those artists. The Roots are good, but they aren't The Roots they used 2 be and they aren't exactly your ideal Def Jam artist. Def Jam is dead...it has been for a few years. With Russell Simmons and LL Cool J, it's gone. Anyone who grew up on 80's or even 90's Hip-Hop will probably agree with this whether they like Jay-Z or not. Def Jam has a certain caliber of artist which is not there anymore. With LL uninspired and trying 2 get off the label (not 2 mention working with 50 Cent), the legacy is gone. LL wouldn't make moves like this unless he really didn't care. Russell scrambled like crazy in 2002 2 keep LL on the label. The words that came out of his mouth were that LL waz the cornerstone of Def Jam and that he'd do anything 2 keep him since other artists had come and gone. LL got a great new record deal after 10 and got rights 2 his entire catelog. Jay-Z might say he respects LL, but by neglecting a legend, he's screwed the label and himself.

VH-1 totally holds it down for Hip-Hop (which is hilarious since they wouldn't touch it until the mid/late 90's). MTV is a joke. It pretty much has nothing 2 do with music anymore. Most of the stuff they air is for unintellegent teens and college students who make Beavis + Butthead look like Masterpiece Theater) and BET has gotten just as bad as the commercial face of Rap. Props 2 VH-1!! I always look forward 2 their Hip-Hop specials. I even watch the specials they put 2gether for artists i don't even like cuz they're usually done so well.

I don't think anyone thinks his album "flopped." We just think it's hilarious that he ran his ignorant mouth so much about being number one, selling the most records, and hyping the whole competition up...and then totally outsold. It makes him look even more like a fool. That's what makes this musical embarassment look even more like a failure.

Wow, that's exactly how u un-rock a crowd.

Yeah, cuz i can't think of anyone who brings it like Kel does...lyrics, flow, intellegence, actually being real in his music, etc.