JumpinJack AJ

I'm sorry 2 hear that. I know all 2 well how that goes. U gotta be thankful for the times u had 2gether and cherish those memories. My heart and prayers go out 2 your situation, man.

KEL SPENCER - Hip-Hop Story (2006)

No way, i own some of his past albums. I loved his 1st 2...and since them he's been kinda inconsistant. This is probably his best album since Illmatic. Other than Mos Def's album way at the bottom of the charts...this is probably the only real Hip-Hop album right now. This album is doing more for Hip-Hop than any album with mainstream success in the last 8 years.

Yeah, i think there should be some kinda polished mixtape or compilation album with remixes and b-sides (released or unreleased). Sometimes i'll throw 2gether a mixtape 4 the car and be like "man, this is good." And when it comes 2 unrelased stuff, he's got tons of trax and remixes that never came out. He calls it his "weak stuff" but u know most of it has got 2 be really good. In reality...i don't think we can expect anything like that tho.' FP just isn't a mixtape kinda artist. He likes 2 put out polished albums every few years. All these other rappers dropping mixtapes are putting the weakest of their crap on their mixtapes. FP dosen't wanna do that 2 his catelog.

Man, he needs 2 release a remix album or EP with all this stuff. Is it just me, or is Nas the best thing going with commerical success at the moment?!? Nobody is doing what he's doing...and nobody is on his level.

I listened 2 Bow Wow's album in stores when it 1st dropped. I remember really liking 2 of the song...so this is probably one of those 2. I don't hate on Bow Wow like most people here. Growing up on young Hip-Hop groups like Another Bad Creation, Kris Kross, Da Youngstas, and Illegal has made it so i'm more open 2 them as i'm older. I thought alot of his early stuff waz just fun kiddie Hip-Hop. Those 2 big singles off his 3rd album are dope. Of his last album (which i got at a really cheap price) only had 2 or 3 good trax on...the rest were average 2 below average. That's kinds where his album waz when i listened 2 it. It's a shame, cuz Bow Wow's flow is 100 times better than most of the people who get radio air play. If only he didn't alter his sound 2 be more of a dirty south feel...and of course dropping some lyrics that we can't take seriously. If that boy would fix his ego, he'd probably become a very promising emcee that could change the game when it comes 2 the commercial and mainstream side of things.

Yeah, i have a feeling that this album will be better and that it'll get more attention than the 1st. Still wishing the 'Prince graced a track tho.'

It wasn't really a hit. The video almost never got played and i never heard it on the radio. I saw a few singles in stores but there waz never a real buzz about the song. He did perform the song "live/lipsynced" at Dick Clark's Rockin' New Year Eve. I think it's safe to say it would be a stretch 2 call it a minor hit. The song is dope tho'...always waz one of my favs off the album. I took me years 2 track down the remix that they used in the video. If u find the single online...get it. The remixes are excellent. Probably the best set or remixes off Homebase.

KATHARINE MCPHEE - Ordinary World (self-titled) (2007) I peeped this album in a record store outta curiousity...it's so good i bought it. This album is really good. And with the 1st-week-out sale price...it's worth the picture of her in itself...ha ha.

JJ+FP + JILL SCOTT - The Rain Jill Scott Collaborations (1999/2007) It's dope that one of JJ+FP's dopest trax is on this album. The best thing is...the credits are so vague that listeners will think this joint is brand new. I don't like the way the track b4 it kinda bleeds in "The Rain" tho.'

Holy Crap!! This looks good!! Downloading now!! THANX!!

50 million...am i wrong by saying that it looks like they are taking advantage that a celebrity is involved in the accident? Especially since they weren't there and make the claim that Brandy waz driving wrecklessly...even tho' the whole thing is being investigated.

LILY ALLEN - Littlest Things Alright, Still (2007) I like this girl...her vibe is just cool.

I'm not surprised. Even when The Magnificent dropped...it didn't pop up in the stores until a week later than it should have. And i never saw The EP in stores.

Well, due 2 lack of support, L+F has run it's course commerically. So it is time for an update. Music will be part of it of course...but if there is no new music at the moment, it only makes sense 2 focus on other parts of his career.

Police Want Brandy Charged in Vehicle Death Evidence Being Reviewed by City Attorney's Office By JEREMIAH MARQUEZ, AP LOS ANGELES (Jan. 29) - The California Highway Patrol recommended Monday that actress-singer Brandy be charged with misdemeanor vehicular manslaughter in a freeway crash that killed a woman motorist last month, a city attorney's spokesman told The Associated Press. The CHP referred the matter to the city attorney's office for review, said spokesman Nick Velasquez. "The office is currently reviewing the case and determining whether the evidence warrants the filing of a misdemeanor charge of vehicular manslaughter," Velasquez said. A message seeking comment from Brandy's publicist, Courtney Barnes, was not immediately returned. The charge carries a maximum sentence of one year in county jail and a $1,000 fine, Velasquez said. Prosecutors couldn't say when they would make a decision about whether to bring a case. If charged, Brandy wouldn't necessarily have to appear in court and could have her lawyer enter a plea, Velasquez said. Brandy, whose real name is Brandy Norwood, has publicly expressed condolences to the victim's family, Barnes said last week. Barnes also has said Brandy wasn't under the influence of drugs or alcohol at the time of the crash. Brandy, 27, was driving a Land Rover on Interstate 405 on Dec. 30 when traffic slowed and her vehicle struck the back of Honda driven by Awatef Aboudihaj, 38, according to a CHP report. Aboudihaj's car hit another vehicle, slid sideways into the center divider and was then hit by another car, the report said. Aboudihaj, a Los Angeles waitress, died at a hospital from blunt-force injuries, according to the coroner's office. Bill Sayed, an attorney for Aboudihaj's husband, said he supported the CHP's recommendation. Brandy, who earned a Grammy in 1999, has made five albums. She began her recording career at 14 and acted for film and television, starring on the sitcom "Moesha" from 1996-2001 and most recently as a judge for NBC's "America's Got Talent."

U know i'm just messin' with u...i would never really mean something so harsh. :jus4coz:

QUEEN LATIFAH: The Role of Her 'Life' Posted Jan 19th 2007 12:35PM by Karu F. Daniels Filed under: Entertainment Newswire By Karu F. Daniels, AOL Black Voices Queen Latifah may have garnered an Academy Award nomination for her hearty role as Matron Mama Morton in the 2002 hit movie musical 'Chicago,' but hip-hop's Queen of Royal Badness may just capture the gold with her role in HBO's forthcoming movie 'Life Support.' In the Nelson George-directed drama, Latifah (legally known as Dana Owens) portrays HIV-positive Ana Wallace, who channels her energy and regret over her past drug addiction into working for Life Support, an AIDS outreach group. She leads an all-star cast which includes Anna Deavere Smith, Wendell Pierce, Evan Ross, Darrin Dewitt Henson,Gloria Reuben, Tony Rock, Tracee Ellis Ross and newcomer Rachel Nicks. George, a best-selling author, television writer and pop culture critic, got the idea to make a film inspired by his sister Andrea's life – about five years ago. "As I began doing more and more research for the film, I realized that this story was far larger than my own family and the film I started out to make," he said. "All of the amazing women I met at these support groups – this is their story. They are part of the group that accounts for 51% of new diagnoses, and some of the locations where we shot have some of the highest rates of infection in the country. I wanted to give a voice and a face to people who appear to be just statistics, but are far more than that." Executive produced by Oscar winner Jamie Foxx and filmed in George's hometown of Brooklyn, New York, 'Life...' uses a mix of actors and real people from the HIV/AIDS community to tell the story. Latifah, who just wrapped production of the movie adaptation of the Broadway musical 'Hairspray,' said the project appealed to her because she could relate to the story -- which is a moving and candid look at the African-American community's HIV crisis through the eyes of a survivor who is a mother, a former addict and an AIDS activist. We've seen her in a wide array of roles since making her debut in Spike Lee's 'Jungle Fever' 16 years ago. Be it as the hard-core lesbian Cleo in 1996's 'Set It Off' or the daring and adventurous romantic in last year's 'Last Holiday,' the Newark, New Jersey native has always stood and delivered. In 'Life Support,' viewers will see Latifah like they've never seen her before. "I spent a lot of time in Brooklyn during my teenage years, and I was very fortunate to come through that time period healthy, and to change my life and get back on course," she commented. "I can relate to the character of Ana in that respect." George, who chronicled rap music in his last book 'Hip-Hop America,' believed that Latifah was the perfect choice to play his sister and represent the women he met with HIV. "[she] embodies the spirit these women have," he added. "I think this is one of the first roles she's had that has allowed her to project the totality of her being. She embodies a certain strength and dignity in her work, and it seemed like it was a natural fit. She's a phenomenal talent." Indeed. 'Life Support' will premiere as the closing night film of the 2007 Sundance Film Festival on Jan. 26. For the past few years, HBO has showcased its top notch projects at the industry-exclusive confab. The multiple award winning 'Lackawanna Blues' garnered raves when it showed there. With the star power of Foxx and Latifah, 'Life Support' should fare just as well -- maybe even better. "The impact of HIV on women in the African-American community is a crisis at the heart of contemporary American life that no one is talking about," noted HBO Films president Colin Callender, adding "we are proud to be working with Nelson George on his directorial debut on a story that is so personal and so timely." The film will debut March 10 on HBO, with a special Black History Month sneak preview on HBO On Demand the week of Feb. 26.

I don't understand it either. I got my hands on the unreleased TLC: Now + Forever: The Hits DVD and even tho' Hat 2 Da Back, Get It Up, and Damaged aren't on it...even tho' they are on the CD. The also didn't include Dear Lie and Hands Up. Why wouldn't these record labels do their fans right and include it all. I'm thinkin' JJ+FP will have a proper DVD release at some point that will include everything.

Tonight on CBS, they are rerunning the episode of Letterman with Fresh Priggy. I think it airs most places at 11:30 at nite.

Man Julie...don't be so Lerkotish.

I waz lucky...i actually saw it on TV when it waz new (tho' i only saw it aired on MTV twice) in late '91 or early '92. It's a great video. I think it's ignorant that it was left off the Greatest Hits VHS even tho' it wasn't a hit.

Dog Reunites With Family After Six Years ST. LOUIS (Jan. 28) - Cujo was a frisky 7-year-old when he sneaked out of his owners' south St. Louis yard in July 2000. Now, thinner and grayer and with a tale that would be fascinating if only he could tell it, the golden retriever is back with the Barczewski family. "It's a miracle," Noreen Barczewski, 41, said at Friday's reunion. "We found him!" Six years and a side trip to Columbia, Mo., can do a lot to a dog, but it was unmistakably Cujo. There was the heart-shaped patch of white on his forehead, the white fur on his toes, his manner of greeting people by rubbing against them cat-style. Cujo's homecoming was orchestrated by Dirk's Fund, a golden retriever rescue group that has found homes for more than 900 dogs in the past decade. After slipping away from home, Cujo somehow ended up 120 miles in Columbia in the home of an elderly woman. When the woman entered a nursing home, the dog was sent to the Central Missouri Humane Society in Columbia. Bob Tillay, president of Dirk's Fund, spotted the dog — by then renamed Willy — on an adoption Web site and arranged to have him brought to St. Louis. "Sweet old man! He knows how to sit and shake," the Web site cooed. The dog's ears were so infected he couldn't hear. His coat was so matted he had to be shaved. And Dirk's Fund paid to have some cysts removed. The group eventually took Cujo/Willy to a nursing home in Clayton, to serve as a pet for residents. But things didn't work out — the dog needed a yard where he could run off the leash — and his picture went up on the Dirk's Fund Web site. A week ago, Noreen Barczewski's brother-in-law, Michael Barczewski, went to the Web site on a fluke. He'd been looking for a dog to adopt and saw the picture of the old dog with the white heart mark and white feet. Michael and his wife, Gail, had been the original breeders of Cujo. He recognized the dog immediately, and the reunion followed within days. Now 13, Cujo had never been forgotten by the his original family — especially Kayla, who was just 4 when the dog disappeared. Kayla insisted on hanging the retriever's red felt Christmas stocking each year, confident he'd someday come home. "I had something in my heart," the fourth-grader said Friday, patting her pet's soft golden coat, "and I knew he wasn't gone."

TLC - Gameproof (((Chilli's forthcoming solo album))) (2006)

I think i do...but not on my computer. I haven't gone thru' my collection in awhile. I'm pretty sure i ether have it on the cassette single (if i have it...i might be thinking of another) or the 12" single.