JumpinJack AJ

October '96 huh? I've actually been coming here pretty much since u opened the site...very cool. It's amazing 2 think back on the sites humble beginnings...ha ha.

They were in B-more....AND I MISSED IT!?!?

DJ HONDA + MOS DEF - Foundation We Don't Play CD Single (1999)

I've already seen the cover...and i love it. I'm definitly ready 4 another Janet album...but i'm hoping it's a lil' more heavy like Janet. or The Velvet Rope. She's done the danceable, R-N-B lite sound for 2 albums. "Call Me" is a good song but leaves something 2 be desired. And it's less of a hit then the 1st single off her Damita-Jo album "I Want You." The titles of the song seem kinda boring tho'...i hope that doesn't reflect the songs themselves.

SHAQUILLE O'NEAL, ICE CUBE, B REAL, KRS-ONE, + PETER GUNZ - Men Of Steel Steel Soundtrack (1997)

I 1st brought this up when that Black Eyed Peas remix EP came out. I think it kinda makes sense 2 wrap up ATOJ. It's been 15 years and the company had 3 different eras of producers. Times have changed and so have alot of the people around Jazzy. So if he wants 2 do things differently, i'm cool with it as long as the music keeps comin.' A Touch of Jazz will always stand for quality.

Yeah, i think someone posted this awhile ago...but since u haven't been around, u may have missed that. All those JJ+FP fans who have passed him up need 2 add him.

LL COOL J + JENNIFER LOPEZ - Control Myself (Jason Nevins Funktek Edit) Control Myself Import CD Single / Todd Smith (2006)

Thanx 4 posting the interview...i'll read it 2nite. But i don't think the album has come out unless he did it in a very small way. I follow all the new releases and never came across a new Keith Sweat album.

"Alot like LL, Chuck D, Slick, + Doug E." Notice he's not mentioning any phoney, unoriginal rappers. Snoop is versitile. He has good songs and bad songs...good lyrics and bad lyrics. He's been stayed consistent over the last decade. And strangely enough, he fits in on "Pump Ya Breaks"...tho' i could easily see the song being just as good without him. The Lil' Kim colabo happened just cuz she waz popular at the time. They have nothing in common and they aren't personal friends. And's amoungst the 3 weakest songs he's done ever. And the Petey Pablo trax didn't see the light of day 4 obvious reasons. FP likes 2 mix it up and try different things. He works with different people on every album just 2 do something new since he's been recording for over 20 years. Anyone who is trying 2 put FP in the same category as modern commercial rappers who often don't have any reality or quality in their music is just trying 2 justify their watered down taste in music. When u think of Fresh Prince, u think of Run-DMC, LL Cool J, MC Lyte, Queen Latifah and so on...not Ja-Rule, Lil' Kim, Petey Pablo, Lil' Jon, Bow Wow, and Young Joc. Get past "Will Smith, mr. nice guy, megastar, media magnet" and listen 2 the lyrics. It's as simple as that.

Ugh, if that's a tracklisting...i'm startin' 2 get a lil' worried. Alot of those trax sound they could be doctored trax from stuff already released...but that might be me getting it mixed up with the unathorized stuff i used 2 get. And why on earth is Ja-Rule on their. Ugh.

MJ never stops working on music. It's his passion. He'll definitly be putting out music again. And there's thousands of people who are gonna get it. All that haters just have 2 deal with that.

DR. DRE - Keep Their Head Ringin' Friday Soundtrack (1995) I love that slightly menacing 90's urban thump sound...this is one of the trax that has it.

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I've heard a handful of trax with him...and i like what i hear. I'll definitly be following him. The only thing that occasionally annoys me is his voice. I thought he already had a record deal tho.'

Anything is possible. I don't think it's very far fetched of an idea for FP 2 hit number 1 or go platnium.

Okay, so the topic title is obviously me being sarcastic... I waz wondering if anyone caught the Teen Choice Awards. I waz watching something else on TV, but during commercials, i flipped 2 it. At the end, Britney Spears came out 2 introduce 2 greasy white trash husband Kevin Federline who performed his 1st single. Let me just say one thing...back in the day, i hated Vanilla Ice and thought he waz the personification of wackness. These days, he doesn't bug me so much, not that i respect his old music or even listen 2 his new stuff...but he seemed pretty cool on those reality shows he did. But when Kevin Federline hit the stage, he made Vanilla Ice look good during his wackest. It waz honestly the most embarassing thing i've ever seen. He makes Paris Hilton's music career look like a solid attempt. It waz so bad that i couldn't keep it on for more than 20 seconds 2 even make fun of it. If u can track down the video or audio, peep it just 2 see what i'm talking about. I waz curious if anyone else saw the performance.

I like when artists do stuff like this. It just shows that they care about more than just being famous and making money. There's a few people out there that just do it for PR and 2 toot their own horn, but there are alot of artists with heart who go out and do what they can in their position.

When i watch the DVD, i'll post my review of that. But if it's as HALF as good as the LL Cool J one, it'll be worth getting it for the price of the combo alone. Since i hate cussing, i usually get edited CDs anyway so it doesn't bug me. And most artists that i like that have the explict lyric stickers don't cuss often enough that the edits stand out.

damn i dont think i can go this week, cuz i ran out of money, but i'd like to hear that mixtape. i've been listening to Lupe a lot lately, ive been tellin people he's dope!

I've thought Timbaland waz one of the best producers for 10 years now. So it's good 2 see him still doing his things in big ways. I'll give JT a chance, but i think "Sexyback" is wack. I like the grimy club vibe but i hate the lyrics and vocal distortion. I really hope the rest of the album is better.

I'm not refuring 2 the video cuz i haven't seen it. Anything i posted waz just general info. But yeah, when i read "lyrics for Jada" i waz thinkin' song written about her.

LUPE FIASCO - Kick Push DJ Envy presents Lupe Fiasco Chi-Town Guevara Mixtape (2006) If u go 2 Circuit City this week, u get a free Lupe Fiasco mixtape with the purchase of any Hip-Hop or Rap CD. It's 44 minutes long!! I've only skipped thru' it at this point. I'm not sure how many of these trax will make the album, but here's my mini-review. His lyrics and flow are lightyears in front of most rappers who dropped their 1st album after 1996. His lyrics aren't totally squeaky clean but they are very refreshing cuz his rhyme aren't weighed down with cussing. Over half of this mixtape has good production. A handful of beats are even on the level of "Kick Push." This cat definitly has promise. I'd like 2 see the actual album polished up just a bit more than this.

I got it from Wal-Mart w/ the bonus 70 minute DVD with interviews, performances, and 4 music videos. I might keep it in wrapping until after i see the movie incase i don't like the album. I rarely listened 2 their last album.

2Pac originally went by MC New York...he kept that title even when he 1st moved 2 Baltimore. It waz long gone by the time he moved 2 the west coast. I don't know if any actual songs are about Jada. I'm sure she inspired him since they were best friends tho.' He wrote the poem "Jada" which popped up in his book of poetry. There have been 2 CDs released that are based off that book. I always wanted FP do 2 a song based off that song or recite the poem 4 one of those albums. I do know that 2Pac wrote the song "Can U Get Away" for Left Eye from TLC. That waz when she waz with Andre Rison, her abusive boyfriend who played for the Falcons in which she infamously burned down his house. While they never officially were 2gether, they were best of friends 2.