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Big Ted in the house once again. My brotha from anotha motha always speaks his mind...and mine at the same time. That link waz hilarious by the way.

I agree with some of the statements made that support downloading music. But from the people i know on the internet, nearly everyone of them fall in 2 the category where i consider them theives.

I'm watching yet another long block of The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air. I can't believe how many episodes i totally 4got about. I can't tell u how great it is 2 have your favorite TV show on for 3 hours almost every single night.

Thanx 4 posting that!! I know i speak 4 everyone when i say we appriciate it. I never really doubted him and Jada...but it's always good 2 see nasty rumors like that shut down.

BRIAN MCKNIGHT - Shoulda, Woulda, Coulda I think this is one of the top 5 R-N-B songs of 2003...one of the best of all time as well.

A Rapper is strictly someone who raps. Fresh Prince is a rapper...but so is 50 Cent. Anybody can rap. Fred Durst raps. An Emcee is a wordsmith, someone who can move the crowd. Emceeing is more about the creative writing side and then relating 2 your audience, whether it be a live crowd or someone listing 2 your music on a CD/cassette or vinyl. Not every rapper is an emcee. Fred Durst isn't and emcee. 50 Cent isn't an emcee. Fresh Prince IS and emcee. LL Cool J is an emcee. Rakim is an emcee. Emcees make Hip-Hop music. Rappers just rap over beats. 50 Cent raps, so he's a rapper who happens 2 make rap music. Linkin Park has rappers in their group, but they aren't a rap group and they don't make rap music...but that's the way it is. I think it's important 2 know what is Hip-Hop and what isn't. 50 Cent isn't Hip-Hop. Some people like his music, that's their opinion, but it's fact that he isn't Hip-Hop. Some people don't like FP, which is their opinion, but they can't deny that he makes Hip-Hop music. Labeling stuff 2 much is silly, but when i hear people say Nelly or G-Unit is Hip-Hop, i get all defensive cuz i'm a Hip-Hop head and i don't like the idea of someone thinking they make music that represents me.

Ummm...we are talking album/single covers here. 2 of those aren't singles and "So Fresh" didn't have any artwork 4 the cover....ha ha. I guess u thought it waz another "fav song" post. My favorite album/single covers are... HOMEBASE - Just a great candid cover. It fits the vibe of the album perfectly. CODE RED - Very simple, yet again, fits the album. The slightly altered colors and the low camera angle give it some abstract flava 2 the picture. I WANNA ROCK and RING MY BELL. I just like these alot. None of their solo covers are that incredible. All of them are good, but wouldn't say they are as good as the later JJ+FP covers. I think Lost + Found will break that streak tho.'

Yeah, that copy held me over until i found the official promo, which i didn't know waz actually gonna be released.

I like the idea of punishing celebrities for purposly putting out negative things in interviews. Maybe people like 50 Cent, who obvoiusly think they are indistructable and perfect would watch their mouth. It's 4 his own benifit, his recent interviews make him sound like the biggest idiot in the world. Maybe those phoney rappers out there would watch the front that they put on if their commercial accesability would be threatened.

Hey Wes, maybe u should do something important like take it back 2 Big Willie Style and do the Keith B-Real skits. :grin: Jus' playin' :hilarious:

Another thought, Ready Rock C might know if there is anything recorded. I'll drop him an e-mail and see what he says.

How is that group?? I heard about them nearly 10 years ago but i've never heard a song from them. I saw a used copy of their latest album and almost got it the other week cuz the price waz really good...but i still didn't cuz i didn't know what i waz about 2 buy?

The official promo release of this isn't that hard 2 find and isn't 2 expensive these days. The MP3 version sucks. I got that version originally as a download, but then i found the promo and the sound quality is great. Since this waz only released as a promo, i'd be willing 2 make a CD copy if u are interested. But i'd check around the internet 1st 4 the real thing.

I highly doubt we'll ever find anything like that. I've looked 4 that kinda stuff for YEARS and nothing has ever really popped up. Since they were known for rockin' parties, they may have never even recorded anything professionally. There is some rare JJ+FP stuff from the early days that u can find every once in awhile after tons of digging...but not alot of people who own bootlegs and stuff like put that stuff up on the internet.

Yeah, that one is a tear jerker. Anyways, BACK 2 REAL MUSIC BRIAN MCKNIGHT - 6, 8, 12

I waz just channel flippin' and stopped on MTV. Right now The Real World is on...these people are really annoying!!

I don't think downloading music is cool at all. Record companies may be greedy, but when u don't buy a song/album u like, u are taking money out of the pocket of artists who create. When u are an artistic person and u don't get what is owed 2 u...it's hard 2 wanna create, it's hard 2 even think about your fans when they don't support u. Before the internet got big, look at music. Music, as a whole waz much better. Albums were a little cheaper, record companies released CD singles and more Home Videos. Since the internet has gotten so big, the quality of music has suffered, record companies don't put out CD singles or Home Videos as much, and artists are jerked around even more. The only time i'll download something is if it's something like that Arkitek Remix of "Switch" where there is no intention of releasing it. If i download an actual song, it's only cuz i plan on buying the album when it 1st comes out. Downloading music 2 experiment and see if u like it is cool....but there is no excuse 2 download a song u can buy in stores and not supporting that artist. I don't like Nelly, but i liked his "Over And Over" song, so i bought the import single. Even tho' i think he has contributed 2 ruining Rap's commercial image, i still went out there and got the single cuz i like that song. There is no excuse, downloading a song u like and not buying their music is stealing...BOTTOM LINE. Put yourself in the artists' shoes.

lambert, what world are u living in? Nas is one of the most respected emcees. I don't even listen 2 much Nas, but i respect most of his work. 50 Cent has alot of commercial success...but he's a joke. U can love him all u want, but compare his music Rakim's...there's no comparison. Please tell me where i'm not thinkin' clearly. Hip-Hop has been my music for about 20 years...and u are gonna tell me i don't know what good Hip-Hop is? 50 Cent hates on everyone and disses everyone. He's has lots of money, no friends, and dosen't take care of his own son. He's a loser...he's a joke. Read my original post, i posted exactly what happened in the interview. That post wazn't opinion, it wazn't made up. Your hero is an immature, nasty humanbeing. Open your eyes.

Yeah, every few months i visit the DJ Fresh part of the site.

:chuks: I want "Wave 'Em Off." :chuks:

It's one of those things that i don't think u can expect 2 change. People are gonna steal stuff from the internet i don't see see a way of stopping that. Look at it this way...the reason this site waz created was to get news out there 2 the fans. Not ever JJ+FP fan has the internet and visists this site...so by places stealing news from this site, they are getting it out 2 the people who need 2 hear the news the most. After all, some of the non-music news right now is nothing but tabloid stuff. It's better they jack the music news from here than blow up the negative tabloid press he's gotten. Anyways, the news waz stolen from other sites b4 it waz posted here.

I'm talking about people in general...some people read stuff about him kissing Eva, or having an "open" relationship with Jada, or having a gun and stuff like that, and they WANT 2 say the worst about him when 99% of the time, it's tabloid magazines that come up with these stories. Nobody's perfect, and i don't expect FP 2 be a saint, but alot of the recent news that isn't related 2 his music or movies are negative posts about his life and none of that stuff is based off legit news.

Why are u listening 2 50 Cent...especially if u are acknowleging his lack of skillz?!? And i've never heard any good beats under him since his first came out.

I wouldn't call it the Hip-Hop Radar...just the gossip radar.