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I hope Will does perform. But if he doesn't I'll be a'ight. I mean I'll live. It's just nice 2 see him on TV again. I can't wait until 7pm(my time central) rolls around. O just 2 more hours. It's almost here :woot:

:yeahthat: He looks good still. I still think he's handsome. But the pic are a bit unflattering compared to the 1's I have seen b4 of Will. I think it's the outfit. :smart: Put Will in a Gucci suit and cut the hair. That boy would be lookin so fine. He have 2 beat off women wit a stick. :haha:

Yeah well Will always puts on a good show. Will is a TRUE ENTERTAINER.

Damn for 3yrs?!? What were they waiting for? Anyway I'm sure it's an awsome album when a Touch of Jazz is in it.

Aww Will and his play date :rofl: BTW THANX Sandy :2thumbs:

:yeahthat: Yeah I would love 2 see Will n Jazzy perform. But if not I'll be ok. I'll live. It's nice 2 see that Will is taking this Ambassador 4 the 46664 thing seriously. He is really making sure ppl know about the cause. WAY 2 GO WILLIE :woot:

New Book Attempts To Explain Psychology Of Hip-Hop By Nolan Strong and Kye Stephenson Date: 6/26/2005 4:15 pm Author and therapist Terence McPhaul has decided to enter the realm of Hip-Hop in his new book titled "The Psychology of Hip-Hop." McPhaul previously released the book "The Celebrity Psyche" and is also a mental health therapist. His latest book attempts to explain the behaviors of some of Hip-Hop's biggest stars, such as 50 Cent, Eminem, Jay-Z, Lil' Kim and Snoop Dogg, to name a few. “While the subject is complex and many people have opinions, the basis of everything that we as humans believe, think and do is psychology,” McPhaul explained to AllHipHop.com. “The Psychology of Hip Hop lays a groundwork, which has not happened before now. This helps us to understand why the public is so entangled in, and consumed, by hip hop. Chapters such as ‘Pop Diva Takes a Dive,’ ‘No White Lady I Don’t Want Your Purse,’ and ‘R. Kelly: Prodigy or Pedophile,’ among others, simply illustrate how pervasive psychological issues are, how they are ignored, and how easily they can grow.” McPhaul also delves into the deaths of Notorious B.I.G and Tupac. “My belief is that greed could be the cause of the deaths of Biggie and Tupac,” McPhaul said. “I feel the public has been hoodwinked into believing the East coast/West coast farce.” McPhaul has appeared on various TV talk shows and has appeared as a Mental Health expert for Court TV and Bill O'Reilly's "The O'Reilly Factor." The Psychology of Hip Hop can be purchased at Barnes & Noble, and book retailers worldwide.

New Book Chronicling Run-DMC On The Way By Houston Williams Date: 6/24/2005 4:42 pm Author Ronin Ro has penned “Raising Hell: The Reign, Ruin and Redemption of Run-DMC and Jam Master Jay,” a new book that chronicles the personal and professional evolution of the Hollis Queens-reared rap group. The book, which is published through Amistad/HarperCollins, will be available for purchase in November 2005. In 1999, Ronin Ro caused a tremendous uproar with his controversial book “Have Gun Will Travel: The Spectacular Rise and Violent Fall of Death Row Records." However, he said this outing is better than his previous works. “There have been many rap-themed books and ‘as told to’ works since ‘Have Gun Will Travel’ --and perhaps just as many imitations or clones--but ‘Raising Hell’ is unlike any of them,” Ro told AllHipHop.com. “It's better than ‘Have Gun Will Travel’ It's a new way to approach a story. It finds Run, DMC, and a number of other individuals you wouldn't think were involved in this tale candidly discussing their career for readers tired of paying good money for formulaic magazines, advocacy journalism, or the rash of books, magazine articles, or documentaries inspired by ‘Have Gun Will Travel.’ There is one topic that “Raising Hell” will not attempt to encapsulate and that’s the tragic murder of Run-DMC’s DJ, Jam Master Jay. “The book touches briefly on Jay's murder; because much really doesn't have to be said. Murder, in my opinion, is usually simple. Means, motive, opportunity,” Ro explained. “The book mainly focuses on their lives, their art, and their friendships evolving as much as the industry they were in. And of course the indelible imprint they made on popular culture as a whole.” Although the Run-DMC & Jam Master Jay story has been documented in countless forms and formats, Ronin Ro’s said his will attempt to fully humanize their lives and times. “I saw [the group] not as mere ‘popular culture’ or the image, but as human beings. Fathers. Children. Friends. Taxpayers. Intellectual beings. Brutalizers. Victims. Not just guys with hats and chains and sneakers. Also, ‘Raising Hell’ finally puts their story in context,” he said. Ro also said that the book will be converted into a motion picture to be released after the novel. At press time, the deal, producer and screenwriter were being finalized. Before writing books, Ronin Ro was a heavily sought after journalist who once wrote for Vanity Fair, The Source, SPIN, Rolling Stone, USA Today, VIBE and other publications. He’s also written books like “Bad Boy: The Influence of Sean ‘Puffy’ Combs On the Music Industry,” “Tales To Astonish : Jack Kirby, Stan Lee, and the American Comic Book Revolution” and the aforementioned ‘Have Gun Will Travel: The Spectacular Rise and Violent Fall of Death Row Records.”

Common Preparing New Line Of Children's Books By Margie Joseph Date: 6/25/2005 5:00 pm Common, who previously announced the release of a new line of children's books, recently discussed his upcoming three titles plus another book on the subject of AIDS. The Chicago MC has written two books tentatively titled I Like You, But I Love Me , and ME: Mixed Emotions, in addition to his first book, The Mirror in Me, which is scheduled to be released this fall. "I'm working on a fourth one dealing with AIDS," Common told AllHipHop.com. "It's called Hug Me, It's Okay." Common, who had a family member that passed away from AIDS, has been avidly involved in the "Knowing is Beautiful" campaign, which encourages HIV/AIDS prevention and education. The lead character in the rapper's first book The Mirror in Me is a boy from Africa who moves to New York and battles identity issues. "He keeps going to the mirror after days of going to school and trying to be something he ain't, and he never sees his reflection until his teacher tells him, 'One day you gon' learn,'" explained Common. "He went home that night real frustrated and [asked] the mirror, 'Why don't you show me my reflection?' And the mirror is like, 'You can't see you because you're not being you.' So the mirror kind of gave him his lesson and he took it." The books are meant to instill valuable messages using subjects that children can relate to, according to Common. His latest critically praised album, BE, currently holds the No. 4 spot on the Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Charts.

tAHNX 4 the read willjada fan. Those punishments aren't too bad I use 2 get the belt when I was little. :chuks: :haha:

Well they're celebrating black culture. But if I'm not mistaken didn't or wasn't Justin Timberlake got a nod 4 best male artist couple of years back? JT as we know is white. But they are just celebrating their culture. It's like what Maxfly said Hows it racist compare 2 the Country Music Awards or The Latin Grammy's? :smart:

Thanx mimi. That was a great interview. Will made sum awsome points. And it seems like ppl are hearing his words and understanding what he is trying 2 say. :2thumbs:

Yeah I believe that 2 that Suge had something 2 do with both deaths of Biggie n Tupac. Biggie mother is filing a lawsuit against the LAPD, LA DA for wrongful death of her son. She's upset no charges were filed against Mack a former LAPD cop that was a friend of Suge Knight. Rite now Mack is serving like 14yrs 4 robbing a bank.

Personally I think Suge Knight had sumthing 2 do wit it. Maybe Tupac was getting tried of doing these "diss" records at Biggie like Biggie did wit Tupac. Or maybe he wanted 2 move out and start his own label. At any rate he probably would only do certin collabos that he thought sounded good. I agree wit Big Ted that he wouldn't do a collab wit Jay-Z. But I can see him doing a collab wit Will on The Rain or Lost and Found. Now that would have been cool.

:smart: Well Jada is on her day off. She is pretty much a tomboy. I remember they were doing a behind the seen thing of "It's A Different World" she look like that. But thats why they love each other. Jada said in 1 Rollingstones interview that Will can be in blue jeans, a shirt, n a pair of kicks at a Tupac concert front row. But if we have to go to like an Oprea. Next thing u know Will's clean shaven, hair cut, and wearing a Gucci suit is ready to go. Will has said on Oprah that Jada is like From the Ghetto 2 The White House. Basicly she could be all dress down having fun at a retro P.E concert then get all dolled up and have dinner at the Whit House. PPl would never guess she was at a concert a few hours ago. BTW Great pix Sandy. Nice 2 see that Will n Jada r just like everybody else. And they aren't ashamed of it. I think the cap is just 4 style. Jada can't be "beautiful" all the time. If she was made-up all the time that girl would probably never make it down the Sunset strip with cameras in her face. Besides sum of you ladies such stop frontin' like you haven't went to a grocery store wearing sweats n no make-up :smart: We all have our moments where we just say "F*@# It."

It's funny you should say that. I think Jada mention that on Conan O'Brien show. When she was promoting Collateral. She said what was included in the Ghetto Pack. I believe she said that Will put in sum hiphop flash cards like fo'sho or wassup. I thought that was funny :rofl:

I thought it was cool that Tom Cruise was a guest on 106 & Park. Free n AJ were asking him sum questions. 1 of the questions was "Who is your favorite rapper?". He said "I love Jay-Z and I love Will Smith." I thought was so cool. I thought it was funny that Will n Jada gave him a "Ghetto Pack" with all the hood movies, books, CD's, and an iced-out chain with TC in diamonds.

The difference is that I live in the U.S. The U.S edition only has 16 tracks. They don't have the three bonus tracks like Comin' to the Stage, We Won't and Choosen One. US edition comes wit a code that you can get a free download of the Comin' to the Stage but thats it. :smart:

Will likes sum gangsta rap. But all Will's problem is these guys running around wit guns n trying 2 be all gangsta. NWA album is best gangsta/hiphop. Cause it wasn't about big booty h**** n countin' money in fornt of the camras.

YEAH GREAT GAME!!! MAN, IT WAS AWSOME. SPURS STUMBLED A BIT BUT THEY CAME BACK N WON! MY HOME TEAM WON! NBA CHAMPS!!! :pony: :woot: :party: :music: :fest29: :2thumbs: :girl2: :jazzy:

yeah sum of us heard of Jada's band Wicked Wisdom. I heard this before. Jada and Will went 2 OTEP's concert. I think it's on the OTEP's diary about Jada n Will. Yeah Will has fallin' in love wit OTEP. Which is cool. That Will is open 2 all types of music n the same goes 4 Jada.

Kurtis Blow Inducted Into Bronx Walk of Fame By Tiffany Hamilton Date: 6/22/2005 3:00 pm Hip-Hop pioneer Kurtis Blow will be honored at a ceremony to forever solidify the emcee’s permanent place in Hip-Hop by inducting him into the Bronx Walk of Fame. The Bronx Walk of Fame honors various people who have contributed to the Bronx’s legacy. Blow, despite being from Harlem, was a fixture on the scene during the early development of Hip-Hop in the Bronx from the 1970’s onward. In 1979, Kurtis Blow became the first rapper to be signed by a major label, after his independently released hit “Christmas Rappin'," helped him land a deal with Mercury. Mercury released “Christmas Rappin” and it sold over 400,000 copies and became an annual classic. Its follow-up “The Breaks” helped ignite Hip-Hop on a global basis and earned Blow the first certified Gold single by a rapper. The award ceremony and unveiling of Kurtis Blow's street sign takes place June 26th at 11AM @ 851 Grand Concourse Bronx Supreme Court Building (161st Street & The Grand Concourse). Other notables that have been inducted include Grandmaster Flash and the Furious 5, KRS-One, boxer Jake Lamotta, Colin Powell, Stanley Kubrick and others.

Lord Jamar Of Brand Nubian Flies Solo By Houston Williams Date: 6/22/2005 5:51 pm Rapper Lord Jamar, the acclaimed lyricist from Brand Nubian, intends to educate listeners with 5 Percent Album, his first solo album, which he says will be in stores by the year’s end. "[Fans] can expect a lot," Lord Jamar told AllHipHop.com of The 5 Percent Album. " It deals a lot with the 5 Percent Nation and really exposing it more than anybody has ever done before to bring about a clear understanding. I'm taking away some of the myths." In Hip-Hop's earlier days, one could hear the overt influence of the 5 Percent Nation of Gods and Earths. Such rappers as Nas, Busta Rhymes, Rakim, Wu-Tang Clan and others have frequently used the unique vernacular and terminology of the 5 Percent Nation in their rap songs. The beliefs of the group heavily influenced the lyrics of each Brand Nubian's album. The 5 Percent Nation of Gods and Earths stems from their belief that 10 percent of the world keeps the other 85 percent ignorant, while the last 5 percent are the righteous people of the world. The group also believes the black man in the original man, thus "god," while black women, the mothers of civilization, are symbolically referred to as "earths." The group has consistently been scrutinized, being labeled a gang at different times. "This [album] will clear the confusion and that's my job – the absence of all confusion," Lord Jamar stated. In addition to his Brand Nubian brethren, Jamal said he is lining up appearances by the rappers who were influenced by the 5 Percenters for his album. "I got my man Shabazz the Disciple [Gravediggaz] on there," Jamar said. "I talked to Wise Intelligent from the Poor Righteous Teachers. I'm trying to get Rakim on there. The features will be mostly from the 5 Percent Nation." In addition to his career as a rapper, Jamar had a long-term role as "Supreme Allah" – a name with 5 Percent origins – on HBO's popular prison drama, "Oz."

ALRIGHT WILL :2thumbs: N SUM PPL SAID HIS CAREER AS A RAPPER IS OVER :haha: BUT THEY BOY WIT GOLD N HIS SINGLE PLATINUM :party: :woot: U SHOWED THEM, BIG WILLIE :respect: BOW 2 THE KING OF HIPHOP :pharoah:

yeah it does