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The rock scene and line dancing/cowboy mood was really not necessary, I mean it just doesn't go, a lot of people are gonna call this corny. If you share the link on other forums, people are gonna say this, the end was not hip hop at all and it's corny, 3rd verse should have been more special with a feeling. Yet the special effects really made up for it. The beginning was the best, where he spun the record back and the girl comes back etc. very nice

After reading into the pages tim gave this link that worked, http://music.aol.com/franchise/firstview.adp After clicking that link on WATCH NOW it works, so try it out might work for you 2. About the video, well I never expected much just to see will back, I don't think the cowboy stuff at the end was necessary, could have had a little more RAP HIPHOP view in the video, aside from that it was lovely. I loved it

I stil haven't seen it, I open it with Internet explorer and the popup comes and it just stands there, then I click on play and nada nothing Then after some wait a commercial comes up for 15 sec. then it just stands still for a long time, nothing happens. Maybe they stopped it cause it was a beta ? Question: Why isn't the video on the frontpage of AOL MUSIC ? I still see shakira up there

Just a guess, maybe he's meaning we got rice for granted

Ow cool didn't saw it, I had a popup blocker :lolsign: Anyways I don't know if this is supposed to be good news or bad news, but any news is good news at this time Thanks again for the news fan4ever

Tim, this could be a joke right ? because this news isn't on the front page of willsmith.com but some member made a post about it, and that's the only credibility. Strange :shrug:

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will smith vs dmx kon-tempt remix for me

Worst... marketing ..... ever...... Unbelievable

I agree with max

I think it's quite a big issue, again this is not my opinion but will smith's, they wanted to cast a black woman for hitch, but they said american audience won't be tempted to see that movie, then will wanted to cast a white actress, he got bad critics from it and they said to him people don't wanna see that, so he had to go between in and cast a latino. My problem isn't with white,black or asian, but with people who have the slightest problem with any of those subjects, so if the audience doesn't like interracial couples, then i'm pissed, if black woman aren't appreciated in movies these days as white woman, i'm pissed, if asian people aren't that much welcomed then i'm pissed, they are all a big subject to themselves and are of a great problem these days. Hope to have cleared it up

....Maybe if Will promotes it for 5 years and releases every song as a single with all of his life savings! :lolsign: It took 2 years for BWS to sell 9 million and it never sold less than 50K a week for most of the time, "L&F" fell under 50K a week in the 1st month of release and at this rate 5 years sounds wishful thinking too, he released singles 6 months apart then, it's taking too long for "Party Starter" to come out and "Switch" didn't have the success "Gettin' Jiggy Wit It" had when it comes to video play, MTV played "Gettin' Jiggy Wit It" all day, they played "Switch" like 10 times altogether, it ain't '97-99 anymore, he was in the game for 10 years at that point so that was amazing it blew up like it did more than any of the JJFP stuff previously but this is a different time now and Will Smith doesn't exist in the mind of the average commercial rap fan like he used to, they don't even know that Jazzy Jeff still DJs, the media disrespects him too when they ask him where have you been? He only tours every year that's all. :nhawong: ← Question We all know that switch was 1 of the least favourite and good songs, to know that sold quite a bit, how different would it have been if that song would been dunno party starter or lost & found or even tell me why ? I am thinking quite a bit. Also, a very good example is mariah carey, more on that later if ya want

If BWS can sell 9x platinum, then it's doable for L&F to sell at a high level

No, but obviously to hollywood or the audience it does matter, otherwise how can you explain that will never had romance in his movies with a white female, I just feel it's a bit of racism Also will had something to say about this 2, about interracial couples in movies ← In the one romantic movie Will has done to date, his counterpart wasn't black. ← She wasn't white either :lolsign: ← So you're not really concerned with an on-screen relationship with women of other races... You're just looking for an onscreen relationship with specifically a white woman. I'm I correct? Cause then you have to ask... what about Asian women... and Hispanics... You must have been elated to see Will do a movie with somone of hispanic descent... I've never seen Will in a movie where his love interest is played by anyone close to having asian features... You must really be "pissed" about that too. ← No, you're not correct. As I stated before, it doesn't bother me at all if the female is black, white, asian or a latino, that's not the point. The point is, that the american audience and hollywood has a problem when it comes to interracial couples on-screen, and this is something I actually protest. Not only me but will smith himself made these kinda comments about interracial couples on-screen in a movie. And I guess I made a good clarification about those, if you look at his movies.

No, but obviously to hollywood or the audience it does matter, otherwise how can you explain that will never had romance in his movies with a white female, I just feel it's a bit of racism Also will had something to say about this 2, about interracial couples in movies ← In the one romantic movie Will has done to date, his counterpart wasn't black. ← She wasn't white either :lolsign:

Even if Will releases 5 singles in 3 months that doesn't mean that the album would do 50 Cent numbers not 'cause he can't compete with 50 Cent but more people love gangsta rap, ← I've never said he'd do 50 cent kinda numbers ted. And I don't think anyone can know that for sure cause will didn't do it. Listen, it's been almost 5-6 months since the album release, how many rappers, I don't care if this is gangsta rappers or any kinda music singer, who sold 500k on only 1 single for a period of 5+ months. If 1 singer can do it like this, I am quite sure with good marketing that album would have sold a couple platinums, maybe 4, maybe 6, maybe even more then 50, that's something we can't discuss about cause we don't know. But 1 thing is for sure ted, if your album only gets to release 1 single for a period of 6 months, and you still manage to sell 500k + (actually will achieved these numbers quite fast 3 months orso) then that's HUGE. With good marketing it would have sold a couple platinum, and with a good quantity of quality HIT songs in the album, you just can't go wrong. Just cause the majority of the music industry loves gangsta rap, doesn't equal to the fact that you can't outsell 50, or even be close to those kinda numbers, I for 1 strongly believe that with a strong marketing will smith's latest album L&F would have been multi platinum. I rest my case

It could happen...in 2006! ← :lolsign:

I am so angry actually, maybe at myself. Because will had the album to awaken hiphop, I am quite sure of this, unfortunately it didn't get used to its potential Then they have the nerve to say will's a commercial guy, yea that's why with a hot album which most artist dont even have more then 2 strong tracks on, will had at least 6 high class songs on, he only released 1. This album could been 6x platinum, no kiddin

Should we be mad at interscope, or will ? But isn't will of a big superstar and 1 of the richest guys that he simply could do the things he wanted to ? is it that hard for him to talk to interscope and order them to release it ? Then I asked like, why not bring out 5 video clips in the course of 3 months, well people said overbrook doesn't have that money, really ? Just because of hitch they could make 50 videos, no kiddin. For that movie they grossed 350 m + another almost 300+ dvd and rental, and they can't put away 3-5 mil. dollars ? I don't like 50 but he really knows his business, if will had came out with 5 songs for his album in 3 months, I am quite sure his album would have been a couple times platinum, would have sold a couple mill. To make money, you gotta spend money. I just feel that will smith isn't bothering about these stuff that much, it's a shame quite frankly, such a great album, maybe his best going into the drain, just because of bad marketing. Also, Tell Me Why would have been perfect in september, but that ain't gonna happen.

I am quite sure TELL ME WHY is going to be released, if i'm correct will mentioned this in an mtv interview making the video of PS, he said something like once mary j. blige has room on her agenda, we're going to shoot it, so that means his intention is to release it.

Hey welcome back, hope you had a great time in turkey, nice place. Yeah it's late haha, better late then neva

The new will smith more like Thanks to will smith

First of all, thanks for this great news tim, you rock our world. Secondly, i don't watch a lot of VMA's, but isn't this mostly just for awards etc. ? I mean it sounds weird, are they gonna show the video during that award and everyone is gonna watch it live ? like the celebrities etc.

The board's most kind person has gone naughty ladies and gentleman What's this with will and music labels, he always signs for the wrong label, I am really sad because this is 1 of the, if not the best album of this year, and it didn't get exploited at all to the audience. I think will smith should have a serious talk with interscope and let them feel it, or otherwise tell them if they continue to lack on their support to his CD, he'll go elsewhere. PS: Really stupid by interscope releasing them so late

Yes, somebody should tell him what a garbage T-Mac is :lolsign: