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J. Cole "Friday Night Lights" mixtape, FINALLY Jay-Z signs a talented young mc to his label: http://www.livemixtapes.com/mixtapes/12664/j_cole_friday_night_lights.html

Some of Nicki's mixtape stuff is all right but not spectacular, Lil' Kim sounds like Rakim compared to her and y'all know how I don't like Lil' Kim much either, lol....

I was reading an article last night on Rolling Stone Mag's website and they named Nicki Minaj the new queen of hip hop, she's just straight trash compared to the real queens like Queen Latifah and Salt-N-Pepa, that magazine also gave "Lost and Found" 2 stars too so their opinion on hip hop holds no weight to me.... If people put Rick Ross and Lil' Wayne in their top 10 mcs list of all time then that's why I don't hesitate to put more consistant mcs like Will and Hammer there all day, people need to get their facts straight and give credit where credit's due....

Yeah he always put gospel elements into his music so it's not that far of a stretch that he's working on being a pastor now, that's why I agree he should still record music too 'cause he has a god given gift to sing and music is a big part of his life, I don't see why he has to give that up... If more kids looked up to Montell Jordan than Lil' Wayne I think the world would be a better place....

i get the feeling a lot of the time when i see these lists that artists are just trying to reach out to the popular artists fanbase but they really don't like those popular artists deep down

Yeah Montell's one of the real artists out there, it's not gonna be the same without him putting out music, it's sad how people in recent years have paid more attention to booty auto-tune music and ignored the greats....

Montell Jordan Leaves Music To Focus On Being A Pastor by Allen Jacobs The former Def Jam Records star is heading away from music and to focus on his Atlanta church, but not before he performs "This Is How We Do It" a few more times. Over 15 years ago, Los Angeles, California native Montell Jordan helped Def Jam Records transition from its EPMD and Nice & Smooth years to its DMX and Ja Rule years with the 1995 hit "This Is How We Do It." The Slick Rick-sampling strip club anthem led Jordan to platinum success, and helped cement Jordan as a leading R&B voice for the middle of the decade. Now 41 years old, the Atlanta-based Jordan has revealed that Mase and Rev Run have previously shown him how to do it. On Novembeer 24, Jordan revealed that he intends to retire from music this year to focus entirely on being an ordained pastor. In the days since, the former Def Jam star revealed that on December 31, he will perform "This Is How We Do It" for the final time. Montell Jordan presently serves at the World Victory Church in Norcross, Georgia. His last album, Let It Rain, was released in 2008 and featured beat-boxer/emcee Doug E. Fresh.

I'm gonna post a couple songs that got great lyrical themes which should be mentioned more often: Montell Jordan "It's Over", I know he's an R&B artist but this song got a hip hop vibe to it and whenever I seem to be going through a rough time with a girl I like listening to this, he's rapping something on most of that "This Is How We Do It" album and it came out better than some of these so called mcs, yesterday I heard he's retiring from music to be a pastor but hopefully he still does recording like Rev. Run and Al Green do as pastors, Montell's one of the real brothers in the game: I actually like this version of "Black President" by Rhymefest, Wale, Christina K, and Royce Da 5'9 better than Nas' version, a lot of real talk here, rappers should get together to make real music beyond just an election if they want to improve hip hop:

He probably respects those artists that I mentioned more than Rick Ross but he might've just thought of Rick Ross at the time he was interviewed, since looking back at the top 50 hip-hop/R&B list that I tried coming up with I now realise didn't mention artists like The Fugees and Montell Jordan who made impact in the last 25 years

Wyclef Jean Feat. Chamillionaire "Hollywood Meets Bollywood"

This list is funny but mostly true of course, and one of the main things to save hip hop which we'd all agree on in this board is that we need another JJFP album ASAP!

If Nas wanted to stay current he could've mentioned something from mcs like Rhymefest, Lupe, and Jean Grae, now those are modern day lyricists that keep hip hop alive, there's still lyricists out there but they ain't popular as they should be, maybe if they were given more props they would get more notice, I find it amusing how people could think Rick Ross is a lyricist and MC Hammer ain't...

I think Nas is great but I just don't get how he could put Rick Ross, Lil' Wayne, and Lil' Kim on the same level as Slick Rick, Rakim, and Ice Cube, there's no logic there... Nas creates a playlist of some of Hip Hop's finest lyricist for a Rolling Stone's feature The new issue of RollingStone features themed playlists from 50 different artists. Among those are Cee-Lo with a selection of the best of the Dirty South, Drake provides a Jimi Hendrix list and Nas provides his list of "Hip-Hop's Best Lyricists." Below is what Nas had to say. "When I said 'hip-hop is dead' a few years ago, I felt we'd gotten away from the great wordplay and storytelling," says Nas. "There's a place for the party **** and a place for the gangster ****. I focus on the guys that are always pushing themselves forward." 1. "My Downfall" - Notorious B.I.G., 1997 The lyrics are about how he's acing the shadows of death, despite all of his success, and he's giving it to you in a way that makes it seem so real. 2. "If My Homie Calls" - 2pac, 1991 He's just saying to his boys that he's going to be a friend no matter how big he gets. 3. "Road To The Riches" - Kool G. Rap & DJ Polo, 1989 The way we're rhyming now? He was already doing it then . 4. "A Bird In The Hand" - Ice Cube, 1991 5. "Paid In Full" - Eric B. & Rakim, 1987 6. "I'm Single" - Lil Wayne, 2010 I'm recently divorced, so I feel what he's saying. 7. "Tears of Joy" - Rick Ross, 2010 Ross is at the pulpit here. 8 "The Moment I Feared" - Slick Rick, 1988 It's cinematic. He's at a hip-hop show and ices this girl who played him, then he's in prison getting violated by some dude. This was unheard of. 9. "Empire State of Mind" - Jay-Z, 2009 This song is huge. It sounds like Broadway. It's New York's modern anthem. 10. "Queen Bitch" - Lil' Kim, 1996 At the time, females rappers didn't appeal to the street, but Kim came with the vulgarity, sexuality and gangster ****.

Run-Dmc's one of my favorite groups but I never heard that "Christmas Is" either, I love that Boyz II Men album too, ever since I was a young boy I loved that, listening to that album makes me feel happiness

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kmtPkCtuQeM

James Brown "Let's Make Christmas Mean Something This Year"

Yeah this is the best time of the year, I've been digging through my music collection to find all my favorites, I play some of my favorites in between the year but now the time's finally arrived!: Run-Dmc "Christmas In Hollis" Boyz II Men Feat. Brian Mcknight "Let It Snow"

This makes my hoiday hearing that news!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y50Ck-0DrcM

Christina Milian is fine, that Dream is a fool, a million men including me would love to be with her, she ain't the greatest singer but I do like her songs....

Yeah life's too short, we need to have this feeling of gratitude more often, the world would be better off that way

As I think reflect to think about all the things I'm thankful for, I'd have to say that coming here to the JJFP.com board almost everyday since that time I registered in March of '04 is up there on my list, it's a nice feeling to know that there's some passionate fans out there of JJFP that have great taste in hip hop music, peace and much love to the JJFP.com community, let's have a blessed holiday from my fam to yours!!!

Outkast "The Way You Move"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nlBrgJ1tNjI

I'm not a hater, I stay open minded to give a listen to music and if I don't like something that don't mean that I'm hating, Common said it best: "If I don't like something I don't like it that don't mean that I'm hating", I wasn't hating on Kanye over the last few years I just didn't like his music, I like what I'm hearing now though....