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Yeah I hear that Jay-Z wants to change his last name to Knowles 'cause he knows that Beyonce has more power than him, lol

Bottom line, most of these rap fans are idiots if you think about it, they don't know a good song if it hits them, in reality Hammer can't knock Jay-Z 'cause KRS couldn't knock out Nelly from the game when he came out with the stronger diss tracks than Nelly did, Jay-Z never responded to Dipset or 50 Cent either when they made diss tracks towards him, Jay-Z is not a good battle rapper, we all saw what happened when he tried to battle Nas, he acts like a diva 'cause he got SO much money and sells SO much records that he thinks he's too big to defend himself, that's not the essence of being a true hip hop artist you have to stand up and defend yourself.... btw all this MC Hammer bashing for going bankrupt needs to stop, it's not like he's the only rapper to go bankrupt, even our favorite rappers like Fresh Prince and LL Cool J went bankrupt early in their careers too, or will he be the last rapper to go bankrupt, it wouldn't surprise me if the SO called king of rap Jay-Z goes bankrupt either and if it he does maybe some younger rapper will come in and make fun of him for that too, like the bible says you reap what you sow....

This year marks the 10 year anniversary since the florida voting incident, if that didn't happen bush woulda never been president to begin with... i remember i actually applauded kanye west for taking a stand by going after bush for the way he handled katrina but really over these 5 years since then bush has looked more intelligent than kanye has, kanye don't stand for anything he says anymore and looking back that comment was nothing more than a pr stunt for his career cause he truely don't care about anyone but himself either it seems like....

Hammer got an old school hip hop style, a lot of the great golden age songs have shorter verses but it's the energy that seperates them from other songs, Hammer brings the song to life, a lot of Jay-Z songs are long and boring to me 'cause he doesn't bring much energy a lot of times, sometimes you could do it simple... Btw, blame Jay-Z for the wack songs on the radio 'cause he promoted a lot of it in recent years, think about it... One thing that pisses me off about Jay-Z fans is that they act like he's god that can't do no wrong, nobody's perfect, how could he be a rap savior if he's destroying it halfway, this line that LL said in "Dear Hip Hop" sound like he was dissing Jay-Z: "If he's so hot then why is the culture frozen?" I remember when the Nets were a playoff team they'd really be giving him props for having part ownership but now that they've been bad over the last year or so hardly anybody mentions that he has ownership, lol, gotta take the good with the bad.... Btw, sure you could call Hammer a fool all you want but it's not like he blew it all on drugs like other rappers in hip hop have done, he gave a lot back to his 'hood he never forgot where he came from, he keeps it real more than a lot of peoples favorite rappers do, I think more rappers should show him love for being a role model for the youth rather than tear him down for being too kind, that's what wrong with hip hop, there's few role models in it right now....

I'm not a Jay-Z hater, far from it, I like some of his music, especially stuff from his earlier albums but he basically jumps on bandwagons himself, he didn't promote real hip hop artists like LL Cool J and Method Man when he was Def Jam president and he promoted garbage rappers like Young Jeezy and Rick Ross, he'll work with rappers like Lil' Wayne faster than a real hip hop artist, MC Hammer basically started a lot of the trends that rappers today have used and he didn't go broke, he's still richer than most of us fans will ever dream of being so people need to quit hating on him

I just found the video for "Better Run Run", this is probably the most creative diss song since Nas' "Ether", this is the way Will shoulda made "Mr. Nice Guy", these overrated rappers like Eminem and Jay-Z need to go down baby!!!! I see Hammer's taking his flow back to the "Funky Headhunter" days, don't hurt 'em Hammer, he still got it!!! It's picking up buzz fast, maybe Hammer might be the 1st rapper in his late 40's to go platinum, doing for the real old school hip hop!!! Ha Ha, I'm loving this baby, the video's hilarious, sure other rappers dissed Jigga for worshipping the devil but Hammer just did it the most effective and that's what matters the most, this is one of the main reasons that makes me a hip hop fan!! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XFtQML2O5B0 MC Hammer - Better Run Run Lyrics :- Chorus Thats the fire, thats the fire, thats the fire Thats the fire, thats the fire, thats the fire Thats the fire, thats the fire, thats the fire Thats the fire, thats the fire, thats the fire, what Thats the fire, thats the fire, thats the fire, what Thats the fire, thats the fire, thats the fire, what Better run, better run run, uh Better run, better run run, lets go there (oh yeah) lets go there (oh yeah) [Verse 1] Lets go where the lights is hot (?) gotta back up on the sh-t he pop lets go there, the game is so cold I could see it in his eyes, the boy sold his soul Devil said I’ma give you the World “I’ll take it, plus give me a girl” Mr Devil can you give me a sign he said “Throw the Roc up, thats one of mine” lets go [Chorus] [Verse 2] Yo Jay, I got a Reasonable Doubt if I knocked on your door would you come on out if I knocked on your door that mean I’m knocking you out If I knocked on your door boy, I’ll buss ya in ya mouth uh, see me son I don’t play I come from the shoulders that due the hard way new rules, let me show you the way if a rapper talk tough he gotta back up what he say http://lyricsmusicvideo.blogspot.com/2010/11/mc-hammer-better-run-run-lyrics-video.html [Chorus] [Verse 3] I don’t really have to go in on the fella but that dude wrote back to devil nah nah I don’t roc-your-wear your shoes I don’t need a dark pair that boy tried to steal my swag fingerprints all over the bag imposter get him outta here imposter the king is right here, lets go [Chorus] Yeah you’re now rocking with the king of heart the king of heart, tearing all imposters apart yeah, king, king, king, king, king, king, king… Lets go [Chorus]

I typed up some more articles on some of my favorite mcs like Busta, BDK, and KRS: #24 Busta Rhymes-"Master Energy" "Team select please collect G's connect these nukkas direct The trees to the smoke fest Wanna take a toat(yes) The newest zone I'm in I'm like Smithsonian, nukka F*** it call Napolean Wave the torch Cut the head off the Leviathan The terminology I'm rhymin' in Caused a frenzy up in I-reland Hit ya I'm gone get ya And drop the bomb scripture At ya barmitzvah" BUSTA RHYMES IS THE ONLY EMCEE in the game whose verbal animation is matched perfectly with his visual presentation and his live performance. He hits one of the most important trifectas in entertainment. Many emcees don't understand how important it is to have an exciting presentation. This is why emcees like Busta Rhymes, who are not particulary lyrical, can usually outshine the more conventionally intricate lyricist. Busta Rhymes seems to approach the game with an energy and intensity unmatched in the game today. There are other emcees that have high levels of energy, but none are at Busta's level. He is at a level of energetic supremacy reminiscent only of the Great J.D.L. of the Cold Crush Brothers. #4 Big Daddy Kane- "Master Of Metaphor" "The kiss of death on a rap pick And you get a slap quick So guard it with chapstick In other words, protect and hold ya Own, it only takes one punch To get the head flown Fists-of-fury suckers get weary Cause the kane got more Spice than curry I add the flavor down on paper And nothin can save ya From catch'n the vapors Rhymes that'll sting ya face Like a quick jab And I'm rubbin'em in Just like vicks salve Captivatin', dominatin, innovatin Illustratin, fascinatin Motivatin, elevatin, terminatin Mutilatin, rhymes are worth They're weight in gold, bold Never sold to a bidder They gleam and glitter Yours are bitter like kitty litter As for damage, don't tell me What I'll never do Cause I quote that I'm r-a-w So make room, cause fighters are doomed Try to consume, and make your own tomb A grave or casket, a tisket a tasket Your rhymes out a basket Boy you'll get ya ass kicked For frontin like ya hittin hard When your arms are too short To box with god" THE MACK IS OFFICIALLY ON WAX! Big Daddy Kane is like a poetic player pimp with deadly lyrics. On his first album, Long Live The Kane, he announced in no uncertain terms who he was. On his album cover, he's sitting in a gold chair(throne), dressed in a purple, gold, and white Roman robe, draped in truck jewlery, with three women around him, feeding him wine and fruit from gold cups and platters. Metaphor: Black Caesar is here. Kane approached the game with an attitude like we were all wasting time rhyming until he came. His rhyme style was inherently challenging. He was a natural battle emcee, with a lyrical flare for the ladies. He was one of the most polarized emcees of the late '80s. His lyrics had the fury of fire, but his persona was as cool as ice. His rhymes were designed for battle, but he had no beefs with any emcees. He had the spiritual essence of the 5 percent nation, while simultaneously feeling like the player of the year. The combination of these aspects made Kane the hottest emcee in the streets. Before Biggie, Kane was that lyrical ladies' man that put Brooklyn on the map. Kane was so highly regarded for his lyrical prowess that he could come onstage dressed like a 1980s gangster in a three-piece suit and tie and never receive any flak from his dressed-down peers. The school of thought at the time was, a truly hard-core emcee dressed down, never up. This was normal for Kane; he usually broke all of the so-called unwritten rules. In 1987, Whodini and LL had set the template for what came to be known as the Hip-Hop love song. In 1988, when Kane got his turn at it, he pushed it to the next level. Kane actually sang his own hook! Kane can't sing! Once again, his respect level was so high, fans just acted like that didn't happen. He was so hot that his album went gold without any real radio play. His rhyme style was so infectious he became one of the most imitated emcees ever in the game. I think this is because, in my opinion, Big Daddy Kane has the most perfect rhyme inflections ever! He always puts the emphasis on the more important part of the word, sentence, or syllable. He never leaves any part of the rhyme hanging. Every single word is always tied to another. The other thing that he does masterfully is the rhyme dismount. Few emcees know how to do it, and even fewer know how important it is to end your rhyme with a potent punch line, or a profound statement. In rhyme song structure, the final line in your verse should se up your hook. the reason the line is important is because the hook is the first time that the listener is really getting a chance to participate with you. The punch line should incite this. Big Daddy Kane is the king of this. What really makes him special is he fills the rhyme with punch lines, and then dismounts the rhyme with something colorful and usually perfectly inflected. Kane also had the rare combination of being a battle emcee and supreme lyrcist, with the flavor of sarcasm. Kane took over where Caz left off. As a member of the second generation of the three lyrical kings, Rakim, KRS-ONE, and Big Daddy Kane, Kane was the only one that made music geared towards women. His status as a Hip-Hop sex symbol reached an all-time high in 1989. Kane, in keeping with breaking the rules, threw an all-women, ladies conly concert at the Apollo Theatre. #3-KRS-ONE "Master Of Ceremonies" "Everybody's bad And everybody's tough But how many people Are intelligent enough To open their eyes And see through the lies Discipline themselves yourself To stay alive not many That's why the universe sent me Today on this stage with this to say The rich will get richer And the poor will get poorer In the final hour Many heads will lose power What does rich vs poor really mean? Psychologically it means you gotta pick your team When someone says the rich get richer Visualize wealth and put yourselves in the picture The rich get richer because they work towards rich The poor get poorer because their mind can't switch From the ghetto let go It's not a novelty You could love your neighborhood Without loving poverty, follow me Every mother, father, son, daughter There's no reason to fear the new world order We must order the whole new world to pay us The new world order and the old state chaos The big brother watchin over you Is a lie you see Hip-hop could build its own Secret society But first you and I got to unify Stop the niggativity and control your creativity The rich is gettin richer, so why we ain't richer Could it be we still thinkin like niggas? Educate yourself, make your world view bigger Visualize wealth and put yourselves in the picture" A DOPE EMCEE IS A DOPE EMCEE! With or without a record deal, all can see! And that's who KRS is son, he's not your run of the mill, cause for the mill$ he don't run. KRS-One is the most feared emcee in the game ever! When other emcees talk about KRS, it's always with a tinge of awe. If there is ever any criticism expressed, the selection of words is so carefully chosen you'd think they were under the Spanish inquisition. Over the fearless, MC Shan and the masterful, Melle Mel would even battle KRS. However, that was well before anyone knew what he would evolve into. Nelly made an attempt to challenge him, but like many of the new artists, he only talked about selling records and making money. He never talked about his skills. Furthermore, by 2000 KRS was more Spiritually Minded than battle oriented. This was obvious by his more toned-down cerebral rebuttals. The younger KRS would have gone for the jugular. In 1987, KRS-One was positioned to be the final piece to the second trinity of lyrical kings. I'd already gracefully passed the baton to Rakim, and Caz passed it to Big Daddy Kane. But Melle Mel wouldn't relinquish his position. In fact, Melle Mel never concedes anything. One night in the Latin Quarters, Hip-Hop's hottest club at the time, Mel was in an argument with Biz Markie about lack of real lyrical skills coming from the next generation of emcees. Mel was referencing Biz as an example of the problem. Biz, on the other hand, conceded that he himself wasn't but he was willing to bet all he had on Big Daddy Kane defeating Melle Mel in a battle. Mel immediately pulled out one thousand dollars and dared anyone to battle him for it. Out of respect, not fear, Kane didn't accept the battle. The argument continued for a few minutes until voice from the crowd yelled, "I'll battle you." Standing on top of the staircase was KRS-One; he was the voice accepting the challenge. They made their way to the stage and Mel rhymed first. Honestly, Mel's rhyme was better than KRS'. However, battle rule number one is, the best rhyme only wins on wax. As KRS displayed, battle rule number ten, he who wins the crowd wins the war (live)! There was one line that KRS said that shifted the crowd in his favor: "Old school artists don't always burn You just another artist that had his turn Now it's my turn!"

randy moss might end up being how jerry rice was at the end of his career by bouncing from team to team

Rap veteran MC Hammer has confirmed speculation about a Jay-Z diss record called "Better Run Run" has been recorded. Although Hammer did not provide a link to the song, he tweeted about his new anthem. "jblack98 @MCHammer I'm glad u exposed Jz. So many pple don't kno n I think even Christians period r in the dark. This stuff is deeper than we think.," Hammer re-tweeted on Halloween. "In West Oakland knockin' this #BetterRunRun ... Streets loving' it!!! #KingHammer." "toddtuller1 @MCHammer the jay z explanation was great. I never put 2n2 together. I think you opened a lot of peoples eyes. Peace brother." (MC Hammer's Twitter) Earlier in the week, Hammer released a promotional trailer painting Jay-Z as a devil worshipper. With a couple of days before his scheduled Jay-Z diss video, MC Hammer has released a trailer for his retaliation music video entitled "Better Run Run." The video features a red devli-looking person dressed up and running through a parking garage. Smoke is also coming out of the masked person's face. After a long twitter rant by Hammer, the emcee announced that he would release a retaliation record on October 31st. "Better Run Run!" -King Hammer- Oct 31st (Hip Hop Wired) Last weekend, reports claimed religious tension was at fault for the issues between Jay-Z and the "Too Legit To Quit" entertainer. I know, people have totally forgotten about this one by now, but I got a recent tip that seems to give insight on what happened here. Now, you know Hammer is a serious Christian. Remember, howKanye West used to be with the whole "Jesus Walks" period of time? Well, I heard Hammer sort of became endeared by Kanye's affinity for Christianity. So, I heard, Hammer had a conversation with him about Jay-Z, who he now refers to as "hell boy" or "the beast." Well....I don't know what happened after that, but I heard something got back to Jay and caused Jay to go at Hammer. I'm sure the truth will come out, but these are the rumors from the sources I have. (All Hip Hop) On Kanye West's "So Appalled" collaboration, Jay references Hammer's fall from fame and publicized bankruptcy woes despite being a platinum-selling artist in the early 1990's. "And Hammer went broke so you know I'm more focused/ I lost 30 mil so I spent another 30/Cause unlike Hammer 30 million can't hurt me." ("So Appalled")

I'll definately type up Big Daddy Kane for ya,this book is a definate must have, it's incredible stuff to say the least! You could get a used copy from amazon for only $3.34: http://www.amazon.com/Theres-God-Mic-True-Greatest/dp/1560255331/ref=sr_1_1/187-6320579-4660237?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1288373869&sr=1-1

R&B singer Mariah Carey and husband/rapper Nick Cannon have finally confirmed speculation that they are expecting their first child together. Click here to find out more! Confirmation on the pregnancy was made Thursday (October 28) morning. "It's been a long journey, Carey said, "but it's been tough because I've been trying to have, like I said, to hold onto a shred of privacy, and that was not easy." Carey added that the baby is due in the spring, though she declined to give a specific date. Rumors of of a pregnant Carey have surfaced and re-surfaced since 2008, when the star married Cannon in a surprise ceremony. At the time, the couple said, Carey was not pregnant, but that soon changed. 'We took the test and it was positive, and we were like, is this real?' Carey said. A little over a month later, however, Carey had a miscarriage. "It was really sad, so we just really had to absorb this and take it in," she explained, while Cannon noted her strength to "be during the day so festive, smiling for cameras and spending time with everyone, and then literally at night, crying herself to sleep." (Billboard) In August, Carey released a statement addressing the pregnancy rumors. "I appreciate everyone's well wishes. But I am very superstitious," she wrote on her website Wednesday. "When the time is right, everyone will know-even Cindi Berger [her publicist]." (Us Magazine) Earlier that week, Carey's husband, Nick Cannon, publicly said he would neither confirm nor deny pregnancy reports. "I've said it before and I'll say it time and time again -- when my wife feels like talking about whatever she wants to talk about, you will hear it directly from her. We know that we're public figures and that's something but...that's something that you want to keep near and dear... until you're 100 percent sure in any situation...There's a certain time limit that you're supposed to wait before you actually can officially say that you are. You've got to take all those things into factor and it gets really heightened when you're one of the most famous people in the world because you don't want to mislead anybody." (Rap-Up) Prior to his public address, Cannon went on Twitter to discuss pregnancy rumors. "If & when my wife is ready to make ANY announcements about private matters she will do it personally. Thanks for being respectful GodBless," he tweeted back in June. "My heart goes out to any woman who has to deal with public scrutiny and speculation pertaining to their private life REAL TALK!" (Nick Cannon's Twitter)

No problem Silver Tiger, let me know if there's any other emcee in particular you might be interested in reading about and I'll type it up for ya when I get a chance

"Mcs are just hopeless/Thinking record sales make them the dopest"-KRS-ONE

he got game was the last release on def jam for public enemy, i remember sportscenter showed the highlights from the 1998 nba playoffs with he got game playing in the background, i know i got that on tape somewhere

this is worse than the bet list, f this crap!

I decided to typed up this article Kool Moe Dee did on LL who's mine and most of this board's second favorite emcee, you could see he's a little bias towards criticising LL's battling skills since he battled him: #7 LL COOL J "UNBREAKABLE MASTER": "I excel they fell I said well hell I signed the contracts The bills were stacked Play the wall or fall I stand tall Y'all small in fact Step aside you might get fried By this super technique That the rapper applied As a matter of fact the impact Ill distract your attention away From the rest who say They could mess wit Cool J The best of today Ya fessed cause the rhymes Are so funky fresh I'm attack smack and make'm Stand back black strong as cognac I got the knack To rhyme to the rhythm of this And give'm a gift a swift Other rappers are stiff And don't riff with Mr. Smith Cause that ain't safe I get you wide open Like a uncut 8th I write to fight Don't bite To reach heights Might makes right Give me the spotlight So I can prove the pen Is mightier than the sword LL hard as hell, the lyrical lord The counterfeit misfits mid rap Had to admit that my rhymes are so Dangerous i need a permit to Rap solo on the microphone Emcees don't let me catch you alone' NEVER UNDERESTIMATE THE POWER OF WOMEN. LL Cool J is the first lyrical superstar emcee. Kurtis Blow was the first solo emcee superstar, but he wasn't lyrical. And there were many lyricist in groups at the time, but none of us were superstars. LL was able to pull off what none of us at the time could, for one reason or another. Women. He was the first lyricist that was a sex symbol. In the Hip-Hop climate of 1984, the lyrical emcees were basically playing to a predominantly male audience. It seemed like once an emcee got too intricate lyrically, women would disengage. When it was time party with the call-and-response and shake their butts, they were in full force. However the rules would change if they thought you were sexy. There were a handful of ladies men early in the game, like kevie kev, master rob, EZ-AD, The Devastating Tito, and even Kurtis Blow. But by 1984, those groups from the first generation of emcees were fading. That year LL hit the scene like thunder with "I Need A Beat." The record had a strong street buzz, but no one could really foresee what would happen just a year later. In 1985, the movie Krush Groove comes out, and even though LL had a small cameo, his scene was absolutely one of the true high points in the film. I went to see the movie five times, and each time LL's scene ended with the crowd erupting. As the cliche goes about black people in movie theatres, they talked about LL's scene through the next two scenes, especially the women. This is when I knew a star was born. Shortly after that he released his album Radio and all hell broke loose. At this time the three lyrical kings of the first generation Melle Mel, GrandmasterCaz, and Kool Moe Dee were still of pharoah-like status. The fact that LL would dare to use his heat and his platform to proclaim his greatness without acknowledging his predcessors planted the seeds for what would turn out to be the greatest battle in Hip-Hop history. In 1986, Run-DMC blew the doors open for the next level of Hip-Hop history, "Walk This Way'. They also had the biggest Hip-Hop tour of all time, "Raising Hell.' LL was one of the opening acts for the four, and this set the LL craze into overdrive. not only was he one of the premiere lyricists of the time, he was also one of the best emcees live in concert. He was sending crowds of twenty-thousand into pandemonium. One might argue that the other lyricists at that time didn't have the same opportunity, but I was there, even in the smaller crowds in clubs, most of the really lyrical emcees would lose the crowd with their live performance. LL understood the stage. He seemed to understand the laws of the energy. His show was short and powerful. This left the audience wanting more of him. By 1987, he released his second album "Bad." If I'm not mistaken, the laum went double platinum before the summer was over, and he released it in June. That summer he headlined his own tour, "The Def Jam tour." Although the single "I'm Bad" led the charge for the album, midway through the summer LL released "I Need Love." This record took LL over the top, and soldified his position with women as a sex symbol. Whodini was co-headlining the tour with LL, and they were also seen as sex symbols, but after "I Need Love" took off, LL began to create seperate seperation as the lone sex symbol. He pushed this into overdrive by bringing a couch out on his stage, and every night he would take his shirt off, get on the couch, and simulate having sex on it while singing "I Need Love". PANDEMONIUM is not a strong enough word to describe how the ladies in the audience were reacting. In a couple of markets I joined the tour, and everything was cool until one night in Boston. LL missed his plane and the show's promoter asked if Rakim and I could just go up onstage and rhyme for a while and hold the crowd over until with some improptu freestyle. We agreed, and within fifteen minutes along with Grandmaster Dee cutting, Rakim, Jalil, Extacy, Mike C, and myself absolutely wrecked the crowd. We got the word that LL was in the house and we shut it down. Finally, when LL took the stage he turned the music down, walked over to a speaker and stood over all of the emcees that just saved the show, and began to explain to the crowd why he got on last, and why his name is the biggest on the marquee. He ranted on about how he was a bigger star than all of us. After the show his crew came to me and said they heard about the dis record I made for him so the battle was officially on. After he heard "How Ya Like Me Now" he said he wasn't impressed. LL was subscribing to the industry's rules of engagement. Until someone makes money, nothing he or she does is significent. Shortly after that "How Ya Like Me Now" was clearly a hit, and in route to being a gold album and single. LL responded with,: "How Ya Like Me Now I'm getting busier I'm double platinum I'm watching you get dizzier Check out the way I say my Display my play my J on the back Behind the cool without the ay I love to ride the groove Because the groove is smooth And makes me move And I'll improve As it goes on, as it flows on When ya see me Don't ask me if the show's on How that sound? Don't come around Playin me close clown Pullin my jock to be down You need to stay down Way down Because ya low down Do that dance the prince of rap Is gonna throwdown Hearing the breeze While I'm killin emcees I'ma keep on hittin you Wit rough LP's Day after day after day Ya smacked in the face By the bass of Cool J" This is why I call LL "The Unbreakable Master.' He has never won a single battle, yet he just keeps on coming. He was still answering this battle eight years later on "I Shot Ya." However, battling was never LL's strength. But when it comes to making love songs he is untouchable. Spoonie Gee did it the smoothest, Heavy D did it the most energetic, and Tupac did it the most poignant, but LL did it the most romantic. He had the look and the charisisma to pull it off. He was like a straight-up lady's man. But let's not forget that the early LL Cool J is almost the total opposite of LL of today. He was truly one of the most lyrical emcees of the '80s. His albums were always diverse and he knew and still knows how to make hit records. He wasn't a one-note emcee. He would take chances on making the kinds of records that no hard-core rapper would make. This is still the formula for the superstar emcee today. Although many fans criticize him for predominantly love songs now, I think it was the smartest thing he ever did. I think LL's longevity is a testament to the change. The women who loved LL didn't love him for the same reason that the fellas did. The young boys loved the cocky, sonic, hard as hell lyrical LL. The young ladies loved the softer, "I Need Love" LL. They were coming to see him perform and take off his shirt so they could fantasize. If you study his track record it's always been the love songs that made the album sales. "I Need Love", "Around The Way Girl", "Hey Lover", and most recently "Paradise". If you follow the pattern from "I'm Bad" every other album is a hit. On those albums, he follows the formula. On the misses, the love songs are not strong, and he's trying to use more of the hard-core edge. Ultimately, LL has nothing to prove. His reign of success in terms of his longevity is untouchable. He has the largest body of work in the history of the game. Only KRS-ONE has more albums, but LL has more hits. He's been able to change with the times musically better than anybody in the game, and he still gets called on to make high-level, high-profile guest appearances. He's been attacked lyrically by more emcees than any other emcee, ever. And, although he's never won any battles, he's never lost any momentum for any sustained period of time. He always bounces back with a hit record in the face of the battle aftermath. He's one of the most dynamic emcees ever in the game. His voice and energy can go from the purely sonic to the calm and alluring. With his record selection, he's been a master craftsman. He's built his career like a master builder, and he's in prime position to basically do whatever he wants. He's been the face of Def Jam since the beginning. Every album he's ever made has gone gold, platinum, or double platinum. As an emcee, he's been one of the most intense, passionate rhymers ever. Ultimately, he's been a hip hop luminary with heat for over fifteen years. He's been at a high level in the game with very little drop-off, and now with his film career kicking in, he's just as popular as he was in 1987. It's been said that a great actor can read the phone book and make it sound good. As the rap equilvalent, LL is the emcee that can make the alphabet sound like a hot rhyme(he actually did that on his song "It Gets No Rougher"). Without question LL's resume makes it impossible for him to be anything less than one of the top ten among the greatest emcees of all time! Strength:Charisma. More thanthe rhyme itself, his energy and charismatic vocal presence make you listen to him. Weakness: Battle. He has absolutely said some of the weakest rhymes in battle. Part of the reason for that is that he's one of the most arrogant emcees ever, and he's much more confortable talking about himself. He's too busy on himself to focus on anybody else. Favorite Record: "Nitro" "Jingling Baby" Favorite LP: Radio Kool Moe Dee's Statistical Breakdown LL Cool J: Originality: 80/100- Everybody that knows the story about the time he came with the combination of T-LA Rock, Run, and myself, basically he just wasn't that original. What was original about him was the way he approached it with his energy lyrically. Concepts: 95/100- LL is definately a conceptual emcee. A lot of people don't really realize because they look at him as the love-song guy now. But if you go back and listen, he put some concepts together, especially on the Bad album, the "Bristol Hotel" and the "357". Versatility: 100/100-One of the most versatile emcees, although Tupac is viewed that way more than everybody else. If you look at LL's work, he would gofrom hard-core into love songs vacilliate back and forth. He is a versatile emcee with a lot of weapons in his arsenal. Vocabulary: 100/100- Got to go to the old stuff once again to realize how incredible his vocabulary is. He stopped doing it later on his career, but he has done enough of it for me to give a 100 on the vocabulary side. Substance: 80/100-Most of LL's whole deal is me, myself, and I, but even in that you've got to give him points on the love songs. There is space for love to be considered substantive. It is what it is. Flow: 90/100-Especially when you hear the braggadocio records like "Nitro" and "It Gets No Rougher", and when you hear him at what I call the top of his game. Flavor: 90/100-Even though he was sonic and was yelling when he was doing his thing early on, he still had flavor in his voice. You could just tell he was feeling himself, and he definately would play with his vocals. Freestyle: 80/100- His arrogance alone makes that possible. Vocal Presence: 100/100- One of the more powerful voices in the game, a different type of voice outside of the Chuck D type, but definately his voice was one of the things that grabbed your ear to make you listen to him. Live Performance: 100/100 Poetic Value: 80/100-Not that much poetry, more rhyme than poetry. He would do it with "I Need Love" type of records. His poetic value comes in with the love songs. Body Of Work: 100/100 His work speaks for itself. Album after album, thirteen, fourteen, fifteen songs all over the place, he is diverse. Body of work is stellar. Industry Impact: 100/100 Much later than earlier, at the later end of the career. First he came in with the hype and the heat, and then in the latter part of his career he's gotten the accolades with Grammys and nominations. Social Impact: 80/100 Outside of being viewed as a sex symbol, for a Hip-Hop icon he didn't really, really have anything that anybody would grab onto in terms of what he represented for them, other than being a superstar. Longevity: 100+/100 He should be able to get two hundred on this one because he is the longest-lasting emcee at the level he's been doing it. His longevity speaks for itself. Lyrics: 90/100 He is definately a lyricist. The problem with the lyrics is, once in a while, he will throw in very, very low simplicity within the intricate rhyme, and you wonder why he would do that. More earlier than now. Battle Skills: 80/100 This is the weakest part of the game to me. He seems to not know how to approach a battle. However, with the fact that he still brings the energy and the charisma into the equation, and he does not back down from any battle, he's got to get an 80. Total Score: 1,545 out of 1,700, 90.8 Average

Toni Braxton "Why Won't You Love Me"

NO TRUER WORDS HAVE BEEN SPOKEN!!!

Keith Sweat "Famous"

The recent rift between rap veteran MC Hammer and Jay-Z was reportedly caused from a conversation made with Kanye West. According to reports, religious tension was also an underlying theme. I know, people have totally forgotten about this one by now, but I got a recent tip that seems to give insight on what happened here. Now, you know Hammer is a serious Christian. Remember, how Kanye West used to be with the whole "Jesus Walks" period of time? Well, I heard Hammer sort of became endeared by Kanye's affinity for Christianity. So, I heard, Hammer had a conversation with him about Jay-Z, who he now refers to as "hell boy" or "the beast." Well....I don't know what happened after that, but I heard something got back to Jay and caused Jay to go at Hammer. I'm sure the truth will come out, but these are the rumors from the sources I have. (All Hip Hop) On Kanye West's "So Appalled" collaboration, Jay references Hammer's fall from fame and publicized bankruptcy woes despite being a platinum-selling artist in the early 1990's. "And Hammer went broke so you know I'm more focused/ I lost 30 mil so I spent another 30/Cause unlike Hammer 30 million can't hurt me." ("So Appalled") Following the song's release last month, Hammer warned Jay about the consequence of calling him out. "@kanyewest jay-hoe aka #HellBoy Tell Jay Oct 31 (Devils Nite) We'll see if this record and video"Hurt's Him" .. #IamHammer," Hammer tweeted on Saturday (September 25). "KING HAMMER:You wanted my attention #HellBoy (Jigga) ..you got it .. http://bit.ly/9BIhWj #IamHammer." "These lil demons and Imps stopping by timeline today.. Yes,I dissesd yo #Daddy .. The dude who made the #Lucifersong....smh" "Stop talking about money when you know you can't put 50 thousand dollars together at a Family Reunion.. #Demons" "Laughing at these grown men coming on my timeline with they #pompoms waving for #HellBoy (Jigga) .." "Let me mess you #HellBoy (Jigga) Stans high up... What verse you gone put in front of me ? #Demons" (MC Hammer's Twitter) Hammer's financial problems date back to the mid-1990's. Due to a fickle public growing bored with his positive message in previous albums during the rise of gangsta rap, as well as excessive spending while supporting friends and family, Hammer became $13 million in debt. He would go on to explain in Inside Out (1995) that he felt many of his so-called friends he staffed used and betrayed him and had contributed to a majority of his financial loss (best explained in the song "Keep On" from this album). He would also claim this again on The Ellen DeGeneres Show in 2009. Because of dwindling album sales and a lavish lifestyle, Hammer eventually filed for bankruptcy in April 1996. (Wikipedia)

Bone Crusher "Never Scared"(Football Remix)

There should be a JJFP box set to comemerate their 25 year anniversary

I don't how The Roots could slip everyone's minds when it comes to consistant hip hop in the 21st century, they make some incredible political stuff, it's like they took what Public Enemy did to new heights, still doing it strong for the 2010-2011 with two albums, "How I Got Over" is a great album but it got slept on since it came out during the hype of Eminem's release, and now including this "Wake Up" album with John Legend I didn't get yet but from what I heard about it won't be dissapointing, it's going on my Xmas wish list: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wake_Up!_(John_Legend_and_The_Roots_album) They're so great even President Obama has them perform for him at events:

The albums in the last 10 years or so are on the same level as the Def Jam albums that they released, Chuck D is one of the most consistant mcs and Flava Flav's energy is unstoppable

That explains it all right there...