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Shontelle "Impossible", this song is deep http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jj_fpThd_YE

Common's been taking his career to new heights, I'm gonna see that "Just Wright" movie and I'm looking forward to getting that next album

Drake is wack period! LL Cool J "Forever Yours" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HlkuDkpJtc8&NR=1

Public Enemy "Terminator X To The Edge Of Panic"

Michael Jackson "Dangerous"

Busta Rhymes Feat. Swizz Beatz "Stop The Party", AH YEAHHH DA 2010 SUMMER BANGER!!!! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q9MYuAcGxRg

Speaking of songs on world issues, I think both Will and Eminem were among those that were originally supposed to be on "We Are The World" song for Haiti that didn't end up making the cut

David Banner, Busta Rhymes, & Talib Kweli "Black President Remix"

I don't mind album sequels but like AJ mentioned it could lead to a bigger dissapointment if it don't live up to the original album's level, Busta's capable of pulling it off though

In the late '80s and early '90s, rapper Ice Cube and his Los Angeles–based group, N.W.A. (Niggaz with Attitude), introduced America to "gangsta" rap. Songs like "Express Yourself," "Straight Outta Compton" and "F___ tha Police" spoke for the urban disenfranchised, both rattling the white establishment and spurring imitators in suburban shopping malls throughout the country. During that era, N.W.A. took its attitude and fashion cues from the Los Angeles Raiders, the NFL franchise draped in black whose outlaw image — and bandit fans — served as a near perfect metaphor for the hardcore-rap movement. Ice Cube is now taking a fond and fascinating look back at that era in Straight Outta L.A., a new ESPN documentary that he directed (the film debuts on Tuesday at 8 p.m. E.T.). TIME talked to the media mogul about the movie, the impact of N.W.A. and why Los Angeles needs an NFL team (the Raiders moved back to Oakland in 1995). What did the Raiders mean to you and to Los Angeles? Doing it your own way, not having to go exactly by the book to be successful. It seems like I've been doing that my whole career, doing unconventional things and becoming successful. I've taken that attitude a lot from the Raiders. The Raiders represented the L.A. that I knew. I didn't know — even though the Forum in Inglewood was maybe seven, eight minutes from where I grew up — the glitz and glamour of the Lakers. It might be the L.A. I know now. But growing up, it was South Central, the '80s, the drugs, the police. And the Raiders looked like they could be my uncles. And they played right there in South Central, right there in the hood. (See N.W.A. in the top 10 band breakups.) How did the Raiders help N.W.A. change America's musical landscape? With N.W.A., we were looking for our niche. We almost got to the point where we were going to give up trying to be on the radio. And we were like, "Yo, let's just do what we see around us. We'll be neighborhood stars." And that's what we did, and it took off, man. We were like, "Black is the color," and we being sports fans, we just started wearing the colors, the hats, the Raiders shirts, the Starter jackets that were new and fresh. By the Raiders moving here and us being able to put a true image with a sound, put a visual with something that was audio, it cemented what we were doing. The message we were trying to get across was, "This is the '80s: the stock market, them dudes on Wall Street is snatching and grabbing — you need to do a little of that in your own life." Not saying you gotta be illegal. But you don't gotta be by the book. You guys scared a lot of white folks, but at the same time, you introduced a lot of them to hardcore rap. A large part of that population picked up on it and wanted to imitate you. Think that's an accurate assessment? Yeah. You know, it's the thing where America loves the outlaw, the gangster, from Billy the Kid to Al Capone. It's something that America feels very romantic about. It was the same thing with us. We were saying the things people wanted to say. Everybody wanted to say "F___ the police" all around the globe. They finally said the things we wanted to say. The world to me is a lot more outspoken because of N.W.A. Would you have The Osbournes? Would The Sopranos make it to television without N.W.A. saying "F___ it" and having that be in pop culture? Because the only people who were talking like us were comedians. Our records, if you have a dark sense of humor, were funny, but our records weren't about comedy. They were about protests, fantasy, confrontation and all that. (See "F___ tha Police" in the top 10 protest songs.) Do you have any regrets about using the N word in the name of your group? Nah. This is a word that is a reminder of where we come from, and how far we've got to go. I don't regret it. (Comment on this story.) After N.W.A., you moved on to a successful movie career producing and starring in the Friday and Barbershop franchises. On June 2, a sitcom that you executive-produce and appear in, Are We There Yet?, will debut on TBS. If anybody told me 20 years ago that Ice Cube would be in a cable ad for his new family sitcom, I would have thought they were crazy. [Laughs.] It happened because of a series of movies that got a broader audience than we anticipated, which caught everybody a little off guard. When something is happening in your career like that, you'd be a fool not to run with it. That being said, my thing is that if John Gotti can be a family man, so can Ice Cube, 'cause I'm 10 times a better citizen than that guy. So it's not that far-fetched. In Straight Outta L.A., you interview controversial Raiders owner Al Davis, who doesn't look like he's in great health. What were your impressions of Davis? I was honored to meet him. I once heard a guy say that getting old is like a shipwreck. You've got this luxury boat or ship and it's starting to run aground a little bit. I feel like his mind is there, as sharp as a tack, but his body is breaking down. My impression is that he's a very loyal man, and he's a man who wants to do good with the position that he's in. He keeps a lot of people around him who have been around the organization for years. He's the first owner to hire a black coach and a Latino coach. This man has done a lot. He gets a bad rap because of the Raiders image, but he does it his way. To me he's as good as [Frank] Sinatra was. (See TIME's interactive graphic "The Roots of Rap.") N.W.A. helped popularize the Raiders Starter jacket to the point that people were stealing — and in a few cases, even killing — to get their hands on one. What's your reaction to the social cost of your success? America is caught up in materialism. People will fight over anything. When a man comes and robs a man for a bag full of groceries, we don't say we should ban groceries. People are always going to take things from each other. When something like that happens, I'm not like, "Aw, maybe we need to tone it down, maybe we need to wear purple and gold." You've got to chalk that up to the sick materialism we're all caught up in. Does Los Angeles today need a football team? We need one bad. The NFL means little to us here in Los Angeles right now. But we want it to mean everything to us. We don't want to be sitting on the sidelines. It's kind of like going to your friend's son's Little League game. You watch it, it's cool, but it's not your son. We want our son out there. We want a team, we deserve a team. L.A. is a big market, and all those old owners need to not worry about a young, rich owner coming in here and making a lot of money. It's like, "If we can't make all this money, nobody can."

I never really took that song "The Real Slim Shady" as a serious diss song towards Will especially since he's making fun of himself in most of the song if you listen to the lyrics, I remember I typed that article from that issue of Vibe a few years ago and posted it on this forum, I still have that issue somewhere in my room so I could search for it and retype it for you if you want to read it Jim EDIT: Here's a part of that article Jim that mentions JJFP being in the studio with Eminem, this comes from the October 2005 Issue Of Vibe Magazine: Carvin Higgins: "One day Jazzy Jeff was working on his mixtape, and we had Eminem down there. This was before Eminem was Eminem. So, Em was writing this rap for Jeff's mixtape. When he looked up and saw Will walk in, he looked back down at his paper, but his pencil didn't move for a good five minutes. And then Will was like, "Oh, you did the 'Bonnie and Clyde' record? Yo dude, you're really talented." And Em acutally said, "You know some of my storywriting comes rom what you and Jeff did," which was the craziest thing."

LL Cool J "Pump My S***"

I remember I posted that Skillz interview and I posted that Vibe article on this forum, I personally don't really care that much for a JJFP + Eminem collab these days, it woulda been hot 10 years ago but these days I rather see JJFP work with someone on their level like LL Cool J or Rakim

LL Cool J Feat. Total "Ain't Nobody" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6fPhDBIUTxU

Yeah it's about time DMX is turning things around, once he rehabs his life he could come back to the top of the rap game again

DJ Polo & Kool G Rap "Poison"

Yeah it'd be interesting to hear what type of song that JJFP & Eminem came up with if it does exist, it's about time we get some JJFP Lost Tapes out there

Ah, that's classic! Rakim "Welcome To The Hood"

Run-Dmc "Beats To The Rhyme"

LL Cool J Feat. Dru Hill "Big Mama"(Unconditional Love)

Michael Jackson "Heartbreak Hotel"

2Pac "To Live And Die In LA"

KRS-ONE "Criminal Minded '08", "I'm A Gangstarr And A Guru!"

Happy Mother's Day, Yes We Have To Be Thankful To God For Our Mothers, May God Bless Them Today and Everyday!!

THIS WEEK —The hip-hop community in Arizona came together in a “Not In My Backyard” approach to protest the state's new immigration law by remaking A music video is soon to follow. Hip-hop artists Queen YoNasDa (http://QueenYoNasDa.com) , DJ John Blaze, Tajji Sharp, Yung Face, Mr. Miranda, Ocean, Da'aron Anthony, Atllas, Chino D, Nyhtee, Pennywise, Rich Rico, and Da Beast express multi-cultural perspectives on a law they collectively consider to be racial profiling. Hear the song, “Back to Arizona: http://usershare.net/corsenwue2gc According to Queen YoNasDa, hip-hop artist who spearheaded the national movement “Hip Hop 4 Haiti,” the song was the best way for the hip-hop community to take a stand against the immigration law. Queen YoNasDa is Native-African American and opposes racial profiling. “I requested the help of Arizona's finest hip-hop artists to remake Public Enemy's ‘By the Time I get to Arizona’ to show the world that Arizona's hip-hop community will not stand for this injustice and will unite our talent to demonstrate our activist roles and responsibility. All you need is one mic,” says Queen YoNasDa referencing rapper, Nas’s song, “One Mic.” Fifteen years ago, the original “By the Time I Get to Arizona” by Public Enemy protested the state of Arizona who failed to observe Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day as a federal holiday. The song was hugely popular and the entertainment industry embraced the boycott of Arizona. “I remember the Super Bowl not being hosted in Arizona as a result of the boycott,” says Queen YoNasDa. She says, “This is an example of how hip-hop can positively impact change and we want to continue that legacy."