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We both got the same b-day! Have a great one man! :thumbsup:

:signthankspin: I've been enjoying my b-day so far

It's vintage JJFP right there, hip-hop at its realest form, "Numero Uno" is one of my all time favorite tracks

Really? It's my b day too :wickedwisdom:

AHH Stray News: Rakim Preps New Live LP Published Thursday, February 28, 2008 1:19 PM By Ace Cannon Rapper Rakim has inked a deal with Koch Records and he is planning a new album next month. The new release, titled Live, Lost & Found is due in stores next month. The album will features 17 tracks from the legendary lyricist's 20-plus-year career, as well as four previously unreleased songs. Live, Lost & Found is due in stores March 4 on Koch Records.

Well that's a good point about if "Lost and Found" gone at least double platinum he'd release another album by now, if only Interscope released "Tell Me Why" :stickpoke: Man I wish Will was like KRS-ONE, it seems like I'm the only one that buys KRS-ONE albums these days but he still releases albums all the time, lol

This is vintage Rakim here, reminds me of that LL song on "Mr. Smith" that's called "Hip Hop": http://allhiphop.com/stories/multimedia__m...7/19349662.aspx

Well if Will doesn't release anything new this year then I think he might be done from music, he usually comes back every 3 years with music

Allhiphop.com rated it 8 stars out of 10, btw I'm looking forward to getting this for my birthday next week, anyway check out the allhiphop link since they got audio of 2 tracks off the album, they're both hot: http://allhiphop.com/stories/reviews/archi...6/19346551.aspx

Welcome back AJ

I was looking for it earlier today and I couldn't find it either

http://allhiphop.com/stories/multimedia__m...6/19345103.aspx

That's fire! Rakim ain't no joke

That beat got a boom-bap rap feel to it, it's dope

Props for that Tim, btw KRS is doing a new video called "Self Construction": http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/videos/id.74...ruction-preview

Yeah it's private sellers, amazon.com's good, I get a lot of stuff from them myself

Kel's featured on a track posted on allhiphop, the name of it is "Save The Day" by Torae feat. Sha Stimuli and him: http://allhiphop.com/stories/multimedia__m...1/19323699.aspx Btw there's an interview of Torae there too: http://allhiphop.com/stories/breedinggroun...1/19323842.aspx

K-Smith needs to step it up if he wants to be taken seriously

http://allhiphop.com/stories/multimedia__m...0/19316195.aspx

I heard on ESPN today that the Mavs might sign Keith Van Horn out of retirement and trade him to the Nets instead of Deavon George so they could get Jason Kidd, btw I'm watching the Rookie-Sophomore All-Star game right now, good stuff

"It's All Good" is a classic track :wickedwisdom:

Looking at those nominees in the hip-hop categories is depressing, Kanye had no competition, most of this stuff mentioned here is the reason why I don't really listen to the radio that much these days

Obama wins Neb., Wash. state By DAVID ESPO, AP Special Correspondent 2 minutes ago WASHINGTON - Sen. Barack Obama won caucuses in Nebraska and Washington state and moved ahead in the Louisiana primary Saturday night, slicing into Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton's slender delegate lead in their historic race for the Democratic presidential nomination. The Illinois senator also won caucuses in the Virgin Islands with nearly 90 percent of the vote. He was winning roughly two-thirds of the vote in Washington state and Nebraska. Early returns from Louisiana precincts showed him leading the former first lady, a black man hoping to extend a string of Southern primary triumphs that already included South Carolina, Alabama and Georgia. Clinton made no mention of the night's contests as she appeared at a Democratic Party dinner in Virginia, site of one of three primaries this Tuesday. Instead, she criticized Arizona Sen. John McCain, the Republican nominee in all but name. "We have tried it President Bush's way," she said, "and now the Republicans have chosen more of the same." She left quickly after her speech, departing before Obama's scheduled arrival. But his supporters made their presence known, as chants of "Obama" floated up from the audience as she made her way offstage. THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. Check back soon for further information. AP's earlier story is below. WASHINGTON (AP) — Sen. Barack Obama won caucuses in Nebraska and Washington state and moved ahead in the Louisiana primary Saturday night, slicing into Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton's slender delegate lead in their historic race for the Democratic presidential nomination. The Illinois senator was winning two-thirds support in both caucus states. Returns from the first handful of Louisiana precincts showed him leading, a black man hoping to extend a string of Southern primary triumphs that already included South Carolina, Alabama and Georgia. In all, the three states, plus caucuses in the Virgin Islands, offered 161 delegates. Clinton began the day with a slender delegate lead in The Associated Press count. She had 1,055 delegates to 998 for Obama. A total of 2,025 is required to win the nomination at the national convention in Denver. The Democratic race moved into a new, post-Super Tuesday phase as Sen. John McCain flunked his first ballot test since becoming the Republican nominee-in-waiting. He lost Kansas caucuses to Mike Huckabee, gaining less than 24 percent of the vote. Huckabee, the former Arkansas governor, got nearly 60 percent of the vote a few hours after telling conservatives in Washington, "I majored in miracles, and I still believe in them." He won all 36 delegates at stake. McCain and Huckabee also were running even in early caucus returns from Washington state. McCain led in the Louisiana primary, but was below the absolute majority he needed to pocket the 20 delegates at stake. For all his brave talk, Huckabee was hopelessly behind in the delegate race. McCain had 719, compared with 234 for Huckabee and 14 for Texas Rep. Ron Paul. It takes 1,191 to win the nomination at the national convention. The Democrats' race was as close as the Republicans' was not, a contest between Obama, hoping to become the first black president, and Clinton, campaigning to become the first female commander in chief. The two rivals contest primaries on Tuesday in Maryland, Virginia and the District of Columbia, all states that Obama hoped to place in his column. Preliminary results of a survey of voters leaving their polling places in Louisiana showed that nearly half of those casting ballots were black. As a group, African-Americans have overwhelmingly favored Obama in earlier primaries, helping him to wins in several Southern states. One in seven Democratic voters and about one in 10 Republicans said Hurricane Katrina had caused their families severe hardship from which they have not recovered. There was another indication of the impact the storm had on the state. Early results suggested that northern Louisiana accounted for a larger share of the electorate than in the past, presumably the result of the decline in population in the hurricane-battered New Orleans area. McCain cleared his path to the party nomination earlier in the week with a string of Super Tuesday victories that drove former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney from the race. He spent the rest of the week trying to reassure skeptical conservatives, at the same time party leaders quickly closed ranks behind him. His Kansas defeat aside, McCain also suffered a symbolic defeat when Romney edged him out in a straw poll at the Conservative Political Action Conference meeting across town from the White House. The day's contests opened a new phase in the Democratic race between Clinton and Obama. The Feb. 5 Super Tuesday primaries and caucuses in 22 states, which once looked likely to effectively settle the race, instead produced a near-equal delegate split. That left Obama and Clinton facing the likelihood of a grind-it-out competition lasting into spring — if not to the summer convention itself. With the night's events, 29 of the 50 states have selected delegates. Two more — Michigan and Florida — held renegade primaries and the Democratic National Committee has vowed not to seat any delegates chosen at either of them. Maine, with 24 delegates, holds caucuses on Sunday. Maryland, Virginia and the District of Columbia and voting by Americans overseas are next, on Tuesday, with 175 combined. Then follows a brief intermission, followed by a string of election nights, some crowded, some not. The date of March 4 looms large, 370 delegates in primaries in Ohio, Texas, Rhode Island and Vermont. Mississippi is alone in holding a primary one week later, with a relatively small 33 delegates at stake. Puerto Rico anchors the Democratic calendar, with 55 delegates chosen in caucuses on June 7. If Super Tuesday failed to settle the campaign, it produced a remarkable surge in fundraising. Obama's aides announced he had raised more than $7 million on line in the two days that followed. Clinton disclosed she had loaned her campaign $5 million late last month in an attempt to counter her rival's Super Tuesday television advertising. She raised more than $6 million in the two days after the busiest night in primary history. The television ad wars continued unabated. Obama has been airing commercials for more than a week in television markets serving every state that has a contest though Feb 19. Clinton began airing ads midweek in Washington state, Maine and Nebraska, and added Maryland, Virginia and the District of Columbia on Friday. The exit poll was conducted by Edison Media Research and Mitofsky International for The Associated Press and the television networks.

Happy B-Day Tim!

Phoenix, the NBA's fastest team, on verge of adding slow, once-mighty giant -- Shaquille O'Neal By BOB BAUM, AP Sports Writer February 6, 2008 PHOENIX (AP) -- The fastest, flashiest team in the NBA could be getting a lot slower -- but much larger -- because of a blockbuster trade few could have seen coming. The improbable pairing of the Phoenix Suns and Shaquille O'Neal went from rumor to near-reality overnight. The last major roadblock was the 14-time All-Star center passing a physical. A league official, speaking on condition of anonymity, told The Associated Press the deal could be complete Wednesday. ADVERTISEMENT "The process is in play, and that's all I really can say because things have backed up before," Miami Heat coach Pat Riley said Wednesday in Auburn Hills, Mich., where his team was preparing for the Pistons. "Nothing's been completed, and that's where it's at right now." The deal would send unhappy forward Shawn Marion and guard Marcus Banks to the Heat. "I don't have any reaction yet because I don't know the truth yet," Heat guard Dwyane Wade said Wednesday morning. "So until the truth comes out, I can't really react to it." The trade would signal an unexpected change in philosophy for the Suns, adding a 7-foot-1, 325-pound center who has won four NBA championships but has been plagued by injuries in recent years and turns 36 next month. O'Neal has been out with a hip injury and underwent an MRI exam in Miami on Tuesday. For the three-plus seasons since Steve Nash came to town, Phoenix and its ultra up-tempo style have been the frenetic darlings of NBA fans grown weary of the slow style that has prevailed for years. But the Suns have fallen short in the playoffs, never making it to the finals. Marion, unhappy being third fiddle to Nash and Amare Stoudemire, asked to be traded before the season began. Stoudemire, meanwhile, dislikes playing out of position at center. The Suns have the best record in the West (34-14) but have not played up to their own or fans' expectations. On Tuesday night, the Suns pushed back their scheduled shootaround on Wednesday from 9:45 a.m. MST to 4:45 p.m., shortly before they face the New Orleans Hornets. O'Neal is prepared for a trade, a confidant of his told The AP on Tuesday night. His associate, who spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to reveal anything publicly, said a deal could be imminent. O'Neal didn't speak to reporters before leaving Miami's practice Tuesday and did not accompany the Heat to Detroit. He was expected in Phoenix on Wednesday for a physical. "I'm not going to talk about it," Riley said. "If in fact things get completed, because there's so much more, then there'll be an official comment about it. Right now, there's nothing but hypotheticals." Suns general manager Steve Kerr, owner Robert Sarver and coach Mike D'Antoni did not return messages left on their cell phones by the AP. Speaking Tuesday night on his weekly radio show on Sports 620 KTAR, D'Antoni professed to know nothing about such a deal. However, he said such an acquisition would "mean a lot." "That's a big question that has to be thought over and pondered," he said. If Shaq came back to the Pacific Division, he would join a team that has an intense rivalry with the Los Angeles Lakers and O'Neal's old teammate Kobe Bryant. "Really?" Bryant said when told of the apparently pending deal. "I know he likes the warm weather." The trade would require a significant financial commitment from the budget-conscious Sarver because O'Neal is scheduled to make $20 million this season and $20 million more each of the next two. Marion could opt out of the $17 million final year of his contract after this season. O'Neal entered this season talking about how he wanted to win at least one more title, saying his "legacy" wouldn't be complete unless he left the game with at least five rings. The Heat, though, have lost 19 of their last 20 games and have the NBA's worst record at 9-37. "This is the NBA. I'm not really surprised by anything that happens," Wade said. "I'm not surprised by anything that's said." O'Neal, averaging a career-low 14.2 points per game, is going through a divorce, and his scoring average is nearly 11 1/2 points below his 25.6 career mark. His string of 14 All-Star appearance ended this season. He missed much of the 2006-07 season with a knee injury and finished that year with career-lows in games (40), scoring (17.3 points), rebounds (7.4), minutes (28.4) and free-throw percentage (.422). AP Sports Writer Tim Reynolds in Miami contributed to this report.