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Will never stopped being a hip-hop artist, he is hip-hop, end of story, there'll be another album out in due time

Well when I was talking to my friend Krystle on Monday Night she mentioned to me that she knows some producers that got studios and she's gonna put in a word for me so maybe I'll be ripping some flows in a studio soon, I'll keep y'all posted, thanks for the support

Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five Inducted Into Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame By Nolan Strong Date: 1/8/2007 2:00 pm Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five have been inducted into the prestigious Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, the organization announced today (Jan. 8). Also inducted with Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five were R.E.M., The Ronettes, Patti Smith and Van Halen. The five inductees will be honored during a ceremony at the Waldor-Astoria in New York on March 12. “We couldn’t be more proud to honor this unique, diverse group of rockers, rappers, singers and poets. This is what rock and roll is all about,” Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Foundation President and C.E.O., Joel Peresman said in a statement. The evening will also pay tribute to the late Ahmet Etregun, who was Chairman of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Ertegun founded founded Atlantic Records and influenced the careers of Eric Clapton, The Rolling Stones, Otis Redding, Aretha Franklin, Ray Charles and countless others. The 2007 inductees were chosen by 600 voters of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Foundation. Artists are eligible for inclusion 25-years after their first recording is released. Each artist will be commemorated in the museum and artifacts and a multimedia film presentation that highlights each artists' career will also be showcased in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, which is based in Cleveland, Ohio.

Well if 50 Cent wants people to respect him he needs to focus more on his career and building an integrity level of a Will Smith/Oprah rather than say foolish things that hold no weight, "Don't Say Nothin" 50, honestly he's only looking for teenagers and under to respect him the way that he acts

We got a community center in my area but there ain't no studio in it, man I wish, lol, thanks for the feedback homie, more appreciated, I know a lot of y'all especially Brakes been asking to hear me, hear it is

http://fs08n1.sendspace.com/dl/28f21b015e1...06,%202007).mp3 I was messing around doing some of my rhymes over the phone with fuq Sat. Night and he recorded them for me, enjoy, I did "Letting Go '07", "Keeps Me Coming Back" Poem, and a verse of "Wannabe": Lyrics To "Letting Go '07" Originally Written In Late '04, Remixed On New Year's '07: Chorus: I have no choice To be letting go I have a raw voice I release this to be known That if you're gonna be standing on your own It's never an easy choice The hard compete to win is shown When you release your own voice You become the #1 name in your household In order to get to the threshold You gotta know how it's cold No need to hold onto beef, that's why we let go That's how you're getting to grow Verse One: Yo this is for everyone of my so called homies that turned to deceit You always question my journey You say that direction finds to occur in me Without display of a hurt in me How can I be so cold? That might be the next need to go unfold And unravel when you gettin' to see as you're growin' old See now I'm not the one to play off your role But I refuse to wear clothes that are distasted and full of holes I don't want to live life on the bottom of the pile I'm not gonna get paid a dollar a mile I refuse to sell myself as being cheap It's not a matter of releasing greed I don't gather what you see in me One minute you want to be friendly Until the next minute when you want to be the enemy How did that stuff get to be? I know that it wasn't meant to be But still it was effecting me 'Cause that's what happend when I care for somebody, I realise though I should just let them leave if they're bringin' negativity You're never a friend if your stunt represents foolish envy The ruins of energy Is negativeness hurtin' the love to conceive When the one that you'd believe Turned out to be the one who'd deceive When behind my back, you're making fun of me How can you that dumb and foolishly Killing your intelligentness doesn't burn me Your so-called loveliness is just one hurt you'll receive 'Cause you killed it all When you thought you were built tall Not to care for someone is awful You used to be the one who was cool But when you turned into sin you became a fool All that hurtin' you tried to provide me Was different from that person I thought I knew Who am I to just pick on you I always would represent for you But you paid attention when I wanted to trade it all for you Like Fabolous, but I'm glad I didn't I just want you to stay out my buisiness And I'll stay out of yours Now I'm flamin' the route of your nerve These thoughts are clogging you up like an artery If you continue to provide the beef I don't need your front, so now my heart is free I move on the prowl to spark up this scene You ain't my friend if you don't respect that I don't like to smoke weed Now I'm leaving you the thought to ponder of how it would be And I can't figure out why would you bother on giving up on me? Hey I ain't holding no grudge though, it's all gravy, it's just that... Chorus: I have no choice To be letting go I have a raw voice I release this to be known That if you're gonna be standing on your own It's never an easy choice The hard compete to win is shown When you release your own voice You become the #1 name in your household In order to get to the threshold You gotta know how it's cold No need to hold onto beef, that's why we let go That's how you're getting to grow Verse Two: Here's a message to release All the wishes you need Is rawness you can't achieve If Jesus isn't where can see See without him, you wouldn't breathe But you take that for granted if you won't believe See it doesn't matter of your religion when you achieve It has to do with some sort of vision we all see But we refuse to acknowledge When this world is a foolish disgracement We allow fools to race in And keep their tools for the taking The devil's tryin' to put us in our place again He tries to cheat us out of our race to win The deaths of many are various From cancer to pollution And there isn't an answer computing Of how we let the cowards kill our soldiers with bomb hits It's all on the shoulders of the president And of course we all have been wanting direction In the ghettos there's also infection When job's aren't known to them Sellin' drugs is all that's left And shotguns blasting up the set The police force doesn't have enough ammo to stop them from slinging The song that the youth comes out singing Is explicit images from what is the reflect A lot of what's being said is a bunch of ignorance We don't really ask where God is But we should, 'cause we shouldn't be thinkin' All about an election and just forget him 'Cause more than a legit president We need some of God's blessing I respect my elders unlike other rappers so I ain't saying the n word in my records I'm down with anyone who's real, no matter the color Letting go of our dirt is part of the lesson This should be the resolution beyond the '07 Really try to hold on to what could improve the remaining moments I live But there's no problem letting go of that propoganda nonsense Moving forward on a more postive perspective Lyrics To 'Keeps Me Coming Back' Poem Inspired From My Friend Krystle Over Summer '06, With An Extended Verse Written On Dec. 2nd, 2006: Keeps Me Coming Back Even when time moves on There's one thing that remains constant Just as you see others come and gone You'll see me calling your home again Some might oppose that thought as wrong They probably think that don't make sense Since they're the ones who give up While I remain pushing Just when you thought that the time for us was up You see that I bring the pace to the attack When I keep coming back This move is not from desperation It's basically a plot for the continity of life like this is a habitation This is long term investment That I put in work for I'll be there through good and bad situations For less or for more This has to be constant compared to the changes I put in too much patience just to leave you hurt The nemesis might try to humilate this Since they don't want to convert I stand tall above the hating That's why I still have confidence that I could still win over your heart This is the reason to keep coming back There's no slack since I've met you at the start I don't know where this story will end I keep on searching to unlock the key to your heart so you'll let me in You've been quite hesitant That's why I take my time until you want to press the ignition It's a two way street, that's why I remain to compete It's up to you try to come halfway for me, really there's no more I guess I could do really I done it all already, if you don't want my in your life, I need somebody else that'll keep me to come back My love for god will always keep me on the tracks Just penning down more emotions will make me keep on the attack I would like to shout out Chingy for making me writing this rap I'm not your fan really but you spoke to my heart when I heard your song homie That's why I keep coming back "Wannabe" Verse One, Written In Spring '05: Yeah critics have their minds into talk I can hear them already sayin' that I lost Before the 1st game began you put rumors of me moving soft See as a creator, a new lesson is in the bowl like broth Now or later this game will come around a new path to walk I like to do my moves silent You always mention how you're so violent But then you turn around to expire a bit While I burn the ground through writing a hit I'm underground but I'm still not limited I keep an eye out for what you're doin' Even though I don't go around mimmicking it I take times out to look at the scripture to win You look at my pad and could never picture this Written by your average human being I put in words of truth not a made up image This isn't a comic book And I plot to look On the opposite spot for the goods You won't see me havin' Nikes on my foot But I see you owning plenty, how could you be 'hood? Walkin' down the street at night sportin' them'll get you shook I'm smarter than you when it comes to that look I'm fashionless so I'll manage to win I'm hip-hop without wearing name brand clothing You say that you're gangsta but then you can't even stomach a horror flick at the mall You talkin' like you have it all You copy all your rappin' from 2Pac and Biggie Smalls No different than the rest of them I'm truly one of the few creative heads left You think I'm takin' a dismissal When I let you go on the air about pistols But now I'm back again and now this is the issue I'll challenge you to a duel But you won't show, why don't you go home? And let a real mc spark the microphone You just started rhymin', but I've been doing this since I was 15 years old I don't get how you could get signed Doin' these soft tissue rhymes The girl that you're wit is one of those sluts that'll give it easily to any guy So you'll be contracting HIV that'll end your life You think you're so slick that all your problems will slide Makin' up your fantasy rhymes I keep my tales on the reality side As an mc you fail 'cause you freeze durin' crunch time One of those wannabes I used to eat durin' lunch time That I used to battle in high school using supreme punch lines You thought that I was just jokin but now you could see the tough style It wasn't a front, I don't have to say I got a gun To win and I don't have to have a blunt When I'm already high off of having fun I don't have to say things I don't mean I don't have to have bling-bling even when I have luxury It's not an essential As long as I'm still plottin' like a rebel To knock out the devil Then I think I got on a higher level Like my man Kris Parker You didn't think I could jam this harder I'm more clutch with my slams than Vince Carter Controllin' end zones like Cris Carter I don't have to live a “hard knock life” like Sean Carter And I don't plan on puttin' down my microphone just 'cause I'm smarter It's the end for your hard headed role Someone's comin' to take your part, you gotta go,when you only act like you're a street rapper

Yeah it seems like ever since I been chatting with Krystle a lot lately I've been listening to a lot of soulful songs, especially Blackstreet's "I Wanna Be Your Man", now that song right there perfectly reflects my feelings about her, I'm actually working on a tape with all the songs on it that remind me of how I feel about her, James Brown said it best: "this is a man's world/but it'd be nothing without a woman or a girl", really I feel full of life when she's in my presence, the time that we weren't in contact it felt like a part of me was missing, I wrote a lil' rap recently about her and said something "Like Blackstreet sung "I Wanna Be Your Man"/Feel that shorty this is bigger than words I wrote for this jam" everytime I hear LL Cool J's "Luv U Better" it takes me back to the time that I met her, I remember it was released around that time, btw here's some of the songs I put on it already: Uncle Sam "Think About Me" Guy "Piece Of My Love" LL Cool J feat. Amerie "Paradise" Aaliyah "One In A Million" Aaliyah Feat. Treach "A Girl Like You" Brian Mcknight Feat. Talib Kweli "She" Guy "Spend Some Time" New Edition "I'm Still In Love With You" LL Cool J "Luv U Better" Blackstreet "I Wanna Be Your Man"

Yeah you don't have to release songs every 5 minutes to be a part of hip-hop, 50 obviously doesn't know the true meaning of hip-hop, Will lives and breathes hip-hop, it's a way of life, it don't have to with just doing songs, 50's an idiot, Oprah's done more for the black community than most of these so called rappers have done as well, she's more hip-hop than any of them who criticise her, she represents the integrity and pride that makes true hip-hop, btw 50's career in acting is officially dead, now all we need now is his album to flop and his career'll be over, 'Home Of The Brave' only grossed $6,000, lol: 70 - Home of the Brave MGM Distribution Company $6,000 http://movies.yahoo.com/mv/boxoffice...nd/2006/12/17/

Run-Dmc "Hit It Run"

I'd imagine that 50's single for his new album will be an Oprah diss, his whole career is nothing but a publicity stunt

Well this board should have a respectable pulse when "TROTM" drops in March

Well like a lot of us on this board expressed in this topic I respect my body, I don't smoke or drink, but really though I'm cool with people that do as long as they don't try to force me to do so, that's when it's a problem...

haha, well really that's been the anthem of my life before i met krystle in 2002 and basically everytime my ego tried to keep me away from her over the last couple years

Now as we come into the '07 basically it's sorta like a fresh start , basically we gotta make the best of our moments, I wish the best for everyone here, appreciate the love and support, and now I've been rweally trying to lift up my friend Krystle's spirits 'cause she's been down since her gransdfather passed away last week, basically I just been letting her know that I have her back and that I care about her, I think Guy's "Smile" song really reflects the mood, basically I'm just trying to bring happiness to her sad days by showing her that I'm out there for her to confort her pain(the group that was part of Teddy Riley's new jack swing movement in case your unaware, with Aaron Hall being the lead singer) Lyrics to Guy's “Smile” -Intro: All I want you to do baby Is lay back and relax awhile Listen to what I have to tell you And I hope by the end of the song I'll have you smiling Verse One: Everytime I see you, you're wearing the same ol' frown(Wearin' the same ol' frown) (Why don't you please?) Lift up your pretty head and show the world you're not down? Baby please smile Chorus: Baby, please smile(Smile) Just for a lil' while(Smile) Smile for me baby(Smile) S-M-I-L-E, Smile Baby(Smile) Oh baby, baby (Smile) Smile for me baby(Smile) Verse Two: Now that the frown is lifted what you gonna do about it now girl? I'm talking to you girl, yeah I'm making one suggestion now that I made you happy keep on smiling, keep on smiling chorus #2: Smile, girl with me baby, can't you see that I'm in love with you (From the bottom of my heart) Smile(I need to see you baby) Smile, girl for me baby can't you see I'm in love with you can't you see the tears in my eyes, ooh wee Bridge: Play it for me, play it for me Teddy You're making me happy, you're making me happy repeat chorus #2

Hopefully I'll be able to grant you that with Still Unsigned...!! Yeah definately looking forward to that, I'm gonna be getting some things recording soon as well, FUQ and Da Ace are doing their thing, KS got that distribution deal on AJ's homebase, lol,it'sd gonna be a big year for the JJFP.com fam...

Hopefully the JJFP fam has a great 2007, much love

I hope to see more unity between artists and fans basically giving the hard working artists the support they deserve, Public Enemy and JJFP are the top groups of hip-hop again with their 20 year anniversary albums("Rock The House" was released in '87 so if thwey release an album next year it'll be for the official 20 year anniversary), it'd be cool if Rakim finally squashes beef with Eric B. and do a reunion album, it's about time, they need to do their 20 year anniversary album, Hammertime and MJ come back strong too with the blessings from James Brown's memory behind them, I can't wait for that Boyz II Men album, get LL on there to do "Hey Lover Pt. 2", lol, btw it'll be interesting to see if Mr. Smith could revive 50's career back, he should try to get 50 and Game to squash the beef and they all do a club banger together, imagine "Headspung"+"How We Do" type track, that'd get every club bouncin' in america...

Nas Asked, 'Where Are They Now?' AHH Got Answers By Paine and Chuck "Jigsaw" Creekmur In response to Nas’ Hip Hop is Dead song “Where Are They Now?”, AllHipHop.com decided to answer some of Nasir’s questions. Take a jaunt down memory lane, and find out what the greats of yesteryear are doing, the music they’re making, and what we can do to uphold their names. Redhead Kingpin: You know? This fellow was moderately successful in the New Jack Swing era of Hip-Hop with songs like the Teddy Riley-produced "Do The Right Thing." However, after Public Enemy's "Fight The Power" was used as the theme song to the movie Do The Right Thing, it just seemed that the days were numbered for the Redhead Kingpin. Perhaps it is ready for him to do the right thing and show his face every so often. At least Nas remembers him and his crew, The F.B.I. Tim Dog: Nas named-checked Tim Dog, because he's one of the most infamous bullies in rap history. He penned the divisive, incendiary "F**k Compton" in 1991, before aligning with Kool Keith’s Ultramagnetic MC’s. Nas might not know where the dog is, but we do. He's been touring the world and makin' more trouble. In a recent song, rumored to be called "Bronx, We Started Hip-Hop." Tim "the original dog" lashes out at both Snoop and DMX. Penicillin returns in 2007. Kwame: Kwame reinvented himself from the polka-dotted but to Biggie’s joke as one of the more sought-after producers in Hip-Hop right now. Since creating a hit for Lloyd Banks in 2004’s “On Fire,” Kwame’s cooked up beats for Will Smith and 40 Glocc. Moreover, Kwame is reportedly bringing Dana Dane back out, so that’s where he is too. King T: King T has always played a low profile like WC, but he never left. In fact, The Firm’s album is rumored to be one of the reasons that Aftermath got scared and never released Thy Kingdom Come. So the eldest Likwit Junkie bootlegged the Dr. Dre-assisted record himself two years ago, we heard. More recently, he released a mixtape called Boss Up Volume 1 jumping off his new company. The Game, Eastwood, and B-Real got down, maybe Nas can hop on volume 2. King Sun: From what we know, King Sun has been working with producers overseas, trying to stage a comeback. But, those in the New York area (or fans of AllHipHop's flicks area), know that "the god" is known to crash the stage of another rapper. He's also found a partner in crime, Lady Heron – not to be confused of Juggaknots fame. What's next? You never know with King Sun D'Moet! Super lover Cee & Cassanova Rud: Rest in Peace to James Brown! These guys gave The Godfather his own dance with their song "Do the James." Clearly, Nas knows of their often overlooked classic Girls I Got 'Em Locked, which dropped in '88, but was reinterpreted by Jurassic 5 several years ago. Rud is hard to find, but Super Lover Cee, the lead rapper, has quietly been working with a young R&B singer. We don't have the music so we'll have to wait and see. Antoinette: Back in the day, Antoinette was known as the "gangstress" for her serious flow. Her battles with MC Lyte were legendary, but she dropped off the map after a couple ill-fated albums. She briefly resurfaced in 1997 on Cru's Dirty 30 and was gone as quickly as she returned. Still, we'd love to hear her "bloody attitude" one more time. Black Sheep: Both Dres [as “Black Sheep”] and Mr. Long of Black Sheep released solo albums in the ’06. While neither effort had the punch of their early ‘90s classics, you ask “Where are they?” They’re right in front, son. The choice is yours. Group Home: Okay, good question. Lil' Dap and Melachie had one of the hardest debut albums ever in Livin' Proof, when Premier's whole sound first evolved. Four years later, A Tear for the Ghetto, which save for one track, lacked Guru and Premier, was more helpless than when Jeru stepped out of the Gang Starr Foundation. Rumor has is Lil' Dap is in Poland, signed to Prosto Records, working on music and Malachi the Nutcracker tried his had at boxing a few years ago. Still, where is Group Home? Busy Bee: Busy Bee is currently doing speaking engagements with KRS-One’s Temple of Hip-Hop. He, Grandmaster Caz, Kool Herc, and others teach the truth, to the young Black, White, and Brown youth. The Wild Style star remains an active Hip-Hop luminary from the early days, and his battle with Kool Moe Dee invented the diss record as we know it. Ill & Al Skratch: Back in the ‘90s, Ill & Al had a song called "Where My Homiez" and now we ask the very same question. The only thing, we don't know. Just for the 411, Ill was one ill MC. He had the gall to diss Big Daddy Kane at his own birthday party many moons ago. While the name still resonates, we cannot locate these homiez. Special Ed: Last week, your man probably did see Special Ed, especially if your man was in Los Angeles. Ed lives out there, so don’t go there. In 2002, Snoop Dogg reportedly wanted to sign Ed to Doggystyle Records. Despite some collaboration, it never happened. In 2004, Ed released Still Got it Made, revealing his West Coast influence, but a debacle no less. Spice-1: Since 1990-Sick, Spice-1 releases more albums than a Tower Records bargain bin knows what to do with. After three collaborative albums with MC Eiht, plus others with Yukmouth, Celly Cel, and Jayo Felony, Spice keeps busy. Fans should know that Spice-1’s first five albums showed the gangsterism that The Clipse and UGK try best to uphold at Jive. Positive K: Positive K: Good question. "I Got a Man" continues to end up on every crappy rap compilation, while K's contribution on Brand Nubian's "Grand Puba, Positive, and L.G." stays in the AllHipHop boombox. He's been known to take the stage without warning, but its a negative that Positive K isn't around these days. Father MC: Big Daddy Kane wasn't the only rapper to pose nude. Since bearing his assets to Playgirl after his rapping career subsided, the Father vanished from our collective sight. That didn't stop Father MC from his last album, My dropping in 2003. My, my, my. These days, he is still on the West Coast working on grittier music, a far cry from the New Jack Swing era. Skinny Boys: You know, only real die-hard, fanatical fans of Hip-Hop remember the Skinny Boys. They were like the exact opposite of the Fat Boys of New York except they were thin, from Connecticut and had a beatbox named The Human Jock Box. They offered the underground a number of quality songs like "Rip The Cut" and "Jockbox (America Loves the Skinny Boys)" and three full LPs. From what we understand, the Skinny Boys have been vocal about how they weren't properly compensated for their work and were considering dropping some music for the streets. Regardless, they are the toast of Bridgeport, Connecticut. The Original Spinderella: Most people don't even know there was a different female on the cover of Salt-n-Pepa's first album. She soon left the team, but wasn't seen much - until recently. The Original Spinderella has been seen hangin' out with DJ Kay Slay and lookin' hella good. Well, we have to see if this is a case of bad meets evil or the best of both worlds. Lakim Shabazz: We’ve been wondering the same thing. When we spoke to 45 King a few years ago, we asked him if Lakim would ever want a feature. Lakim, wherever you’re at, we salute you as one of the fiercest lyricist to ever grasp the mic. Stones Throw signed Percee P and somebody ought to put out a Lakim LP. Nine: In the midst of Onyx and Flatlinerz, Nine arguably perfected gore rap. “Redrum” became the word of choice in the mid-‘90s as the raspy voiced MC became an underground smash. Nine resurfaced this year on The Juggaknots’ Use Your Confusion album. The track “Never” is grimy as he ever was, but he's never been so invisible as he is now. Fu-Schnickens: A 1990s affiliation with Shaq (lovingly known then as Shaq-Fu) and a martial arts style that pre-dates Wu couldn't keep these guys on the commercial rap radar. All we can find is that Chip Fu is still spittin' verses and is working on his solo debut, Math. Expect collaborations with producers like Oh No, Ali Shaheed, Da Beatminerz, and Needlz. As for Moc-Fu, we heard he has a normal 9-to-5 to feed the family. No shame in that! Buckshot: This one really doesn’t make sense. Not only has Black Moon been one of the only early ‘90s groups to stay together, all three of their albums are undisputed bangers. Last year Buck and 9th Wonder made Chemistry, and this year, Evil Dee remixed and re-released the whole album with that Beatminerz hump. Get familiar. Finesse & Synquis: There is no reason why we shouldn't know what's up with Finesse & Synquis. They were the New York soul sistas that can came after Salt-N-Pepa were big. Decidedly less pop, F-N-S didn't quite catch on even though musically they were more than up to par. Their second single "Straight From The Soul" should have took them over the top (even a young Sean Combs makes a cameo!). Rumor has it Synquis is currently working in entertainment law. Ahhhhhh, we miss them! Rappin’ Duke: Surely Nas was joking with this one! The Rappin' Duke was a novelty act that impersonated John Wayne as a rapper back in the rolling, experimental ‘80s. Biggie’s “Juicy” shout made this name legendary though. You know what Chuck D said about Mr. Wayne, right? Moving along! Body & Soul: in 1990, this female rap group helped bring some peace to the West Coast with "All in The Same Gang," which featured Ice-T, Tone Loc, M.C. Hammer, N.W.A., Young M.C., Above The Law, Digital Underground, King Tee, Oaktown's 3.5.7, Eazy-E and J.J. Fad. Ironically, group member Dee Barnes, who became a TV host, was later attacked by Dr. Dre and sued the bad doctor. But, we ain't really heard from the group since those early days. Oaktown’s 3-5-7: These ladies took spandex to whole new levels as the dancing associates of MC Hammer. Truthfully, they have been absent without leave from the music game ever since Hammer's reign ended. Like Kwame, Biggie gave the gals an honorable shout-out – albeit playfully on his legendary Palladium Mr. Cee freestyle with Big Daddy Kane and Tupac. J.J. Fad: Dr. Dre’s first platinum record was courtesy of these ruthless chicks. Fergie also owes the ladies everything for “Supersonic,” which Will.I.Am stripped to make “Fergilicious.” 40 Glocc told us that Damia of the group had a baby, and lives in San Bernadino County. With rifts between Mobb Deep and 50 Cent though, you’d better ask somebody else. Young MC: Young MC followed Biz Markie to appear on VH1’s Celebrity Fit Club, and he wrote “Bust a Move” [currently appearing in some crappy commercial], as well as “Funky Cold Medina” and “Wild Thing” for Tone Loc. When he's not shedding those pounds, Young reportedly lives in Arizona these days and still dabbles in music. Tone Loc: A dollar bin legend. An original Compton rapper, Tone kept the lights on for years at Delicious Vinyl Records before moving into voice and character acting. His last role of note was in the late ‘90s hit television show News Radio - Rest in Peace to Phil Hartman. Kriss-Kross: Ask Young Dro. He’s best-friends with Chris “Mac Daddy” Kelly. Thank God Dro doesn’t wear his pants backwards though. Even Michael Jackson loved Kriss-Kross…pause. Without the success of this early ‘90s duo, would JD have been as big in the game as he’s become? Nas and Kriss-Kross were Ruffhouse roomies – with Schoolly D. Boss: Boss was shunned from rap, because her gangsta demeanor didn't match her background. She sure could spit and her Def Jam debut was crafted in hardcore heaven. Lichelle "Boss" Laws went through quite a lot of medical difficulty from drinking and was mounting a comeback as of 2004. We even found that her music pretty much represented the life she was leading in the early ‘90s. She was gangsta before chicks were G'd up. Divine Styler: Divine Styler has been on the low the last few years, working primarily with West Coast underground Hip-Hop groups like The Swollen Members. A book is coming out, chronicling the early ‘90s culture, based off a search for Divine Styler. With the depth in his rhymes, Divine paved the way for Aesop Rock, Dilated Peoples, and countless others. Def Jef: For a hot minute, Def Jef was working with Krayzie Bone and manages to stay busy. He remixed “Life’s a B***h” for Illmatic to Stillmatic, odd? His Thug Line Records seemingly folded, but we heard that Jef has been getting checks from network TV. Mic Geronimo: Mic is still doing it heavy. He’s been working with B-Money, who just did Jay-Z’s intro, that’s like four degrees of separation from Nas. Mic has always worked with choice producers, helping start the career of Irv Gotti back in the mid ‘90s. The Pharcyde: The group disbanded around 2003. Bootie Brown and Imani continue to record under the group name, lastly with the dismal Humbolt Beginnings in 2004. Fat Lip enjoyed some solo success with his The Loneliest Punk in 2005. He’s still on Delicious Vinyl too, and many had been asking, “Where are they now?” The Pharcyde’s later works revealed Jay Dee’s genius a decade before Hip-Hop mourned him. Coolio: Coolio released The Return of the Gangsta this past year. Wikipedia reports that the album sold over 100,000 copies, which just goes to show you that Coolio still has fans that will rid and lie for him. Coolio and AllHipHop.com go back to the Curb Servin’ days though. Nevertheless, Coolio stays busy handling biz all over the world! Craig Mack: Right you are, Craig is in the studio, recording for his third album reportedly called The Affiliation. “Mack Tonight” b/w “Hip-Hop Life” was a single Craig released this year on his Mack World Entertainment. Always bringin’ that brand new flavor in ya ear. Funky Four Plus One: Since the group disbanded in the early ‘80s, Rodney Cee and K.K. Rockwell performed as Double Trouble. Rodney also reportedly married Angie B from the early ‘80s R&B group Sequence. Still, when old school cats think about Funky Four’s resonance in Hip-Hop, “That’s The Joint” is the phrase that plays. Force MD’s: In 1998, the group lost two of its members. Charles “Mercury” Nelson reportedly died of a heart attack, while Antoine “T.C.D.” Lundy died from Lou Gehrig’s Disease. We liked the group as the Force MCs, before the industry molded ‘em. Miss Melodie: KRS-One’s ex-wife released an album on Jive called Diva in 1989. Boogie Down Productions rolled deep, and while D-Nice stayed in the fray, Melodie seemingly vanished. Wherever she is, she’s down with us! Roxanne Shante: Roxanne…uh… Dr. Shante has recently been working with MC Shan on reviving the Juice Crew name with new acts. She also owns a dope ice cream spot in Queens, so the next time you’re driving through, get the scoop. And to get super retarded, Roxanne Shante has her PhD in Psychology and has a successful practice in New York. EPMD: EPMD performed at B.B. Kings less than two months ago and are touring. Erick and Parrish still cash checks and snap necks. Erick Sermon laced Busta Rhymes with a banger called “Goldmine,” on Big Bang, plus some joints for Meth. PMD still works with The Hit Squad, and the whole fam appears in tact…except… K-Solo: K-Solo is working construction in California. He’s still rapping, and has a company called Waste Management. He’s signed artists named Buckwheat and Maintain, plus Canibus to a single-deal. Solo’s rolling with Mike Tyson a lot lately, so watch what you say. K-Solo was the only rapper actually signed to the original Death Row East, a piece of what-if history right there. If you are an old school, true school or MIA rapper and we should should know your whereabouts, email us at whereartheynow@allhiphop.com

Well Ghostface is one of the more respected rappers out too, he's doing his part, there's a lot of artists out there that're keeping hip-hop alive, it's just they don't get promo, but with Nas going #1 proves that well if great music got promo it could sell...

Well rappers use metaphors, you gotta understand that KRS speaks with a poetic sense in his interviews, really sorta like Muhammad Ali does, from a poetic standpoint I could definately see the point of James Brown being Jesus of this hip-hop genre, he birthed a whole genre of music that's been around for decades, he didn't like a lot of the crap coming out now either, he wasn't really willing to collaborate with many rappers in the end of his life even when he was still very active, he was really involved with hip-hop in the earlier days though, it probably broke his heart to see where the genre was going, he gave Nas his blessing last week at an event for the release of hip-hop is dead, I'm sure he felt what Will said on "Lost and Found" too, with JB going on Xmas is really poetic too, which KRS is saying, really all of us down with hip-hop should view Xmas day as a celebration of the hip-hop music that James Brown helped give birth too, James Brown represented peace, love, and having fun which is really what the holidays are about, his spirit is gonna live on baby....

http://mchammer.blogspot.com/ Hammer posting pics of the viewing, it says there that he was born in 1928 so that'd made him 78 years old then?? Hammer even wrote a lil' tribute rap to James: James Brown: It's Time To Go Home Determined to make it, His dance a threat, His voice a power, Combined, A Cold Sweat, It's Time To Go Home His face was stone, His hair was whipped, Jaw line was bold, His heart, A warm morning mist, It's Time To Go Home Gifted to touch, He gave so much, Every show, Each night, And never lost his touch, It's Time To Go Home The pain of the struggle, was etched in his face, but the words from his mouth, reflected God's grace, It's Time To Go Home Please Don't Go, Master of the show, Brothers gotta work it out, We free but won't go It's Time To Go Home Say It Loud, We need a theme, Brothers killing Brothers, We still Proud, but we have no hope, No dreams, It's Time To Go Home Dream young man, Dream young girl, Be like The GodFather Of Soul, And conquer this man's world, It's Time To Go Home It official he was prophetic, Hardest working man in show business, proclaimed and vetted, It's Time To Go Home Now be still, sleep and rest, prepare to minister your music, on the highest level yet, It's Time To Go Home The author of melody has required your soul, God knew when he made you, Soul Brother Number One you too cold! It's Time To Go Home

KRS-One: Edutainment By Chris "Milan" Thomas For over a decade, KRS-One has campaigned that “I Am Hip-Hop” in part of his “Rap is something you do, Hip-Hop is something you live” mantra. With that conviction, The Teacha had to feel some kind of way when friend and associate Nas declared Hip-Hop’s death with his recent album title. With his own latest album called Life, this lends itself to a symbolic discussion. Few would contest that KRS-One is a deep thinker. The MC, the man, and the icon discusses his opinions, comments on Hip-Hop’s lineage of respect, defends the South, and honors the late James Brown in a unique fashion. If Hip-Hop isn’t dead, it sure ain’t living right. That’s one thing Nas and KRS-One seem to agree on. Do you? AllHipHop.com: The phrase “Hip-Hop is dead” has been in the vernacular for the last two months. It would be an incomplete conversation if we didn’t have your two cents on the issue. KRS-One: [Laughing] I’ll give you a nickel! AllHipHop.com: The resounding theme has been the death of Hip-Hop. Ghostface, earlier, he blamed Snap for its demise – and a lot of people agreed with him. Then Nas took it a step further, and made an album [Hip Hop is Dead], proclaiming the death of Hip-Hop. You’re someone who has been an inspiration to both of them, so what’s your opinion? Is Hip-Hop dead? KRS-One: No, ‘cause you’re on the phone with Hip-Hop right now, so I would start there. Of course Hip-Hop cannot be dead. We’re looking at poetry, we’re looking at symbolism, we’re looking at vision even. I think Nas is warning us. I think one of the best ways to warn a culture is to shock it. I think Nas shocked Hip-Hop culture by declaring its death. By declaring its death, it means that it will live now. A lot of people don’t like the term “Hip-Hop is dead.” The people that I know, grassroots organizations, universities, and cats that’s livin’ the culture for real, they’re like, “Nah, this is crazy! This is actually the epitome of the apathy, complacency, and money-grabbin’, and bling bling, and pimpin’ – this is the height of it. Nas is pointing it out. The actual song “Hip Hop is Dead” says “Go to the stations and murder the DJ,” That kind of sums it up. Really, Hip-Hop is dead ‘cause nobody is takin’ responsibility for it. DJs have lost their sense of responsibility to the culture. They’re just employees now. They’re not culture-bearers. Kool Herc, Afrika Bambaataa, Flash, Grand Wizard Theodore, Kid Capri, Brucie Bee – these are the priests of the culture – Red Alert, Chuck Chillout – they made us who we are, they broke my records. Chuck Chillout did not wanna sound like Marley Marl [and vice versa]. Both of ‘em didn’t wanna sound like Red Alert, and the three of ‘em didn’t wanna sound like Jazzy Jay. Today, everybody wants to sound like Funkmaster Flex, simple and plain! Even West Coast and Southern DJs think they’re playin’ Dirty South, they’re not. They’re just playing what the program directors are telling them to play, which is what these record company conglomerates are paying for. If we could just look at the truth, we could see what Nas is talking about. The truth is – the Hip-Hop he knew, the Hip-Hop we knew – Latin Quarter Hip-Hop, Rooftop Hip-Hop, Roxy Hip-Hop, Disco Fever Hip-Hop, Danceteria Hip-Hop, The Palladium Hip-Hop, that Hip-Hop is dead. No doubt about it. In his song, Nas says, [paraphrasing] we used to do this, now we do this – and let’s go to the stations and murder the DJs. That is not Hip-Hop dying, that’s Hip-Hop alive! A couple of weeks ago, Nas and I were doing the Nike [Air Force One Anniversary party], and they tried to get him to say “Go to the stations and wreck the DJ,” as opposed to “murder,” I convinced him to say “murda!” Don’t wreck the DJ, murda the DJ! AllHipHop.com: But Kris, this is the early ‘90s class saying this. Could it be that the early ‘90s generation is just reluctant to pass the torch on to the new generation? KRS-One: Nah! I would not even go there, good question though! Let’s just talk about cultural continuity. When Kool Herc started in 1973 – let’s say ’72, ‘cause I was there – Herc says ’73 – in 1973, when Kool Herc came out with the biggest sound system, and there was Pebbly Poo and Clark Kent and everybody that he was influencing, it was called “the next generation of Hip-Hop.” The next generation after Kool Herc was Afrika Bambaataa and Jazzy Jay. Even though Afrika existed during Kool Herc, he’d walk up to Herc and pay homage, and say, “I’m gonna do what you do.” So Herc passes the torch, and Bambaataa and Jazzy Jay get the torch, and Jay gave Herc the highest respect everytime he touched a turntable. Herc didn’t have to wait in line to get into a Jazzy Jay party. If Herc wanted on, in the middle of Jay’s set, he’d put the headphones on Herc’s head. When you say “the torch being passed,” the torch was being passed – right up until we got to [sugarhill Gang’s] “Rapper’s Delight” in 1979. The torch got dropped on the floor. And when the flame was just about out, Russell Simmons picked up the torch and said, “All respect due to Kool Herc, Afrika Bamaataa, Red Alert, The L Brothers.” And Queens had its own crew – Run-DMC, they paid homage and respect to the guys that came before them. Russell Simmons and his Def Jam [Records] has not stopped paying homage to the true-school. He pays respect, he pays for hotels; Russell is a big supporter of people like Kool Herc, Busy B, Brucie B – and it’s not broadcasted everywhere, but Russell is a supporter of people who put him on. We all shared the torch. When I came out in 1986, I came out battling MC Shan, Mr. Magic, and Marley Marl. Now, the torch wasn’t handed to me, I had to fight for it. I demanded it. I had to fight my way to the top. What does that mean? It meant if I want to be in this culture, I’ve got to prove my value to those who came before me. Otherwise, I’m breaking cultural continuity – the line of respect. My first record was “South Bronx,” and in “South Bronx,” I shouted everybody out in the history of Hip-Hop. I’m telling people where I came from and what line of respect you are listening to. It wasn’t like Bambaataa cared. He didn’t care about KRS-One in 1986, ‘cause he didn’t have to. He’s still above me. “When is the next Zulu reunion, Bam? You are my god, you are my lord and savior. I would not be doing what I’m doing if it wasn’t for you, Afrika Bambaataa, so let me stay in my place and in my line of respect.” I stayed there [until] 1989, when I put out the “Stop the Violence” movement, that’s when I got my respect. They gave me a big plaque, and a whole bunch of other stuff – which I have to this day. Not a platinum plaque, not a gold plaque, but Afrika Bambaataa reached in his pocket and paid at a trophy store somewhere to have this made for me. He said, “Here, I am passing the torch.” [Today], the South gives respect. They treat Kool Herc as Jesus, they treat Afrika Bambaataa as Moses, they treat KRS-One as David. I lived in Atlanta for six or seven years, and I could do no wrong there. I could go to any radio station, TV station, club – door open. I go to New York, I gotta wait on a guestlist. I go to HOT97, I’m the voice of the station, you playin’ my drops, and I gotta wait downstairs for you cats to tell me when’s it cool --- get the f**k outta here! That s**t makes absolutely no sense! That’s why the South is now on top – because they stayed true to the culture. Will they continue? That’s a big question mark. Not to reach in the lid – ‘cause I know how AllHipHop.com can get [laughs], I ain’t f**kin’ with y’all – but that was the problem with Nelly. The streets level, not the KRS level – and it’s reflected in the Beef DVD. So you ask, “Where’s the torch?” We’re still holding it! We’re waiting for the real cats to pass it to. But I must say, the torch is passed to the South. I love the South. For instance, Usher. Usher is Hip-Hop, straight up and down! Why would I say that, ‘cause in every single one of his videos, he’s poppin’ and lockin’ and breakin’. Missy Elliot, she got Rock Steady Crew in her video! That means she paid them, flew them out, and put ‘em up in a hotel for her million dollar video, and once again promoted them to the world. You think I care if she got Timbaland or Dr. Dre producing? Missy Elliot gets the ultimate respect. Jay-Z is Hip-Hop. In one line [on “Heart of the City”] he said he was taking back from n***as for what they did to the Cold Crush [brothers]. In one line, he entered the Temple of Hip-Hop. That’s all we lookin’ for! I got a torch, Herc got a torch, Bam got a torch, Nas got a torch. Pick a torch that you want, and try to get us to give it to you. But if you think you gonna challenge us, and make us wait outside, you gonna steal our lyrics, you gonna act like we don’t exist, and takin’ over The Source magazine and XXL. I saw The “New” Source got “The Bible for Hip-Hop”, and you open the magazine and see nothin’ but b***hes and hoes, God is gonna strike these mothaf**kas dead! They’ll never put KRS-One on their cover, even though I was the first one on their cover – after Slick Rick, and paid for The Source to exist. I [taught the founders about] “Music, Culture, Politics” but you won’t put me on the cover? That’s cool, I don’t need the cover – our children do. God’ll strike you, not me. Mark these words. This is not a threat, this is a warning from a prophet in the culture! AllHipHop.com: How will James Brown’s death affect Hip-Hop? KRS-One: James Brown is the Grandfather of Hip-Hop, of course recognizing Kool Herc as the father. You’re talking to a 25 year theologian, and Christ is my s**t. Jesus is my s**t, that’s my n***a! [Laughs] This guy, James Brown, dying on Christmas is very symbolic. Dying on Christmas, we know God is looking at us! We established right here and now. According to Christian tradition, James Brown dying on Jesus’ birthday means that Hip-Hop starts today. If you ask me, I think we should start Hip-Hop over on every Christmas. James Brown dying on Christmas, Lord have mercy! We have the opportunity, right now, to take Christmas [to share a federal holiday for Hip-Hop]. We can use federal law to our advantage. James Brown dying on Christmas Day means that for us, we don’t have to celebrate Christmas no more, that’s over! That “White Christmas” bulls**t is over! Jesus wasn’t born on Christmas, we know that’s a lie now. Christmas has nothing to do with the birth of the Christ, much less gift-giving, commercialism, and consumerism. Now, Hip-Hop has a chance to reestablish what Christmas really about. Christmas is about the birth of the Christ within yourself. You celebrate Christmas and you don’t say, “Jesus is born on this day,” – the ancient reason is Christ is born in you! God is born in you for another year. James Brown passing on Christmas could mean the birth of Soul in you. He is the Godfather of Soul – not Pop, not R&B, not Rock, not Blues, not Jazz – Soul music! We should print the lyrics of “Say It Loud (I’m Black and I’m Proud)” and we should say it every Christmas. [KRS recites lyrics] He summed up the entire Black struggle. James Brown dying on Christ’s birthday shows not only who he was – Christ returned – but that Hip-Hop has a chance, politically, to take a day. Let’s celebrate James Brown! Hip-Hoppers celebrate the birth of their Soul, the birth of their Christ, the birth of their nature. Every Christmas, we gonna play James Brown records. All that White Jesus stuff is over! Matter of fact, I’m gonna call James Brown “James Brown the Christ.” When you look at Jesus, look at James Brown. Why wouldn’t you? The first painting of Jesus – the White man with long flowing hair is not what Jesus looked like – we know this. But we accept the lie out of habit, and it’s destroying us. The Vatican knows this! The Vatican says Jesus could be any color, any faith. Why not James Brown? Hip-Hoppers could say “James the Christ.” Further, Lord have mercy, in The Bible James was the brother of Christ. Hip-Hop could do this so sweetly, and take a federal holiday for itself, establishing what Christmas really means. There is nobody who is more influential to Hip-Hop than James Brown. Kool Herc said that James Brown was the A-1 b-boy, the first MC, the first DJ – ‘cause he had two drummers. The drummer was what the turntable was today. When one finished playing, the other’d start, and sometimes they’d play together! Tell me this man is not the Christ! Tell me this man is not is Hip-Hop, straight up! James Brown is our artistic father. We all sample from him. This is a day where we exchange gifts. The gift exchanged with us from James was our culture. He freely gave his music to our culture. To me, that brings tears to my eyes! That’s some god s**t. That’s the lord and savior. On December 25th, James Brown gives the gift of himself to his children. What’s the gift we should be givin’ back? We should be givin’ back his request. “These record companies stole from me, get it back.” Get it back, children. There should be a James Brown Soul Museum, not a Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. James Brown.

Great minds think alike, MC Hammer basically said the same thing I said in my last post, music is basically a reflection of life, the industry's in a rut right now 'cause life is in a rut right now, if life don't improve the popular music sure won't that's for damn sure, and well really Chuck D basically is a student of the game, he knows that really there's always been problems in the industry the way labels treat their artists and a lot of the pioneers get thrown to the side, the original motown artists were treated like the pioneer rappers are treated now, it's a revolving door and tradition ain't celebrated like it should be, this ain't nothing new, believe me if 50 was shot right this minute BET would be doing a 24 hour dedication but where's the love for James Brown now? the music industry's been dead, the real music never died though in the hearts and souls of the fans and artists that love it: http://mchammer.blogspot.com/ Life is a dance. The imperfections, trials, test, adversities and strife, mold and make us. We see the real us when we are tried in the fire. We then have to decide if we like or can live with the man in the mirror or if change is in order. Being made whole is and ongoing and evolving process. The tempo and rhythm of the dance of life changes. We have to adapt. From ballroom dancing to the mash potatoes, time and season always requires a change of step. The void of leadership in Hip Hop became more apparent as the year went on. Hip Hop reflects the current mind set and condition of the community. Rather than complain about the music or debating which region is the hottest, the real question is why is the majority of the songs about the same subject matter, even though the community faces a plethora of challenges. Music program directors need to balance the meals that are being fed to their public, the listeners. Artist make songs that they feel radio will support. In 2007 I hope to help balance the meal and provide leadership. Life did become more violent this year. Wars and rumors of war escalated. Homicides in my hometown reached a ten year high. Homicides in Philadelphia topped the 400 mark. More than a funeral a day. This trend was repeated throughout the country. Unless we raise the awareness level of this new civil war against the system and self, we are doomed to repeat the riots that plagued this nation over thirty years ago. This time it will be more violent and bloody because the people feel there is no hope. The rebellion will be broadcast on demand and generated by the people. Jobs and education are key to resolving the conditions that create this culture of hopelessness.

Well it seems like a sign of great things to come, that's awesome news for real, btw I'm working on reviews right now for both Kel mixtapes, finally got some time to get to it, I never forgot about it

-turned the magic milestone 21 in march -filled out a load of applications for a job but nobody called it seemed, that had me down for a lil' bit, check the lyrics on the first verse of "Decisions", that's actually where my head was at for awhile, actually that whole song reflected my mood of this year, i felt lost for a while but i found myself again, i just keep on and don't let failures discourage me, that's what i'm keeping in mind to make next year more memorable for me -got a job on the boardwalk last spring/summer, met some nice people there, some not so nice too, lol, it was a good experience though, maybe i'll do it again next spring/ summer -well speaking of the not so nice people i met, i almost got in drama with this chick that was married, i had no idea she was until i knocked at her house and her husband answered the door, really that had me thinking girls ain't nothing but trouble, lol, it was basically just my ego getting to me though, i really wasn't feeling that girl much though, sure she got a bangin' body but she really was shallow, really my head was in the wrong direction - got to chat with chuck d a few times through email this year, that's something cool to brag about,getting to chat with a hip-hop legend, it's something that i'll never forget, but really he's down to earth though, i told him to let me know when he's coming to Jersey to perform 'cause I'm gonna go watch him, not only is he a legendary artist, he's a legendary person -really put more time recently into those that're there for me instead of wasting energy trying to impress certain people that just ain't that caring for me the way that i care for them, really you have to watch the company you keep, sorta have a bigger peace of mind over the last month or so, I emailed L. Bennett and thanked him for the messages delivered on those Weekly Breads are very helpful for me, really when I had to do a lot of soul searching I'd sit there at my pc and read them over and over, really looking forward to 2007 in being a fruitful year for me, try to take everything in stride more often though instead of getting too high or low about things, my resolution for the '07 is to be more humble and open minded during my journey