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"Hip-Hop Forever 3" is an excellent mixtape, Jazzy Jeff's the epitome of real hip-hop

Wonderful show so far, this movie is gonna be great, really some deep stuff

Calm down guys Will still loves hip-hop: http://www.jazzyjefffreshprince.com/forum/...?showtopic=9813

I think 'cause it's Nas saying **** hip-hop there'll be some that'll overlook it but if 50 Cent said **** hip-hop people would want to throw stones at him, that's really an ignorant comment right there, he said for shock value but still come on now wtf :shake: He should call his album "Nas Is Dead" :drunk:

I'd love to see another "Bad Boys" movie, the first 2 were classic, I actually watched "Bad Boys II" DVD a few days ago btw, hopefully this time he'll executive produce the soundtrack and get some of his own tracks on it too, that'd be sweet, props for the interview, btw I posted that part he talked about working with his cousin in the Big Will forum in case some miss it

This is an interview found in Willywood, it's a relief to know that Will still loves hip-hop, so maybe he'll do another album one day, that should calm everyone here down, but on the other hand it's a lil' sad now how another one of my favorite mcs wants to work with 50 Cent: EDIT: Here's the whole interview: Media Credit: Google.com Will Smith's new movie, "The Pursuit of Happyness," premiered in Detroit last week. It will open nationwide December 15. The premiere of "The Pursuit of Happyness," starring Will Smith was in Detroit last week. The story is based on real life Chris Gardner, a highly intelligent, very congenial, but marginally employed and down-on-his-luck guy trying to raise a son alone and struggling to survive. It is a story of joy, pain, helplessness, strength, hopelessness and never giving up. "Happyness" executive producer Mark Clayman saw the story about Chris Gardner on "20/20." "My wife and I caught this segment about Gardner's homelessness," he recalled. "There was a scene where he re-visited a bathroom at a Bay-Area Regional Transportation (BART) station with his son and how he used to bathe him in the sink." "I saw this story as the embodiment of the American dream," said Will Smith. "The concept this country is based on is the hope that any person can create their life from the lowest of the low to the highest of the high." Smith said that this role entranced him because of his own life as a father and husband. While here in Detroit, Smith took some time to talk with the Michigan Journal. Michigan Journal: Why choose Detroit as the city to premiere "Happyness?" Will Smith: Detroit represents the scope of Gardners' story. This city has a great heart, a lot of life and potential, but is held back for reasons that sometimes aren't its fault. A lot of times, it's due to the bad rep that it has nationally. I felt that we needed to do this premiere - it has to be Deeeee-troit. MJ: One of the issues that "Happyness" confronts is the state of homeless people. We all have our thoughts of the homeless, but in reality Chris was homeless. Yet he didn't look like the average homeless person. Will your role humanize the plight of the homeless? WS: That's a great question. I really hope so. Chris wore a suit everywhere he went, even we he was living on the street. Yet, he had no home! Can you imagine that?! This really raised my awareness of a homeless person. Also, black homelessness. It's a real problem in San Francisco, like anywhere else in the world. MJ: In this role you're dealing with heavy emotional and social issues. Why the stretch? WS: It touched me as a man with hopes, dreams and fears. I always wondered what would have happened if God didn't bless me with the life that I have now. Could I be man enough to deal with a different life? Taking on his role is helping me answer that question. I went to South Africa some years ago and met Nelson Mandela. He said that I need to focus on the beauty of the human struggle. That struck me deeply. MJ: What does fatherhood mean to you? WS: More than anything. My love for my babies deepens every morning I see them. Although they're the most important people in the world, I'm a public figure. So that means I have to exemplify African-American fatherhood. Every day. Gardner exemplified black fatherhood, even when he had nothing. Gardner's story reaches out to all fathers of all races, backgrounds and walks of life. MJ: Speaking of family, "Happyness" debuts your son, Jaden. Did he always want to act or was this something that you and Jada wanted for him? WS: You know, Jaden is a funny 'lil man. He wanted this more than me and my wife. He loves amateur acting around the house and everything. When this opportunity came up, actually, Jada and me were against it because we don't like looking like we use who we are to advance our family. But he convinced us. Actually, we just wanted to shut him up. So we took him to audition. It was grueling. So grueling, in fact, Jada got into it with the casting director. We were about to take him out of the running, but we decided he needs to learn about this himself. Let it be his decision. Not only did he make it through, but he got the role. MJ: How involved was Gardner in the making of the movie? WS: He was very involved. We wanted him to be; this is his life. He was such a mentor to me; I still keep in touch with him. for those of you who have no access to this page; MJ: You're one of the most successful actors in the world. What motivates you? WS: You mean besides the $25 million per movie, the fly cribs, the fly rides and all of the girls? Naw, naw, in reality, those things are empty, meaningless. I was in Manhattan two weeks ago, and I saw a lady on the phone arguing with someone. She obviously was having a bad day. But when I walked past her a smile just overcame her. I guess she saw something I did. That's what keeps me going. Also, Nelson Mandela. I really want to live up to his expectation of me. MJ: Are you still a fan of hip-hop? WS: I love hip-hop and always will. I am hip-hop. Our hip-hop culture is the world's greatest culture because it's the world's only culture, other than sports, that unites every race for one common thing: rockin' the mic and rockin' the crowd. I released a record last year on my Overbrook label and my 'lil 16 year old nephew, K-Smith, will be dropping a CD soon. Me and 50 Cent are working on it. He thinks he can out-rhyme me, but I show him my 19 platinum plaques. Yeah...that calms him down. MJ: What's next? WS: I have a movie coming up, called "I am Legend." I'm in a post-nuclear L.A., fighting vampire-like creatures. MJ: "Bad Boys III"? WS: Ha-ha, well, the critics didn't really feel, "Bad Boys II," but I don't make movies for them. I make 'em for you. Me and Martin are trying to work it out now. MJ: On behalf of the University of Michigan, thank you for sitting down with us.

MJ: Are you still a fan of hip-hop? WS: I love hip-hop and always will. I am hip-hop. Our hip-hop culture is the world's greatest culture because it's the world's only culture, other than sports, that unites every race for one common thing: rockin' the mic and rockin' the crowd. I released a record last year on my Overbrook label and my 'lil 16 year old nephew, K-Smith, will be dropping a CD soon. Me and 50 Cent are working on it. He thinks he can out-rhyme me, but I show him my 19 platinum plaques. Yeah...that calms him down" Wow my 2 favorite mcs of all time FP and LL are working with 50 Cent now? :shakehead: But it's a relief to know that Will still loves hip-hop that makes me feel better that they'll be another album one day :switch:

Snoop's skills in recent years were declining but on his new album he's taking it up to a whole another level, I recent heard tracks of "The Blue Carpet Treatment" and I gotta say he's bringing it the way he brought it on his earlier stuff with Dr. Dre, btw did you hear that verse he did on Ice Cube's "Go To Church"? It was amazing, him and Ice Cube need to do an album together, that'd be the ultimate west coast gangsta rap album, get Dr. Dre to produce and rhyme on most of it as well and it'll be the best album since "The Chronic"...At this present time Snoop's a better lyricist than Jay-Z, Jay-Z' is quite overrated really, he has some ass lyrics too, not every rhyme he does is perfect, people need to stop hyping him up so much, there are other great lyricists out there but some people talk about him like he's the only one, not you but people in general, people hyping up his new album like it's the only thing that's gonna save hip-hop, that's a joke for real, there's other lyricists that carry hip-hop

I agree that there is a variety of styles still out there, there's a major difference between DMX and Outkast albums, DMX got that gritty east coast sound while Outkast got that laid back southern sound, but if you're waiting on another golden era then I guess hip-hop must be dead then, btw that's cool that you post quotables, Turntable had a post like that called "rhyme of the day", we should bring that back, btw here's some rhymes that I've been feeling this year, it's really hard to think that hip-hop's dead when you hear mcs make rhymes like this, people need to quit bitching and just listen for real: DMX "Life Be My Song": "to live is to suffer and i'm living it up face everyday chin up I ain't giving it up cause if I aint giving a **** the who will?! so I hope for the best knowing that its all uphill sometimes I wonder what's lifes about sometimes I wonder why I take the wrong route then turn around and go out and no doubt, the fate in mine is blind so whatever, **** it, I'ma roll out we all go through the motions we get different notions we each have our own ocean that we can either drown or float like the vessels that we are vessels that would carry many far" Ice Cube "The N***a Trap" "You only got two places State of California, got two faces Mother****in devils, get straight racist When they get you in them lonely dark places Concrete slave ships, never move Where niggaz like us get used like a mule Don't let 'em catch you, arrest you Strip and undress you, throw you in a cesspool You wanna know the crime of the century A ghetto elementary, a mental penitentiary Black man, you never been friend of me Boy you kin to me, why we enemies?" Method Man "Say" "Ask Miss Hill, half these critics ain't got half this skill Often so hungry that they have to steal If I didn't have my deal, and didn't have this mass appeal Then I'm back up in that trap, swingin' crack it's real And that ain't worth the time, so search and find a new nerve And here's three words: stop working mine It take a lot more to hurt my pride Jerk my vibe more than media lies, cry when dirt dog die nigga The last album wasn't feeling my style This time my foot up in they ass but they feelin' me now Cause Tical, he put his heart in every track he do But somehow yall find someway to give a whack review It ain't all good, they writin' that I'm Hollywood Tryin' to tell you my **** ain't ghetto and they hardly hood Come on man, until you dudes can write some rhymes Keep that in mind when you find yourself reciting mines"

Nas' is just trying to start controversey by saying that, if he really meant **** hip-hop then he wouldn't be rapping anymore, that's like saying **** himself 'cause hip-hop is his life

Well if people actually supported real rappers like I said all along hip-hop would be where it needs to be, you have to accept that not everything great rappers do will be a classic or groundbreaking but that doesn't mean that you shouldn't support them 'cause if you don't support them then the record labels will drop them and sign more watered down rappers instead, I rather hear LL's new songs getting played on the radio rather then another "laffy taffy" or another bow wow song, that's what's gonna kill hip-hop really, support real hip-hop, i'd rather see an average method man sell 5 million rather than garbage 50 cent album sell 5 million anyday, "lost and found" could've easily sold 3 million like "he's the dj, i'm the rapper", all those older fans though probably don't consider "lost and found" to be on the same level as "he's the dj, i'm the rapper" so they didn't buy it while 5 million white kids run out to buy a garbage eminem album at that time with no hesititation, older fans are too picky while kids will buy any garbage that gets promoted that's why rap's so watered down right now the way I see it, i'm not really talking about you here, i'm talking about fans in general, basically everyone here is open minded, you don't have to buy every album but you shouldn't just wait for a classic album to come out to buy it, that's a wrong mentality to have, if you really only buy music 'cause it's classic then hip-hop is dead, Chuck D recently said in a terrordome that 1996 was the last year of classic hip-hop, I guess when 2Pac died classic hip-hop died too, the golden era is over but that don't mean that hip-hop died

Well the truth is that basically all of Bow Wow's C-Rated rhymes are ghostwritten, even if you think TI's garbage he's giving his garbage rhymes to Bow Wow, so why should he talk **** at all? Nobody's gonna ghostwrite for him if he keeps it up, lol... At least Rick Ross writes all of his C-Rated rhymes, lol, all them would kill Bow Wow in a freestyle, a lot of them spit freestyles on mixtapes, if he can't write his own raps I doubt he could spit from the top of his dome, Bow Wow recently said that he's gonna be a bigger buisinessman than Puffy too, this kid must be on some heavy crack, he claims that he bought some Mcdonald's but he probably means that he's gonna be working at Mcdonald's 'cause that's what'll happen once JD stops holding his hand, lol

Jazzy Jeff said before that FP was basically just freestylin' in the studio when "He's The DJ, I'm The Rapper" was recorded, that's probably why it only took 2 weeks to make it

Oprah comes on at 4PM where I'm at so I'll be sure to check for it, I'll get the VCR set in case I gotta go out then, thanks for the heads up

Yeah there's other mcs that could flow better than Jay-Z can and there are a lot of mcs that could spit from the top of their dome, really all mcs think out their rhymes whether they write it down or not

I agree with that, some people don't buy albums unless they're classics and they really miss out on great music, I understand how people do that "this album ain't as good as his.... album so i ain't gonna listen", the expectation level really is something that sorta really gets people to miss out on great music, I see that happening with a lot of great rappers like DMX, LL, Outkast, Ice Cube, etc. didn't put out their best albums this year but they put out some quality music again, they all deserve to sell more than what they did, people been doing that to Nas too since his albums don't sound like "Illmatic", he put out great music since then but not on that level so people decide to miss out on him, now Game did a much better album this time than his first, Kanye sorta improved on his last album too but maybe their big egos might hurt their popularity gradually, music fans find one exuse or another not to buy an album so I understand why Will might not feel like rapping anymore

Music fans are very fickle like I said, some people wonder why artists can't be true to their fans but the truth is that fans ain't true to the artists more really, I think though that Will could rap until 50 if he wanted to more than other rappers since he actually raps about life issues, there's people out there that'd relate to him more than rappers who just talk about shooting and slapping women around, they ain't gonna have any audience to take them seriously when they're 50 years old, but hey if music ain't his passion anymore why do it? Will should do what makes him happy 'cause at the end of the day it's his life when the cheers stop, he has to look out for himself a lil' bit,if music don't make him happy, then he should do things that make him happy

Well since Will seems to hang with Tom Cruise a lot these days, he'll probably start doing public tantrums too so it might be an even ground now, lol

Well Bill Cosby is strong black man with a lot of integrity, I don't blame him for not wanting a rapper that raps about degrading things to have that name, I like his comment recently criticising BET, that channel's garbage most of the time

I don't understand how they could win AMA's when they put out their album over a year and a half ago, music must really be dead then, lol... Black Eyed Peas Nab Three Awards at AMAs By SANDY COHEN AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES - They ruled the American Music Awards with three wins, but don't look for the Black Eyed Peas to score another trifecta when Grammy nominations are announced next month. The band's most recent record, 2005's "Monkey Business," was named favorite rap/hip-hop album Tuesday, but it isn't eligible for consideration for the Grammy awards in February. Still, the hybrid hip-hop quartet, which blends rap and vocals with jazzy backdrops and groovy bass lines, is clearly one of America's favorites, winning best group in both the rap/hip hop and soul/rhythm & blues categories. Meanwhile, the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Kelly Clarkson, Mary J. Blige and Rascal Flatts may have become instant Grammy front-runners with double wins at the American Music Awards on Tuesday. Each has a new album that qualifies for consideration. The Red Hot Chili Peppers were favorite alternative artist and pop/rock band. They accepted their award via satellite from London, with bass player Flea beat-boxing as lead singer Anthony Kiedis thanked "the American people." Critics have called the band's latest album, "Stadium Arcadium," its best in years. Clarkson captured trophies for pop/rock female and adult contemporary artist. Rascal Flatts won favorite country group and the T-Mobile Text-In award, which is chosen by fans. Blige won favorite soul/rhythm & blues album for "The Breakthrough." She was also the favorite female R&B artist. She accepted the award from surprise presenter Britney Spears, who looked sleek in a knee-length cream-colored frock and long blond hair. Oscar winner Jamie Foxx was named favorite male soul/rhythm & blues artist. "I'm like a rookie in this music thing," he said. "This means a lot more than you think, man." Foxx performed "Wish U Were Here" from his 2005 album, "Unpredictable." Nickelback took home the trophy for pop/rock album for "All the Right Reasons." Among country honors, favorite female artist went to Faith Hill, male artist went to Toby Keith and Tim McGraw's "Greatest Hits Volume 2" was favorite album. Country singer and "American Idol" winner Carrie Underwood was crowned new breakthrough artist. Eminem took favorite male rap/hip-hop artist. The male pop/rock artist trophy went to dancehall singer Sean Paul. Shakira won favorite Latin artist, and Kirk Franklin captured the award for contemporary inspirational music. "I know that a lot of people that say that they're Christians - you know, we don't always represent, and we don't always live it and we do sometimes some very stupid things, and you know we're not doing a good job," said Franklin. "I want to make sure that when you see my life that it's a life that I'm gonna be proud of." The ceremony, broadcast by ABC from the Shrine Auditorium, was hosted by Jimmy Kimmel, who launched a skit that placed a lookalike for Spears' ex, Kevin Federline, into a wooden crate that gets dumped into the ocean. Kimmel cracked that Federline was the world's first "no-hit wonder." Beyonce began the show, belting out her single "Irreplaceable" while vamping around the stage in a sparkly sequined minidress. The Pussycat Dolls also chose sequins for their performance, while Nelly Furtado opted for a skintight white dress and stick-straight hair. Gwen Stefani made a stylish return to the music scene, performing the single "Wind It Up" from her forthcoming album, "The Sweet Escape." The new mom, wearing a skimpy sequined shift and a shoulder-length platinum bob, yodeled and rapped convincingly throughout the tune. Rapper Jay-Z stepped back into the spotlight, accompanied by scantily clad dancers as he performed the single "Show Me What You Got" from his new record, "Kingdom Come." Lionel Richie made a festive return to the awards. Introduced by his diminutive daughter, Nicole Richie, the former Commodore performed a medley that included his '80s party anthem "All Night Long." Barry Manilow performed a medley of favorites from his latest collection, "The Greatest Songs of the Sixties." Some awards were announced off camera before the broadcast presentations. The American Music Awards honor the best in pop/rock, country, soul/rhythm & blues, rap/hip hop, Latin, alternative, adult contemporary and contemporary inspirational music. Nominees were chosen based on record sales and winners were selected by a survey of about 20,000 listeners.

Yeah if Will starts acting weird like Tom Cruise as well then I won't like him that much as I used to either

I always been hyped for Jeff's album no matter what Will's been doing, I support JJ+FP, not just FP....

Hip-hop ain't really dead, it just ain't as great as it used to be but there's still some quality music on a mainstream level even though they might not do big numbers(What about artists like Outkast and DMX? That Game album's pretty damn tight too, you could say what you want about his image but his music's great, that song he did with Nas on there was incredible, even Ludacris stepped his game up), I think it's taking steps in starting to turn around, the weak rappers ain't selling as much as they used to, nobody's really selling anything anymore so it's an even playing field, maybe this will be a wakeup to labels to promote more creative music and stop promoting the same bs since nobody wants to buy it anymore, either the music industry keeps taking a downward spiral or something dramatic happens within the next couple years, hopefully these labels wake up and realise that better music needs to be promoted since the crap music ain't selling anymore, btw if Will left the rap game 'cause his album only went gold then I hope G-Unit decide to leave the rap game since they're selling less than that now, well Interscope will be giving them pink slips soon anyway, their 15 minutes are up, lol

Well the main thing is that Will's happy, I wish him the best really in whatever he does, he got my back, the thing that got me confused though is that he said that he don't listen to music anymore when I thought music was his life

I like a lot of his movies, I think he's a great actor but I'm a much bigger fan of music than movies, there's always 9 albums that I could listen to, and I think that he's a great person and role model in the entertainment industry and life in general, he continually get my support, I might some things like he's going through a mid-life crisis 'cause I ain't a Loretta even though I'm a fan, it's just respectful criticism, I just don't see how he could say that music is his life last year and now he just shuts it out of his life altogether, what's going on there?