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Check out this interview from allhiphop.com, I saw that I accidently posted "Hip-Hop Forever 2", I meant "Hip-Hop Forever 3": Hi Tek: Called in Favor By Zachary Franklin It’s amazing that Hi-Tek could float under the radar for the past five years and yet still have so many production credits to his name. But since he’s joined in the ranks of Dr. Dre’s Aftermath Entertainment and the label’s growing stable of artists and producers, Tek has seen his name drop in a few places hip-hop heads might not have expected, lending his production talents to the likes of 50 Cent, Lloyd Banks, G-Unit, Busta Rhymes and The Game. Now trying to build his own production company, push along the career of singer Dion, also signed to Aftermath, and preparing to release his highly anticipated sophomore album, Hi-Teknology 2: The Chip, the Cincinnati producer spoke with AllHipHop.com about his upcoming about, why it took so long to drop and how his production has evolved since his days of Reflection Eternal and Black Star. AllHopHop.com: You’ve got the new album out, what are your expectations with the release? Hi-Tek: I think people are just happy to hear something from me. Whether the sales are high or low, I think people are just going to happy to hear something musically from me. I’m just trying to give back to the fans and the people with this album. I know I don’t have a strong single or buzz this album. And it’s not your typical release. I’m just trying to get the music across to the people. AllHipHop.com: What took you so long to come out with a follow-up? Hi-Tek: After the Rawkus release, I got signed with MCA to do Hi-Teknology 2. During the recording of that, I got an artist singed to Def Jam, Jonell, and I wanted to get that project done first, before I finished mine. But it took too long with both the R&B project and Hip-Hop project at the same time. Both Def Jam and MCA eventually crashed on me, and I had two years of music just sitting. By the time I got to Geffen, they didn’t really see the vision of doing Hi-Teknology 2. I had to go back and do a lot of production. And now I got the independent release with Babygrande. AllHipHop.com: How did you choose the artists you wanted to work with for this album? Hi-Tek: First, it started with the beat and then me thinking who sounded best for that track. This album was really about putting together collaborations and seeing who is the best to collaborate with. Me being a fan of a lot of these people, I wanted to bring out the best in the track and basically display it that way. AllHipHop.com: As a producer, why did you decide to feature artists on the album as opposed to doing something like an instrumental album? Hi-Tek: My thing is putting out songs. I don’t really like instrumentals and feeling like I’m giving out my music. I’m really not into that. That’s not the type of producer I am. I am definitely trying to do production [from an artist’s] perspective, meaning my beats talk just as much as someone on the microphone. It’s like the beats are speaking too. They talk. And you need someone lyrically to bring out the track at the same time. AllHipHop.com: How did the recording process go with the featured artists, did you sit down with them or was there an exchange of music and you got a file back with the vocals? Hi-Tek: It was a little bit off both. AllHipHop.com: What was it like in the sessions with the artists? Hi-Tek: Once I envisioned that over the track and reached out, like 80 percent of everyone that I reached out to and spoke with came through and they felt they should be on the track too. AllHipHop.com: With the sending tracks back and forth, do you feel there is an element lost in the recording process by doing this? Hi-Tek: I think sometimes there is an element lost. In my situation, I was totally blessed. I might have disagreed with one thing on the album, but it was just one out of everything you’re hearing. And of everything else I was totally impressed with. AllHipHop.com: You’ve got an eclectic mix of music on the album with music structure and tempo, how did you choose which tracks were going to be on the album? Hi-Tek: It’s hard to really say. A Hi-Tek project has a different feel then other songs, because I have vision in my head before I even get started. Maybe one or two of those songs within that vision due to politics; I mean, I am into selling records and reaching the world. But I put everything together in my head and have an overall vision. I like to give back to the people that way. AllHipHop.com: How did you decide where to place everything on the album, is there a theme in terms of how the album is put together? Hi-Tek: One thing I really wanted to get across was my versatility. Hi-Tek is a real producer and I wanted to display both an East and West [sound]. I wanted to show these new cats that you don’t have to pigeonhole your sound; you can come from the heart and be true to your production. AllHipHop.com: You’ve got guys such as Q-Tap, Nas, Busta Rhymes, Common and Jadakiss on the album. What does it say to you that you’re getting major players on the album? Hi-Tek: It says Hi-Tek made it to the top. I come from the underground so for me to be able to get them, and me being a fan of all them, it lets me know that there are a lot of people that can’t get that done. I’m not a DJ where it’s going to benefit them and I got to get on this mixtape. It’s about respect. I know those artists wouldn’t get down if it weren’t about respect. AllHipHop.com: You’ve also got newer artists like Papoose and Ayak also on the album. How do you go about incorporating the newer artists in with an album packed with rhyme veterans? Hi-Tek: That’s the business side of thinking. I am always looking for new artists. At the same time, if I have an artist signed, what better way to give them exposure? Aside from the political part, it’s really showing part of how they’re going to be on a bigger level. If I got an artist like Ayak, I need to get the most and the best exposure possible, and what better way to expose them to big name artists then to put them next to big name artists. AllHipHop.com: Everyone wants to know what was it like recording with Talib Kweli again? Hi-Tek: It was like we never left the studio. It’s always good. AllHipHop.com: Do you ever feel like you have to shake the “underground” category that can come up when mentioning your name? Hi-Tek: I never considered myself an underground producer. You’re in the game to grow. You’re only underground when you’re not exposed. I don’t plan on being underground for the rest of my career. In my heart I was always a big dog. And now I’m producing with the big dogs. AllHipHop.com: How is this album different from your debut? Hi-Tek: It’s the same blueprint just with bigger artists. AllHipHop.com: How do you feel you’ve grown as an artist? Hi-Tek: I have definitely matured with my music. I’ve gotten more hands-on and more musical. There is less sampling and more playing; really showing that musician side of me. I think I can create music now and layer it up as opposed to using a sample. AllHipHop.com: In between albums, you’ve had a number of production credits to your name, how has producing for other artists influenced how you approach music for this album? Hi-Tek: Once I hooked up with Dr. Dre, the expectations of producing for Aftermath and Interscope were bigger. He gave me the challenge of stepping up. It taught me to reach out to more musicians and make a bigger production. From then on, it just carried throughout my career. But being around Dre has definitely upped my game. AllHipHop.com: How did a record coming out on Babygrande come about? Hi-Tek: It was cool. We didn’t have a big budget and most of the album is through relationships. I mean, the budget was nothing. But at the same time it’s great for me, because I’m someone who doesn’t plan to go back to a major without 100 percent creative control of my music. And it’s great to have Babygrande, who is a fan of you, and let’s you do what you want to do. As opposed to having a major on your back and telling you how to do it, that kind of energy is so draining. I was very, very happy to have someone let me do what I do. Babygrande reminds me of Rawkus days when it wasn’t about an A&R. That’s how I got to be who I am. That’s how people know how Hi-Tek is, and how I am able to do me on my own. AllHipHop.com: With the release of a second album, are there going to be more credits to your name after the album drops, or are you going to keep the level of business the way it is right now? Hi-Tek: Really, I’m definitely going to produce more and be on a production team. I’m building a whole production company and building my record label. I wanted to get this album out to get people paying attention to me. It’s about giving back to the people and letting them know what they’ve been missing. I think they miss that sound. I definitely feel incomplete without putting out a record. AllHipHop.com: What’s next for Hi-Tek after the album drops? Hi-Tek: I got this artist, Dion, who signed to Aftermath. And I’m trying to be more on the production side of things. I’m trying to be more like the next Dr. Dre or Puffy. The album is going to be released October 17. If you go get the album from Best Buy, you can get three bonus songs and a DVD that comes with it featuring me creating a beat. For all you up and coming cats who want to see Hi-Tek make a beat. It’s just a way of me giving back to the people.

We could only hope but more than likely 50's just doing this for attention to see if anybody still cares about him, lol, btw I checked Def Jam's album schedule for the rest of the year and they don't mention that LL/50 Cent album coming out, wasn't it supposed to come out in the fall since they recorded it fast?

lloyd banks #3 on billboard 200 isn't a flop and when you do 100,000$ to 100,000 from january to january that is not a flop either this sounds fake #3 is bad for G-Unit, I thought they were supposed to be the top selling group in music, they only brag about their sales all the time so if they don't sell millions they're a flop, selling 100,000 in the first week instead of what they used to do a couple years ago shows that they're fading out, they're a faze that's getting played out, now if they were real artists like FP and didn't worry about sales and actually let it be about the music then these artists ain't a flop, the only thing G-Unit had was sales and now that's gone they're nothing, G-Unit don't represent real music so they're a flop, people are finding other artists to listen to, 50 Cent fans are starting to like who he dissed more than him now, even Fat Joe could sell more than 100,000 in the first week and 50 made fun of him for doing that last year but now the table's turned on him and his click and he's wondering why he's getting dissed for now, lol, and you're out of line to say that Hi-Tek album is only average at best when G-Unit ain't even close to being average, to quote my man Nas "It's real hip-hop not that 50 Cent ****"

Read my post above, most likely those 2 I mentioned there

They're probably counting the GRODT soundtrack(2005) and the G-Unit compilation album "Beg For Mercy"(2003) which he was very involved with, 50 needs to be like Puffy and have these rappers write lyrics for him 'cause his lyrics are wack

I guess he's trying to build a rivalry with Jay-Z and the Nets, own a team in the same division, and Usher owns part of the Cavs in the same conference, maybe LL could buy the Knicks and Dr. Dre could buy the Lakers next, lol :pony:

I usually don't worry over what people think about what music I like, everybody has different tastes, besides there's good music and bad music in every genre, if you says that you like pop people could think boy bands instead of real artists like Michael Jackson

I think the Bun B track's average compared to most tracks on there but it's still good, btw I got a bonus disc with these features on it: EXCLUSIVE BONUS TRACKS: 16. HOW WE DO IT FEAT. SNOOP DOGG, TALIB KWELI & SLIM THUG 17. TIME IS NOW FEAT. REFLECTION ETERNAL (HI-TEK AND TALIB KWELI) 18. WE GET DOWN FEAT. MOS DEF, RAPHAEL SAADIQ & ROOTSY COLLINS. BONUS DVD CONTENT: Hi Teknology 2 EPK Where It Started At (NY) Video Ft. Jadakiss, Papoose, Talib Kweli Making A Beat From Scratch

Yeah 50's really quieting down when it comes down to dissing other rappers lately, he knows that he needs as many guest appearances on his album as possible to save his career, he can't make a good album on his own, he's a hustler, he ain't really trying to get respect, he's just tryin' to get rich or die tryin' like he said

Yeah "20 YO" definately has more life in it than "Damita Jo" and "All Of You" does, of course she could do better but so could everyone else, she's still a better artist than Beyonce and most out today

Well if this album flops like all the G-Unit albums since his film last year then he'll stop rapping, he's only in it for the money, that's probably the reason why he's thinking about giving up 'cause he knows that his 15 minutes is ending

Yeah Daz' album only sold 50,000 copies, that's a shame 'cause he's one of the few gangsta rappers that I feel

Janet's album ain't really doing that bad, selling 400,000+ albums in 3 weeks is actually great these days, if MTV didn't blacklist her she'd be doing Beyonce/Justin Timberlake numbers, I actually got a chance to listen to Janet's album recently, I definately think it's better than her last couple albums

I recently got it this week, I was looking forward to gettin' Jazzy's "Hip-Hop Forever 2" the same time but gotta wait till Oct. 30th now, this album has everything you could ask, dope mcs spitting over dope beats, I recently got it this week, this album's a must for all hip-hop lovers, pick it up!: 1. Oracle (Intro) - Hi-Tek, 2. Chip - Hi-Tek, 3. Keep It Moving - Hi-Tek, , Kurupt, Q-Tip, 4. Think I Got a Beat - Hi-Tek, , 5. Can We Go Back - Ayak, Hi-Tek, , Talib Kweli 6. Josephine - Ghostface Killah, Hi-Tek, , Pretty Ugly 7. March - Busta Rhymes, Hi-Tek, 8. Where It Started At (NY) - Hi-Tek, , Jadakiss, Talib Kweli, Papoose, Raekwon 9. 1-800-Homicide - Game, Hi-Tek, 10. Money Don't Make U Rich - Hi-Tek, , Strong Arm Steady 11. Baby We Can Do It - Czar*Nok, Hi-Tek, , 12. Let It Go - Hi-Tek, , Talib Kweli 13. People Going Down - Hi-Tek, 14. So Tired - Bun B, Devin the Dude, , Hi-Tek, , Pretty Ugly 15. Music for Life - Marsha Ambrosius, Busta Rhymes, , Common, , Hi-Tek, , J Dilla, Nas

Jermaine Dupri Screws Virgin, Leaves Label Friday - October 20, 2006 by Dick Johnson Jermaine Dupri has reportedly stepped down from his positon as president of urban music division at Virgin Records. Earlier this week, The New York Daily News reported that JD threatened to quit due to lackluster sales on Janet Jackson's 20 Y.O. album. Now, sources are saying the Atlanta mogul left the label. Though the album debuted in the Top 5 three weeks ago, sales of 20 Y.O. have fallen short in comparison to previous Jackson albums. The album has sold 416, 353 units to date, according to Nielsen SoundScan. In addition to his Virgin duties, JD's So So Def imprint is distributed by the company. His roster includes Da Brat, Dem Franchize Boyz and Daz Dillinger, among others. Daz recently dropped his So So Gangsta album, only selling 51, 308 copies since its release on September 23rd

"Just The Two Of Us" is a brilliant song that displays he's a great husband/father as much as he is a great entertainer and "Gettin' Jiggy Wit It" is probably the best party jam that Will released as a single

Well G-Unit better retire before they get dropped 'cause everything they released lately has been a flop, it's better to bow out gracefully when you're as wack as them

Yeah he already served his time for that and cleaned his life up, he shouldn't be punished for that one mistake forever

Most people probably wouldn't think that Kurtis Blow was affiliated with gangs considering the type of music he made but that just shows the maturity that he's had, he could easily had an exuse to rap about it a lot 'cause he lived that life but he wanted to put more positive energy out there in his music and he ended up becoming one of the first successful rap stars, some of today's rappers need to learn from that, and he's right that it's gonna take love to get hip-hop to come together, nice to hear all the things that he's doing by getting hip-hop elements associated with the church, the man is a living legend :bowdown:

"Five years from now what do you see yourself doing? 2Pac:.. I see myself having a job on Death Row...being the A&R person and an artist that drop an album like Paul McCartney every five years. Not that I'm like Paul McCartney but there's no rapper who ever did it so that's why I use him as an example... But I wanna do it at leisure. My music will mean something and I'll drop deeper ****. I'll have my own production company which I'm close to right now...I'm doing my own movies. I have my own restaurant...which I got right now with Allanis or Suge or Snoop. I just wanna expand. I'm starting to put out some calendars for charity. I'm gonna start a little youth league in California so we can start playing some east coast teams..some southern teams ...I wanna have like a Pop Warner League except the rappers fund it and they're the head coaches. Have a league where you can get a big trophy with diamonds in it for a nigguh to stay drug free and stay in school. That's the only way you can be on the team. We'll have fun and eat pizza and have the finest girls there and throw concerts at the end of the year. That's what I mean by giving back." Interview by Sway of The Wake Up Show...it first aired on KMEL's Westside Radio on April 19 1996.. Transcribed by KMEL's Davey D c 1996 EDIT: If any of you haven't read the whole interview I suggest check it out, you really get an understanding of what was going on his mind during the drama of his life, btw most of the rappers that he fueded with was 'cause they disrespected him one way or another, he didn't want to go around and beef but they kept on bringing his name up, after awhile I think rappers would probably be more careful in doing that had he lived, Biggie was quieting down and I think the others would've too, now if they weren't doing that I don't think he'd diss them, but he probably wouldn't want to work with these fake rappers if they diss him or not, he loved hip-hop but he didn't like to deal with fake people: http://www.daveyd.com/pacwestin.html

Kurtis Blow: Fully Blown By Tanisha Alston Not many people in Hip-Hop can claim to have been there from the beginning. From B-boy to DJ, MC to producer, actor to preacher, Kurtis Blow has done it all. One of Hip-Hop’s renaissance men, Blow has been in the game since its infancy and shows no signs of slowing down. As many of his peers sit back and declare the new school shows no respect for the architects, Blow wants the world to know he has nothing but love. And why shouldn’t he? Nas wouldn’t have had one of the biggest selling singles of 1996 if Kurt hadn’t already ruled the world back in 1985. Back in 1999 Lil’ Bow Wow couldn’t have gotten his little Jordan on if he Blow didn’t give us “Basketball” first. Folks seem to forget that Blow was one of the first Hip-Hop acts to go on tour internationally. You don’t become one of games first millionaires staying local. Blow chats with AllHipHop.com about Hip-Hop history, gangs, The Hip-Hop Church, and how the culture has blessed him in more ways than one. AllHipHop.com: In Ronin Ro’s Book Have Gun Will Travel, he makes reference to some incidents you had with gang members in the mid ‘80s. What happened? Kurtis Blow: I had one bad incident in the airport when I was fighting my bodyguard. My bodyguard was one of the Bloods. He was 6’2”, 230 pounds and hard. We fought for about ten minutes in LAX Airport. AllHipHop.com: What happened? Why did the fight begin? Kurtis Blow: It was devastating! We were giving our best blows. The cops came and stopped the fight. They were going to arrest him. Because, well…actually it was just an altercation. I really don’t want to go into that. But, you know somebody 155 [pounds] boxing somebody at 230 [pounds] is not really a good fight. I held my own for about ten minutes straight. It was some quick jabs, puffing up eyes, but I want a rematch. [laughs] Not! AllHipHop.com: Was he fired after that? Kurtis Blow: Well, no. Actually, I had a lot of his weapons. [laughs] So he was really nice to me after that…until he could get all his weapons back. That was something. Slowly after that, I realized that I had problems with these cats. AllHipHop.com: Are you talking about the Bloods? Kurtis Blow: Gang members, period. I’ve had problems with gang members. A lot of times, you have to hold your tongue or else it’s on. You’re fighting. Then after the fight, you gotta get your guns. Then it’s whoever sees who first you gonna kill each other. They are playing for real, playing for keeps. In order for me to befriend these cats, I have to live like that. I realized that it’s a serious, serious life. We should not have to live like that. If you make mistakes and say something wrong to someone, you take them off. It’s life or death. AllHipHop.com: What did you notice was different about New York gangs versus California gangs? Kurtis Blow: More weapons in L.A. Everybody has a gun, [if not] two or three guns. On New Years in L.A., people shoot off the guns at 12 o’clock. If you are in the hood on New Years, it really sounds like a war zone. I had to do a gig at Skateland, a known Blood hangout. I mean they always gave me respect. I always had love from all the Bloods and all the Crips. They know I am a triple OG. So out of 18 years of being in L.A., I had maybe two altercations where things went to blows. I never had to shoot off a gun. It was always love. Living like that is not very smart in terms of your chances of being in an altercation. Yes, I was blessed and lucky not to have been in a situation in all of those years where I had to kill someone or get shot at. As a matter of fact, I stopped a lot of that stuff. Just being in the wrong place at the wrong time is another factor. That’s what’s so good about the DVD [slippin—Ten Years with The Bloods] It presents that whole situation and shows guys who were actually living it either got out of it, don’t like it, or were killed. It shows the reality of what I am really talking about. AllHipHop.com: Your song “8 Million Stories”, that was about ‘80s New York. If you remade it today what are some of the different things you would say lyrically? Kurtis Blow: It would probably be faster. The language would change. We don’t say “fresh” or even “dope.” Raps are faster. The flows are faster. It’s kind of cool and challenging for the old school to keep up with it. AllHipHop.com: You ever think of recording again? Kurtis Blow: I do a lot of Gospel recording now. I just did Fox News, and they tried to have me on as someone who was against rap today. I was looking at [the host] like he was crazy. I love everybody. My whole thing is because I do what I do, over 150 songs, and never used profanity, doesn’t mean I disagree with what they are doing now. Busta Rhymes’ new album is out of here. It’s off the chain to me. Jay-Z, Snoop, Eminem; Hip-Hop today is incredible and I love it. I don’t want anyone to get that wrong about me. I am not a hater on the sidelines. I’m not frustrated like the old schoolers. It’s gonna take love for us to come together. Because I’m different doesn’t mean that I don’t love, appreciate and support what’s going down right now. AllHipHop.com: A lot of people don’t know that Reverend Run used to be your protégé and early on was known as “The Son of Kurtis Blow.” How did you hook up with him? Kurtis Blow: Russell Simmons and I met in college in 1977. He had a younger brother named Run. When I was 18, he was 13; about five years younger than us. He became my protégé. What was really good l about him was a 13 year old rappin’ kid. He really got good by going around his neighborhood in Hollis, Roosevelt, Jamaica and all around Queens at the park jams during the summer. And between 13 and 15, he really got good. So when I got the record deal I made him my DJ because by then he had become a DJ. His dad got him some turntables and he used to practice all the time. He used to practice up in his attic. I used to give him pointers and we would be rockin’. He would come out and DJ for me, and I would DJ for him. We just developed this little show that was the most incredible. We played together for about six months. Then I did “The Breaks”. I was going out on tour in 1980, opening up for the Commodores. It was an 80 city tour. I was the first rapper to tour. But Joey [Run] broke his arm and couldn’t tour with me. He wanted to go out anyway, but his dad said no. He had to stay home. But he was DJing with one arm! It broke his heart. I was on tour for the next six months or so. He stayed home and formed his own group called Run-DMC. AllHipHop.com: So by the time you came back… Kurtis Blow: They had a record, a group and they put out “Sucker MC’s” and “It’s Like That”. That’s how Run-DMC was formed. If Joey didn’t break his arm, there would be no Run-DMC. He would still be my DJ. That’s my ace. That was my homey. AllHipHop.com: So how did Kurtis Blow get down with the Hip-Hop Church? Kurtis Blow: Basically it was a vision from God to do these Hip-Hop churches. It rolled, and the kids really embraced it. The people really supported it and the kids really come out and dance. It’s a basic service to bring the kids to church. It’s a huge ministry. Our whole thing is youth empowerment. The kids are the future of the church. They run the church. It’s an incredible way to present the gospel and God to a lot of the kids out there. It’s non-denominational and everyone is welcome. There are three of them. The first one was in New York City [at] Harlem at the Greater Hood Memorial AME Zion Church that’s on 146th between 7th & Lenox [Avenues] and it’s every Thursday from 6:30 till 9 [PM]. The second one is in Philly, part of the Metro Christ Foundation. And one in L.A., at the Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, 93 Crenshaw Boulevard, and it's held every first Friday. AllHipHop.com: For someone that didn’t know, what’s different about the Hip-Hop Church? How do you come up with the music that played in the church? Kurtis Blow: The dress code. You can wear whatever you want: your jeans, your sneakers. We’re pretty much non traditional in that manner. We feel that God is not worried about the clothes you have on—it’s about what’s in your heart. When we grew up we were always separate. Going to Sunday school and separated from out parents. In the Hip-Hop Church, parents sit with the kids, fellowship, and have a good time with the kids. No dropping off. Families worship together in unity. My role varies. I can go from the DJ, to the MC. I preach. [i can be a] sound man. It varies from church to church, and service to service. AllHipHop.com: How did you like Nas’s remake of “If I Ruled the World’? Kurtis Blow: Big hit. I loved that song. I’m a big fan of Lauryn Hill. Lauryn was a part of the Fugees and I produced Wyclef back in the days when he first came to this country. He was in a group called The Rap Translators. He used to rap in different languages and I thought he was awesome. Rappin’ in French and Creole. I was trying to get them a deal. Two years later, the demos we worked on got them the deal as the Fugees. Lauryn’s voice is just the most incredible thing and I felt the same way when I heard it on the Nas song. It was raw. I heard the beat and lyrics—all I could say was wow. I listened to it in my car over and over for an hour straight. So I gave them the clearance, we took care of business, Nas was really fair, and I appreciate him and what he does for Hip-Hop. AllHipHop.com: R&B group next sampled Christmas Rappin on there song “Too Close”. Kurtis Blow: Big shout out to Next. Really a shout to the whole year of 1999. Bow Wow did “Basketball”. The younger cats today have shown a lot of love to me and I just want to show that support back to them. I’m not one of these frustrated cats out here. I wanna stress that and make it clear. Please put that in there. I want them to know that this old school cat ain’t frustrated. AllHipHop.com: If you never made it in Hip-Hop, what do you think you would be doing now? Kurtis Blow: I’d probably be a scientist, or a graphic artist. Science was my thing. I wanted to make mechanical hearts so people could live forever. I got side tracked. AllHipHop.com: What’s the biggest compliment you ever got on your work? Kurtis Blow: From Bob Marley. I was at Madison Square Garden. We played New York three nights in a row. I’m standing in the corridor with Bernadette Stanis from Good Times on my left arm and Stacy Dash from Labelle on my right. I’m 19, playing the Garden. There was a big crowd of people moving slow towards us. The crowd got closer, got in front of us, and opened up. Here comes Bob Marley out of the center. He walks straight up to me. My God. He puts his hand up to me, I shake it. In his accent he says, “Kurtis, I love your stuff.” That was it. The crowd closed up and he was gone. I was like, “Oh man! Bob Marley!” That was his last concert. He died like a month later. That was a real honor. See why I’m good? I love everyone. No need for frustration. It’s all a blessing what we have done with Hip-Hop. AllHipHop.com: One last question. What was up with that curl you had? How fly did you think you were? Kurtis Blow: [laughing] The curls got the girls.

This is a lil harsh.. Tupac didnt actualy stood for great Beats to me, dont you think? we've already had this discussion, you dont like 90's west coast beats, but a lot of us do. anyways i was kinda hyped about it when i heard Afeni was gonna supervise this one, but we dont need G-Unit producing tracks and Ashanti, TI, etc putting their vocals on the album IMO. i probably wont buy this unless i peep it and its good. Well Turntable's a big Biggie/Puffy fan so he ain't really into 2Pac and now what AJ said basically backs up my point, from what Pac said in many of interviews would make sense that he wouldn't want to be rapping that much anymore at this point, he'd probably be like Will, make albums every few years and be a respected actor, he was talking about the fake images that a lot of artists was taking in the rap industry and he wasn't with that,and btw there was a rumor that 50 Cent was gonna executive produce it but with Afeni executive producing it, it seems like the same result that it'd would be with 50 executive producing it, a lot of fake rappers that Pac wouldn't put up with, but at least Pac's mother will profit off of it not 50, maybe she figures that it'll sell more putting popular rappers on it to make more for the foundation

They just sent me the bread newsletters that I was missing, they said that it's been happening a lot lately with members and they apologise for it

Yeah that's what I'm gonna do, I checked my junk/bulk folder and didn't see it there

If you're getting drunk to solve problems you'll have more problems when you get up the next morning :jusmindyabizness: Btw, great idea to start this thread on advice, I'll be sure to pop in and give some advice and even ask for some in between