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Yeah a lot of 14/15 year olds look like 19/20 year olds, it's hard to tell the difference sometimes, btw it's sad to see all these great artists like R.Kelly, DMX, and Bobby Brown get into so much trouble

I actually heard it on the radio just now as I came into this post, it's gonna be his 1st single, "Show Me What You Got", it's a hot track, I like the Public Enemy sample

Nas is basically saying that hip-hop is dead from the basis of how the history of hip-hop is being forgotten by a lot of people and how record labels don't show support to the pioneers of the game, he's gonna have a song on his new album dedicated to all the ol' school artists, he says that there needs to be an organization for the ol' school artists so that way they could live comfortably and they'll get the recognition they deserve, he said though that he didn't mind that 50 Cent made a mixtape called "Hip-Hop Is Dead" and that 50 don't know how to produce a Mobb Deep album 'cause he ain't on Mobb Deep's level yet

Hey I noticed that they're gonna talk about "Kanye West vs. George Bush" on BET's new series "Beef"

Happy B-Day Sonic, enjoy it homie!!! :woowoo:

When he mentioned about wanting to make T-shirts of ol' school hip-hop artists I was thinking he should holla at Tim to help him, lol

LL Cool J "Make It Hot"

Dr. Dre Biography Set To Hit Stores In Early '07 By Houston Williams Date: 10/5/2006 12:15 pm A new Dr. Dre opus is coming sooner than you think, but it's not the long-awaited Detox album--and it's not by Dr. Dre. The acclaimed producer has lived a largely reclusive life outside of the media, but author Ronin Ro's upcoming book Dr. Dre: The Biography aims to reveal the artist's celebrated life through extensive reporting, interviews, and research. "We see his life in context--a few important facts about his personal life, how many of the hits were created, and how he runs Aftermath," Ro told AllHipHop.com. "[Also], the chain of events that led to Tupac's comments [and] how Dre reacted to the changes Hip-Hop underwent during the past few years." The book also examines the viewpoints of insiders around Dr. Dre while chronicling many of the luminaries he introduced to pop culture, including Eminem, 50 Cent, and the Game. Similar to those artists, controversy has been Dre's counterpart since his days in NWA. In the '80s and '90s, his experiences were well-documented via a number of high-profile incidents, arrests, musical outings, feuds, and other controversial matters. With The Biography, Ro hopes to garner the same attention as that of his previous novels: Have Gun Will Travel - The Spectacular Rise and Fall of Death Row Records and the Run DMC biography Raising Hell: The Reign, Ruin and Redemption of Run DMC. "I'd say the entire book [is controversial]. Instead of a Have Gun Will Travel retread, I started from scratch, approached this with fresh eyes, and crammed about two books' worth of material into one," he said. "You can't please all of the people all of the time, so certain sections might infuriate some readers, particularly things about Eminem, the Game and Tupac; the NWA reunion attempt; the issue of who does what and what actually constitutes being a producer in this genre; and more...I mean, the list goes on." Although unauthorized, Ro said he's been able to discern fact more readily than a book that is overtly endorsed by the subject. "This is reporting, not data entry. And at the end of the day, my readers will know I've once again tried to report the truth, instead of taking marching orders from some flash-in-the-pan pop rapper or groupie," said Ro. "This book documents [Dre's] false starts, setbacks, triumphs, evolution and stewardship of a company that, a decade later, is still in business, and managing to bring in money during some pretty lean times for his industry." Although Dre's overall career is fairly pop-oriented based on his commercial sales and success, the book is decidedly Hip-Hop in nature. And Ro said that readers need to become knowledgeable. "I'm not holding anyone's hand. You want Uncle Remus, you watch Disney. I'm not explaining everything for white people and dilettantes," he said. "You either know Hip-Hop or you don't. And if you do, you'll like this book." Ro also vowed that the book will reveal "what really happened" between the Game and Dr. Dre. Game recently admitted that Dre would not be a part of his sophomore album The Doctor's Advocate, although Dre had been highly influential on the young rapper's debut album The Documentary. But while Ro managed to unearth many facets of Dre's life, his extensive reporting was unable to determine whether Dr. Dre's Detox would ever be released to the public--certainly to the chagrin of fans. "I really have no idea. I see it this way: even if Detox were to never come out, at least he had a cool hobby," said Ro. "Some people collect stamps and build models, others mow the lawn. Dre taped a few jam sessions with his house band and created grooves he can throw on future productions. And for a decade, Aftermath succeeded where so many other artist-run labels in any genre crashed and burned." Ro has penned a number of novels, including Tales To Astonish: Jack Kirby, Stan Lee, and the American Comic Book Revolution, Bad Boy: The Influence of Sean Puffy Combs on the Music Industry. Next, he plans to release King of the Slashers: The History of Halloween.

That's unfortunate to hear, I'll keep him in my thoughts

When a bad rapper does something stupid, it seems to always be the guy himself who does the stupid thing, and when a rapper that people think is good does something stupid, its always.. someone else. Finally you said something that made sense, if 50 Cent or Nelly did this everyone would be calling them idiots,but if somebody we like like DMX does something then we might overlook it a lil' bit 'cause we like the music, that's understandable though 'cause if we can't stand that person's music and now we hear about them doing idiotic things then we ain't gonna really feel them at all, that's to be expected, on the real though like I said earlier is that most of these celebrities do stupid things, they get souped up 'cause of the fame and act like they own the world, there really ain't that many role models for people to look up to, Ray Charles was a drug addict but he was one of the best musicians ever, now if I didn't like his music I'd probably just look at him as a crackhead like probably some people who don't like his music do, Tom Cruise is one crazy guy as well but I like his movies, if I didn't like his movies I wouldn't really give a damn about him at all though.... But of course the people that don't like DMX'smusic won't want to be a fan of his after hearing this, that's to be expected to, DMX should really listen to his own music and realise that what he's doing is wrong and that he needs to watch the people he hangs out with, he can't surround himself by yes men, I think that's why his record sales have dipped so fast since he's been getting arrested so much, he makes music with substance but his life don't seem to have that substance so a lot of people do look at him as hypocritical, do you really think people are gonna request to hear DMX's "Lord Give Me A Sign" if they hear about him getting arrested? He talked about how he really wanted that song to be his biggest hit but if he really wanted that he'd lead by example and live what he said, as a fan it's hard for me to defend him when he does things like this...If he really wants to keep his career alive, he needs to step back for a minute and get his life together 'cause he's gonna lose more fans if he keeps doing these things, people ain't gonna feel him anymore and that's a shame since he's such a talented artist and he's throwing his career away...

DMX is like the Bobby Brown of hip-hop, they seem to get arrested every week, lol

He don't need it 'cause the people still go out to buy his albums but he just pointed out that the black radio don't play his music 'cause he don't fit in with the thug image that gets played on the radio all the time(even though the fans went out and bought enough/guess they think Will ain't hard enough), I think black radio is wack 'cause every song they play sounds the same most of the time, that's why I listen to CDs most of the time, btw Beyonce was never a ghetto girl so has no credability to come out and say I'm a "gangsta girl", she needs to quit saying that 'cause nobody gonna buy into it

I doubt the quote's made up, it's right there on the official site for Blender on that link I posted a few posts ago in this topic so most likely it's in the magazine, she just trying to get the "urban black audience" to get more into her it seems, she wants to get away from that "white pop" image that she's known for, basically that's like when Will comes out and says that "black radio" should play him, I think all these race labels on music is silly, music is music, there should be no barriers on it in this day and age, btw did Lauryn Hill really say that? That's much more extreme than what Beyonce said...

Did anybody listen yet? I figure somebody here would be interested in hearing it

Well DMX needs to be more careful in choosing the people he rolls with, they've seem to be a negative influence on him, DMX does have a good attitude on the most part though, he does a lot of good things but of course if he messes up he'll get more press for that than he will doing something good, some people are quick to say how much they lose respect for somebody when they do something wrong but they might do some wrong things too, they ain't famous so that won't be magnified on them though, that's the way I look at it, as long as DMX makes great music I'll support him, I don't let a couple negative things that I he did make me turn my back on him

I think Janet did apologise right away around the time that Justin did, btw I heard that quite a bit of people that said that they noticed how MTV hasn't been playing any of Janet's videos even though they've been getting radio play while Justin videos are on all the time, something don't seem right...

Bobby Brown is a big name in his own right, I don't think he was just living off of Whitney, but that's a whole another discussion...This should just be a private matter that Bobby Brown and his baby motha should settle, the media shouldn't make a big deal out of this, I agree with AJ

Well 2Pac did the same thing when he'd constantly get arrested and then do songs like "Keep Ya Head Up" but yet people hail him as the greatest ever, wouldn't that be hypocritical too? These rappers are human just like everyone else, that's why I don't really put any of them on a pedestal, I like they're music for what it is and leave it at that, but they ain't really role models

Damn that's so awesome, I'm happy for you man, hopefully one day I'll be just as fortunate to meet Jeff too and join the avatar club, lol

I don't really like XXL that much, they didn't even review "Lost and Found", they shoulda put FP on the cover when the album came out, they already put 2Pac on many of their magazine covers before too, I like 2Pac but he's definately a lil' overhyped at this point, great rappers that're still alive deserve as much props that he gets

DMX is a really one of the best mcs in hip-hop but it's dissapointing to hear him get into so much trouble like this, he really needs to get his life together

DMX Starts Fight at Concert, Woman Struck with Chair Monday - October 2, 2006 by Jolene "foxxylady" Petipas A 29-year-old woman was hit in the head with a metal folding chair during an altercation between several concert-goers and members of DMX's entourage at Hot 97's Back to School Jam on Saturday (September 30). According to The New York Newsday, DMX, who was a headliner at the event which also featured appearances by Lloyd Banks, Yung Joc, and Jim Jones, sparked the melee after the sound was turned off midway through his performance. "DMX ran back, jumped off stage and started a fight with the sound person," Det. Sgt. Herb Daub of Nassau's Third Squad told Newsday. According to police, DMX and his entourage left the stage but returned soon after and began throwing bottles of water at the audience. "A member of the audience picked up a steel folding chair and threw it on stage," explained Daub. "It was thrown back off by a member of DMX's entourage and it struck the victim in the head." The unidentified victim was taken to Nassau University Medical Center in East Meadow and treated for her injuries. Authorities said the man who allegedly threw the chair had dreadlocks. Third Squad detectives are investigating the matter as an assault and are asking anyone with information about it to call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-224-TIPS. DMX could not be reached for comment Sunday. A spokesman for DMX's record label, Sony Urban, was unable to locate the artist's representative.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/westwood/ Great interview here, real talk, I suggest everybody to listen to it, you have to fastforward it one hour to get to it

Yeah Kanye sorta never really elaborated on the basis of the statement that he made, that's why it might be hard to take him that seriously, I could see why you and Max might feel that way, rappers these days just don't seem to get the impact that their statements make,btw Spike Lee did say something about how the Louisiana government dropped the ball in that interview he did a better job explaining Kanye's quote than Kanye did, lol ... Like AJ said there was rappers before like FP, KRS, 2Pac, Chuck D that'd say things that some probably wouldn't agree with but they're respected by many 'cause they always put thought into what they said, that's why hip-hop has lost quite a bit of credability over recent years since nobody does that, Kanye considers to come to the closet but he comes off as arrogant and ignorant a lil' bit... Now I do give Kanye some credit for trying since other rappers don't, but of course I feel that he could do better and elaborate on his statements if he wants more people to respect him, it is hard to defend him when he don't defend himself....

AllHipHop.com: Supposedly, DJ Jazzy Jeff is a huge inspiration for you… Whoo Kid: Hell yeah! As far as skills and the way he'd perform in front of a crowd… I actually had the opportunity to DJ with him in front of 25,000 people — MTV Spain; me, Shaggy, DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Black Eyed Peas. I rocked it from the center like it was a club. Jazzy Jeff gave me mad love, that's one of my highlights. I used to be cool with Jam Master Jay. Our last show before he was murdered was in Ohio with Run-DMC. I DJ’d on stage with him. Those are the dudes that I looked up to.