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Now as more I think about it the way I see it is that Def Jam wants to get rid of LL for their younger r&b acts since his next album'll be his last album on there, they want him to rush out another album and they probably proposed for him to work with current artists to end the contract, it's a buisiness, labels don't care about artists, look how they shelve Redman, Method Man, dump DMX, the label's lost most credability over recent years, they just want money, the best thing for LL to do is to just release an album of unreleased songs and get out of Def Jam and start his own label since he's a big enough name in the rap industry and release his own albums whenever he wants, take control of his career, he should be more hands on, just like I think Will should just release all of his stuff through Overbrook and release the proper singles and promote the albums himself, I mean we complain about labels screwing him up all these years but come on now he's a multimillionaire, he needs to put that money to work if he really wants the props he deserves as a rap artist... Now I think LL could work with whoever he wants to though, you can't say that he shouldn't work with any young artists, it's like 50 Cent could be last on the list of the artist that I want him to work with but it's his career not mine, to each his own, hopefully when he hears my album come out he'll want to work with me, it's like I'm tired of being an armchair rapper, I need to get in this game myself, lol... The thing is now that there aren't many fans that stick with any artist, that's why it's hard to tell what fans want, some fan wants this, some fan wants that, everybody likes different things, only a small percentage of fans like us will stick with any artist,(with us all being JJFP Potnas through thick and thin), for example fans might be turned off that Nas signed to Def Jam working with Jay-Z and some might be excited about it, that's why it could become a dillema for an artist to decide what direction they want to go with their music 'cause views constantly change, the music marketplace is a fickle place to have a constant fanbase... btw going through LL's autobiography I found an interesting quote that probably applies to 50 and a lot of the young rappers coming in selling a lot of albums now that don't realise the type of impact that they make, he probably wants to work with 50 to show him a better way as an artist: "I can't condemn those rappers and entertainers who aren't always positive. You can't expect someone to become a positive role for all of mainstream America overnight. It takes time to realize the power your music has over people. It took me more than 10 years. For a lot of artists, they never get that time. By the time they figure it out, they're finished. Somebody who is on their first of second album-they don't know how powerful they are. They don't know how influential they are when it comes to children, so they say what they feel. But four, five, nine years down the road, after they've had a few albums and can see what statements they've made and how they've affected people-then it's time for them to live up to their responsibility and be a role model to a wider audience. You can't expect a kid who is fresh out of the projects and going triple platinum to understand the complete spectrum of his influence as an artist. When did he get that opportunity to grow and learn about what that means?"

Well that's my reaction when I heard about it, I'm stunned and quite confused about how it'll turn out, I couldn't control my thoughts there I admit, but hey I ain't no Loretta, if it turns out wack I'm gonna say it's wack, I sure hope he knows what he's doing...

I agree with what Turntable says that if you're gonna criticise somebody so much then I think you should download some of their albums and see if they're as wack as you say they are, you shouldn't just judge somebody off their singles 'cause after all that's what we say about people that diss Will off his singles right?That's being kinda hypocritical, I always try to listen something before I criticise it or I don't say nothing about it, it's not really fair to call LL a sellout for doing an album with 50 Cent either before it comes out, now if LL tries to sound like a studio gangsta then we say that, he's been in the music buisiness 21 years so I'm sure he'll make sure that 50 Cent won't change his image so much that it'll let down all of his fans, if it don't work out then it'll fall through and LL might work with somebody else before releasing his next album which of course I wouldn't mind, the experience of working with LL might actually help 50 discover himself as an artist as well, right now I look at it as a questionable move but sometimes there are great collabs from artists that we least expect it from, as a big LL fan I hope for the best 'cause I don't want to see him disappear from the rap game and lose all credability, being in the game so long he needs to keep the ball on his court...

I heard both of 50's albums, "Get Rich Or Die Tryin'" actually has some good songs in it, while "The Massacre" is garbage except for maybe a couple songs, I'll take LL's worst albums over those 2 albums anyday, these days a lot of people download so not many artists in general sell that much anymore, LL would go triple platinum 10 years ago 'cause it was before the downloading era came along, going platinum these days is like going triple platinum then, it's actually great that people could download now in my view 'cause if you don't like a certain album you won't have to waste $20 on it and actually buy something you like, I'll probably be giving LL's next album a download if G-Unit's all over it rather than running out to get it

I'd rather have LL do another album with Puffy than to do an album with 50, at least Puffy respects hip-hop history, I liked "Phenominon" and that track they did together on "10" called "After School", Puffy's great compared to 50 Cent, 50 Cent is extremely immature and egotistical to go along with his weak talent, it's not a smart idea to work with him on a whole album, if I see the tracklisting with G-Unit features all over it I won't even buy it 'cause that'll be a disaster like when Eminem and G-Unit were all over 2Pac's last album, I mean how many legacies can one crew destroy?

Yeah at this point LL should be starting his own record label and executive produce his own albums considering how long he's been in the game and the thing is that he should be trying to put some of his ol' school peers back on top again, sign new artists that put out quality music over substance, instead of working with so many wack current artists, people'd buy his albums regardless to who he works with, in fact doing all these collabs I think actually hurts his popularity 'cause a lot of his originals fans don't like it, they want to hear LL Cool J, they probably want him to work with Slick Rick and Chuck D not 50 Cent and J-Lo, his most popular albums have been with lil' guest appearances in fact, it's not like it hurt his career for not working with Vanilla Ice when he was on top, in fact if he did work with Vanilla Ice he'd faded with him and that's gonna happen now working with 50 Cent who's career is fading,people want to hear LL Cool J working with himself and a few dope mcs in between, he built his legacy selling quality music so why put out watered down music to sell out? I wouldn't mind if this album has a parental advisory sticker if it turns out to be great like "Mr. Smith" and "The G.O.A.T" which had parental advisory on it but 50 Cent hasn't made any albums on that level so I don't think he could guide LL to that if he can't guide himself together

"Todd Smith" was certified gold a couple months ago, if Def Jam pushed to release another single or two it'd hit platinum, if they payed less attention to promoting Rihanna and gave more attention to LL then I think LL would be better off promoting this album more instead of rushing to do an album with 50,and btw he's outselling Mobb Deep who I believe had 50 executive produce their recent album so that proves that even though 50 might executive produce for LL don't mean that his sales'll go up either, LL's sales might not be what they used to be but it's the same for G-Unit already, they ain't as popular anymore either, ever since 50's movie flopped last year the sales on G-Unit releases are slipping, LL'd be better working with Ice Cube and Will on albums/movies instead of wasting time with 50 Cent and G-Unit who're running out of their 15 minutes, now if LL plans to leave Def Jam, not sign to another label, and just retire off of releasing this album with 50 Cent then I think he'll lose a lot of credability and the album will flop horribly and not even go gold, he'll be going out rock bottom and looking like somebody who lost it... Now I don't mind if LL works with a rapper who curses, if he had DMX executive produce the album I could live with that 'cause DMX is more talented than 50 Cent, I care about quality, DMX wouldn't let LL put out a wack album, while 50'll encourage LL to put out a wack album 'cause really 50's never been about quality music, come on now didn't Nas sign to Def Jam, why not do an album with him? Working with Nas would be like Jordan winning with Pippen, that's a duo that wouldn't lose,and I'd rather see Will do movies for 10 straight years than to do an album with 50 Cent

I'd take the second choice, everybody over 18 will talk about Will as a wack rapper with the first choice, all 10 million will be a bunch of horny school girls that don't know a thing about good music, at least Will's gonna have his original fans still respect him if he did another album with JJ

A rapper with 2 subpar albums giving orders to a rapper with 12 great albums does not equate to a great album, I could never picture LL lowering himself down like this, what happened to the mc that got pissed if you borrow his mic? lol

There is only 1 reason why a legend like LL Cool J would do an album with 50 cent..... SALES! :sick: Yeah that's true, LL's gonna lose all respect from his original fans just to have millions of white girls to buy his albums :ponder: He's one of the highest selling rappers of all time already though so that's why it's a lil' shocking though, he has more platinum plaques than 50'll probably have albums released, it's not like all of his albums flop, that'd be like Will doing an album with Bow Wow, don't make sense, LL could work with more talented artists and still sell a lot plus keep credability, why not work with Busta or DMX and make great music selling millions instead of doing teenybopper **** with 50 and the G-String girls?.. He don't need 50 but I guess it's only about the money now

You know me I'm one of LL's biggest fans and I just don't understand what motivation could somebody 50 Cent give LL Cool J to make a great album? LL's been the most consistant rapper ever, he don't need a lowlife, inconsistant rapper such as 50 Cent to help him make an album... If LL goes to G-Unit, that'd be like Jordan going to a garbage team like the Wizards or Willie Mays limping off the field with the Mets but probably even worse than that, LL's gonna tarnish his legacy doing this, it's not a good look, if LL needs 50 Cent to help him make an album then he must have lost it, I just don't understand why, this could be career suicide...

The way it's looking, with LL saying that this is his last Def Jam release, he's probably gonna sign to G-Unit, he should just hang up the mic and do more movies instead of doing that, he's gonna lose a lot of respect 'cause G-Unit is not credible at all, I really hope this don't happen :damnyou:

I don't know what to say, I'm shocked, why are all these legends like Michael Jackson and LL Cool J want to work with somebody like 50 Cent for?: http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1535528/2...tner=rssMozilla 50 Cent, LL Cool J Team Up To Prove NYC Reigns Supreme On Todd Smith Sequel 07.05.2006 6:00 AM EDT LL says pair focusing on making fall album 'as hot as it can be.' LL Cool J BEVERLY HILLS, California- Two of New York's finest MCs are joining forces for an album. LL Cool J recently revealed that 50 Cent will executive-produce his next LP, Todd Smith, Part 2: Back to Cool, which is due in the fall. "It's my last Def Jam record so I wanted to make it something special and something really unique and kinda get back to my roots a little bit," LL said. His debut album, 1985's Radio, was the label's first-ever full-length release. "50 reminds me a lot of the things that I used to do and the places I used to be in my life, and I think we can have a good time together. "He's talented and I feel like I have something I want to say - I think he can help me get it off my chest." LL and 50 can currently be heard together, along with Lloyd Banks and Hot Rod, on the remix of LL's "Freeze," which he's calling "You Can Bump This." The two are still working out how much 50 will rap on the new album, and whether anyone else from G-Unit will appear. "I don't know if I'm gonna do as many collaborations on this record," said LL, whose most recent release, April's Todd Smith, is packed with stars (see "With Blige, J. Lo, Foxx On Board, LL Cool J's New LP Is A Guest Fest"). "I think that me and 50 is enough." The two Queens-bred MCs have yet to start recording but have talked at length about the music. "We're definitely putting our heads together, we definitely have subject matter in mind and I'm definitely focused on making it as hot as it can be," LL said. LL was in Los Angeles to collect the Golden Note Award at June's American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers' Rhythm & Soul Music Awards, which is given to songwriters who have achieved extraordinary milestones. His 21-year career has yielded nine platinum LPs and two Grammys. "I'm a blessed guy, I'm lucky," LL said. "I didn't know it would end up like this. It's pretty wild." — Corey Moss

Will & Jada Pinkett Smith On Board '3rd Annual Charlie Mack Celebrity Weekend' By Rudy West Date: 7/5/2007 5:50 pm Will Smith and wife Jada Pinkett Smith will participate in Charles "Charlie Mack" Alston's 3rd Annual Charlie Mack Celebrity Weekend, a series of charity events taking place in Smith and Mack's hometown of Philadelphia July 21-23. Mack, a film producer and legendary Philadelphia promoter who has served as Smith's long time aide, will donate a portion of the proceeds of the "Charlie Mack Party 4 Peace Celebrity Weekend" to various community based charity organizations, including Mothers in Charge, a Philadelphia based nonprofit that supports women who have lost loved ones to violent crimes, as well as Yesha Ministries. "As a native Philadelphian, I wanted to provide young people with a vehicle to interact with today’s entertainment industry leaders, however, it was after the loss of my two brothers that I saw an even greater need to create a fundraising benefit to assist anti-violence organizations," Mack said. "I am proud and pleased that the Will and Jada Pinkett Smith Foundation has joined in the efforts to stop the violence and increase the peace in our great city of Philadelphia and that the Smith’s are joining us in this year’s cause,” remarks Mack. Rapper Queen Latifah, Meagan Good (Waist Deep), Regina King (Ray), Tracy Ellis Ross (Girlfriends), Duane Martin (All of Us), Allen Payne (House of Payne), Tichina Arnold (Everybody Hates Chris), Cuttino Mobley (Los Angeles Clippers), Flip Murray (Cleveland Cavaliers) and basketball great Mark Jackson and others are among the confirmed list of celebrities slated to attend the charity events. Mack, who served as co-producer of the movie ATL, which stars rapper T.I., founded the event over 15-years-ago as a yearly celebrity basketball game, but the event soon evolved into a charitable benefit that raised money and awareness to deter violent crimes in Philadelphia. "It is hard for me to get a grip on what is happening in the streets of Philadelphia, the same streets that I grew up on and walk through," Will Smith stated. "However, I do understand there is a different mind set today then when I was raised so I feel compelled to do something. I am excited about illuminating the positive’s of the weekend and have known Charlie Mack for a lot of years and has seen how he has changed his life and become a shining example of the possibilities of what Philadelphia can produce.” Mack's weekend begins of Friday, July 21 with the "Praise 4 Peace Gospel Concert" and other events during the weekend include Saturday's "Youth Day" featuring Will and Jada Pinkett Smith, the Celebrity Gala, the 10th Annual Celebrity Basketball Game and an official Mary J. Blige afterparty.

Hitmaker Dallas Austin Sentenced To Four Years; Reportedly Receives Pardon 07.04.2006 11:22 AM EDT Lawyer says producer could be released within a few days. Dallas Austin Photo: Paul Hawthorne/Getty Images Dubai's ruler pardoned American R&B producer Dallas Austin on Tuesday, hours after he was sentenced to four years in prison for possession of cocaine, two of the producer's lawyers told The Associated Press. Al Maktoum issued the pardon but Austin has not yet been released from jail, said the lawyers, one of whom told the AP that Austin's release was "a matter of paperwork." The lawyers requested anonymity, citing the sensitivity of the matter. Austin, 33 — who's worked with TLC, Gwen Stefani, Madonna, Pink, Michael Jackson, Janet Jackson and many others over his 17-year career — was traveling to Dubai to attend Naomi Campbell's three-day birthday party at the Burj Al Arab hotel when he was detained at Dubai International Airport on May 19 (see "Hitmaker Dallas Austin Imprisoned In Dubai On Drug Charges"). Dubai police had pulled Austin aside at customs upon his arrival at the airport and searched his luggage, where they found a small bag containing slightly more than a gram of cocaine. The presence of restricted drugs and medication in the body can count as possession in the United Arab Emirates, the Persian Gulf nation in which Dubai is located, and Austin's urine had also tested positive for drugs, according to authorities. Austin claimed at his arraignment on Sunday that he was only guilty "by mistake" (see "Hitmaker Dallas Austin Pleads Guilty To Drug Charges in Dubai"). "I had no knowledge and no intention of violating the law," he told the court. A second member of Austin's five-man legal team told the AP that the producer's release could take a few days. Austin is expected to be deported after his release.

Rapper CL Smooth is ending a ten-year hiatus and releasing his highly anticipated solo album, American Me. The album, which drops on Shaman Work Recordings, features production by Arsonist of the Heatmakerz, Kaygee and Tramp of Divine Mill and newcomer Mike Loe. " American Me is about misconceptions. It's about the things people say, the things people perceive, right or wrong it's about the speculations that we force on each other," CL Smooth explained. The first single from CL Smooth's debut is titled "Smoke In the Air," which is slated to hit radio nationwide this July. A video for the single will hit major video outlets as well. Like his well known songs "Straighten It Out," "I'll Take You There," and "They Reminisce Over You (T.R.O.Y.)," which were recorded with former partner Pete Rock, American Me will tackle a variety of personal and political topics. "I'm bringing the real deal, in spite of everyone and everything else. My lyricism isn't about brute force; instead it showcases what I've come up against and why I'm still here." American Me hits stores September 19 on Shaman Work Recordings. Below is the track listing for American Me: 1. American Me Intro 2. American Me 3. I Can't Help It 4. Call on Me 5. Black Heart Radio interlude 6. CL Smooth Unplugged 7. Warm Outside 8. The Interview 9. Gorilla Pimpin 10. The Outsider 11. The Impossible 12. Smoke in the Air 13. Travel Sometime interlude 14. The Stroll 15. American Me Outro 16. All We Ever Know

I don't care if he makes songs like that but he shouldn't say that "I Get High" is a song that reflects his lifestyle the most if he says a minute earlier that he's trying to be a role model, we all have skeletons in our closet and I'm not trying to knock down Style P but if you say you're trying to be a role model you have to be more responsible in what you say or do, andI don't think 2Pac ever said that the thugged out songs represented his lifestyle the most either

That's a brilliant list!! :smart:

It's great that he's trying to be a role model for his kids but it's hard to look at him as a role model if he says "I Get High" is a song that reflects the way he's living :sick:

I found this on Allhiphop.com and basically it goes online with everything I'm saying on the most part, record sales don't mean **** about talent, it ain't just now either, it's always been that way even in the golden era, talent hasn't really reflected over on record sales on the most part. A lot of the most talented artists in general not just rappers might not necessarily be the highest selling artists of all time and the highest selling artists might not be the most talented, hip-hop writer Bobbito said that in an interview that never was there a time where the dopest mc was the highest selling one, Kool Moe Dee gave LL Cool J the battle of his life even though he never went platinum, Kool G Rap debut wasn't a gold album like Canibus but he's more talent no question about it, Slick Rick is more lyrically gifted than Hammer too even though he never sold 10 million. Now even though Eminem and 50 Cent are the highest selling rappers of the moment there's a lot of others selling less that could test them on the mic, but they're not necessarily the worst either 'cause like I said there's wack rappers on the underground and sell less than them too, in fact they had to work their way from the underground rankings and actually beat some of them in battles, I mean if you consider Eminem and 50 Cent the worst imagine how bad the rappers that they beat to get a record deal must sound like, lol, and of course Will helped Nick Cannon get his break in the industry so he has to have some talent for Will to spend time on him but still not enough to be close to Will's level, now who knows maybe there's nobody out there that's coming on the same level as Will, Rakim, or KRS, they're like one in a million, it's hard to duplicate that talent, that's like filling in the shoes of Jordan, Magic, and Bird...The problem is that fans in general focus too much emphasis on record sales rather than the quality of music that's why it's harder for the most talented artists to sell the most, it's like they'll defend weak music if they hear that it's sold a lot rather than judge the artist for what it is and see that they're wack and they'll ignore the talented artists just 'cause they're not popular, a lot of fans are sheep and they'll say something like this: "You might say that the Black Eyed Peas are weak but they sold 5 million so that means they must be the best group in the game if everybody went out to buy them, man nobody listens to De La Soul anymore, they're played out and irrelevant, that was so 80s, keep up with the times man, Black Eyed Peas rock", if you listen to the music from groups like De La Soul and Lil' Brother you'll see that Black Eyed Peas don't come close to being the best, I'd also rather watch "House Party" over "8 Mile" anyday as well even though it might've not done the high box office numbers, and I think that people wait until an artist loses popularity to call them wack rather than say it when they're popular 'cause that's not politically correct to say that but I'll personally say it though, art is either good or not, f sales, that's why I didn't care how much "Lost and Found" sold when I was too busy enjoying it when it came out, anyways here's the article: The Evils Of Soundscan Vol 1 Jerry Barrow Ignorance is bliss. Back in the day when I tuned my rusty GPX radio into Mr. Magic's rap attack or Cool DJ Red Alert, I didn't know that Special Ed, Kool G Rap or UTFO didn't go platinum, nor did I care. I didn't know whether one of the most influential rap singles of all time "Top Billin" was platinum, I just knew that it sounded dope as hell in my orange foam headphones even before they invented Megabass. I had no clue that Brand Nubian's All For One didn't sell a lot of records, I just knew that Woolly Willy had a pair of my sneakers, but I didn't know where he got em cuz I hid 'em behind my speakers. When we went to the parties, we didn't care about Slick Rick and Dougie Fresh's chart position, we just wanted to know who this funny nicka was with the British accent and where can I find some fly green socks. MCs rhymed for two things: props and women. The fact that LL Cool J was selling millions didn't mean **** when Kool Moe Dee snapped "Jack the ripper, down with my zipper, you get paid to be a Moe Dee tipster." Receipts could not keep you from getting played on the mic. Ask Jay-Z. Now, thanks to the Recording Industry of America and Soundscan, our entire criticism about an artist is reduced to their sales: "So and so is dope now cuz they went gold or platinum." ****, to me MC Lyte was a far better MC before she sold 500,000 copies of "Ruffneck". "Cram to Understand You" and "Paper Thin" were the two best songs of her career and I dare anyone to disagree with me. DMX, Jay-Z and Nas, three of the most celebrated MCs alive have all failed to match the brilliance of their freshman efforts, despite increasing their respective album sales. Before this obsession with sales all we used to care about were the beats and the rhymes. A good artist could put out two or three albums before people started talking about falling off. These days, if that first album doesn't ship gold in a month folks are screaming for retirement. Not to mention that a lot of trash gets certified nowadays, too. Remember Canibus and Cappadona's first albums are gold. While on the other hand, Kool G. Rap, who's demo could run circles around either of those albums, has not enjoyed gold status. What does that say about this almighty system of sweating artists who sell? As fans, I think we were happier and more involved with the culture of hip-hop when sales and marketing weren't such a strong aspect of the music. All we needed was a radio commercial telling us where to get Fresh Fest tickets. Or a Billboard on the bodega telling us that Kane's album was about to drop. That's it. But as a business I even think the execs found it easier. It takes so much money to feed this "MTV-Radio-Payola" monster that they have helped create that an artist has to go gold just to break even. In the mid nineties music experienced such a huge growth spurt that labels started churning out artists to keep up with the cross-over demand for these "inner city kids and their boom box music." The videos got more elaborateand more expensive. Production got more elaborate"and expensive. (ie: The Trackmasters went from getting $500 to write and produce Finesse and Synquie's entire album to damn near six figures a track.) Plus, with so much product flooding the market, radio DJs commanded more under the table to squeeze in your joints. This invariably effected the length of a single because it's easier to squeeze in two 3-minute songs than one 5-minute song. Plus album track length doubled from 10 "tracks" to 20, (including skits) and this costs more also. Not to mention the increased mistakes made in track listings. Ask Ghostface. Well, it's 2002 and we've seen quite a few labels go under (Tommy Boy, Loud, Jcor ) because they either mismanaged what few funds they had, or just couldn't compete with the juggernauts of the music world who have used their deep pockets and marketing muscle to scan big numbers, get radio spins and keep a headlock on the rap game. I do appreciate the increased acceptance of hip-hop, but I miss the days when things were just a little bit simpler. All I needed back then was Video Music Box and "Old School Thursdays." I could have given a rats ass about whether Diamond D or Stetsasonic sold 2 or 2 million, all I knew is that Sally had a one track mind, and that some people didn't like the way she walked.

I'll listen to any Ja Rule CD or early G-Unit over Nick Cannon and Nitty anyday, Nick Cannon and Nitty are wack mcs but yet they never went platinum either which shows you that there's wack mcs that sell and there's wack mcs that don't sell, there's also some people that act like everything that ain't getting heavy airplay or ain't going platinum is considered dope and everything that's mainstream is wack, that's a myth too, there's as many if not more mcs that don't sell that're wack as there is wack mcs that sell, I mean some of these internet rappers make Vanilla Ice and Eminemsound like Rakim and Chuck D lol, there's actually a reason why some never blow up, anyways a wack mc is a wack mc though, talent has nothing to do with sales, even if Will sold 30 million or 3,000 albums in his career he's still talented, and it ain't like the Black Eyed Peas are the best group 'cause they're selling millions right now either, they're just as wack as Eminem is right now, "My Humps" is as horrible as "Ass Like That" in my book, that ain't quality music

well no offense to AJ but as long as we don't see an article or hear from the man himself about working on a compilation album considering how big of a name will is, something like that wouldn't be on the dl for this long, i really didn't have my hopes up personally, if we don't hear anything about will putting out new music by the end of 2007/2008 at the latest then i'll start getting worried, if he released 4/5 singles from "lost and found" i think the wait will be easier no doubt, i don't wanna hear that interscope ruined that from either, will smith's a big enough name to do whatever he wants, he could dish out a few mil and promote "tell me why" himself if it really meant that much to him, needless to say i'm dissapointed still, i don't care how many films will does but when he don't put the full effort into his first love of music it's depressing

Yeah like I said Kanye's one of the few rappers who openly speak out about how much he likes JJFP so I don't think it'd be a diss, it was a reference, Kanye's one of the only rappers who doesn't diss other rappers to sell records and to diss another rapper on a love song would just be silly, that'd be like LL Cool J or Nick Cannon dissing JJFP, I don't see that happening, lock thread

That's a great quote there, as long as I'm alive hip-hop's gonna be alive too, the thing I believe like I said earlier is if people focus less on how weak certain rappers are and give more attention to the great rappers then I think hip-hop could be on the highest level it's ever been, all of the people who complain about how wack Eminem's been lately need to look into other rappers

it was actually ash trey not me that posted that interview, i find it kinda ironic going on allhiphop.com site today and it says that there's another arrest warrant out for him, it's kinda disturbing that the police is after him every other day, lol