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Kid 'N' Play, Vanilla Ice, Hammer>>>>Everything Eminem did in the last 5 years but now to the point of talking about rap dying no rapper could kill rap no matter how much wack music you think that rapper puts out since there's always other rappers out there that you could listen to if you don't like that rapper, there's one thing to not like to listen to a certain rapper but to blame them for killing rap is being a hater, Eminem's music has sucked lately but there's still other rappers that came out in the last 5 years that I enjoy listening to so Eminem hasn't killed rap since he's only one out of many rappers in the game, he's only one person, one person don't make up the entire rap game, now if Eminem was the only rapper on the planet I'd probably find another genre to listen to as my favorite, lol, the way I see it rap only dies if fans lose interest in it and record labels start promoting other music genres more or suddenly you get banned from playing rap, lol

As long as Will could still put out great music and is still healthy, I don't see why he can't release albums every 2 or 3 years for a lil' bit longer in between doing films and what I think would help keep Will in the game longer is if he signed fresh young hip-hop artists to his Overbrook company, btw I got a great idea for his next album, he could do a double disc album for his next album and have collabos with up and coming talent on one disc and the other disc could be strictly a JJFP album, they're be stuff that'd interest younger fans and the ol' school fans will finally get some JJFP, it'll do really well

I might've jumped the gun too soon to blame movies for this album falling through I'll admit, waiting 3 years for new music ain't that bad considering how big of a star he is now in the film industry, it's probably hard to find enough real artists to do a compilation since finding real artists these days is like searching for gold, I'll be willing to do something if you're reading this Kel holla at me, lol,most in Will's position would probably give up rap altogether, Game said recently in an interview that if he makes 5 million per film he'll never rap again and Will makes almost 30 and he still puts out music every 3 years, lol

DMX clearly stated there that he has no beef with Rhianna, he was mad that Def Jam pushed him off to the side for new artists when he's the only rapper in hip-hop history to have 5 albums debut at #1 on the Billboard charts, he found it insulting,that's clearly like benching Allen Iverson for a rookie, but sadly that's been the way the music industry has always been, they shove legendary artists to the side for one hit wonders or have short lived careers,I doubt that Rhianna's gonna sell 20 million in her career let's be real, to release albums from her and Young Jeezy and push DMX to the shelve along with Redman was a joke, I wouldn't be surprised if Nas album gets delayed either, Def Jam has clearly fallen off on the most part, I had a great laugh the other day when I read somebody on a message board post that Def Jam's better now than it was before Jay-Z was president there, I mean come on now that means Rick Ross is better mc than Slick Rick and Rhianna's a better singer than Kelly Price?, lol I really hope that DMX shoots a video for "Lord Give Me A Sign" 'cause it's such a great song, hopefully Columbia don't screw him over too, I think he's supposed to have a reality series coming up on BET soon as well, btw when I first read that he was criticising those who say hip-hop is dead I thought he was going after Nas but I realised that he's doing "Belly 2" with Nas so I don't think he wants to beef with Nas

I was reading one of his blogs a few days ago, it's crazy how he basically goes online mostly everyday to talk to his fans for many months, he talks about a lot of other things besides music too, he seems to be a big Barry Bonds fan, he even posts a lot of picutures of his family and friends, if any of his haters'd take time and go through those blogs they'd find it hard to hate on him 'cause he's one of the realest in the music buisiness, anyways he said that 100,000 people downloaded the new tracks he posted on his myspace in a span of 12 days, now if all them go out to buy the album next week he'll be heading back to the top of the charts again, and he was mentioning that he's been doing performances with LL lately, they did a concert last week for the US troops, I guess they squashed their beef from years ago, it'd be quite interesting to see them do a track together, I think he should do something with Q-Tip and Tribe Called Quest too since they're also working on a comeback

I wish that all those millions of kids who've been listening to G-Unit and Eminem could check out Kel's mixtape and get schooled on some real mc'ing, it's kinda sad that Kel didn't blow up years ago while those wack rappers did, btw I'd love to help out on myspace.com but I don't have an account there, it's a great idea to promote on myspace.com, MC Hammer mentioned in his blog last week that 100,000 people downloaded his new tracks, I could post the video on some hip-hop sites though that I'm registered too

Thanks for this, DMX is definately a living legend no doubt about it, I'm definately looking forward to seeing his album finally coming out soon

There was some good points in there in between but some of what he said there was really unnecessary and it didn't make sense, reminds me of most rappers' lyrics these days, lol

:word: i hope dis mixtape will show real talent lol, don't hold your breath on that, Eminem's talent died a long time ago when he started beefing with non rappers, I gave up on him a long time ago

It amazes me that Eminem still has millions of people buy his albums after putting out so much garbage over recent years while hardly anybody except a handful of us cares about if JJFP does another album or KRS-ONE released an album a couple weeks ago, it makes me sad, I rather be checking for MC Hammer's album next week than think about Eminem coming back, it's just ****ed up that the real talented artists get slept on while millions buy into gimmicks like this, I knew he wasn't retiring, it was all a PR stunt and it worked, millions flocked to buy his greatest hits album 'cause they heard he was retiring before it came out, 50 Cent will probably say he's gonna retire before his next album comes out, Bow Wow's doing the same thing now at 19 years old? give me a break please with your damn gimmicks, **** all those wack pop rappers that're taking away from the real mcs and all the people that fall for the gimmicks and then complain about hip-hop's dead, buying albums from garbage rappers like Eminem is the reason why it's dying, maybe if they supported talent over gimmicks then we'd see a change

It'd be sweet if JJFP could get an album out by next year so they could perform there, it'd been a sweet way to celebrate their 20 year anniversary if they performed last night, it all seems like a fantasy though the way things are going right now, there's probably a better chance that Will's gonna win best male actor next year than there is that a JJFP album will come out by next year the way things are looking

Foxy Brown Breaks Silence Again: Deafness Cured, She's Back To Work 06.28.2006 6:00 AM EDT After year of deafness, successful surgery allows Brown to return to studio for forthcoming LP. Foxy Brown Photo: Fernando Leon/ Getty Images NEW YORK- Foxy Brown says her hearing is back and she's ready to resume her career and according to the MC, her long-delayed next album will be out before the end of the year. "[Around] Christmas Eve, the album will be out," Brown said Sunday night, shortly after performing with Jay-Z at his Reasonable Doubt 10th anniversary show (see "Jay-Z Rolls Out Classics, Big Surprises At Reasonable Doubt 10th Anniversary Show"). "I went straight from the operating room to the studio. It was really hard. I was deaf for an entire year. Completely deaf." - Foxy Brown In December 2005, Foxy held a press conference to reveal that her hearing had deteriorated so much, she needed someone to tap out beats on her shoulder when she was in the recording studio (see "Foxy Brown Says She Hasn't Heard A Thing For Six Months"). She announced she was suffering from severe and sudden sensorineural hearing loss in both ears. An almost distraught Foxy conveyed her pain by telling stories of sleepless nights: "To suddenly lose your hearing after 10 years as a professional artist, I questioned God: 'Why me?' " At the time, Brown's doctor issued a positive prognosis, saying she could recover after surgery. Around three months ago, according to her rep, Brown underwent surgery and is well on her way to having all her hearing back. "I went straight from the operating room to the studio," Foxy said with a smile. "It was really hard. I was deaf for an entire year. Completely deaf. The surgery was iffy. They didn't know if it would be a success, and it was." Before that setback, Foxy had recorded a multitude of tracks with Jay-Z, the Neptunes and others for an album to be called Black Roses. There's no word yet on who Foxy has been working with since her recording has picked up once again. Her label, Def Jam, says no official date has been set for the album and it's not certain whether the disc will keep the same title. On July 18, Fox Boogie will be getting onstage once again: She's on the bill for LIFEbeat's Hearts & Voices AIDS Benefit Concert Series show, Reggae Gold Live 2006 Summer Jumpoff, to promote HIV and AIDS awareness. The show takes place at New York's Webster Hall and also includes TOK, Beenie Man and Wayne Wonder. - Shaheem Reid

I think Nick hurts Will's legacy more than helps Will's legacy by saying that he was inspired so much from Will, that's like saying Will inspires wackness, Nick can't check a mic for Will and he ain't gonna win an Oscar anytime soon either, I'll admit "Wildin' Out" is cool but it won't be remembered in 10 years like "Fresh Prince Of Bel-Air" is, he only had like one or two good movies so far to go along with one or two good songs on his only album, he's average at best really, and y'all know how I ain't a big Kanye fan but subpar rappers like Nick make Kanye sound like Rakim, I wonder what's going on these days where how such low talent artists get record deals, these A&R's deserved to be beaten for signing them, it's a crime that Bow Wow and Nick Cannon got record deals to begin with, we need real talented artists like me and Da Brakes to blow up and say openly how much they were inspired by Will, btw Bow Wow trying to pull an Eminem and say that he's gonna retire after releasing his next album, personally I don't think nobody but a handful of lil' girls will actually care, I'd rather be first in line to buy an Eminem album then to buy any album from that lil' pup

I thought it was wack that TI won male hip-hop artist of the year, he ain't the king of **** in my eyes, if he's considered to be the best then hip-hop must be dead, Will should've been nominated and won that, I was really feeling DMX's performance of his new single "Lord Give Me A Sign" during the pre-show, I have a feeling that song's gonna bring him back to the top of the game again and he'll be winning some awards next year no doubt and boo about that Eminem appearance, he needs to stay retired, his verse was garbage on that Busta track, Damon's hosting sucked pretty bad too, I really thought most of the show was boring and wack, I wonder why LL wasn't there either, it would've been perfect for him to promote his album there, that Chaka Kahn tribute was classic though when she performed with Stevie Wonder and Prince

I pushed the date back again

According to LL's Def Jam site it's a US tour, I think it starts this week and ends in August

I think this was brought up last year when his album came out, we need new things to talk about in this forum, come on Will do something!

Nick Cannon shouldn't be the one to talk about record sales, his last album sold less than "Born To Reign", lol, AJ seems to be the only person who I heard of that says that likes his music, he'll never be Fresh Prince no matter how hard he tries in rapping or acting but he does make a great point that it's easier to be inspired from FP's career than it is Bow Wow, still I say impersonating somebody is just as bad as acting hard when you're not, he's unoriginal, it's ok to be inspired by Fresh Prince but he should do his own thing too, now the truth is that "Big Willie Style" has sold more albums than both Nick or Bow Wow will ever sell in their entire lives, Nick looks like a fool for responding to that lil' pup like that, Bow Wow has no credability to even waste breath on, even 50 Cent has more cred than he does, lol, Nick really needs to focus on his own career, his new single "Dimepiece" flopped harder than pancakes, I saw the video like 2 times on 106 & Park and that's it, Bow Wow's 15 minutes are up too when Ciara left him now he's doing videos with 36 Mafia like he's a g? If Nick loses to Bow Wow in a battle he should hang up the mic forever in shame, this is a battle that nobody cares about

I'd say "Todd Smith"'s selling around the same pace that "Lost and Found" did last year right now but LL's gonna do a tour this summer so it'll probably hit platinum eventually

"Go To Church" is basically just a metaphorical term in this sense, it really had nothing to do with religious matters in this case, it's just a hip-hop lyrical track so it's more of a battle phrase like you suckas better pray, btw do you think Snoop's dissin' Coolio in his verse? It sounds like a diss to me and you could see in the video they got somebody dressed up like Coolio and Snoop shoves him away when he does his verse

I doubt that LL's gonna do an album with G-Unit, they were only featured on a couple remixes and they're not really getting any airplay so I doubt LL's gonna do anything more with them since nobody cares about G-Unit anymore, if he does an album with G-Unit his career'll sink right with them, I think it'd be more interesting if he squashed beef with Canibus and did a collab with him than working with G-Unit again, to be real if you go ask most hip-hop fans they'd say LL's had a better career overall than Will but they might say that Will's better than LL now 'cause LL ain't as popular as he used to be since his albums sales keep going down album to album since "Mr. Smith" it seems, which I think is due to poor selection of singles, like I just don't get how he could choose to release "Freeze" over "We're Gonna Make It", but he's the only rapper from 1985 to still go at least gold like he did with his new "Todd Smith", Rev. Run and DMC can't anymore, Public Enemy can't, KRS can't, etc., only other rapper from that era that could is Will who did with "Lost and Found" which of course went platinum worldwide, for a while Will's sales been declining since "Big Willie Style" but now we're seeing Will's fanbase has increased from "Born To Reign" to "Lost and Found" when people thought his career was over and that he'd stick to acting, now if he's smart enough to release albums as much as LL does maybe people would start saying that he's had a better career than LL... Will has more to prove than LL that's why he needs to remain hungry, if he keeps bringin' it like "Lost and Found" people will say that he's as great in rapping as he is in acting and he'll be on more people's top 10, I personally think they're both even still, hip-hop hall of famers, both had ups and downs, they both get hated on and loved at times since hip-hop fans seem to be having different opinions all the time about what's dope, there was times then and now that others have outsold them but these rappers have come and gone and continue to fade, G-Unit will be under the radar like Vanilla Ice in a few years, but through it all Will and LL are still around, Will probably receives less hate than LL at this point but there are times where LL gets more props than Will so it evens out, they're both survivors of the game and I think they both know what it takes to stay in the game

I think it's a lil' bit hard to compare somebody who played for 3 years to somebody who played 10 years but I think Wade's mature beyond his years, ever since he came into the league his rookie year he's been a leader, you can't say that about Kobe when he started and I myself been questioning his maturity for a while still but this year I was impressed that he was able to lead the Lakers to the playoffs when they don't really have that much talent Now as far as Iverson vs. Kobe which might be an easier comparison to make since they've both played 10 years, I'd have to go with Iverson overall considering most of his career he hasn't had the type of players surrounding him as much as Kobe has had, the Lakers were a playoff contender before they drafted Kobe and they signed Shaq in his rookie year so he's basically in a winning situation already, the Lakers always seemed to have deep rosters for many years, their bench players could've been starters on most teams, but the Sixers were a lottery team when they drafted Iverson and he was basically carrying the team into playoff contention himself for many years, their roster was thin for many years, Iverson basically made up the team for many years and still does it seems but I actually think that this year Sixers had a better roster than the Lakers did but they still could'nt make the playoffs, I think that's the reason why people might've voted Kobe at the end of this year 'cause they looked at the standings, Sixers should've won their division with the type of talent that they had, people were actually picking them to contend in the East this year with the Nets, Heat, and Pistons when the season started, Lakers were counted out this year in the beginning, many thought they were going to the lottery, so the edge goes to Kobe currently 'cause Kobe proved for the first time that he could lead a team with less talent into the playoffs but the Sixers this year had the most talent in years and they choked and Iverson gets the blame for it by most people, of course Webber ain't in his prime anymore, maybe if he played on the team in 2001 the Sixers would've beat the Lakers in the finals, basically they didn't have any big man to pound the ball into, Mutombo is a defender not a scorer

T-Bone got a lot of skills, he was featured on a song called "The Struggle Continues" that was featured on KRS-ONE's "Spiritual Minded" album in '02

I picked the Heat to win the NBA championship beating the Mavericks when the playoffs started 2 months ago and I was right, this could've been back-to-back champions if Wade was healthy in the playoffs last year, he's definately a special player, having something that Lebron and Melo don't have which is an NBA championship ring, it's also nice to see Mourning finally win one after all he's been through over the last few years

He does, could you please point it out for me where in the song he says it? I musta heard that song a million times but I don't remember hearing it in that song