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I think we're all gettin' impatient waiting for JJFP to do something new, lol, thinking about voting for this makes me personally feel bad wishing that this was something worth voting for like a new video to get on the airwaves...

:word: This whole thread is pointless, you should lock the thread AJ, that's why I didn't even wanna respond in the first place to the foolish statements being made, hey Lerkot I just don't get how you could say Slick Rick's one of your favorite rappers but then you criticise Will's videos for being too sexual, I mean they don't compare to how explicitly Slick Rick raps about sex min his songs, you coming off as contractictory, it's only entertainment, stop analyzing it so damn much...

Yeah that's basically what I was saying and that's basically all that I'm gonna say in this thread, nuff said..

Aight now, I've been holding back but I just gotta drop my 2 cents here to stop the ignorance, now the point about the "Lost and Found" track was to make people aware of being original with their ideas when they make songs and videos, he's not knocking gangsta rap 'cause he likes gangsta rap in reality, he likes Biggie, 2Pac, Jay-Z, DMX, 50 Cent, etc but he feels that not everybody should rap like them, rappers need to bring originality, that's the problem with the rap game right now, everybody's trying to imitate each other, and record labels only promote a certain image and don't give rappers who ain't rapping about thug life a break into the industry, you shouldn't have to be a drug dealer to get a record deal, that's the point Will was making, I mean if 90% of the rap game was not cursing like Will Smith it'd be pretty boring too, artists need to find their own identity and labels need to celebrate that instead of putting that down, we need balance, and that's basically what Will was saying, read this from Will's site if you haven't already: "Meanwhile, the potent title cut's constructive critiques of his beloved art form begins with Will Smith reciting Webster's definition of "original" over an arrangement of terse strings. He explains, "If you don't dress like everybody in all the other videos dresses, or your drums don't sound like everyone's, or your rhyme scheme isn't like everyone else's, you don't fit in according to the industry. So originality isn't necessarily nurtured. As far as defining it at the beginning of the record, I did that to say, let's clear up what originality means and figure out how that could be a bad thing." "I'm a hip hop head from the old school, so I appreciate all kinds of hip hop. I just need it to just say something. I feel like N.W.A's first album and Biggie's first album should be used in psychology classes-they're such accurate, powerful depictions of the lifestyle. Such brilliant well thought out, well-defined, well-rounded albums. For my taste, I need records like those. They just have some intellectual base to it. I like fun records. I make fun records. But there just has to be a point to it."

As long as the album's in circulation they check sales I'd reckon...

Yeah I think some people might get sensitive towards their beliefs on religion and the God they choose to believe in if they choose so, on that note I'm gonna lock this topic up and if you wanna talk about LL's album start a fresh thread, peace...

Who said that this'd be Will's last album? Will's working on a compilation album with Kel Spencer and is doing tracks with Jazzy Jeff, he's far from done...

come on lerk stop trippin', u keep on bringing all of this negative energy, go get laid, stop ranting like an ol' woman, u bitchin' over nothin' :stickpoke:

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:word: I see more 50 Cent hate posts coming so I'm gonna lock up the thread but I'll leave it to check out the track if you want, I might check it out myself, lol...

Yeah this is a huge surprise, everybody been talking for months that Reggie Bush would be the #1 pick, this should shake up a lot of draft boards today...

Wow that's great for a mixtape to sell over 1000 copies, especially since you could only get it online...

Yeah Mark you seem to be making a lot of negative posts lately here that's not necessary and like WesSyde said there might be certain things about both Busta Rhymes and Twista that're better than Will but Will's all around a better lyricist than they are, although Busta's pretty much on the same level, I can't say that about Twista, he got a fast flow but he's just not that consistant as an mc to be a legend, you have to do more than just rap fast to be an all around legendary mc, there's many factors that make up being a legendary mc, Will's got that swagga that most mcs don't have to simply put it, lol, and he ain't a musician, Jazzy Jeff, Trackmasters, Freshmen are the ones who make the music for him to rhyme over, now you might have him confused with Kanye West, he's a good musician with a boring flow as an mc so he ain't no legend, now that's who you could mention that about...

Twista's a better mc than Will? :rofl: Busta's on the same level as Will but not Twista, hell no, come on now Will's been in the rap game for 20 years now, he's a hip-hop legend, not many mcs have had the career he's had, his body of work from "Rock To House" through "Lost and Found" makes Will a legendary mc, he could switch up his flows, and perform with any mc onstage, now if that don't make Will a legend what does? I'd say you're not a real fan if you can't acknowledge that, I personally think it's all a matter of opinion of who the G.O.A.T. mc really is 'cause there's quite a handful of legends that deserve to mentioned that come from different eras, how do you compare 2Pac to Will? That's like comparing Willie Mays to Barry Bonds, they're all legends though, that's a fact no doubt and when you talk about legends Will's name has to be in discussion...

You should be banned for saying something like that, Will's a legendary mc, he's much better than Nelly, I agree Nelly should never be on lists like this 'cause he ain't no dope mc... :stickpoke:

I just sent you a PM too :word:

Yeah looks like Snoop's friends did more than he did, he just needs to be more careful in who he chooses who he rolls with, that's all, Snoop is one of the gangsta rappers that I like...

I don't know how you could say LL's selling out, I'd say he's one of the realest in the game right now, I like how he does different things on each album he does, and you could see the diverse taste in music that he has with the different flavas he brings on his songs, he shouldn't have to do the same thing all the time for people to feel him, he's a true artist that evolves, it seems that fans don't evolve with the artist since they want the same thing all the time, I mean what's the point of still recording music if you're gonna do the same thing you did 10 years ago? If that's the case then Will should never make anymore albums either and just perform "Summertime" at shows, lol... LL also came out in 1985 not 1989 buddy, that's how much you know about LL, btw did anyone see the new video for "Freeze" that was shown on 106 & Park the other day? Def Jam's really pushing this album, it's good to know they ain't just trying to milk "Control Myself" even though it's in the top 10 on the Billboard charts now...

yeah i don't think i'm gonna bother voting on this unless i have nothing else to do to pass the time, this ain't like it's gonna help his album sales or airplay or things of that nature...

It's about damn time! :rockon:

http://www.sohh.com/articles/article.php/8824/1 Before Eve, before Foxy Brown and before Lil' Kim, there was Lyte. Back when female hip hoppers were rocking door knocker earrings, one MC proved that she could hold her own in the male-dominated world of hip-hop and commanded respect in the process. Hailing from the planet of Brooklyn, she commenced to dropping hits like "Cha Cha Cha" and "Roughneck" to the scathing "10% Dis," "The Ether" of its time. MC Lyte played the game by her own rules and proved that females could in fact get on and be appreciated for their lyrical prowess without having to put on a Vanity 6 routine. The MC born Lana Moorer dropped her debut album Lyte As a Rock in 1988 and kicked down the doors and made the world take notice. But as hip-hop has gotten a little darker over the years, we've in turn been subjected to less Lyte. With a new album, Back to Lyte, on its way and a new book already on shelves, SOHH caught up with the pioneering MC to talk about her ventures away from the mic, the negative messages that hip-hop sends to youth and women and why the Smithsonian is recognizing game. "It wasn't easy, although most of my struggle had nothing to do with other rappers," Lyte says of her days coming up as a female MC. "My struggle had to do with promoters who had to pay me and felt as if they didn't have to pay me what they paid male rappers." Obviously unaware of how the Lyte gets down, naive promoters would soon learn that there would be no half-stepping when it came to the amount of money or respect due to the Brooklynite. Turning adversity into an advantage, MC Lyte only used the temporary set backs as a motivational tool, which only made her work harder as a person and an artist. And while you may think that someone who has earned as many stripes as she has would understandably be a little cocky and possess a "diva syndrome," Lyte stays true to her humble beginnings when it comes to her props or lack there of. "I've never been one to be resentful or come across as resentful towards the way that I'm treated in hip hop," she says. "I get my accolades from the people who express to me what I've done for them." A renaissance woman to the fullest, MC Lyte has been flourishing away from the mic for years by honing her acting chops in several independent films including 2000's Luv Tale and a recurring role on the UPN sitcom Half and Half . She has also recently opened Shaitel, a Los Angeles boutique that specializes in accessories from belts to sunglasses that's sure to keep heads in LA looking fresh to def. "We sell a mixture of new and vintage [items]," explains Lyte. "We also have a few signature pieces that are done just for the store. We boast to bring a little New York flavor out here to California." Between reading scripts and keeping shop, she still found time to pen her book, Just My Take, which she bills as a mixture of poetry, self-help and words of wisdom. But as with any true MC, their first love is always the mic. Lyte is readying her new disc, Back To Lyte, for a late spring/early summer release. The album features guest appearances by Kay-Gee of Naughty by Nature, Sadat X and DJ Premier. "It's totally a hip-hop record," she exclaims. "I don't mean hip-hop as in just slamming beats, kicks and snares that make you want to bop your head. I mean hip-hop as in coming from the heart. People are gonna relate to it because its not fluff. I'm talking about real circumstances, real issues that can effect people's lives." Some of the people's lives that she feels are being negatively affected by certain images in hip-hop and the media are the younger, more impressionable audience. "I want to address [youth] in a positive light because so many rappers aren't," says Lyte. "With the way that the media is pushing them, they come out knowing more at 13 and 14 [years old] then I knew at 18." Lyte also takes issue with the misogynistic practices in hip-hop that have seemingly become commonplace. She believes that the viewers and consumers must take more of an active approach if the cycle is to be broken. "I want [the public] to understand their self-worth and let them know that they should not be so easily entertained," she candidly laments. "Record labels have, to some degree, convinced artists that they're not enough, so they have to add all of this other stuff for people to be entertained." Though hip-hop definitely has some growing left to do, the culture still has impacted many lives in a positive light and was recently recognized with an exhibit in the Smithsonian Institute's National Museum of American History entitled "Hip-Hop Won't Stop," of which MC Lyte was a part of. She donated a rhyme book and journal with handwritten lyrics to the prestigious exhibit which will forever enshrine the artist's work. With honors in hand and a new album around the corner, MC Lyte is poised to bring back integrity and lyricism to the art of MCing. Fortunately for us, the future is in good hands. "It's almost like watching theatre or a movie," Lyte says. "It's like watching a bad ass actor, and I think a lot of hip-hop is comprised of that right now. But luckily, I'm here to save the day."

Yeah Snoop's a gangsta rapper, it's not surprising that he gets arrested, he's trying to hold onto his "street cred", man it's getting rediculous with the rap game these days, every day I seem to be hearing more about rappers getting arrested or shot than I hear them releasing good music, cats need to step their game and cut out the bull****

Well he was talking about starting a label with his brother in that interview posted on this site last year, I'm not quite sure if that happened yet though...

Yeah I don't understand how he could go away for years without doing anything for his music fans but he always does something every year to cater his movie fans :paperbag:

Skillz' is definately one of the slept on peeps in hip-hop even though he writes for half of the industry it seems, it's quite surprising though that he'd say the n word so much though like you said there