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Yeah, it sucks. If radio had been playing good music all along, people would have no problem comprehending it. People would actually like it too. I think this song should definitely get a lot more airplay, so people can start understanding what true hip hop is. But who knows what will happen... ← Well maybe that's why a lot of true hip-hop heads like us don't like radio, I mean if they played something I like, I'd listen more often. :1-say-yes:

What label is left to go to? It's like pick your poison when you ain't trying to be a corporate gimmick, the only reason why 50 Cent and Eminem sell so much and the label puts so much into promoting them is that they do what Jimmy Iovine tells them to do, their sales don't decline 'cause they stick with Jimmy Iovine's formula and there albums all have the same concept to them that the kids just can't get enough of, Will wants to do his own thing and Interscope probably doesn't like that, just like Columbia too, they didn't like it when Will wanted made an ol' school rap album in "Willenium" so they didn't promote it the way they did "Big Willie Style" which seemed to be more influenced by Tommy Mottola than it was Will Smith, and they totally abandoned Will when he did "Born To Reign" which was experimental but could've gone platinum with the right promotion too, it's all a buisiness, Will was coming off of "Code Red"'s lackluster sales so he had to make it more radio friendly in '97 or else he wouldn't have got the deal to Columbia in the 1st place, it was just like when Jay-Z got picked up by Def Jam they had him to do something radio friendly so he could start selling too after lackluster sales of "Reasonable Doubt", I could at least say that it was good that Interscope let him do "Lost and Found" the way he wanted to do it, even though they ain't promoting it! :shrug: I got a good laugh outta this one though! :lolsign:

"If lyrics sold then truth be told I'll probably be just as rich and famous as Jay-Z Truthfully I wanna rhyme like Common sense Next best thing I do a record with Common sense Cause its the music, its blues, its jazz, its acoustics Soul, rock and roll the hip hop we be producing yea"-Talib Kweli "Ghetto Show"

Rastafarians of today are a bit different than they once were, there are white Rastas. ← Well if there are white rastas then it ain't that bad then what Common said, phew, lol. :davidblaine:

Maybe ATL is showin' more love to "Party Starter" 'cause Luda produced it too! I think Luda's album is aight but nothin' spectacular and Eminem's album is trash so I don't think to use them as reference in comparing "Lost and Found" sales is irrelevant, this album is not that marketable 'cause it's miles ahead of the rap industry for the average commercial rap fan to be interested, this ain't as commercial friendly as "Big Willie Style".

I just checked the voting list at BET.com and still don't see it mentioned, usually they put the new video on the list right away, I guess it won't be in the top 10 today if they don't put it on there soon for us to start voting! :hmm:

Y'all heard of Jean Graye? I think she could be the next Lauryn Hill!

Probably all the teeny boppers that went to see "8 Mile" will see this one too, I don't care, I wish these kids could come to their senses too and grow up to some good music! :damnlorettas: The sad thing is none of LL's movies have ever done over $20 million in the 1st week when he plays different roles while these fools do $80 million playing themselves. :mad:

Finally, here's this week's sales: 193 SMITH*WILL LOST & FOUND 5,302 -14 6,180 623,156

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rappers speak on Katrina: Krs1 & David Banner Playahata.com http://www.playahata.com/ Krs 1 was interviewed on September 2nd 2005 in Detroit Michigan after a fre concert with Zin.He shared his thoughts on Katrina -when asked about all the talk in the Rap community about benefit concerts and celebrity telethons to raise money for the victims of Hurricane Katrina - “KRS- Well, I’m not sure if this is the right approach to the crisis facing the Hip Hop communities of Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas. I understand what many are trying to do. And it is noble for anyone right now to try and do something. However, I think we need a more targeted approach; a more specified plan if we are to really save our people. When asked later to elaborate by ZIN- …the question was posed “would a concert to benefit the victims of Hurricane Katrina wouldn’t be a start? I’m playing devil’s advocate here? KRS- Well, I’ll play God’s advocate. I don’t think that this is the time for benefit concerts; THIS IS A TIME FOR REAL LEADERSHIP! We are experiencing matters of life and death! In my opinion a concert is extremely out of context. This is not the time to be shaking our asses! This is a time for ALL true Hip Hop leaders to offer those opportunities that were difficult for the average southerner to obtain like; recording contracts, movie deals, clothing lines, tours where they can work and make some money, or even open up the show. This is a time for all those rappers with 3, 4 and 5 houses to take in a Hip Hop family. Right now we need to think about how we may ease tensions as opposed to flaring them up. Meaning that all radio stations in Houston Texas should adjust their play lists to include more conscious rap music. Those with clothing lines can put a shirt with a conscious message on a needy Hip Hop back. He continued ” I try not to be critical of those trying to do something. However, it’s funny to me to hear Black leaders criticize President Bush’s slow response to the crisis when they can do NOTHING to remedy the situation themselves. President Bush is not OUR leader; he is the President of the United States. Where are OUR leaders? Who is OUR leader?But is this government OUR government? Let’s face it, we did not vote for George W. Bush nor do we agree with his foreign or domestic policies. African American leadership “dissed” both Bushes and spoke out against the war in Iraq. Now we actually expect the Feds to quickly run to OUR aid when they told us to evacuate and many of us didn’t? Come on. We gonna have ta keep it real here. White leadership was slow to act, but Black leadership didn’t act at all! Again, they cried and complained about what someone else didn’t do for them. DAMN! When shall we truly be free? Not freed, but FREE! When will we be able to save ourselves? Teach ourselves? Empower ourselves? Respect ourselves? Govern ourselves? In addition to his thoughts David Banner spoke to Ozone Magazine via Sohh.com “I think Hurricane Katrina has exposed America for what it is. I think it’s bigger than black and white. I think it has a lot more to do with rich and poor. We’ve always known that America is a racially driven country. We front like it’s all good, but we know the levels of racism that are in America. I think this is more than just pulling the race card. It shows that America doesn’t give a damn about people in the hood, period. If this same thing happened in New York, they’d probably be out there mopping themselves. When 9/11 happened, there was help on 9/12. We sent billions of dollars overseas when the tsunami happened. You know, this is our home. We break our necks to help other people, and we fight for oil, but we can’t help our people right here in Mississippi. Mississippi is definitely not getting the relief funds that they really need because we’re not getting the TV time. There’s cities in South Mississippi like Pass Christian, Long Beach, Biloxi, and Gulfport that are just gone. And these are just regular, ordinary folks. White, black, rich, poor. These are places where our grandmothers and grandfathers stay. There’s history in these towns. America is the most powerful country in the world, but it takes us four days to get there? The things they did four days later are the same things they could’ve done when it happened, period. They coulda flown helicopters in there or something. America is the most powerful country and the proudest country when it feels like it. They said they couldn’t get down there for different reasons, but those were just excuses. I sent a tour bus full of water down there. My bus driver paid with his own Mastercard. I told him to go ahead and buy whatever they needed and I’d pay him back. He filled the tour bus up twice with water, food, and supplies before the American government did. He drove down there from Memphis. Then I came down there myself and I sat and signed autographs and passed out water to the kids for four, five hours myself An extended conversation with Banner took place with Daveyd to hear cut and paste link below odeo.com/audio/214422/view Report Filed By Gumby

-Sony is re-releasing: Run DMC (1984) King Of Rock (1985) Raising Hell (1986) Tougher Than Leather (1988) on Tuesday, Sept 6 These albums are being released as expanded editions in digi-paks. The albums will include unreleased mixes and live tracks, as well as all new liner notes from key MCs, producers and celebrities like 50 Cent, Chuck D, DJ Red Alert, Chris Rock, and Eminem. Also included are rare photos and memorabilia and an insert for official Run DMC ringtones. Check out the website: http://www.rundmcmusic.com/

Mariah Carey Wins Lady of Soul Award By SOLVEJ SCHOU Associated Press Writer PASADENA, Calif. - Mariah Carey, Destiny's Child, Alicia Keys and Missy Elliott were the big winners at the 2005 Lady of Soul Awards, but because none of the performers attended the ceremony, Aretha Franklin stole the show. The legendary singer received the Lena Horne Award for outstanding career achievements and gave two rousing performances - "Until You Come Back to Me" with Stevie Wonder on piano and a pumped-up version of her hit "Respect." Sweating and slapping her thigh, Franklin pounded out high and low notes, holding her microphone out to the audience on the song's famous chorus. "I don't think I can carry it, but I am absolutely thrilled to be receiving this award," she said. Carey won awards for best solo single and album for "The Emancipation of Mimi." "I've got a great place on the mantle, so call me Mariah," joked presenter and "Charmed" star Dorian Gregory, who accepted the best single award on Carey's behalf. Destiny's Child nabbed awards for best group single for "Soldier" and best album for "Destiny Fulfilled." Keys won best song of the year for "If I Ain't Got You," while Elliott won best music video for "Lose Control," featuring Ciara and Fat Man Scoop. Ciara, Brian McKnight and Toni Braxton hosted the ceremony at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium, which will be syndicated for broadcast later this month. Winners were decided by 1,600 voters, including artists and radio station representatives. For the first time, Franklin presented the Aretha Franklin Award for entertainer of the year in person. The winner was Amerie, whose bouncy song "1 Thing" became a summertime hit. Amerie said she had trouble sleeping for weeks thinking about Franklin presenting her the award. She thanked her parents, her sister and longtime "Soul Train" host Don Cornelius for "supporting me throughout my brief career, which will hopefully become a long one." Earlier, she performed "1 Thing" dressed in black lace with a bevy of dancers. Ciara won awards for best new artist and dance cut for her thumping "1, 2 Step." The crunk-and-R&B-influenced singer changed from a sleek black pantsuit to a bra-skimming top and again to a modest blue sweater during the show. "It's such a blessing just to be acknowledged as an artist," she said. "We didn't get any sleep on this video, so thank you." Even as they honored musical accomplishments, guests and award recipients said their thoughts were with victims of Hurricane Katrina. Wonder, in a patchwork blue jacket, touched his chest and said "my heart is heavy" for Katrina survivors. "I've been asked by a few networks to give back. More than anything, I want to devote time," Ciara said. "You can feel the hurt, but you can't feel it really unless you're there." An emotional visual tribute was also made to famed R&B singer Luther Vandross, who died July 1 two years after suffering from a stroke. Braxton started the night with a sexy performance, wearing a floor-sweeping white fur coat, which she dropped to reveal a slinky white one-piece bathing suit underneath. Dorothy Norwood clapped and danced her way to the stage to accept the best gospel award. "This is my first major win, to be on national television. I'm just overwhelmed. I thank God for this," Norwood said

Lil' Kim was hot on "Da Butta", she actually stepped her game up, I just didn't like the chorus too much("Here come the butta baby/Bringin' it smooth and hot), that was the corny part of the song, I do like a couple of her songs too like "Crush On You" and "How Many Licks", she's a lil' better than Trina but she ain't no Queen Latifah or Eve for that matter, she's average at best, mediocre at worst. Queen Latiah/MC Lyte/Lauryn Hill/Salt-N Pepa>>>>Eve/Foxy Brown>>>Lil' Kim>>Trina

If this is true, what next: LL Cool J getting arrested? :therain: :damnyou:

Thanks Frenetic, well now that "Party Starter"'s video out, it's crucial that this gets nice airplay so it could keep the album in the top 200!

I don't know what's going on if this is true, these rastafarians sound extremely racist against whites, I mean if Common's supporting these people it'd be an embarassment for hip-hop's image, in fact it might kill a lot of it 'cause he's one of the most positive brothers out there, his career will be tarnished, I just don't see how he could be that kinda racist since a lot of white people attend his shows, I won't believe this until I hear audio 'cause even Will likes Common, this would be devasting for hip-hop, I don't know what to believe anymore! :damnlorettas:

Hey Frenetic could you try to find out how much "Lost and Found" sold this week? I tried checkin' for top 200 chart but I haven't found any so far, well next week should go up more since "Party Starter" was premiered on 106 & Park tonight, we all gotta try and vote for it as much as possible! :pony:

Lil' Kim sucks though, she ain't no Queen Latifah!

Don't you live in Cali? 106 & Park should come on 6 PM west coast time which would 9PM here in the east coast and it's 7PM now here so in 2 hours you'll be able to see it, they didn't show it until around 6:25-6:30PM so it's almost a good 2.5 hours until it airs for you! :thumbsup:

Yeah that's very good, I know how that feels to go through that, keep ya head up homie, you just gotta work on the spelling a lil' more like Joe said.

It was so much better to see it on TV, we gotta really vote for this video within the next day to get this in the top 10, the 1st day is crucial! :pony:

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Wow this proves that rappers must pay to get high ratings, "Lost and Found" gets only 3 mics and Lil' Kim gets 5? I didn't even know her album's coming out yet, what's this world coming to? :damnyou: Well on the bright side, I guess she'll beat out 50 Cent too! :gettinjiggywitit: http://www.allhiphop.com/features/?ID=1174 "Lil' Kim: The Naked Truth By Houston Williams Lil' Kim is about to go away for a while. But, the pint-sized rapper isn't leaving without leaving an indelible mark that will hold fans down until she returns from 366-day bid in prison. Kim's new album, The Naked Truth, hits stores on September 27, and her fourth opus is already being touted as her finest to date. These days, "Stop Snitching" t-shirts have been the rage in inner-city communities, especially in Brooklyn - Lil' Kim's hometown. On the stand, Kim was rather tight-lipped but now, she is talking. AllHipHop.com spoke to an introspective, wise Kimberly Jones. AllHipHop.com: Some people suggested that your adversity may turn into a positive thing. Do you feel that way? Lil' Kim: I know it is, I mean I'm a very strong believer in God and I'm very spiritual and there's nowhere else to go but up. You what I'm saying, when you have down moments and you know there nowhere else to go but up and - I'm not the type of person to take a negative situation and make it more negative. Only negative people make negative situations worse. You know what I mean? I'm a positive person. On my album, this is not like that cause everyday is a positive, everything that happens in the world ain't positive. All the stuff that happens in the news ain't positive. The government politics, that s**t ain't positive. You know you gotta take the bitter with the sweet and that's why I like for my albums to be consisted of, bitter with the sweet, good, bad, and just easy and hard. AllHipHop.com: Speaking of the government, like a lot of people are critical of them right now with the Katrina thing, you have any thoughts on that? Lil' Kim: The only thing I have to say about that is, I just hate what happened and it's just so crazy, you know what I mean, if it's true that they knew about this, is just why, why, why would you not try to warn people to clear the homes, city, and town out. Like, I don't understand that, if it's true. I'm not - we don't know exactly what's true and what's not. So if it is true and they knew about it then that's just negativity and evilness and my heart goes out everyone out in Louisiana and New Orleans who I heard lost everything. There's so many people out there who - we had a family member who was out there doing some film stuff and he was in a hotel and he lost everything, the only thing he had was his computer and his knapsack, you know what I mean, he lost all his clothes, all his other stuff. AllHipHop.com: Word on the street is that you're gonna get five mics in The Source magazine. Lil' Kim: Yeah. My peoples been tellin' me that. I think it just does great for the evolution of women. I think that's great. I thinks it's gonna be great for women now too. So women be like, "Now I know I can get five mics." Some women probably feel like, "I'm not even gonna try to get five mics, I know I ain't getting five mics." They're like, "Damn, I gonna try to get five mics too." AllHipHop.com: It will be interesting to watch... Lil' Kim: Every time my album comes put out, it's like there's a big, how can say this, there's a big hype around me, I come out and boom, you don't get enough of me. It's like my last two albums only had one video for both. That's like crazy. You know what I mean? So it's like, "She's here and then she just goes away real quick, like damn what happened, we need some more Kim." They haven't gotten it. That's where I think the misconception comes in it. That's where it is. But see with this album it's almost the same thing but it's gonna be way different and I think that they'll get to know me, see. With this album I might have the music, I might have the backing, I might have, hopefully, the videos. We tryin' to do at least three or four videos before I go and some other stuff so you can get to know me. But the only thing is in person you won't have me because I'll be gone. I gotta go away. But that's almost the same thing but it's a little different. Hopefully with this time with me being away, my music will be more appreciated and who I am and me as a person, I'll be more appreciated, hopefully. AllHipHop.com: You feel that you're not appreciated? Lil' Kim: I think sometimes I'm not, no. I think sometimes I'm not. People hate on me for no reason. Everybody know that I'm the most person - when people want there ratings to be high on the radio like certain talk show hosts, first thing they do is talk about Lil' Kim in a negative way. I haven't done nothing to these people, magazines - for no reason. They trash me. They don't even know me. So, of course that's not being appreciated, when I'm the one who brought the sexiness to the hardcore music for the women. Like, I should be respected and praised. And I'm not cocky or nothing like that, but respect as respecters do, you give respect doers with who deserves it, you know? AllHipHop.com: If B.I.G. was here, what would he say? Lil' Kim: I mean if Big was here I think a lot of things probably wouldn't have ended up going down the way they went down And if he was here, even if they - let's say they would've gone down anyway, Big is a very inspirational person in my life. Big could say anything. But I know one thing Big would've rolled out with me to the end, whatever. I think by now Big is proud of me. I think he's proud of me and in some senses or some way he may mad at me for being too be worried in certain situations or just being that nice or not being myself, not really saying what I really saying what I really want to say at certain moments. But that's all kind of changed. AllHipHop.com: Do you think women have to talk about sexual things to get a foothold? Lil' Kim:I don't know what they wanna do. [Laughs] I don't why it is that way, it's just that way. It should change. But things have changed a little. You know what I mean? I'm the first female rapper to get five mics you know what I mean? So it changes. You have to be the one to change things. I'm nothing like any female rapper that's out right now. That's the misconception and I hate it. You know what I'm saying? Remy has her own style. Everybody has there own style. Even homegirl [Foxy Brown], who they always compare me to, she is so different from me. I'm not her and this is the one thing I think I'm gonna be most satisfied with, with this album. And now I get to be separated from all that. My record that's out right now ["Put Your Lighters Up"] don't sound like any other female. You what I'm saying? I've gotten that, I sound like Lauryn, but see there's where you get your Grammy nomination. You know what I mean? I love being compared to Lauryn. And that means that I've done something different. Maybe that's it. And you feel cause I ain't different enough but it is what it is. I don't know. AllHipHop.com: What about the industry now? I know that Maino has been real outspoken on your behalf, and Bumpy Knuckles too? Lil' Kim: Those are my family, Maino, Bumpy, that's my family and they been around me for as long as - til' the boat sink - you know what I mean. And the boat ain't never sinking - so they gonna be around for a long time. I'm gonna be around for a long time and, you got some people in the industry that you're just close with. AllHipHop.com: Okay, okay. Now on the one song , "My N***as," you have some things to say about people, can you speak on those things, like as what made you... Lil' Kim: You know, just get my album, it speaks for itself. Everybody, you know, it ain't hard to see, hard to see, hard to tell. You what I mean, it ain't no secret, it is what it is. AllHipHop.com: In the light of your situation, I think it'd be important to know - how is Lil' Kim different from Kim Jones? Lil' Kim: I mean, I think everyone to a certain extent has to be a totally different person when they go home. You know what I mean? I doubt it very much if Lil' Jon just walks around saying to his mother, "Yeah, OKKKKKK!" I don't think he does that every five minutes, you know what I'm saying. I just think that everybody has their own personal life when they home and I think that's neat. People say I'm so different. I think people think I'm different because when they see me in person my voice is so soft spoken and I'm so classy. They don't expect me to be classy because my music is a little bit hardcore, whatever. I don't know, I don't understand what the misconception is. I don't understand. I think that people just haven't taken the time to really get to know me, and haven't been fair with me. But I think this album they gonna forced to be fair, take the time. That's what I think. I don't know what it is, I really don't. I'm trying to understand what's the misconception too. why can't I be - why can't I make hardcore music and be very sexy and then at the same time be classy? Why? AllHipHop.com: Any final words or anything you would like to say to your fans and just people in general? Lil' Kim: Yeah. I just love my fans. Thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you, you can keep it going for a whole 'nother paragraph. I love you, I love you, I love you, because without them, there'd be no me, and they were supportive of me during everything I've been going through so there the ones who I am working so hard for. You know what I mean? And I thank them so much."

Remember Eminem said the famous Will Smith diss that got white kids to hate Will and buy his albums instead :hmm: : "Will Smith don't gotta curse to sell records Well I do, so f*** him and f*** you too" Eminem did have a couple of great songs, I dig "The Way I Am" and "Lose Yourself" but I like a couple Mase songs too so that doesn't mean that he should be the high selling rapper, especially after dissing my hero and hurtin' his sales, he don't realise that Will won his Grammys from skills when talent sold back in the days, Em won his from gimmicks that sells now. :mad:

What's up y'all I just turned on BET that Big Tigger said that "Party Starter" will be debuting tonight on 106 & Park, everybody watch!