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R.Kelly's album is falling fast, 21K and he's #39 but it looks like he'll be platinum in a couple weeks which only John Legend and Destiny's Child has done recently in r&b, I think he needs to release a new single, the "Trapped In The Closet" episodes are losing interest in the public, the crowd didn't seem to be into the performance at the VMAs. Black Eyed Peas are still doing well, they're #4 on the charts and are already platinum with the 3rd highest selling album, if they could stay in the top 10 for a lil' while they could outsell Game, maybe even 50 Cent too since his sales are slowly fallin' too but not fast enough and with the re-release comin' he'll probably push 5 million altogether like his boy Eminem, that's actually less than "Get Rich Or Die Tryin'" that sold 7 million so slowly his popularity's ending, I see 2 more albums at the most and his career's over especially since he releases nothin' but annoying club anthems, even Eminem is more versatile than him. Mariah Carey might having the highest selling album of the year in music too since she's still #3. 2005 is 2/3 over with only 4 platinum albums and 3 gold albums in hip-hop, that's low considering how many releases came out this year, probably around 100 since there's 3 or 4 released a week, so for Will to be in the top 5 is quite an accomplishment, he's even outsellin' Bow Wow who's half his age. I think Fat Joe doesn't deserve to flop as much as he's had, he should go at least gold 'cause he does got some skills too, he should be in the middle of the charts too if talent sells. Tim's right that the commercial industry is dead, hip-hop is the highest genre and look how low sales are, look like people are losing interest in music.

Better yet how could somebody only 19 years old with only one album out have a greatest hits album? :willvspaparazzi: This is obviously a slow week in music if that happens, btw it's been a slow year in hip-hop too, "Lost and Found" is actually like the 5th highest selling album this year, Ludacris, Kanye West, and Eminem were released last year so they don't count but it's kinda disturbing that they're all sellin' more than "Lost and Found" :shrug: The top selling hip-hop in 2005: 33 50 CENT MASSACRE 24,090 -6 25,703 4,278,632 144 GAME DOCUMENTARY 6,852 -17 8,245 2,195,986 4 BLACK EYED PEAS MONKEY BUSINESS 85,368 4 82,143 1,208,947 25 JONES*MIKE WHO IS MIKE JONES? 30,319 -9 33,168 1,030,572 163 SMITH*WILL LOST & FOUND 6,180 -15 7,237 617,854 23 YING YANG TWINS UNITED STATE OF ATLANTA 32,216 -11 36,135 610,113 72 COMMON BE 14,178 6 13,421 583,439 7 YOUNG JEEZY LET'S GET IT 61,174 1 60,814 451,142 18 BOW WOW WANTED 40,746 -10 45,055 414,250 172 FAT JOE ALL OR NOTHING 5,762 -17 6,968 252,579

1 DUFF*HILARY MOST WANTED COLLECTION 101,043 -51 207,577 309,142 2 VARIOUS NOW 19 95,726 -12 108,193 1,215,687 3 CAREY*MARIAH EMANCIPATION OF MIMI 88,714 -18 108,561 3,103,978 4 BLACK EYED PEAS MONKEY BUSINESS 85,368 4 82,143 1,208,947 5 JONES*JIM HARLEM-DIARY OF A SUMMER 74,443 999 1,180 75,652 6 PAISLEY*BRAD TIME WELL WASTED 70,359 -63 192,747 263,620 7 YOUNG JEEZY LET'S GET IT 61,174 1 60,814 451,142 8 GORILLAZ DEMON DAYS 51,909 0 51,842 757,804 9 CLARKSON*KELLY BREAKAWAY 50,854 -18 62,164 3,001,921 10 GREEN DAY AMERICAN IDIOT 50,591 -4 52,571 4,051,112 11 HILL*FAITH FIREFLIES 49,688 -32 72,971 575,751 12 STAIND CHAPTER V 49,076 -36 76,404 310,655 13 COLDPLAY X&Y 47,328 -20 59,100 1,996,441 14 FALL OUT BOY FROM UNDER THE CORK 45,243 -7 48,726 587,514 15 STEFANI*GWEN LOVE.ANGEL.MUSIC.BABY 44,217 2 43,175 2,920,068 16 KILLERS HOT FUSS 42,613 -29 60,255 2,422,351 17 RASCAL FLATTS FEELS LIKE TODAY 40,988 -20 51,500 2,501,268 18 BOW WOW WANTED 40,746 -10 45,055 414,250 19 CRAZY FROG CRAZY HITS 40,382 999 94 40,476 20 TRICK PONY R.I.D.E. 33,912 999 162 34,075 21 BUBLE*MICHAEL IT'S TIME 33,182 13 29,307 782,579 22 URBAN*KEITH BE HERE 32,459 -14 37,631 1,613,941 23 YING YANG TWINS UNITED STATE OF ATLANTA 32,216 -11 36,135 610,113 24 KEITH*TOBY HONKYTONK UNIVERSITY 31,743 6 29,988 1,096,991 25 JONES*MIKE WHO IS MIKE JONES? 30,319 -9 33,168 1,030,572 26 SYSTEM OF A DOWN MEZMERIZE 27,664 -8 30,007 1,318,363 27 JOHNSON*JACK IN BETWEEN DREAMS 26,746 -13 30,620 1,392,781 28 CLICK FIVE GREETINGS FROM IMRIE HOUSE 26,327 -49 51,541 77,974 29 SUGARLAND TWICE THE SPEED OF 26,124 -42 44,705 830,819 30 311 DON'T TREAD ON ME 26,056 -71 91,164 117,444 31 FOO FIGHTERS IN YOUR HONOR 25,891 -17 31,047 875,423 32 MCCOY*NEAL THAT'S LIFE 25,185 999 329 25,544 33 50 CENT MASSACRE 24,090 -6 25,703 4,278,632 34 ALL-AMERICAN REJECTS MOVE ALONG 23,875 -16 28,540 281,156 35 COOK*DANE RETALIATION 23,862 -23 30,829 223,176 36 KIDZ BOP KIDS KIDZ BOP 8 22,653 -20 28,210 153,917 37 JACK'S MANNEQUIN EVERYTHING IN TRANSIT 22,163 999 41 22,205 38 ELLIOTT*MISSY COOKBOOK 22,089 -7 23,763 436,191 39 KELLY*R. TP.3 RELOADED 21,263 -29 29,790 913,250 40 COLE*KEYSHIA WAY IT IS 20,904 52 13,716 248,236 41 MY CHEMICAL ROMANCE THREE CHEERS FOR SWEET REVENGE 20,869 -5 22,022 935,149 42 PRETTY RICKY BLUE STARS 20,844 -4 21,743 430,689 43 WEEZER MAKE BELIEVE 19,501 2 19,200 675,269 44 NEW PORNOGRAPHERS TWIN CINEMA 19,096 999 117 19,220 45 FEAR FACTORY TRANSGRESSION 18,913 999 153 19,067 46 WILSON*GRETCHEN HERE FOR THE PARTY 18,654 4 18,001 3,810,389 47 JENNINGS*LYFE LYFE 268-192 18,565 -3 19,099 632,635 48 STONE*JOSS MIND BODY & SOUL 18,145 139 7,599 974,696 49 LIFEHOUSE LIFEHOUSE 18,136 -1 18,300 493,462 50 KEITH*TOBY VOL. 2-GREATEST HITS 17,962 2 17,600 2,642,844 51 DUKES OF HAZZARD SOUNDTRACK 17,600 -27 24,023 155,240 52 SHAKIRA FIJACION ORAL 17,409 -10 19,268 522,646 53 ALDEAN*JASON JASON ALDEAN 16,806 -4 17,493 99,623 54 MARY MARY MARY MARY 16,792 -1 16,993 146,657 55 PAPA ROACH GETTING AWAY WITH MURDER 16,763 -7 18,018 917,438 56 GUNS N'ROSES GREATEST HITS 16,625 9 15,239 2,332,036 57 IL DIVO IL DIVO 16,617 31 12,710 810,341 58 THOMAS*ROB SOMETHING TO BE 16,305 -4 16,897 986,915 59 SLIM THUG ALREADY PLATINUM 16,075 -9 17,570 302,667 60 KURUPT AGAINST THE GRAIN 15,898 999 141 16,058 61 MATTHEWS*DAVE BAND STAND UP 15,646 -8 17,037 1,177,862 62 AUDIOSLAVE OUT OF EXILE 15,373 1 15,272 723,716 63 KEM ALBUM II 15,303 16 13,147 487,438 64 HUSTLE & FLOW SOUNDTRACK 15,273 -22 19,513 177,005 65 SIMON*CARLY MOONLIGHT SERENADE 15,103 -31 21,760 190,421 66 NICKEL CREEK WHY SHOULD THE FIRE DIE? 15,051 -30 21,494 78,650 67 SEETHER KARMA & EFFECT 14,728 -0 14,760 363,989 68 MARI*TEAIRRA ROC-A-FELLA PRESENTS TEAIRRA M 14,721 -14 17,170 125,479 69 MCDONALD*MICHAEL ULTIMATE COLLECTION 14,684 -26 19,932 74,938 70 NALICK*ANNA WRECK OF THE DAY 14,641 -12 16,683 364,895 71 EVERY TIME I DIE GUTTER PHENOMENON 14,230 999 60 14,290 72 COMMON BE 14,178 6 13,421 583,439 73 ALY & AJ INTO THE RUSH 14,105 -43 24,683 38,870 74 SIX FEET UNDER 2 SOUNDTRACK 14,055 860 1,464 25,246 75 WHITE STRIPES GET BEHIND ME SATAN 14,043 -10 15,531 506,775 76 CIARA GOODIES 13,636 -6 14,527 2,279,827 77 MRAZ*JASON MR. A-Z 13,417 -21 17,028 169,497 78 STRAIT*GEORGE SOMEWHERE DOWN IN TEXAS 13,070 -23 17,000 548,071 79 DESTINY'S CHILD DESTINY FULFILLED 12,986 -10 14,361 2,862,666 80 BEDINGFIELD*NATASHA UNWRITTEN 12,887 -19 15,852 82,603 81 SILVERSTEIN DISCOVERING THE WATERFRONT 12,876 -51 26,229 39,430 82 BACKSTREET BOYS NEVER GONE 12,837 -17 15,439 596,153 83 SONGZ*TREY I GOTTA MAKE IT 12,738 12 11,411 100,337 84 LEE*TOMMY TOMMYLAND: THE RIDE 12,646 -3 13,032 41,975 85 CROSSFADE CROSSFADE 12,346 -7 13,229 896,714 86 BABYFACE GROWN & SEXY 12,319 -23 15,937 134,720 87 BLED FOUND IN THE FLOOD 12,078 999 103 12,181 88 HAWTHORNE HEIGHTS SILENCE IN BLACK & WHITE 12,058 -18 14,675 502,312 89 KING*CAROLE LIVING ROOM TOUR 11,933 -22 15,275 200,716 90 BLACK REBEL MOTORCYCLE CLUB HOWL 11,823 999 65 11,888 91 3 DOORS DOWN SEVENTEEN DAYS 11,710 -6 12,452 1,051,224 92 CELTIC WOMAN CELTIC WOMAN 11,676 -12 13,278 216,851 93 OFFSPRING GREATEST HITS 11,534 -11 12,935 282,310 94 FRANKIE J ONE 11,461 -8 12,394 654,656 95 VALENTINO*BOBBY DTP PRESENTS BOBBY VALENTINO 11,366 -5 12,017 558,670 96 SMASH MOUTH ALL STAR: THE SMASH HITS 11,304 999 37 11,341 97 NINE INCH NAILS WITH TEETH 11,264 -7 12,081 683,209 98 LEGEND*JOHN GET LIFTED 11,098 10 10,100 1,359,646 99 MONTGOMERY GENTRY YOU DO YOUR THING 10,690 -3 11,013 708,642 100 MORISSETTE*ALANIS JAGGED LITTLE PILL ACOUSTIC 10,662 -14 12,446 232,824 101 SIMPLE PLAN STILL NOT GETTING ANY 10,567 -17 12,789 1,291,331 102 TAPROOT BLUE-SKY RESEARCH 10,490 -62 27,727 38,278 103 AKON TROUBLE 10,334 3 10,062 1,170,956 104 RELIENT K MMHMM 10,329 -18 12,638 326,145 105 MCCLINTON*DELBERT COST OF LIVING 9,944 999 74 10,018 106 VAN ZANT GET RIGHT WITH THE MAN 9,903 -9 10,900 234,727 107 BENTLEY*DIERKS MODERN DAY DRIFTER 9,896 -1 10,032 284,346 108 DADDY YANKEE BARRIO FINO 9,835 2 9,674 789,360 109 B5 B5 9,743 -5 10,278 115,946 110 HOUSTON*MARQUES NAKED 9,644 -5 10,152 229,061 111 WEST*KANYE COLLEGE DROP OUT 9,563 49 6,436 2,714,814 112 CHESNEY*KENNY WHEN THE SUN GOES DOWN 9,559 -7 10,307 3,675,270 113 WEBBIE SAVAGE LIFE 9,517 -16 11,283 190,664 114 KELLEY*JOSH ALMOST HONEST 9,437 999 20 9,463 115 BECK GUERO 9,347 -11 10,448 665,708 116 BIG & RICH HORSE OF A DIFFERENT COLOR 9,308 -11 10,448 2,374,839 117 SELAH GREATEST HYMNS 9,265 999 108 3,963 118 BOYZ N DA HOOD BOYZ N DA HOOD 9,069 -15 10,664 285,553 119 EMINEM ENCORE 8,901 -12 10,164 4,765,307 120 AVENGED SEVENFOLD CITY OF EVIL 8,832 -8 9,569 122,830 121 LIL ROB TWELVE EIGHTEEN 8,629 -15 10,151 82,953 122 TWAIN*SHANIA GREATEST HITS 8,498 -3 8,791 3,191,765 123 EAGLES VERY BEST OF THE EAGLES 8,243 -12 9,341 1,675,583 124 DEGRAW*GAVIN CHARIOT-STRIPPED 8,190 -13 9,464 599,518 125 HIP HOP HITS VOL. 10-HIP HOP HITS 8,170 -9 9,024 59,150 126 PHANTOM OF THE OPERA SOUNDTRACK 8,130 -14 9,421 792,552 127 MCGRAW*TIM LIVE LIKE YOU WERE DYING 7,942 -11 8,962 3,453,007 128 BENATAR*PAT GREATEST HITS 7,866 5 7,463 131,037 129 LUDACRIS RED LIGHT DISTRICT 7,832 -6 8,321 1,878,949 130 RBD REBELDE 7,783 10 7,106 98,263 131 MORGAN*CRAIG MY KIND OF LIVIN' 7,615 -3 7,860 190,550 132 HAMILTON*ANTHONY SOULIFE 7,557 -3 7,817 156,773 133 GRUPO BRYNDIS POR MUCHAS 7,534 -29 10,590 44,554 134 AQUALUNG STRANGE & BEAUTIFUL 7,495 11 6,776 69,466 135 BRATZ ROCK ANGELZ 7,460 -17 8,984 55,223 136 DEF LEPPARD ROCK OF AGES 7,330 -11 8,238 291,838 137 VARIOUS VOL. 4-TOTALLY COUNTRY 7,236 -6 7,713 608,224 138 OMARION O 7,210 -2 7,366 629,116 139 RIMES*LEANN THIS WOMAN 7,180 -1 7,279 417,372 140 MUDVAYNE LOST & FOUND 7,162 -13 8,189 505,794 141 LARRY THE CABLE GUY RIGHT TO BARE ARMS 7,082 -14 8,190 526,461 142 WICKED ORIGINAL CAST RECORDING 6,897 -5 7,223 461,388 143 RAY SOUNDTRACK 6,857 9 6,272 1,408,737 144 GAME DOCUMENTARY 6,852 -17 8,245 2,195,986 145 TIGRES DEL NORTE LAS MAS PEDIDAS 6,848 -12 7,758 14,851 146 NOW 18 NOW 18 6,845 -18 8,357 1,310,951 147 AGNEW*TODD REFLECTION OF SOMETHING 6,834 -44 12,242 4,181 148 T.I. URBAN LEGEND 6,831 3 6,625 1,187,242 149 GRACIN*JOSH JOSH GRACIN 6,817 -1 6,914 490,359 150 ADKINS*TRACE SONGS ABOUT ME 6,794 -2 6,908 277,518 151 HOOTIE & THE BLOWFISH LOOKING FOR LUCKY 6,791 -32 9,940 37,451 152 10 YEARS AUTUMN EFFECT 6,769 -51 13,725 20,531 153 BAYSIDE BAYSIDE 6,747 999 105 6,858 153 DAY*HOWIE STOP ALL THE WORLD NOW 6,747 -16 8,012 599,874 155 BRAVERY BRAVERY 6,721 -6 7,154 235,561 156 STRAIT*GEORGE 50 NUMBER ONES 6,707 -11 7,517 2,449,358 157 ANDERSON*KEITH THREE CHORD COUNTRY & AMERICAN 6,620 -24 8,763 164,835 158 RISE AGAINST SIREN SONG OF THE COUNTER CULT 6,571 -11 7,365 245,683 159 SLOW MOTION SLOW MOTION 6,568 -12 7,456 117,365 160 MCCARTNEY*JESSE BEAUTIFUL SOUL 6,424 -17 7,734 986,314 161 LAMBERT*MIRANDA KEROSENE 6,422 -8 6,978 236,203 162 GRANT*NATALIE AWAKEN 6,278 -6 6,678 52,043 163 SMITH*WILL LOST & FOUND 6,180 -15 7,237 617,854 164 D.H.T. LISTEN TO YOUR HEART 6,111 -10 6,778 49,970 165 HOT APPLE PIE HOT APPLE PIE 6,000 -7 6,445 79,406 166 WWE/CENA*JOHN & THA TRADEMARC YOU CAN'T SEE ME 5,936 -0 5,959 216,478 167 CASSIDY I'M A HUSTLA 5,884 -23 7,642 213,770 168 GARDEN STATE SOUNDTRACK 5,873 -12 6,678 1,012,160 169 VARIOUS WOW # 1'S 5,835 -12 6,635 117,687 170 CHARLES*RAY GENIUS LOVES COMPANY 5,819 -3 6,020 3,039,221 171 LAVIGNE*AVRIL UNDER MY SKIN 5,790 -5 6,107 2,800,014 172 FAT JOE ALL OR NOTHING 5,762 -17 6,968 252,579 173 USHER CONFESSIONS 5,723 -5 6,029 9,039,228 174 FANTASIA FREE YOURSELF 5,697 -10 6,330 1,588,955 175 BRONCO EL GIGANTE POR TI 5,672 999 95 5,767 176 50 MOST LOVED HYMNS 50 MOST LOVED HYMNS 5,644 -21 7,108 128,337 177 BONE THUGS-N-HARMONY GREATEST HITS 5,622 -2 5,730 320,234 178 2005 WARPED TOUR COMPILATION 2005 WARPED TOUR COMPILATION 5,618 -50 11,253 224,198 179 INTERPOL ANTICS 5,605 202 1,853 371,421 180 BOWLING FOR SOUP HANGOVER YOU DON'T DESERVE 5,557 -9 6,123 478,173 181 GRUPO BRYNDIS MEJOR COLECCION 5,555 293 1,415 11,538 182 CASTING CROWNS CASTING CROWNS 5,518 0 5,512 432,102 183 MCENTIRE*REBA ROOM TO BREATHE 5,475 -2 5,604 767,719 184 LEDOUX*CHRIS VOL. 1-ANTHOLOGY 5,461 -32 7,983 13,489 185 JENNINGS*SHOOTER PUT THE 'O' BACK IN COUNTRY 5,435 -1 5,517 139,011 186 TLC NOW & FOREVER 5,363 -10 5,973 81,221 187 WORSHIP JAMZ WORSHIP JAMZ 5,291 2 5,176 50,307 188 GROBAN*JOSH CLOSER 5,257 -1 5,305 4,713,155 189 ZUCCHERO ZUCCHERO & CO. 5,223 -10 5,817 60,119 190 GARCIA*JERRY VOL. 1-LEGION OF MARY: JERRY G 5,187 999 71 5,258 191 SHEDAISY SWEET RIGHT HERE 5,169 -8 5,610 408,239 192 ZOMBIE*ROB PAST PRESENT & FUTURE 5,163 2 5,083 724,070 193 SHELTON*BLAKE BLAKE SHELTON'S BARN & GRILL 5,160 -14 6,012 516,884 194 BEE GEES NUMBER ONES 5,157 -4 5,394 597,163 195 VARIOUS JERMAINE DUPRI PRESENTS 5,144 -7 5,557 59,977 196 LIL JON & THE EAST SIDE BOYZ CRUNK JUICE 5,142 2 5,033 2,295,362 197 ANDY ANDY IRONIA 5,133 -9 5,654 54,817 198 NELSON*WILLIE COUNTRYMAN 5,127 -21 6,460 69,995 199 LABELLE*PATTI CLASSIC MOMENTS 5,109 -20 6,390 117,880 200 JACKSON*MICHAEL ESSENTIAL MICHAEL JACKSON 5,104 -15 5,974 44,777

Yeah when did AOL become the main source for music? Especially after that crap top 10 mc list they put together a few weeks ago. :stickpoke: Hopefully they're gonna premiere this on TRL and 106 & Park next week, I'm gonna wait till I see it there, I don't like watching music videos online, anyway I think this is a sign that it's gonna be out there soon, thanks for the news! :thumbsup:

Well ESPN'll be saying that it's gonna be a Heat-Spurs finals next summer but we'll see what happens once they start playing! :stickpoke:

It's a must have for any JJFP fan, if you love laid back songs like "Summertime" and "Time To Chill" then you'll love this one!

We're still waiting for the "Party Starter" video while the album's sinking like the Titanic. :stickpoke:

KRS-ONE "The Mind"

It's ok man, I just figured it'd be easier to have just one Kanye West post instead of many different ones, it makes it easier and more organised for everyone that wants to post about it right here, I have no more to say though 'cause I haven't heard it yet but everyone else could feel free to post their opinions about it. :stickpoke:

Thanks for those reviews Tim! :thumbsup:

Aight due to popular demand, I'll pin "Late Registration" topic for a couple of days instead of having so many individual ones! :davidblaine:

:lolsign: There's no need to have so many "Late Registration" topics, if everybody wants to talk about it, I could just pin one topic and make it easier for all of us! :stickpoke:

Now that sounds like somethin' Melle Mel would say, such truth there and he did acknowledge that Pac had skills too! :word: I could understand though that Pac does not always represent the best example for the youth, maybe that's what he means and that's true in that sense, he ain't no Hitler though, sayin' that would offend people.

Thanks for the reviews AJ, if you're startin' to get into Public Enemy buying their greatest hits album is the way to go and if you like that you go buy their albums, that's what I did at 1st when I bought the "20th Century Masters" Public Enemy greatest hits album in 2002 and I've been buying their other albums ever since, they got a couple DVDs out right now too, one from their early Def Jam days in 1987 that features additional performances by LL Cool J, Eric B. and Rakim, and Beastie Boys, and there's another DVD from when they toured in Australia for their last album they did in 2003 and it features them hangin' out and interactin' with the fans there too, I'm definately putting those on my Christmas wish list. Now as far as other artists I might actually check out that Rihianna album 'cause I'm diggin' that single "Pon De Replay", the video got a fun vibe to it too. When's Q-Tip's album comin' out? I wanna definately peep that out when it comes.

I think Melle Mel could've been misquoted 'cause that sounds like something like Star'N'Buck Wild would say in comparing 2Pac to Hitler 'cause they did a foul skit making fun of Aaliyah after she died when they were on Hot 97 and they got kicked off the air for that I remember, I'd have to hear the audio for myself to actually hear Melle Mel himself say that. Melle Mel and Rakim should get together and make a song or tour, I don't wanna see them beef with each other and divide up the hip-hop fanbase, they are the Rolling Stones of our hip-hop generation and are supposed to be setting the example for younger rappers, 50 Cent and Fat Joe will continue to beef if our elders start to beef, a lot of hip-hop heads are angry about the younger rappers beefin' and have been sayin' that we need to look at the ol' school rappers for example, but who is there left to look at for leadership if Rakim/KRS-ONE and Melle Mel start beefin' with each other! :shrug:

If 2 of the greatest mcs alive like Melle Mel and Rakim start beefin' with each other instead of unifying it'll truely be the end of hip-hop, I wonder if Rakim's gonna respond back and diss Melle Mel.

But comparing 2Pac to Hitler and sayin' Rakim can't outflow commercial rappers of today will not get more respect, he wasn't dissin' KRS, not everyone has to be puttin' him in their top 10, he didn't say anything bad about him I guess, I'd love to hear audio of this.

LL feat. Redman, Method Man, and DMX "Fuhgidabowdit", what can I say I'm a sucker for a posse track, especially since this is Def Jam's finest all on here! :yeah:

time to update again, hopefully "Party Starter" gets into the top 40 soon with the video or else the album will be outta the top 200 within the next 2 or 3 weeks! :willvspaparazzi: 163 SMITH*WILL LOST & FOUND 6,180 -15 7,237 617,854

Queen Latifah feat. Treach, Heavy D, and KRS "Rough...", what an incredible posse track, this gets me hyped! :chuks:

Well they do have Game's "The Documentary" but I wouldn't get that if "Dreams" is the best song since it even grew old on me, 50 Cent's "Get Rich Or Die Tryin'" which of course I had since I bought into the hype like everyone else in high school when it came out but gave it away since it sucks and I never played it anymore after the 1st couple months I got it, Nelly's "Suit" which doesn't interest me at all, neither does Luda's "Red Light District", The Killers' "Hot Fuss" or Ciara's "Goodies", and I got Alicia Key's "The Diary Of Alicia Keys" already: http://www.bmgmusic.com/catalog/browse/gro...requestid=36516 This ain't somethin' I'm considering doing right away since I'm a lil' strapped for cash right now but in a lil' while when I have a lil' change to spare if they still have the offer, btw if anyone's interested in joining BMG, PM me your email address and we could both get free CDs. :yeah:

Yeah I wonder who that might be? :lolsign: Anyways there's no definitive list that could possibly be right but there's no denying that KRS-ONE, 2Pac, and Rakim are a major part of hip-hop history whether you put them in your top 10, 20, or 40 mcs of all time just like Melle Mel is, so to put them down like that doesn't make sense to me especially since they admit that they were inspired from Melle Mel, KRS and Rakim must feel a lil' heartbroken that their hero dissed them, the Outlawz even sampled "The Message" too, that's being very selfishly and acting like that will ruin his legacy.

Yeah, you're right about that, I think Kanye has a different sound from any other rappers I hear on the radio and I dig his taste in different kinds of music so if I wanna buy a commercial rap album I would consider it over anything else on the scene since they just all come with the same sound, I think "College Dropout" was easily one of the better commercial rap albums in recent years even though I ain't a fan of his I could admit that since he's a step above all the commercial crap out there, btw I notice there's a nice deal in the BMG Catalog to get another album with "Late Registration" for $15 and it comes between a choice of these that I was considering since I haven't bought too much recent stuff lately I might just consider buying a couple of them for a change since it's a sweet deal, they had a couple other ones mentioned but they didn't seem to interest me at all, if "Lost and Found" was mentioned of course I'd get that 'cause I don't mind getting an extra copy and helping Will's sales out a bit more, lol. Anyway, I'm curious which one out of these would y'all choose to go along with it? I figured I'd ask y'all here 'cause a lot of us seem to have the same taste in music.: Usher "Confessions"(Special Edition) Black Eyed Peas "Elephunk" John Legend "Get Lifted" Snoop Dogg "Rhythm & Gangsta"

FP "Loretta"

Yeah I might do somethin' like that, I might consider downloading it to give it a listen or borrow the CD from somebody I know that might get it early to give it a listen, there's other albums that I wanna get first but since Kanye's one of the better mcs out right now I'm gonna keep his album in mind to check out.