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Happy Birthday FUQ, enjoy it man! :Party_fest09: :party:

I post this link over in Lorettaville a couple hours ago but nobody responded, that place is a dump! :thatsux:

Two words, Michael Jordan another question what was the biggest contract money wise that MJ got ?? ← :word: Shaq is the most dominant center of our generation but Michael Jordan is the most dominant ever in any position during any generation, don't get that twisted! Michael Jordan made 30 million dollars a year at the end of his contract with the Bulls, Shaq makes a lil' more of 20 million, he's earned his contract too, how many dominant players have their been in the last decade besides MJ? Exactly, Shaq's the man, Kobe wouldn't have/might not win a ring without him and you know it.

Yeah, it's definitelty great that Party Starter is rising even before the official release of the album. It definitely looks like it is going to do well upon the official release. I believe that black radio and radio in general will play the song weven with the message in the third verse, though some have stated that they would not and that they believe that it is likely that Party Starter wouldn't do well. I for one think that it will do well. Can't wait for the video to come out. ← Well there's gonna be some haters no doubt but if the hip-hop community could rally around suppporting this track, it'll be huge!

Shaq isn't overpaid like 50 Cent is, he's one of the hardest working players in NBA history, he's earned his money, he's the greatest big man in our generation and he's a generous man, that'd be like saying Michael Jordan's overpaid, he always gives back to the community, he ain't overconceited, he could probably outrhyme a few rappers too, possibly even 50 Cent right now, 50's earlier stuff is better than anything Shaq made, but some of Shaq's stuff ain't that bad either, lol.

Hey Lerkot this is what I've been thinkin' about too, we need to get the hip-hop community to rally behind Will and get "L&F" to the top of the charts, I see a lot of hip-hop fans complain about how messed up the game is right now but it seems like they don't take much action and a lot of them actually talk about buying Nelly albums just to see how wack it is and they ignore that Will dropped a positive hip-hop album, action must be made, each of us should go on other forums and mention Will, try to get them to vote for "Parter Starter" when it comes out and see what happens! You could do a search and find a whole bunch of hip-hop sites, we could assign different sites for each of us to go on, if 50 people do it and we all do about 3-4 sites, we'd hit over 200 sites, that could be a big help, this is a great idea, let's pin this topic, I don't know about leaving my comp on all night though, lol.

LL Cool J "Boomin' System", one of my favorite all-time LL jams, perfect for this time of year! :jazzy:

And with 50 Cent. :lolsign: ← No comment! :lolsign:

I'd like to see Will freestyle over these instrumentals: Dr. Dre "As We Ride" Afrika Bambataa and Zulu Nation "Planet Rock" Eric B. and Rakim "Paid In Full" BDP "Criminal Minded" Nas "Ain't Hard To Tell" LL Cool J "Boomin' System" De La Soul "Buddy" Slick Rick and Doug E. Fresh "The Show" Public Enemy "Shut 'Em Down" DMX "Get At Me Dog" Jay-Z and Biggie "Brooklyn's Finest"

We all go through bad times, sometimes worse than others but there's a lot of moments to be fortunate about too, even if nothing spectacular might not seem to happen everyday to you but just seeing another day is spectular enough 'cause a lot of people don't, that's why we try to stay positive even when things are bad 'cause gettin' down will make your situation worse, I've been looking for a job myself for months but I'm grateful for not starving since my parents help me out until I get one.

I missed this show just like I keep on missin' Bobby Brown's show unfortunately, I'll peep out for it this week, I wanna see TLC's show too, I keep on missing the good shows since there's only crap shows on when I'm home, I might have to start settin' my VCR, lol.

We gotta get Will to read this post that way he could understand how his fans feel about "Party Starter" being delayed and that he needs to do a collabo with KRS and Chuck, lol! :smart:

I doubt that it'd be "Big Willie Style" that he'd think sucks 'cause he always speaks highly about that album 'cause it had so many hits on there, he always performs "Gettin' Jiggy Wit It" and he says "Just The Two Of Us" is his most personal song, but I'm not a big fan of "Men In Black" either, maybe when I was 12 I was but that song got boring to me in recent years, that's the weakest song on that album to me. Maybe Will means "And In This Corner..." sucks, that album was about as weak as "Born To Reign" for his standards, he doesn't even perform "I Think I Could Beat Mike Tyson" anymore, lol, there's so much I'd wanna talk to him about, I would also ask him what his favorite album would be besides any of his own and probably a whole bunch of other stuff that'd come to mind and of course mention this site and tell him he should come by and post once in a while, lol.

Public Enemy "Bring The Noise", Happy Birthday Chuck D! :dj:

This is great news to see it rising before it's release, we should try to get peeps on other forums that talk about hip-hop to help us vote to get "Party Starter" to #1 when it officially comes out, especially those over at Ludacris' board!

Joe feat. Mariah Carey and Nas "Make It Last 2000"

:lolsign: Yeah this has been an entertaining post to say the least!

My thoughts go out to your family Fresh-Ta-Def, stay strong man!

I figured it'd be Interscope that'd promote the album 'cause on the mostpart independent labels can't afford to get the album distributed to the masses, sometimes they just release their stuff through the internet, yeah they dropped the ball here, music is just like politics, the more ads you have the more popular you are, they didn't give Will proper promotion compared to the others on the label, Will has been doing a lot of it himself, it's not fair to put the blame on him, if he rolled with the other rappers on that label he'd have a multi-platinum album but I think some of us would lose respect for him.

Hey Maxfly I already told you that I was feelin' you for there being only one single in 5 months is not enough but Will doesn't care about outsellin' everyone, get that through your head homie, he says he just closes his eyes when he releases his albums, whoever buys it buys it, he obviously means what he speaks, can you blame him? Why try to get a whole bunch of bandwagon Lorettas anyway? Either you respect his decision for keepin' it true to himself and not the industry's way or you diss him for not promoting enough, I actually respect Will more this way, there's no doubt that hip-hop heads will feel "Party Starter" but I don't know about the TRL crowd that loves you know who and hasn't heard of you know who, lol, the charts don't matter for those who really love hip-hop for the expression, that's what matters the most since it started 30 years ago, not TRL, Will's the only one out there keepin' it true, none of these commercial rappers could touch him, I just wanna see how great the "Party Starter" video is and I like seeing him rock the crowd with Jazzy, I don't care if he outsells anybody either, if he does I'd be happy of course but I don't let the negativity leave me down, real hip-hop is not a popularity contest and I don't give a damn if I said that before 'cause it's true!

Come on man, I ain't the only one on this board that like KRS-ONE, many peeps on this board like him too, it isn't like giving props to 50 Cent when nobody here likes him, I thought we were ol' school fans here, I don't just talk about KRS-ONE, I talk about MC Hammer, LL Cool J, Public Enemy, Slick Rick, Kurtis Blow, Big Daddy Kane, etc., well if we ain't allowed to talk about our favorite artists I won't post here anymore! btw, remember that Will says: "I don't follow everybody when it's time to rap", he could easily get 20 guest appearances on his album, release 5 videos at once but that'd be sellin' out to what everyone else is doing, Will stands up for what he believes in and I respect him for that!

:word: Some of my favorite stuff that I wrote I wouldn't say it's my most lyrical but it's the ones that come most from the heart and something people could relate to, I was feelin' that poem since you able to put that raw emotion down on paper, that takes heart, stay up!

Happy Birthday! :kungfu: :1-say-yes:

Hey I mention KRS-ONE 'cause he's the most known artist on independent labels, I could easily say MF Doom, Hieroglyphics, Supastition, or Masta Ace as an example for this, they won't let independent artists perform on 106 & Park 'cause they don't have the money to pay the station to play their songs or get their videos on, in fact I found a post on the okayplayer board and a few other hip-hop boards where they talked about how certain independent artists are banned from BET, it's a big list that KRS-ONE tops, Del, Jean Grae, De La Soul, and MF Doom are also on that list, they didn't let Common on when he was an independent artist, it's a buisiness homie, whoever has the most money sells the most, there's no integrity, Will wants to sell albums the honest way but it's not working! lol, I wish I was related to KRS-ONE, I'd be putting out an album right now if I was, then again after seein' what all my favorite artists go through, I might reconsider 'cause I don't want high blood pressure at 40, lol. If you know Will why don't you call him up and tell him to put "Party Starter" out now? I mean just 'cause "Party Starter" is more thought provoking than "Switch" doesn't mean it'll do better than "Switch", at this point it'll be a flop if it doesn't get into the top 10 'cause the album'll fall off the charts if it does. lol, let him do his job, you act like you're his manager or something, you don't know what it's like in the music industry, I don't know it either all the way, but I know a good idea from listening to conscious rap 'cause you actually learn something from it, like I said in my signature, their music is like a class, why not talk about it, it's better than making a million posts about why 50 cent, Mike Jones, Boyz In The Hood, Eminem, etc. is wack, instead of people complaining about how wack 50 cent is people should buy Will's album, Common, De La Soul, Slick Rick, Hieroglyphics, KRS etc., I focus on positive more than negative, we all have choices, and when "Party Starter" comes out it comes out, he's been in the industry 20 years, damn it, he could end losing more money if he overpromotes and the album still doesn't go platinum, he's doing what's best for him, as long as it's not your money you don't care right?!! I think we made our points already, why can't we just lock up this topic? Whatever happens at this point happens and we'll leave it at that!