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-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Shock G's retirement announcement, posted at Thug Life Army: i'm retiring from all forms of studio work and song writing. My reasons for retiring are: 1. I get no satisfaction or fullfillment from it anymore. It doesn't make me happy. On the contrary, it depresses me. Normally I'm not depressed, it's only surrounding the studio. I'm happy when I'm away from the studio. 2. Can't make a living at it. 90% of the studio work I've done in the last 6 years has all been either for free or for peanuts, and hasn't generated any income since. 3. It drives me to do drugs, cause I HATE BEING IN THE STUDIO. To much pressure & expectation for me to make/save/spark someone elses career or project. 4. I quit the studio. **** the studio. 5. I can't win in the studio, It's pointless, it's a "catch 22" for me, watch: If what I do sucks, it tarnishes the legacy, hurts the family, and even lowers the price, and also leaves the artists & involved-companies unhappy; But if what I do shines, it generates more studio work for the future, and furthur traps me in the music business, a business I have no intention of slaving to the rest of my life. I gave it 20 years. I'm done. 6. Every man has the right to the pursuit of happiness and should first try a job that he might gain happiness & fullfillment from. This doesn't make me happy anymore, it makes me miserable and a drug addict. 7. I'm done widdit. Whew! YES, it already feels great already just to say it!!! I most likely will try my hand at some of these: > writing (Afeni assures me this is my true calling everytime she see's me. Maybe she's right?) > acting > stage performing, meaning accepting tours or positions in other bands doing keys & background vocals. (IF it's real and if the moneys good. No amatuer or free stuff anymore.) > regular jobs in service (like clubs, hotels, TV show bands or staff, resturants, who knows?) > ..and of course still do digital tours cause it PAYS and people don't expect me & Mon (grown men) to work for free, like all the studio requests. I'm 42 and have wants/needs/bills/responsibilities. So there it is, spread the word, I quit. I don't make beats, I don't do vocals, I don't write vocals, NONE OF IT. Those of you who are friends, will be happy for me. Happy that I shook something that was making me miserable. Those of you who had plans to "use" or manipulate me at the expense of my own health & happiness, will be upset about this. All I can say to those would be, you're free to do whatever you wish, and so am I. I choose to QUIT. there it is. Thanx everybody, spread the word shock _________________ Damn I'm actually upset about this retirement, Shock G's one of the coolest rappers in the industry that helped 2Pac become famous, he'll be missed.

Eminem a legend? :haha: His career is based on nothing but gimmicks, just 2 solid albums, he fell off badly after "Marshall Mathers LP", he never did anything so ground breaking, he bit his lyrical style off of ol' school rappers and he wasn't the 1st white rapper, Beastie Boys were the 1st white rappers, not him. Jay-Z did a lot of biting too in his career but he has respect for the history of hip-hop so he could qualify as a legend since he has one more classic album than most rappers do, he's benefitting from a lot of wack mcs out now and hip-hop being more commercial than it was when JJFP came out. Fugees, Naughty By Nature, and Outkast'll be known as a legendary hip-hop groups, they've set the standard in the last 10 years. Common, DMX, and Nas are the best mcs in the last 10 years of consistancy so they'll be legends. Kanye West only has one album so far that was overrated and if his new one is as weak as "Diamonds...", he won't ever be a legend either. Bow Wow has potential to be a legend more than any of these young mcs out now, he's a positive mc that's coming of age, it's gonna be interesting to hear what he has to say on his next upcoming albums, he could be the future, he's mentored by JD who's gonna be known as another legend from this era. I think a lot of unknown mcs that are on the underground scene will be known as legends one day, especially the ones that are associated with legends like Kel Spencer who's down with FP, Paris who's down with Public Enemy, OC and Supastition that're down with KRS and Big Daddy Kane, since a lot of the commercial stuff now will be forgettable years ahead, "Country Grammar" and "Marshall Mathers LP" will be albums that'll fade from memory and albums like "'93 Til Infinity" will be known as classics from this era, looking back many decades from now.

It's about time that he's retired if it's true, he's ran out of ideas to talk about which proves that he's the most overrated mc ever, 'cause mcs like FP, KRS-ONE, and LL always come up with different concepts all the time even after all these years, maybe now they'll get more due when Em moves to the side, hopefully 50 Cent is next.

I think Memphis Bleek is an average mc most of the time, he hasn't really done anything to stand out but he doesn't sound horrible, he's the borderline between great mcs and wack mcs, Jay-Z needs to sign better mcs though if he wants to keep his label flowing well if he doesn't put out anymore albums, it'll be interesting to see what Foxy Brown does on her album.

I actually thought about this rhyme when I was listening to "Big Poppa"by Biggie, my style's a lil' bit more mature now, I do like that rhyme though, your rhyme's pretty cool too.

This is my 1st ever song, I was trying to impress a girl in my high school, lol: "Playa-4-Life" Big Ted's 1st Rap Song Written During April 2000 Intro: Yo, yo, this joint goes out to y'all fly ladies Who are checking me out Big Ted's in the house Check it out y'all Verse One: Yo, baby boo What up with you I can see that ya want me too 'Cause you just screamed ooh Yo, check it, if you want, we could rendez-vous To my crib about one or two You know that Big Ted wants to bust a move Don't worry yo, I ain't gonna hurt you It's your choice But I can hear it in your voice You wanna ride on me like a cadillac or a royals-royce 'Cause Big Ted is turning you on No doubt, word is bond Shorty let's just get it on I ain't letting a dumb busta screw your dream That's why you need Big T-to the-E-to the D 'Cause this homie ain't a dream When it comes to the honeyz I'm never mean Yo, I'm the real deal like Evander Holyfield With my lyrical appeal No doubt, I'm keepin' it real This love won't be cheesy 'Cause this love will flow real easily Since Big Ted's a big time playa shorty Chorus: Yo, yo, I'm a playa-4-life I'm a playa-4-life Boo when we make love it'll last all night To all the playa-haters, I'll make y'all sick 'Cause I'll lyrically hurt ya quick As I'm droppin' another #1 hit Verse Two: I noticed at the club, I blew ya mind 'Cause you now think of me all the time You're telling me that u wanna wine and dine After I spitted this joint, you never heard anything that's hot like mine Big Ted has that hot lyrical design That ain't gonna stop until the end of time No other rapper will get the shine Shorty, let me take ya for a ride You see I'm styling right by ya side I'm turning you on, 'cause you're smiling When you see me rhyming Yo, there ain't any need to deny Give Big Ted a try I can see that look in ya eye Yo, like Blackstreet says: you want a fix I can hit it quick 'Cause you look dark and tasty like Twix Don't getit twisted, if you wanna roll We can take this slow And meet me after da show Teddy'll be in control 'Cause this is how the game flows Yo, we can do it in front of the whole crowd Or take it to the back of my truck with this beat real loud I know you'd like that Yo, maybe we could do more than chat Don't get it twisted, this could be more than tonight If you could keep it tight You don't have to worry aight Big Ted ain't the one to leave behind We don't need to fight Maybe you'll be my wife One day if you could hold down this playa-4-life Maybe when this rap tour is through I'll come holla back at you You're a fly honey that has class I ain't only trying to smash Yo, let's spend sometime And maybe I'll make you mine When y'all shorties are with Big Ted, I won't make ya pitty 'Cause my game's never s****y Just give Big Ted a try Destiny doesn't lie 'Cause we might be togetha 'till the end of time But for this moment...[chorus 3x]

Nas feat. Maxwell "No One Else In The Room"

Ol' school JJFP fan that beat me twice in freestyle battles on the forum.

well i don't believe Tell Me Why was recorded for B2R like some people say. Will said about 3.5 years ago. 3.5 years ago will was probably already preparing for the release of B2R (it released a lil over 3 years ago). of course, when Will wrote the song it could've been durin the B2R era, but i don't think he quite recorded it then. of course Will's even said how he's always in the studio recording, so he could be recording the hit record for his next album right now as we speak! :lolsign: well, actually now that i look at the facts, Jam Master Jay died on October 30, 2002, a little less than 3 years ago. he probably had the idea for the song and some of it written out back then, but the track obviously wasn't finalized. who knows, Will might've been exaggerating when he said 3.5 years ago.. maybe he meant 2.5 but whatever, lets get back on topic i'll definitely keep my eyes and ears out for PS making the video... that would be sweet and by the way whoever said the reason B2R didnt sell that much was because it only had one single, is not completely true. there were a lot of factors including promotion, single choice, and just it wasn't as good as L&F all around. ← That'd be nice if a lot of the unreleased tracks got released through mixtapes, B2R wasn't promoted right but a lot of classic albums don't sell much and Nelly's album was much weaker than B2R and it sold a lot, so quality usually doesn't sell, 'Big Willie Style' wasn't Will's greater than his JJFP stuff just 'cause it sold more.

Yeah there's so many mcs/producers that deserve the attention that Kanye West gets but it'd be interesting to hear what a track with FP would sound like, I think I'd live if that never happened, I'd rather see him do a song with DJ Premiere and LL Cool J, that's a song I'd remember for the rest of my life! :dj:

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The bottom line is not too many people are gonna say 10-15 years from now, "Hey that Nickelodeon show that Nick Cannon did back in the day was classic and his 1st rap album was too!", but they say that now about the early JJFP albums and "The Fresh Prince Of Bel-Air", in fact people probably still'll be talking about JJFP and Will's acting career many years ahead 'cause what Will does is standing the test of time. That's the problem a lot of today's younger rappers have, their stuff might be hits at the moment and get a lot of airplay now, but years ahead nobody's gonna talk about what Nick Cannon, Bow Wow, Romeo, Nelly, Cassidy, Nitty, Juelz Santana, etc. are doing now many years ahead 'cause not too many hip-hop heads take what they're doing that serious now, and even their fanbase will grow out of their music, but what JJFP, Slick Rick, LL Cool J, Big Daddy Kane, Run-Dmc, Rakim, etc.'ve done when they 1st came out at such young ages is standing the test of time and that makes them the hip-hop legends they are, they're could never be another golden era of hip-hop unless the music stands the test of time, and in order to be a legendary actor the films you do have to also stand the test of time.

"Tell Me Why" couldn't have been made in the "Born To Reign" era, Jam Master Jay was still alive then, a lot of songs are made ahead of time by a lot of artists, he probably has songs for the next album recorded already too.

That's a very difficult task to accomplish, probably even by Will Smith. :hmm: ← Will's sold 546, 360 copies off of arguably the weakest track on the album so don't doubt him going multi platinum when he releases stronger songs from the album, it usually takes more than one single to go gold in the 1st place so don't doubt Will!

Nas feat. Quan "Just Another Moment"

Here's this week's sales: 43 SMITH*WILL LOST & FOUND 20,363 -11 23,008 546,360 Only 453,640 more until platinum!

Great news, it's finally coming then! :jazzy:

I think it'd fallen even worse if he didn't perform at Live 8, the sales are down to 20,363, not too bad of a drop 'cause even Mariah and Black Eyed Peas sales slowed down a lil' bit too and they performed also at Live 8, most albums are down, congrats to R.Kelly nearly certified gold the 1st week! That'll probably be the 1st platinum album for a solo male r&b singer since Usher's last year: TWRank--Artist--Title--TWSales--%CHG--LWSales--RTDSales 1 KELLY*R. TP.3 RELOADED 490,541 999 4,793 495,334 2 ELLIOTT*MISSY COOKBOOK 175,665 999 1,319 176,984 3 COLDPLAY X&Y 126,865 -10 140,268 1,510,505 4 CAREY*MARIAH EMANCIPATION OF MIMI 115,554 -12 130,571 2,413,871 5 YING YANG TWINS UNITED STATE OF ATLANTA 100,547 -50 201,478 302,900 6 STRAIT*GEORGE SOMEWHERE DOWN IN TEXAS 90,627 -63 244,783 336,330 7 BLACK EYED PEAS MONKEY BUSINESS 75,406 -16 89,636 713,001 8 WEBBIE SAVAGE LIFE 68,186 999 521 68,708 9 FOO FIGHTERS IN YOUR HONOR 66,063 -25 87,691 579,523 10 STEFANI*GWEN LOVE.ANGEL.MUSIC.BABY 61,960 2 60,636 2,588,180 11 CLARKSON*KELLY BREAKAWAY 57,631 -8 62,533 2,607,647 12 JONES*MIKE WHO IS MIKE JONES? 55,210 25 44,233 748,152 13 KEITH*TOBY HONKYTONK UNIVERSITY 48,523 -20 60,570 829,188 14 SYSTEM OF A DOWN MEZMERIZE 47,868 -20 59,633 1,073,413 15 RASCAL FLATTS FEELS LIKE TODAY 46,648 -10 51,968 2,174,161 16 SUGARLAND TWICE THE SPEED OF 45,229 30 34,905 586,881 17 50 CENT MASSACRE 42,891 -17 51,913 4,065,215 18 GORILLAZ DEMON DAYS 42,192 -1 42,745 377,112 19 URBAN*KEITH BE HERE 42,034 -9 46,053 1,339,944 20 GREEN DAY AMERICAN IDIOT 38,252 12 34,197 3,766,868 21 MATTHEWS*DAVE BAND STAND UP 37,754 -4 39,165 1,031,912 22 CASSIDY I'M A HUSTLA 37,483 -60 92,643 130,683 23 BACKSTREET BOYS NEVER GONE 35,873 -30 51,157 456,408 24 OFFSPRING GREATEST HITS 34,258 -24 45,039 149,363 25 KILLERS HOT FUSS 31,992 -9 35,025 2,157,100 26 BOYZ N DA HOOD BOYZ N DA HOOD 31,022 -33 46,563 178,917 27 PRETTY RICKY BLUE STARS 30,142 -8 32,622 264,276 28 SHAKIRA FIJACION ORAL 30,054 -27 41,190 356,110 29 FALL OUT BOY FROM UNDER THE CORK 29,705 -1 29,931 293,517 30 CIARA GOODIES 29,226 -13 33,610 2,153,907 31 AUDIOSLAVE OUT OF EXILE 29,169 -12 33,274 586,591 32 HAMILTON*ANTHONY SOULIFE 28,871 -46 53,094 82,156 33 JOHNSON*JACK IN BETWEEN DREAMS 28,311 -6 30,267 1,184,415 34 WHITE STRIPES GET BEHIND ME SATAN 27,925 -24 36,956 378,209 35 COMMON BE 27,196 -12 30,947 454,042 36 IL DIVO IL DIVO 24,196 9 22,204 687,286 37 THOMAS*ROB SOMETHING TO BE 24,117 7 22,610 864,748 38 WEEZER MAKE BELIEVE 23,397 -7 25,182 526,142 39 JENNINGS*LYFE LYFE 268-192 22,266 -4 23,088 486,136 40 COLE*KEYSHIA WAY IT IS 21,666 -28 30,290 140,853 41 NOW 18 NOW 18 21,300 3 20,743 1,229,542 42 KEM ALBUM II 20,789 -17 25,080 373,390 43 SMITH*WILL LOST & FOUND 20,363 -11 23,008 546,360 44 SEETHER KARMA & EFFECT 20,184 -6 21,480 247,154 45 SLOW MOTION SLOW MOTION 20,172 -24 26,535 46,752 46 PAPA ROACH GETTING AWAY WITH MURDER 19,965 7 18,716 780,483 47 LIFEHOUSE LIFEHOUSE 19,590 2 19,227 357,567 48 FAT JOE ALL OR NOTHING 19,552 -15 23,132 187,192 49 BUBLE*MICHAEL IT'S TIME 19,273 -7 20,776 620,371 50 2005 WARPED TOUR COMPILATION 2005 WARPED TOUR COMPILATION 19,168 -3 19,783 134,784 51 MY CHEMICAL ROMANCE THREE CHEERS FOR SWEET REVENGE 19,150 2 18,738 786,365 52 AKON TROUBLE 18,980 -18 23,131 1,090,985 53 GREEN*VIVIAN VIVIAN 18,005 -61 45,734 63,956 54 KEITH*TOBY VOL. 2-GREATEST HITS 17,227 -1 17,436 2,521,338 55 FRANKIE J ONE 17,114 -7 18,405 556,954 56 HAWTHORNE HEIGHTS SILENCE IN BLACK & WHITE 16,879 -7 18,122 394,171 57 DESTINY'S CHILD DESTINY FULFILLED 16,748 -11 18,783 2,753,584 58 NALICK*ANNA WRECK OF THE DAY 16,621 -10 18,514 250,198 59 GAME DOCUMENTARY 16,276 -7 17,520 2,124,699 60 VALENTINO*BOBBY DTP PRESENTS BOBBY VALENTINO 16,219 -6 17,212 461,891 61 BIRDMAN FAST MONEY 15,569 -42 26,871 107,289 62 GUNS N'ROSES GREATEST HITS 15,315 -5 16,167 2,227,306 63 LEGEND*JOHN GET LIFTED 15,156 -12 17,257 1,280,236 64 3 DOORS DOWN SEVENTEEN DAYS 14,772 -6 15,756 955,028 65 BIG & RICH HORSE OF A DIFFERENT COLOR 14,421 -3 14,896 2,289,201 66 DEF LEPPARD ROCK OF AGES 14,231 -10 15,789 220,714 67 CROSSFADE CROSSFADE 14,001 -3 14,406 798,745 68 CHESNEY*KENNY WHEN THE SUN GOES DOWN 13,967 -7 15,079 3,591,633 69 BENTLEY*DIERKS MODERN DAY DRIFTER 13,828 19 11,572 218,724 70 SIMPLE PLAN STILL NOT GETTING ANY 13,806 -6 14,679 1,197,711 71 EMINEM ENCORE 13,759 -21 17,457 4,687,766 72 NINE INCH NAILS WITH TEETH 13,739 -17 16,492 593,102 73 HERBIE FULLY LOADED SOUNDTRACK 13,704 -13 15,716 41,117 74 DADDY YANKEE BARRIO FINO 13,491 -3 13,893 712,089 75 RELIENT K MMHMM 13,441 27 10,620 252,595 76 EAGLES VERY BEST OF THE EAGLES 13,155 -17 15,813 1,603,355 77 FANTASTIC FOUR FANTASTIC FOUR 13,111 999 73 13,184 78 LABELLE*PATTI CLASSIC MOMENTS 13,096 -35 20,217 70,434 79 STONE*JOSS MIND BODY & SOUL 13,052 -25 17,325 900,736 80 LONGEST YARD SOUNDTRACK 13,000 -24 17,017 242,129 81 MADAGASCAR SOUNDTRACK 12,984 -19 16,021 117,653 82 CKY ANSWER CAN BE FOUND 12,970 -53 27,720 40,756 83 DAY*HOWIE STOP ALL THE WORLD NOW 12,811 -11 14,465 531,254 84 WILSON*GRETCHEN HERE FOR THE PARTY 12,651 -11 14,262 3,690,832 85 LUDACRIS RED LIGHT DISTRICT 12,551 -11 14,174 1,807,866 86 MCGRAW*TIM LIVE LIKE YOU WERE DYING 12,371 -13 14,171 3,383,262 87 MCCARTNEY*JESSE BEAUTIFUL SOUL 12,359 -17 14,808 919,979 88 FANTASIA FREE YOURSELF 12,332 -18 15,055 1,533,242 89 BECK GUERO 12,124 -10 13,440 590,639 90 LARRY THE CABLE GUY RIGHT TO BARE ARMS 12,078 -14 14,065 462,272 91 MUDVAYNE LOST & FOUND 11,778 -11 13,274 438,184 92 DIARY OF A MAD BLACK WOMAN SOUNDTRACK 11,267 -24 14,784 140,990 93 PHANTOM OF THE OPERA SOUNDTRACK 11,179 -12 12,708 724,631 94 TWAIN*SHANIA GREATEST HITS 11,109 -7 11,884 3,123,349 95 HOUSTON*MARQUES NAKED 11,091 -13 12,690 156,324 96 VARIOUS VOL. 4-TOTALLY COUNTRY 10,534 -8 11,510 546,336 97 TRANSPLANTS HAUNTED CITIES 10,532 -31 15,363 59,661 98 VAN ZANT GET RIGHT WITH THE MAN 10,487 -20 13,185 164,502 99 MEGADETH GREATEST HITS: BACK TO THE STA 10,433 -40 17,371 27,998 100 VARIOUS TOTALLY HITS 2005 10,281 -13 11,751 164,814 101 ANDERSON*KEITH THREE CHORD COUNTRY & AMERICAN 10,137 -2 10,367 99,352 102 DEGRAW*GAVIN CHARIOT-STRIPPED 10,098 -5 10,616 531,259 103 STRAIT*GEORGE 50 NUMBER ONES 10,039 -21 12,715 2,389,071 104 SHELTON*BLAKE BLAKE SHELTON'S BARN & GRILL 9,773 -5 10,327 460,186 105 CELTIC WOMAN CELTIC WOMAN 9,700 -8 10,504 139,975 106 BENATAR*PAT GREATEST HITS 9,653 -10 10,707 66,745 107 COWBOY TROY LOCO MOTIVE 9,612 -20 12,014 173,570 108 T.I. URBAN LEGEND 9,466 -7 10,157 1,132,486 109 MORRISON*VAN MAGIC TIME 9,450 -18 11,569 159,417 110 GOT HITS VOL. 2-GOT HITS 9,448 999 27 9,475 111 HOT APPLE PIE HOT APPLE PIE 9,376 -47 17,784 27,263 112 OMARION O 9,330 -12 10,661 573,460 113 MESSINA*JO DEE DELICIOUS SURPRISE 9,305 6 8,796 290,060 114 DEVAUGHN*RAHEEM LOVE EXPERIENCE 9,223 -58 21,842 31,334 115 USHER CONFESSIONS 9,102 -11 10,263 8,989,565 116 WORSHIP JAMZ WORSHIP JAMZ 9,023 18 7,674 15,242 117 AMERIE TOUCH 9,014 -11 10,119 300,555 118 50 MOST LOVED HYMNS 50 MOST LOVED HYMNS 8,974 16 7,711 86,427 119 KIDZ BOP KIDS VOL. 7-KIDZ BOP KIDS 8,909 20 7,454 368,494 120 WWE/CENA*JOHN & THA TRADEMARC YOU CAN'T SEE ME 8,768 -23 11,359 168,411 121 AMERICAN IDOL FINALISTS SEASON 4-THE SHOWSTOPPERS 8,661 -22 11,148 253,380 121 STEVENS*SUFJAN ILLINOIS 8,661 999 325 8,988 123 DISNEY DISNEYMANIA 3 8,625 -3 8,934 273,176 124 JENNINGS*SHOOTER PUT THE 'O' BACK IN COUNTRY 8,576 6 8,065 96,413 125 NATALIE NATALIE 8,542 -20 10,655 159,251 126 BIZARRE HANNICAP CIRCUS 8,477 -60 21,161 29,666 127 MARS VOLTA FRANCES THE MUTE 8,252 35 6,131 375,008 128 112 PLEASURE & PAIN 8,220 -16 9,769 407,752 129 AS I LAY DYING SHADOWS ARE SECURITY 8,192 -24 10,781 66,340 130 MASTER P GHETTO BILL (BEST HUSTLER IN T 8,051 -37 12,755 46,879 131 TLC NOW & FOREVER 8,019 -27 11,014 39,354 132 GARDEN STATE SOUNDTRACK 7,891 -16 9,351 960,662 133 STATIC-X START A WAR 7,832 -23 10,188 67,882 134 DROPKICK MURPHYS WARRIOR'S CODE 7,731 -37 12,309 39,934 135 ADKINS*TRACE SONGS ABOUT ME 7,730 -10 8,549 228,493 136 PRINE*JOHN FAIR & SQUARE 7,564 68 4,512 87,010 137 MCENTIRE*REBA ROOM TO BREATHE 7,553 -6 8,006 721,229 138 MCCLURKIN*DONNIE PSALMS HYMNS & SPIRITUAL SONGS 7,483 -19 9,213 168,769 139 PATRIOTIC COUNTRY VOL. 2-PATRIOTIC COUNTRY 7,478 -22 9,598 31,595 140 JODECI BACK TO THE FUTURE 7,427 -19 9,179 75,520 141 LIL JON & THE EAST SIDE BOYZ CRUNK JUICE 7,423 -12 8,417 2,254,827 142 YOAKAM*DWIGHT BLAME THE VAIN 7,353 -24 9,701 50,867 143 CLAPTON*ERIC BEST OF ERIC CLAPTON-MILLENNIU 7,328 104 3,590 185,795 144 BEE GEES NUMBER ONES 7,233 -14 8,450 552,892 145 DISNEY DISNEY GIRLZ ROCK 7,224 6 6,815 30,565 146 CHESNEY*KENNY BE AS YOU ARE 7,216 -14 8,351 984,985 147 CHOSEN FEW EL DOCUMENTAL 7,160 85 3,870 57,099 148 U2 HOW TO DISMANTLE AN ATOMIC BOM 7,016 -1 7,092 2,806,344 149 ERIKA JO ERIKA JO 7,011 -21 8,842 64,917 150 SOLIS*MARCO ANTONIO HISTORIA CONTINUA 6,974 -9 7,698 69,685 151 AVENGED SEVENFOLD CITY OF EVIL 6,966 -5 7,363 68,828 152 LOS LONELY BOYS LOS LONELY BOYS 6,961 -23 9,089 2,138,839 153 VARIOUS WOW # 1'S 6,900 -9 7,588 89,861 154 BRAVERY BRAVERY 6,887 -14 7,975 183,928 155 WICKED ORIGINAL CAST RECORDING 6,763 -1 6,811 411,246 156 BONE THUGS-N-HARMONY GREATEST HITS 6,751 -3 6,987 277,059 157 WILLIAMS*JOHN STAR WARS EPISODE III:REVENGE 6,698 -15 7,926 278,998 158 CONJUNTO PRIMAVERA DEJANDO HUELLA II 6,671 36 4,906 11,684 159 CHARLES*RAY GENIUS LOVES COMPANY 6,508 -10 7,241 2,998,916 160 EVANS*FAITH FIRST LADY 6,507 10 5,923 413,286 161 SPRINGSTEEN*BRUCE DEVILS & DUST 6,490 -15 7,661 521,539 162 MONTGOMERY GENTRY YOU DO YOUR THING 6,484 -11 7,306 640,657 163 MAYER*JOHN HEAVIER THINGS 6,482 -3 6,706 2,501,323 164 BREAKING BENJAMIN WE ARE NOT ALONE 6,453 -11 7,278 971,812 165 RISE AGAINST SIREN SONG OF THE COUNTER CULT 6,352 -7 6,796 197,148 166 OASIS DON'T BELIEVE THE TRUTH 6,334 -23 8,245 135,595 167 ANDY ANDY IRONIA 6,152 83 3,360 14,829 168 PAISLEY*BRAD MUD ON THE TIRES 6,126 -8 6,632 1,931,288 169 LAVIGNE*AVRIL UNDER MY SKIN 6,111 -3 6,321 2,758,184 170 AGARRON DURANGO VS. TIERRA CAL AGARRON DURANGO VS. TIERRA CAL 6,087 11 5,489 11,719 171 KEANE HOPES & FEARS 6,027 0 5,998 742,241 172 LAMBERT*MIRANDA KEROSENE 6,014 -7 6,445 189,237 173 RIMES*LEANN THIS WOMAN 5,930 -8 6,476 369,241 174 SLIPKNOT VOL. 3-SUBLIMINAL VERSES 5,874 -7 6,284 1,147,361 175 GROBAN*JOSH CLOSER 5,846 -9 6,448 4,674,468 176 CASTING CROWNS CASTING CROWNS 5,799 -2 5,898 410,829 177 VARIOUS PUNK-O-RAMA 10 5,777 -5 6,064 41,314 178 REGGAE GOLD 2005 REGGAE GOLD 2005 5,751 -18 7,052 24,826 179 GRANT*NATALIE AWAKEN 5,744 1 5,661 27,200 180 JAMES*LEELA CHANGE IS GONNA COME 5,633 21 4,664 14,890 181 GUCCI MANE TRAP HOUSE 5,579 -7 6,008 53,812 182 B.G. HEART OF THA STREET 5,477 -20 6,822 117,345 183 VARIOUS LOOK AT ALL THE LOVE WE FOU 5,436 -21 6,921 24,167 184 BOWLING FOR SOUP HANGOVER YOU DON'T DESERVE 5,425 -2 5,540 436,936 185 MARIO TURNING POINT 5,370 -8 5,826 1,111,453 186 LOHAN*LINDSAY SPEAK 5,350 -9 5,865 994,343 187 TWIZTID VOL. 1-MAN'S MYTH 5,295 -70 17,496 22,879 188 JACKSON*MICHAEL NUMBER ONES 5,291 -13 6,081 935,109 189 ALKALINE TRIO CRIMSON 5,256 -12 5,980 90,700 190 MORGAN*CRAIG MY KIND OF LIVIN' 5,246 8 4,854 142,411 191 CORGAN*BILLY FUTUREEMBRACE 5,244 -44 9,323 46,130 192 SUGAR RAY BEST OF SUGAR RAY 5,150 -32 7,521 20,403 193 LUNY TUNES & BABY RANKS MAS FLOW 2 5,144 -8 5,601 130,723 194 HIATT*JOHN MASTER OF DISASTER 5,104 -18 6,248 20,063 195 PATRULLA 81 DIVINAS 5,079 5 4,859 108,293 196 KEYS*ALICIA DIARY OF ALICIA KEYS 5,074 -7 5,447 4,292,319 197 JUANES MI SANGRE 5,033 2 4,919 373,088 198 GRACIN*JOSH JOSH GRACIN 4,994 19 4,180 448,145 199 ROLLING STONES BEST OF JUMP BACK 4,991 -13 5,759 498,919 200 MOTION CITY SOUNDTRACK COMMIT THIS TO MEMORY 4,967 -5 5,244 39,256 TOTAL SALES 4,023,512 4,043,396 156,784,526

That'd be a dream come true if the PE video gets released soon around the same time "Party Starter" comes out! :kool:

Here's a bio of Paris, he's the one who produced the whole album: http://www.music.us/biography/artist/28939/paris.html I might check out some of his stuff, he sounds like dope hip-hop artist. I heard about the album being leaked already, I didn't hear it yet, but it seems like those that heard it are feelin' it and sayin' that it's the best PE album in years.

Peep the new single from PE feat. Paris, Dead Prez, and Kam "Can't Hold Us Back", it's the last song on the page, click on listen: http://www.undergroundhiphop.com/search/se...&keywords=Paris

Yeah I heard about MJ's son Jeffrey a few days ago on ESPN, it's gonna be a lot of pressure for him to be successful at basketball and live up to his dad's legacy, a lot of sons of great players don't even make the league, I don't think Ewing's son'll make the NBA unless he has a great senior year at Duke.

It's the "G.O.A.T." with "The Chosen One" :wink:

http://www.upabove.com/press_kev_idowhatido.html Kev Brown I Do What I Do CD UPA1016-2 2xLP UPA1016-1 Street Date: 9.20.2005 ................................................. Hailing from Landover, MD, Kev Brown has ascended the ranks of the underground to solidify himself as one of hip-hop’s most prolific and universally respected talents. While producing for a range of artists that include De La Soul, DJ Jazzy Jeff, and Jewel, it wasn’t until his remix work “The Brown Album,” the highlight of what became a billion homemade remixes of Jay-Z’s “The Black Album,” that Kev Brown captured the attention of the entire hip-hop community. Paying homage to the true school while honing his own jazz-infused sound, Kev Brown has garnished a reputation as the “torch-bearer of the golden era.” Heavily influenced by renowned beatsmiths such as Pete Rock, Jay Dee, and DJ Premier, he continues to receive worldwide acclaim for his distinctive brand of grimy soul. And while Kev’s buttery-smooth production and laid-back vocals shine throughout the album, the project also features a host of guests spots from Critically Acclaimed, Cy Young, Grap Luva, Oddisee, Phonte (of Little Brother), Kenn Starr, Kronkite, Wayna, and Eric Roberson. After numerous collaborations and a host of buzzworthy 12-inches, Kev Brown now steps forward with his debut solo album aptly-titled “I Do What I Do.” This forthcoming project guarantees to have the entire hip-hop world taking notice. 1. INTRO 2. ALONE AGAIN 3. SAY SUMTHIN--feat. kenn starr and quartermaine 4. OUTSIDE LOOKIN IN--feat. cy young 5. WORK IN PROGRESS 6. STRUGGLA'S THEME--feat. grap luva 7. BEATS N' RHYMES--feat. phonte and oddisee 8. HENNESSEY PT. 1--feat. kenn starr 9. HENNESSEY PT. 2--feat chronkite, eric roberson and wayna 10. KEEP ON--feat. cy young 11. HOLD FAST 12. ALBANY 13. LIFE'S A GAMBLE all songs produced by kevin brown for lowbudget productions except for "alone again" produced by roddy rod for humble monarchs music