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Former Run-DMC member Reverend Run has announced the completion of his first ever solo album, Distortion. The album was produced entirely by Run and Whiteboy. The first single from the album, “Mind On the Road,” will be featured in EA Sports’ popular football title, “Madden 2006.” Run, born Joseph Simmons, is the younger brother of Hip-Hop mogul Russell Simmons. Russell Simmons recently launched a new label, the Russell Simmons Music Group, which is distributed by the Island Def Jam Music Group, a Universal company. Simmons managed Run-DMC before founding pioneering Hip-Hop label, Def Jam Records along with partner Rick Rubin in 1984. “Timing is everything," Russell Simmons said in a statement. "The uncompromising loud abrasive rock and roll hip-hop of Run-DMC knocked open the doors to commercial freedom for the rap generation. Their very best efforts were big in the streets and were ahead of their time when it came to the mainstream. The debut album from Rev Run, Distortion, is honest, creative, special, refreshing, and still incredibly commercial. The time is now for Rev Run." The release of Run’s solo album also coincides with the release of four classic Run-DMC reissues: Run-DMC, King of Rock, Raising Hell and Tougher Than Leather. The reissues hit stores September 6, while Distortion hits stores on September 13. Reverend Run will star in his own MTV reality show, "Run's House," in the fall. The album will feature the songs "Boom Ditty," "I Use to Think I Was Run," "Break'em Til It's Broken," "Got a Way," "Home Sweet Home," "Distortion," "Changetime," "Beats to the Rhyme" and "High and Mighty Joe." ...

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It took Kanye West 4 hit singles to go double platinum on "College Dropout", plus I actually seen Common's new "Go" video getting more airplay than Kanye's "Diamonds..." video(deservingly so in my opinion, that "Diamonds" video sucks to me, I liked "Jesus Walks" better), so that's not a good sign for him, I think his hype's ending soon, the song's not even in the top 40 yet so don't be surprised if he doesn't go platinum in 3 weeks, not even the Black Eyed Peas are selling that much with their single being one of the top singles out right now, the only people that sell 5 million now is the ones that do something controversial or put out a gimmick, so it won't be a biggie if Will doesn't sell that much, it's better to get respect than be called a sell-out and I think that's what Will's most concerned about.

Here's this week's numbers: 43 SMITH*WILL LOST & FOUND 23,008 -4 23,875 525,997 It's only 474,003 until platinum now, it should be platinum by Halloween if "Party Starter" hits #1 and the album sells at least 30,000 each week, "Tell Me Why" could then release with the tour and help it get to double platinum status! I think even Kanye West's gonna even struggle to go platinum 'cause even all the hype on him producing Common's album is seeing Common struggle to even go gold.

Yeah the sales dropped a lil' bit, only a few hundred less though, 23,008, not a big drop at all, next week it should rise probably from the hype of the Live 8 concert, probably passing Fat Joe and Common albums, and if "Party Starter" comes out soon sales might even double to pass Mike Jones tippin' on his 4-4s! :wiggle: TWRank--Artist--Title--TWSales--%CHG--LWSales--RTDSales 1 STRAIT*GEORGE SOMEWHERE DOWN IN TEXAS 244,783 999 920 245,703 2 YING YANG TWINS UNITED STATE OF ATLANTA 201,478 999 874 202,353 3 COLDPLAY X&Y 140,268 -23 181,416 1,383,640 4 CAREY*MARIAH EMANCIPATION OF MIMI 130,571 -0 130,876 2,298,317 5 CASSIDY I'M A HUSTLA 92,643 999 508 93,200 6 BLACK EYED PEAS MONKEY BUSINESS 89,636 -12 101,801 637,595 7 FOO FIGHTERS IN YOUR HONOR 87,691 -23 114,485 513,460 8 CLARKSON*KELLY BREAKAWAY 62,533 3 60,753 2,550,016 9 STEFANI*GWEN LOVE.ANGEL.MUSIC.BABY 60,636 0 60,336 2,526,220 10 KEITH*TOBY HONKYTONK UNIVERSITY 60,570 4 58,005 780,665 11 SYSTEM OF A DOWN MEZMERIZE 59,633 -4 62,432 1,025,545 12 HAMILTON*ANTHONY SOULIFE 53,094 999 191 53,285 13 RASCAL FLATTS FEELS LIKE TODAY 51,968 7 48,438 2,127,513 14 50 CENT MASSACRE 51,913 -3 53,785 4,022,324 15 BACKSTREET BOYS NEVER GONE 51,157 -34 77,802 420,535 16 BOYZ N DA HOOD BOYZ N DA HOOD 46,563 -54 101,119 147,895 17 URBAN*KEITH BE HERE 46,053 2 45,018 1,297,910 18 GREEN*VIVIAN VIVIAN 45,734 999 217 45,951 19 OFFSPRING GREATEST HITS 45,039 -36 69,910 115,105 20 JONES*MIKE WHO IS MIKE JONES? 44,233 8 41,039 692,942 21 GORILLAZ DEMON DAYS 42,745 3 41,600 334,920 22 SHAKIRA FIJACION ORAL 41,190 -17 49,863 326,056 23 MATTHEWS*DAVE BAND STAND UP 39,165 1 38,615 994,158 24 WHITE STRIPES GET BEHIND ME SATAN 36,956 -24 48,412 350,284 25 KILLERS HOT FUSS 35,025 -3 35,973 2,125,108 26 SUGARLAND TWICE THE SPEED OF 34,905 0 34,776 541,652 27 GREEN DAY AMERICAN IDIOT 34,197 3 33,058 3,728,616 28 CIARA GOODIES 33,610 10 30,517 2,124,681 29 AUDIOSLAVE OUT OF EXILE 33,274 -10 36,786 557,422 30 PRETTY RICKY BLUE STARS 32,622 3 31,815 234,134 31 COMMON BE 30,947 -19 38,174 426,846 32 COLE*KEYSHIA WAY IT IS 30,290 -66 88,529 119,187 33 JOHNSON*JACK IN BETWEEN DREAMS 30,267 -2 30,956 1,156,104 34 FALL OUT BOY FROM UNDER THE CORK 29,931 15 26,104 263,812 35 CKY ANSWER CAN BE FOUND 27,720 999 66 27,786 36 BIRDMAN FAST MONEY 26,871 -58 64,691 91,720 37 SLOW MOTION SLOW MOTION 26,535 999 45 26,580 38 WEEZER MAKE BELIEVE 25,182 -14 29,169 502,745 39 KEM ALBUM II 25,080 9 23,104 352,601 40 FAT JOE ALL OR NOTHING 23,132 -38 37,496 167,640 41 AKON TROUBLE 23,131 -10 25,646 1,072,005 42 JENNINGS*LYFE LYFE 268-192 23,088 4 22,123 463,870 43 SMITH*WILL LOST & FOUND 23,008 -4 23,875 525,997 44 THOMAS*ROB SOMETHING TO BE 22,610 -12 25,637 840,631 45 IL DIVO IL DIVO 22,204 -15 26,144 663,090 46 DEVAUGHN*RAHEEM LOVE EXPERIENCE 21,842 999 252 22,111 47 SEETHER KARMA & EFFECT 21,480 -9 23,505 226,970 48 BIZARRE HANNICAP CIRCUS 21,161 999 28 21,189 49 BUBLE*MICHAEL IT'S TIME 20,776 2 20,303 601,098 50 NOW 18 NOW 18 20,743 3 20,216 1,208,242 51 LABELLE*PATTI CLASSIC MOMENTS 20,217 -45 37,037 57,338 52 2005 WARPED TOUR COMPILATION 2005 WARPED TOUR COMPILATION 19,783 1 19,554 115,616 53 LIFEHOUSE LIFEHOUSE 19,227 6 18,209 337,977 54 DESTINY'S CHILD DESTINY FULFILLED 18,783 27 14,830 2,736,836 55 MY CHEMICAL ROMANCE THREE CHEERS FOR SWEET REVENGE 18,738 11 16,866 767,215 56 PAPA ROACH GETTING AWAY WITH MURDER 18,716 6 17,593 760,518 57 NALICK*ANNA WRECK OF THE DAY 18,514 -8 20,018 233,577 58 FRANKIE J ONE 18,405 3 17,952 539,840 59 HAWTHORNE HEIGHTS SILENCE IN BLACK & WHITE 18,122 5 17,333 377,292 60 HOT APPLE PIE HOT APPLE PIE 17,784 999 103 17,887 61 GAME DOCUMENTARY 17,520 3 16,933 2,108,423 62 TWIZTID VOL. 1-MAN'S MYTH 17,496 999 88 17,584 63 EMINEM ENCORE 17,457 7 16,285 4,674,007 64 KEITH*TOBY VOL. 2-GREATEST HITS 17,436 7 16,296 2,504,111 65 MEGADETH GREATEST HITS: BACK TO THE STA 17,371 999 50 17,441 66 STONE*JOSS MIND BODY & SOUL 17,325 25 13,908 887,684 67 LEGEND*JOHN GET LIFTED 17,257 35 12,763 1,265,080 68 VALENTINO*BOBBY DTP PRESENTS BOBBY VALENTINO 17,212 -3 17,656 445,672 69 LONGEST YARD SOUNDTRACK 17,017 -26 22,935 229,129 70 NINE INCH NAILS WITH TEETH 16,492 -11 18,593 579,363 71 GUNS N'ROSES GREATEST HITS 16,167 6 15,310 2,211,991 72 MADAGASCAR SOUNDTRACK 16,021 -3 16,590 104,669 73 EAGLES VERY BEST OF THE EAGLES 15,813 7 14,833 1,590,200 74 DEF LEPPARD ROCK OF AGES 15,789 -2 16,082 206,483 75 3 DOORS DOWN SEVENTEEN DAYS 15,756 -1 15,849 940,256 76 HERBIE FULLY LOADED SOUNDTRACK 15,716 35 11,671 27,413 77 TRANSPLANTS HAUNTED CITIES 15,363 -54 33,702 49,129 78 CHESNEY*KENNY WHEN THE SUN GOES DOWN 15,079 1 14,978 3,577,666 79 FANTASIA FREE YOURSELF 15,055 3 14,679 1,520,910 80 BIG & RICH HORSE OF A DIFFERENT COLOR 14,896 4 14,298 2,274,780 81 MCCARTNEY*JESSE BEAUTIFUL SOUL 14,808 9 13,620 907,620 82 DIARY OF A MAD BLACK WOMAN SOUNDTRACK 14,784 233 4,444 129,723 83 SIMPLE PLAN STILL NOT GETTING ANY 14,679 2 14,355 1,183,905 84 DAY*HOWIE STOP ALL THE WORLD NOW 14,465 10 13,206 518,443 85 CROSSFADE CROSSFADE 14,406 3 14,010 784,744 86 WILSON*GRETCHEN HERE FOR THE PARTY 14,262 3 13,873 3,678,181 87 LUDACRIS RED LIGHT DISTRICT 14,174 -2 14,468 1,795,315 88 MCGRAW*TIM LIVE LIKE YOU WERE DYING 14,171 9 12,947 3,370,891 89 LARRY THE CABLE GUY RIGHT TO BARE ARMS 14,065 -5 14,767 450,194 90 DADDY YANKEE BARRIO FINO 13,893 -8 15,163 698,598 91 BECK GUERO 13,440 -13 15,481 578,515 92 MUDVAYNE LOST & FOUND 13,274 -9 14,573 426,406 93 VAN ZANT GET RIGHT WITH THE MAN 13,185 12 11,725 154,015 94 MASTER P GHETTO BILL (BEST HUSTLER IN T 12,755 -50 25,519 38,828 95 STRAIT*GEORGE 50 NUMBER ONES 12,715 34 9,509 2,379,032 96 PHANTOM OF THE OPERA SOUNDTRACK 12,708 -4 13,193 713,452 97 HOUSTON*MARQUES NAKED 12,690 -0 12,729 145,233 98 DROPKICK MURPHYS WARRIOR'S CODE 12,309 -37 19,667 32,203 99 COWBOY TROY LOCO MOTIVE 12,014 3 11,673 163,958 100 TWAIN*SHANIA GREATEST HITS 11,884 -8 12,930 3,112,240 101 VARIOUS TOTALLY HITS 2005 11,751 -7 12,681 154,533 102 BENTLEY*DIERKS MODERN DAY DRIFTER 11,572 -7 12,466 204,896 103 MORRISON*VAN MAGIC TIME 11,569 -8 12,528 149,967 104 BLACK EYED PEAS ELEPHUNK 11,550 -1 11,725 2,713,636 105 VARIOUS VOL. 4-TOTALLY COUNTRY 11,510 3 11,182 535,802 106 WWE/CENA*JOHN & THA TRADEMARC YOU CAN'T SEE ME 11,359 -8 12,295 159,643 107 AMERICAN IDOL FINALISTS SEASON 4-THE SHOWSTOPPERS 11,148 -24 14,631 244,719 108 TLC NOW & FOREVER 11,014 -39 17,919 31,335 109 AS I LAY DYING SHADOWS ARE SECURITY 10,781 -24 14,143 58,148 110 BENATAR*PAT GREATEST HITS 10,707 1 10,551 57,092 111 OMARION O 10,661 33 7,986 564,130 112 NATALIE NATALIE 10,655 -7 11,480 150,709 113 RELIENT K MMHMM 10,620 27 8,375 241,317 114 DEGRAW*GAVIN CHARIOT-STRIPPED 10,616 4 10,170 521,161 115 CELTIC WOMAN CELTIC WOMAN 10,504 5 10,002 130,275 116 ANDERSON*KEITH THREE CHORD COUNTRY & AMERICAN 10,367 4 9,939 89,215 117 DEVILDRIVER FURY OF OUR MAKER'S HAND 10,353 999 35 10,402 118 SHELTON*BLAKE BLAKE SHELTON'S BARN & GRILL 10,327 9 9,434 450,413 119 USHER CONFESSIONS 10,263 -1 10,414 8,980,463 120 STATIC-X START A WAR 10,188 -29 14,382 60,050 121 T.I. URBAN LEGEND 10,157 4 9,731 1,123,020 122 AMERIE TOUCH 10,119 3 9,832 291,541 123 112 PLEASURE & PAIN 9,769 1 9,631 399,532 124 YOAKAM*DWIGHT BLAME THE VAIN 9,701 -26 13,080 43,514 125 PATRIOTIC COUNTRY VOL. 2-PATRIOTIC COUNTRY 9,598 64 5,860 24,117 126 GARDEN STATE SOUNDTRACK 9,351 15 8,130 952,771 127 CORGAN*BILLY FUTUREEMBRACE 9,323 -70 31,493 40,886 128 MCCLURKIN*DONNIE PSALMS HYMNS & SPIRITUAL SONGS 9,213 -2 9,421 163,723 129 JODECI BACK TO THE FUTURE 9,179 -14 10,616 68,093 130 LOS LONELY BOYS LOS LONELY BOYS 9,089 -9 9,990 2,131,878 131 DISNEY DISNEYMANIA 3 8,934 25 7,174 264,551 132 ERIKA JO ERIKA JO 8,842 -29 12,530 57,906 133 MESSINA*JO DEE DELICIOUS SURPRISE 8,796 -8 9,571 280,755 134 ADKINS*TRACE SONGS ABOUT ME 8,549 20 7,115 220,763 135 BEE GEES NUMBER ONES 8,450 12 7,536 545,659 136 LIL JON & THE EAST SIDE BOYZ CRUNK JUICE 8,417 1 8,335 2,247,404 137 CHESNEY*KENNY BE AS YOU ARE 8,351 -6 8,848 977,769 138 DARKEST HOUR UNDOING RUIN 8,265 999 219 8,484 139 OASIS DON'T BELIEVE THE TRUTH 8,245 -27 11,324 129,261 140 JENNINGS*SHOOTER PUT THE 'O' BACK IN COUNTRY 8,065 47 5,505 87,837 141 MCENTIRE*REBA ROOM TO BREATHE 8,006 7 7,489 713,676 142 BRAVERY BRAVERY 7,975 -13 9,132 177,041 143 WILLIAMS*JOHN STAR WARS EPISODE III:REVENGE 7,926 -22 10,153 272,300 144 50 MOST LOVED HYMNS 50 MOST LOVED HYMNS 7,711 130 3,353 77,634 145 SOLIS*MARCO ANTONIO HISTORIA CONTINUA 7,698 -18 9,338 62,711 146 WORSHIP JAMZ WORSHIP JAMZ 7,674 999 130 7,076 147 SPRINGSTEEN*BRUCE DEVILS & DUST 7,661 -28 10,653 515,049 148 VARIOUS WOW # 1'S 7,588 4 7,325 85,514 149 SUGAR RAY BEST OF SUGAR RAY 7,521 -1 7,600 15,141 150 KIDZ BOP KIDS VOL. 7-KIDZ BOP KIDS 7,454 3 7,264 359,585 151 AVENGED SEVENFOLD CITY OF EVIL 7,363 -12 8,355 61,862 152 MONTGOMERY GENTRY YOU DO YOUR THING 7,306 2 7,164 634,173 153 BREAKING BENJAMIN WE ARE NOT ALONE 7,278 7 6,827 965,359 154 CHARLES*RAY GENIUS LOVES COMPANY 7,241 -5 7,633 2,992,408 155 U2 HOW TO DISMANTLE AN ATOMIC BOM 7,092 -6 7,558 2,799,328 156 THROWDOWN VENDETTA 7,064 999 124 7,188 157 REGGAE GOLD 2005 REGGAE GOLD 2005 7,052 -40 11,805 19,075 158 BONE THUGS-N-HARMONY GREATEST HITS 6,987 -3 7,215 270,308 159 VARIOUS LOOK AT ALL THE LOVE WE FOU 6,921 -36 10,795 18,731 160 B.G. HEART OF THA STREET 6,822 -18 8,302 111,868 161 DISNEY DISNEY GIRLZ ROCK 6,815 26 5,403 23,341 162 WICKED ORIGINAL CAST RECORDING 6,811 13 6,048 404,483 163 RISE AGAINST SIREN SONG OF THE COUNTER CULT 6,796 46 4,668 190,796 164 MAYER*JOHN HEAVIER THINGS 6,706 4 6,438 2,494,841 165 SWITCHFOOT BEAUTIFUL LETDOWN 6,680 2 6,573 2,025,922 166 PAISLEY*BRAD MUD ON THE TIRES 6,632 3 6,419 1,925,162 167 RIMES*LEANN THIS WOMAN 6,476 8 6,019 363,311 168 FOUNTAINS OF WAYNE OUT-OF-STATE PLATES 6,462 999 53 6,516 169 GROBAN*JOSH CLOSER 6,448 -2 6,567 4,668,622 170 LAMBERT*MIRANDA KEROSENE 6,445 4 6,199 183,223 171 LAVIGNE*AVRIL UNDER MY SKIN 6,321 1 6,255 2,752,073 172 SLIPKNOT VOL. 3-SUBLIMINAL VERSES 6,284 2 6,134 1,141,487 173 HIATT*JOHN MASTER OF DISASTER 6,248 -27 8,609 14,959 174 MARS VOLTA FRANCES THE MUTE 6,131 6 5,763 366,756 175 HASTE THE DAY WHEN EVERYTHING FALLS 6,083 999 57 5,719 176 JACKSON*MICHAEL NUMBER ONES 6,081 9 5,568 929,818 177 VARIOUS WENDY WILLIAMS BRINGS THE HEAT 6,080 999 80 6,160 178 VARIOUS PUNK-O-RAMA 10 6,064 -12 6,855 35,537 179 GUCCI MANE TRAP HOUSE 6,008 -5 6,319 48,233 180 KEANE HOPES & FEARS 5,998 -12 6,807 736,214 181 GRANT*AMY ROCK OF AGES 5,991 -13 6,868 35,959 182 ALKALINE TRIO CRIMSON 5,980 -8 6,533 85,444 183 EVANS*FAITH FIRST LADY 5,923 -2 6,029 406,779 184 CASTING CROWNS CASTING CROWNS 5,898 2 5,778 407,712 185 LOHAN*LINDSAY SPEAK 5,865 3 5,681 988,993 186 MARIO TURNING POINT 5,826 11 5,272 1,106,083 187 FINCH SAY HELLO TO 5,820 -25 7,710 64,876 188 ROLLING STONES BEST OF JUMP BACK 5,759 -3 5,912 493,928 189 THEORY OF A DEADMAN GASOLINE 5,713 18 4,837 92,553 190 PITBULL M.I.A.M.I. (MONEY IS A MAJOR I 5,694 6 5,372 465,504 191 GRANT*NATALIE AWAKEN 5,661 11 5,112 24,512 192 LUNY TUNES & BABY RANKS MAS FLOW 2 5,601 -4 5,828 125,579 193 NAZARIO*EDNITA APASIONADA 5,576 -63 14,917 20,720 194 BOWLING FOR SOUP HANGOVER YOU DON'T DESERVE 5,540 2 5,443 431,511 195 MIDON*RAUL STATE OF MIND 5,519 483 947 8,512 196 RA DUALITY 5,496 -28 7,584 13,100 197 AGARRON DURANGO VS. TIERRA CAL AGARRON DURANGO VS. TIERRA CAL 5,489 999 143 5,632 198 AMICI FOREVER DEFINED 5,461 10 4,961 10,422 199 KEYS*ALICIA DIARY OF ALICIA KEYS 5,447 8 5,058 4,287,245 200 CLUTCH ROBOT HIVE/EXODUS 5,307 -58 12,495 17,959

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I'm looking forward to this new Kool G Rap joint, he's one of the greatest lyricists to ever touch the mic, did any of y'all see him freestyle on Rap City a couple weeks ago? That was the best lyricism I saw on BET in a long time!

The MTV Base 100 was a hype show!

Will's not gonna be able to do too many shows to promote "Party starter" 'cause he starts filming a new movie next month, he might be able to do a few this month so the "Party Starter" video's gonna have to get more airplay than "Switch" has gotten to make an impact, it's gonna have to be #1 on TRL and 106 & Park and be in heavy rotation, it's up to us to vote for it when it comes out, I think hip-hop radio will play it too since Ludacris produced it so I don't think doing shows to promote "Party Starter" will be necessary, it's gonna be an instant smash! :jazzy:

:word: Nuff respect!

Happy B-Day Schnazz! :jazzy: :party: :music:

Kool G Rap’s musical career has been a journey that most Hip-Hop aficionados could only dream of. Now the self-proclaimed “Donald Goines of Rap” plots a simultaneous comeback and exit from a profession he helped pioneer since the 80s. AllHipHop chronicles this expedition in THE REBIRTH OF KOOL G RAP, a reoccurring feature. Check in this week as G Rap discusses the art of the mixtape. Kool G Rap: For people asking what I’ve been up to, I’m finishing up the mixtape. Green Lantern’s gonna be hosting in. I pretty much been focusing on recording. I haven’t been performing much lately. The last two months, I been getting the mixes done. I’ve been doing extra songs here and there - I already got a lot of songs. Everything I do now, is extra. Really, the songs is for both my mixtape and my album. This’ll drop within no more than two weeks. As far as the time off since Giancana Story, I take two or three years between records because I really try to put my best into what I do. I’m not the type of cat that’s gonna bang out an album in three months. It’s gonna take me longer than that. I’m really tryin’ to be creative with it. But at the same time, time off is not nothin’ that I do intentionally. I’m definitely my own toughest critic. These days, it’s a necessity – doing the mixtapes and all. You can do it with one DJ or a few. I’m just doing it with Green Lantern right now. It really was my man Questchon that arranged me and Green Lantern to work together. He thought Green Lantern was a really good look as far as hosting the mixtape. I got a team of cats around me nowadays that’s sitting here night and day, tryin’ to plot the next and best moves for G Rap. People thought Green Lantern was the best move. Other cats are nice too, but he’s the top of the list. It happened to work out with Green, so that’s the way we went. It’s not songs that I wouldn’t be able to put on my forthcoming album. I pretty much treated the mixtape as if it was an album – it’s not even a mixtape to me. I didn’t go really go crazy doing a bunch of stuff over other people’s tracks or nothin’. I pretty much did a whole catalog of original songs. You could sorta say this is like a G Rap street-released album. It’s not so much the normal mixtape you would get of a cat rhyming over other people’s beats and stuff. I did that a few times, not too much of it. You couldn’t pull out five songs like that. When I was with Rawkus, I had a lot of stuff circulating the mixtapes, ‘cause they was leaking everything. In my early days, Kid Capri and Ron G was doing it differently than DJ’s today. You gotta realize, 50 Cent set a standard. He made it necessary for artists to flood the mixtape circulation, so did the DJ’s who hosted his mixtapes like the Whoo Kid’s and them. 50 did mixtapes with so many DJ’s, I can’t even name ‘em all. They set the standard too, for mixtape DJ’s to do that with artists. Kid Capri and them wasn’t really doing that back that. They was just putting out mixtapes with other people’s records and freestyles. They never really snatched up a particular artist or group and based they whole mixtapes around them. This is all-new material. I pretty much set aside the songs I’ve recorded by never released. If I ain’t like ‘em enough to make the album, I’m most likely not gonna like ‘em a year after or two years after. A lot of mixtape DJ’s now, they snatch up all the old stuff that people ain’t throw on they albums, because it’s still vintage to them. It’s still something special to them, ‘cause it’s like Lost Tapes or like the lost episodes of The Honeymooners. There’s always a market for it. Even after my albums release, I keep workin’ right through. I got a studio in my house that’s available to me at any time. Before the studio, I would write here and there leisurely. But now, I’m in the recording stages every time that I write. I’m recording all the time. People don’t know that I was one that never liked a big crowd around me when I’m working. It’s distracting. I really like the atmosphere of the studio in my house. Now, I can get up, eat breakfast, go downstairs and record. You ain’t got no interruptions or distractions. Ain’t got people around me sitting there, boppin’ they head to anything and everything. That’s when I’m most creative. This is what the fans will hear.

FP and Luda "Party Starter"

I wish they performed more JJFP stuff like "I Wanna Rock" and "Brand New Funk" but it's hard to squeeze everything in 10 minutes, credit has to be given to them for representin' for ol' school hip-hop, although I heard DMC performed "Walk This Way" with Aerosmith, did anyone see that? Since Will was the host they should have had more time to perform but everyone has to get a chance to perform, MTV sucks for not playing the whole 10 minutes of it though, Snoop's performance was weak, and I wish Mc Lyte performed instead of being a commentator.

Hey I just found this article online: Will Smith Urges G8 to End 'Tragedy' By JAKE COYLE, Associated Press Writer 10 minutes ago PHILADELPHIA - If U2, Paul McCartney, Pink Floyd and Coldplay made London the rock capital of the world on Saturday, Philly was were hip-hop represented. ADVERTISEMENT Kanye West, Jay-Z, the Black-Eyed Peas and host Will Smith led the U.S. edition of the Live 8 concert series before a sun-drenched crowd that stretched a mile down the Benjamin Franklin Parkway from the steps of the Philadelphia Museum of Art. After British rockers the Kaiser Chiefs kicked things off with their hit "I Predict a Riot," hometown boy Smith took the stage to begin hosting duties. "Right now you're watching the biggest concert event in the history of the world," Smith said. Pleading for leaders of the G-8 summit to "end this daily tragedy" of African poverty, Smith was beamed around the world by satellite as he led the global audience in snapping their fingers every three seconds, signifying the child death rate in Africa. "Today, we are here to declare our interdependence," said Smith in the city where the Declaration of Independence was signed. "Today we hold this truth to be self-evident: We are all in this together." Later, the rapper-turned-movie star returned for the most theatrical performance of the day. He was carried onto the stage on a throne, with women spreading rose petals in his path. The theme from "Rocky" played just yards from the steps that Sylvester Stallone famously climbed in "Rocky." That segued into a repeated sample of "the champ is here!" line that Smith delivered in the movie "Ali." Smith then introduced his old sidekick, DJ Jazzy Jeff, and they performed "Gettin' Jiggy Wit It" before launching down memory lane with the theme from Smith's early '90s sitcom, "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air," and his classic hit "Summertime." Smith's star power was only matched by Stevie Wonder, who closed the show by effectively turning Smith's finger snaps into handclaps. Backed by a dapper 11-piece band, Wonder proved he wasn't too old for a good funk groove on "Higher Ground" and "What the Fuss" — which had the blind singer strutting out in front of his keyboards. The final tune of the night was Wonder's classic "Superstition." One concertgoer, Paula Abdul, couldn't resist the beat, dancing enthusiastically on the side of the stage and, by extension, on the jumbo screens. "The meaning of being an artist is to really do these kinds of things," Wonder said backstage. "We cannot stop now. The only way we can end this is to give more love." Earlier, Kanye West performed "Jesus Walks" in front of an all-female string section outfitted in black skirts and dark stripe-like masks over their eyes. He delivered some of the harshest words of the day, lamenting "politicians who drive home in their Bentleys every night and watch thousands of Africans die." Backstage, he told The Associated Press, "I'm not into politics, I'm into people. I know that these people are dying. My people. This is an event that will go down in history." After Linkin Park started their set, Jay-Z came out for a mash-up with the rock-rap group. Jigga had the crowd chanting "Hova," his smooth cool in sharp contrast to Linkin Park's vein-popping fervor. The combination made for one of the days most popular performances, especially on Jay-Z's "Big Pimpin'." One of the first acts, the Black-Eyed Peas, took the stage with their usual energy and frenetic weaving, performing "Let's Get it Started." The rap group also pulled out a Bob Marley classic as they sang with obvious symbolism, "Get up, stand up, don't give up the fight." Of course, there was much more than hip-hop. Dave Matthews, who hails from South Africa, began his performance by thanking organizer Bob Geldof "for throwing a party to make a better world." As to whether Live 8 would have any effect on the G-8 leaders, Matthews said backstage, "I think they're aware of what's going on, and judging from President's Bush's speech, he's moving in the right direction. We want him ... to move a little bit further," he said. Introducing it as especially appropriate, Maroon 5 played a version of "Keep on Rockin' in the Free World" by Neil Young, who was to conclude the Canada concert. Country singer Keith Urban also played the cover card, performing Phil Collins' "Another Day in Paradise," while the not-exactly-current Def Leppard were sure to play their old favorite, "Pour Some Sugar on Me." The day's acts were punctuated by celebrities (including Natalie Portman, Jennifer Connelly and Richard Gere) who further reminded the audience of the cause with statistics and ways to petition. "Today's gathering is not about charity, it's about humanity," said "Rush Hour" actor Chris Tucker. Also in attendance were celebrities ranging from the Rev. Al Sharpton to Anna Nicole Smith, plus performers Alicia Keys, Destiny's Child, Toby Keith, Sarah McLachlan, Jars of Clay and Rob Thomas. Fans stormed down the parkway just before 6 a.m. and pressed as far forward as possible, but only those closest to the front were able to see the stage. The less fortunate were treated to giant screen broadcasts of the concert, along with clips from the other cities. Organizers and performers said as many as one million fans were there, but that was impossible to verify and seemed overblown, with several hundred thousand seeming more accurate. Police declined to provide an estimate. Bon Jovi performed "Living on a Prayer" after being introduced by actor Don Cheadle as hailing from "the most exotic of locales" — New Jersey. "An amazing event," Cheadle said backstage. "Hopefully it will light a fuse that will continue to go for years and years." ___ Associated Press Writer Deborah Yao contributed to this report

Here's some other famous rap songs: BDP "South Bronx" KRS-ONE, Public Enemy, Kool Moe Dee, Heavy D, MC Lyte, and others "Self Destruction"(arguably the greatest song ever made besides "The Message") KRS-ONE "Step Into A World"(Rapture's Delight) NWA, Digital Underground, Tone Loc, MC Hammer and other West Coast All-Stars "We're All In The Same Game" Heavy D and The Boyz "Overweight Lover" Heavy D and The Boyz with Aaron Hall "Now that we found love" Kool Moe Dee "Wild Wild West" Whoodini "Freaks Come Out At Night" Whoodini "Friends" Eric B. and Rakim "I Ain't No Joke" Eric B. and Rakim "Paid In Full" Eric B. and Rakim "In The Ghetto" Eric B. and Rakim "Know The Ledge" 2Pac "Rebel Of The Underground" Run-Dmc "Rock Box" Run-Dmc "My Adidas" Run-Dmc "Run's House" Run-Dmc "Down With The King" Public Enemy "Bring The Noise" Public Enemy "My Uzi Weighs A Ton" Public Enemy "Give It Up" Public Enemy "Night Of The Living Bassheads" Afrika Bambataa and The Zulu Nation "Planet Rock" Ice Cube "It Was A Good Day" Dr. Dre "Keep Their Heads Ringin'" Naughty By Nature "Feel Me Flow" Queen Latifah and Monie Love "Ladies First" Queen Latifah "U.N.I.T.Y." MC Lyte "Roughneck" NWA "F*** The Police" LL Cool J "Doin' It" JJFP "Boom! Shake The Room" Big Daddy Kane "Ain't No Half Steppin'" Tribe Called Quest feat. Leaders Of The New School "Scenerio" Big Pun feat. Joe "Still Not A Player" DMX "Get At Me Dog" DMX "Who We Be" DMX "What's My Name" Nas "If I Ruled The World" Nas and Puff Daddy "Hate Me Now" Nas "I Can" Kurtis Blow "If I Ruled The World" Kurtis Blow "Basketball" Wrecx-N-Effex "Rump Shaker" Too Live Crew "Me So Horny" Geto Boys "Mind Playin' Tricks On Me" Common "I Used To Love H.E.R." Common "The Light" De La Soul "Stakes Is High" De La Soul "Me, Myself, and I" Ja Rule "Holla, Holla"(as much as I think he's wack, this song was a club banger)

Hey fans are defending Will here after that dumbass guy's comments: http://journals.aol.com/live8inphilly/LIVE...lly/entries/298

:word: It always seems to be that way, Johnny Cocran died the same time as the Pope and now Obie Benson dies the same time as Luther Vandross'! :thatsux:

I find that to be shocking that people weren't feelin' "Gettin' Jiggy Wit It", that song's classic, everybody loves that song and JJFP represent Philly, there should be more love from the hometown crowd, I thought that JJFP should've had more time to perform, I thought it was gonna be a 20 minute set, and they only broadcasted "Switch" and a minute of "Summertime" on MTV while they showed Jay-Z performing with Linkin' Park all the way through. :mad: Well anyway it's nice to see all the artists comin' out to support this cause, that's the main thing about this day.

Friday, July 1, 2005 BY BRIAN McCOLLUM FREE PRESS POP MUSIC WRITER Motown lost a musical pillar Friday. Renaldo (Obie) Benson, who for more than half a century provided the bass vocal foundation to the Four Tops' lush harmonies, died Friday morning at Harper Hospital in Detroit. He had turned 69 on June 14. Benson had been battling a sudden onset of medical problems. Last month, he suffered a heart attack after the amputation of a leg because of circulation problems. He was subsequently diagnosed with lung cancer, and began intense, stage-four chemotherapy last week. Abdul (Duke) Fakir and Levi Stubbs remain the two surviving members of the Four Tops, founded in 1954 on Detroit's northeast side and heralded as one of the longest-running acts in the history of American popular music. Vocalist Lawrence Payton, Benson's closest boyhood friend, died in 1997. Benson "enjoyed every moment of his life," Fakir said through a publicist Friday. "He put a smile on everyone's face, including my own." The outgoing Benson, who played a key role in directing the Four Tops' concert choreography, was known as a reliable source of comic relief within the group, which was a veteran ensemble by the time it signed to Motown Records in 1963. The quartet's statistics on the Billboard pop charts remain formidable: 24 hits in the top 40, seven in the top 10, and two No. 1s. Many of the songs Benson recorded with his group mates remain radio staples, including "Reach Out I'll Be There," "Standing in the Shadows of Love" and "Bernadette." Benson rarely slowed down during his tenure with the Tops, who celebrated their 50th anniversary with a bash at the Detroit Opera House last summer. Even as he hit his 60s, he continued to spend more than a third of each year on the road, performing Four Tops shows across the world. His last significant performance came on April 8, when the group played "Late Show With David Letterman." As his condition worsened in recent weeks, Benson was replaced onstage by Payton's son, Roquel Payton. Benson is survived by two daughters, Eboni Benson and Tobi Benson, and an ex-wife with whom he remained close, Valaida Benson. Funeral arrangements are not yet available.

Damn there's a lot of guest appearances on this album, Paris was really involved with this album it seems, it'll be interesting to see how it sounds! :jazzy:

RIP!

What up Jazzy Jeff, nuff props for all the hard you put in to entertain us fans, I wish you continued success and I hope that there's another JJFP album one day and I hope to see y'all perform live one day, one love! -Big Ted From New Jersey

:word: Nobody was talking about him until he got arrested, he might go platinum now though.

Hey I found the tracklisting for "Rebirth Of A Nation" on the EnemyBoard and they said on mtv.com that the album is gonna come out on August 23rd now: "Rebirth Of A Nation" tracklisting-released on August 23rd 1. Raw S*** - (featuring Paris/Mc Ren) 2. Hard Rhymin' - (featuring Paris/Sister Souljah) 3. Rise 4. Can't Hold Us Back - (featuring Paris/Dead Prez/Kam) 5. Hard Truth Soldiers - (featuring Paris/Dead Prez/Conscious Daughters/Mc Ren) 6. Hannibal Lecture - (featuring Paris) 7. Rebirth Of A Nation - (featuring Professor Griff) 8. Pump The Music, Pump The Sound 9. Make It Hardcore - (featuring Paris) 10. They Call Me Flava 11. Plastic Nation 12. Coinsequences - (featuring Paris) 13. Invisible Man 14. Rules Of Engagement - (featuring Paris/Dead Prez/Immortal Technique/T-K.A.S.H./Sun Rise Above) 15. Field N**** Boogie - (XLR8R remix, featuring Paris)