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'The Definition''s holding me over pretty well, especially now that it's summertime, I been bumping this album more lately, this album's great for the ride, barbeques, parties sorta like "Big Willie Style", I don't expect the next album to sound like that though. I'm hoping the next album LL will come a lil' bit more personal and he needs to address the people who rank Kanye West and Jigga ahead of him, he's still the main attraction in hip-hop, "The rappers you idiolize they idiolize me"

i think it's great that Will went gold in 3 months but i think it took a little too long. faith evans "the first lady" took less than 2 months and of course the nimrod 50 cent went platinum plus in a week. other artists like Coldplay went gold in a week so it depends. i think Will still should be around 2 million at this point but this music industry is wack. it's all about politics and butt-kissing and Will has too much integrity for that. ← If it was 1989 going gold in 3 months would be amazing since rap albums didn't hit #1 on the charts then, but this is 2005 where albums could go gold in a week sometimes if they hit #1 on the chart the 1st week, but Will's the only rapper from the late '80s to still sell like it was 1989, lol, by staying on the charts for a year and going double platinum which could still happen, if you look at De La Soul and KRS-ONE sales for their last albums it wasn't pretty, who used to go platinum the time JJFP was back in the '80s, now they're selling less than 100,000 in almost a year with their latest efforts, sure they're on independent labels but they're legends, people should buy their albums 'cause a lot more people know who they are, so it's amazing to see Will Smith relevant still 'cause most ol' school hip-hop cats get no love on the charts, btw Faith Evans didn't go gold yet, this is her latest sales, she only sold 400,894, it musta shipped gold: 166 EVANS*FAITH FIRST LADY 6,067 -17 7,346 400,894

:word: He should be #1, go Big Willie, go! :pony:

LL's the "G.O.A.T." without a doubt, a lot of rappers have come and gone in his career but he always remains a force, always bringing more heat, it'll be interesting to see what his future releases'll sound like, there should be an "All World 2" for the 20th anniversary this year and all of his albums should be re-mastered.

I heard some songs from Jean Graye, she deserves to blow up 'cause she's an intelligent female mc that rhymes 'bout more than just sex.

Aight here goes my final statements Before I steer towards my victory parade to begin Me comin' up short would be like Big Daddy Kane half steppin' When my lyrics pour its way off the pen again My spirit shines toward the game I'm representing If you question my name your time will be diminished The clock for you has already ended I'm giving you a shock like a power outage I'm staying on top from outshining competition Will Is Ill is saying that rhymes are simple Well your skills are exterminated, so your lines are forgettable When you try debating you sound pitiful You should try to “Pump Ya Brakes” kid before it gets critical Nothing you say I find to be truthful Running through my lane'll make you continually burn slow Like Nasir Jones I'm providing the “Ether” flow It's “Summertime” so you're 'bout to melt like a popsicle Winning the battle this time for you is a Mission Impossible When I'm playing Schnazz on his own Game System, I still take control The only credit he gets is being a long time fan of the greatest duo When this battle's finished, he'll be a fan of us for making moves to roll With respect for determinance to stay true to our goals There's no confusion when we break the mold Being average isn't what we claim to settle for It was a nice try but your run is up You'll have to humble this time as a runner up It took a lot of pride to even show up Since fuq and I got this game sowed up It's better if you finish your ride and pave the road for us Don't resist what we provide, just claim to show love 'Cause if you even try to hate, you'll roll over to bust

:word: That's cool if it's just done to try to make himself cool to get a date, as long as he doesn't put out an album. :lolsign:

It's great that "Party Starter" is gonna be released soon, I'm not a big fan of Ludacris but he's the best platinum rapper out there right now so if there's a remix, he earned the right to be on it 'cause he did a great job producing a song, come on even Ja Rule was on a song with the "G.O.A.T." LL Cool J that turned out all right a few years ago, but I think the original should be released first and then the remix could come out on mixtapes.

That was obviously a publicity stunt then, he didn't know how to freestyle or write a song until he got a coach? Why can't cats like me that've been rapping for years get a break? :thumbsdown:

It's dissapointing to see Eminem's album on the charts approaching 5X platinum, selling more than KRS-ONE has in his entire career off of 13 albums, "Ass Like That" is pure garbage enough for Em's fanbase to abandon him, idiots! :mad:

I'm hoping that Queen Latifah could release another album this year and take the throne once again as the queen of hip-hop!

:word: MTV probably just did this for ratings, there's a million kids trying to make it, but if they show a white kid on the show they figure it'll spark more interest, talent should be colorblind.

I'll bump this up since this comes on tonight.

Thanks, I'll look out for it! :2thumbs:

"Notorious B.I.G. to Be Honored at VH1 Show NEW YORK - Both Big Poppa and Big Daddy Kane will get their props from VH1 this year. The late Notorious B.I.G. - also known as Biggie Smalls, also known as Big Poppa - and old-school rapper Kane will be feted at the second annual VH1 Hip Hop Honors on Sept. 22 at the Hammerstein Ballroom in New York. The show will air Sept. 26 on VH1. Other honorees include LL Cool J, Grandmaster Flash and The Furious Five, Ice-T, Salt-N-Pepa and the 1991 film "Boyz n the Hood." "Our first Hip Hop Honors proved to be an incredible success not only for the channel but also within the hip-hop community. It was a long overdue celebration of the genesis and roots of a genre that has permeated world culture," said the show's executive producer, Lee Rolontz, in a statement Tuesday to The Associated Press. "This year's honorees run the gamut from MCs to trailblazing duos to an iconic motion picture - all of which have had a massive impact on the hip-hop music landscape." Last year's honorees included the late Tupac Shakur, Public Enemy and rap pioneers Run DMC. "

The Pied Piper Of R&B is back y'all! :1-say-yes:

Well it finally looks like "Switch" has milked dry, bring on "Party Starter"! I got the soundscan chart from okayplayer.com, Master P even outsold Will this week and his album has gotten lil' promotion, LL Cool J should sue him for ruining "I Need Love" by calling it "I Need Dubs", it's dissapointing to see people still buying 50 Cent and Mike Jones more than Will Smith, even Common's sales are slipping, the bright side for Will is certified gold we could start the countdown to platinum now 'cause going gold has been accomplished: TWRank--Artist--Title--TWSales--%CHG--LWSales--RTDSales 1 COLDPLAY X&Y 186,427 -42 322,990 1,248,383 2 CAREY*MARIAH EMANCIPATION OF MIMI 131,551 -19 163,295 2,168,421 3 FOO FIGHTERS IN YOUR HONOR 116,241 -63 310,595 427,525 4 BLACK EYED PEAS MONKEY BUSINESS 103,271 -33 154,556 549,429 5 BOYZ N DA HOOD BOYZ N DA HOOD 101,162 999 213 101,375 6 COLE*KEYSHIA WAY IT IS 88,630 999 366 88,998 7 BACKSTREET BOYS NEVER GONE 78,849 -73 290,946 370,425 8 OFFSPRING GREATEST HITS 70,119 999 156 70,275 9 BIRDMAN FAST MONEY 64,721 999 158 64,879 10 SYSTEM OF A DOWN MEZMERIZE 62,821 -18 76,219 966,301 11 CLARKSON*KELLY BREAKAWAY 61,326 -14 71,584 2,488,056 12 STEFANI*GWEN LOVE.ANGEL.MUSIC.BABY 60,812 -20 76,353 2,466,060 13 KEITH*TOBY HONKYTONK UNIVERSITY 58,416 -37 92,923 720,506 14 50 CENT MASSACRE 53,927 -17 65,309 3,970,553 15 SHAKIRA FIJACION ORAL 50,490 -35 77,132 285,493 16 WHITE STRIPES GET BEHIND ME SATAN 50,051 -34 75,468 314,967 17 RASCAL FLATTS FEELS LIKE TODAY 48,755 -19 60,023 2,075,862 18 URBAN*KEITH BE HERE 45,340 -22 57,842 1,252,179 19 GORILLAZ DEMON DAYS 41,743 -5 43,782 292,318 20 JONES*MIKE WHO IS MIKE JONES? 41,087 -3 42,210 648,757 21 MATTHEWS*DAVE BAND STAND UP 39,339 -30 56,055 955,717 22 COMMON BE 38,481 -13 44,137 396,206 23 AUDIOSLAVE OUT OF EXILE 37,694 -36 58,842 525,056 24 FAT JOE ALL OR NOTHING 37,543 -65 106,502 144,555 25 LABELLE*PATTI CLASSIC MOMENTS 37,206 999 83 37,290 26 KILLERS HOT FUSS 36,407 -18 44,559 2,090,517 27 SUGARLAND TWICE THE SPEED OF 34,974 -14 40,840 506,945 28 TRANSPLANTS HAUNTED CITIES 33,884 999 64 33,948 29 GREEN DAY AMERICAN IDIOT 33,609 -19 41,284 3,694,970 30 CORGAN*BILLY FUTUREEMBRACE 32,094 999 70 32,164 31 PRETTY RICKY BLUE STARS 31,851 -12 36,353 201,548 32 JOHNSON*JACK IN BETWEEN DREAMS 31,788 -17 38,415 1,126,669 33 CIARA GOODIES 30,579 -14 35,387 2,091,133 34 WEEZER MAKE BELIEVE 29,462 -24 38,846 477,856 35 IL DIVO IL DIVO 27,195 -31 39,433 641,937 36 FALL OUT BOY FROM UNDER THE CORK 26,199 2 25,667 233,976 37 THOMAS*ROB SOMETHING TO BE 26,169 -23 34,070 818,553 38 AKON TROUBLE 25,691 -25 34,384 1,048,919 39 MASTER P GHETTO BILL (BEST HUSTLER IN T 25,537 999 554 26,091 40 SMITH*WILL LOST & FOUND 23,969 -21 30,511 503,083 41 SEETHER KARMA & EFFECT 23,669 -20 29,701 205,654 42 KEM ALBUM II 23,320 -26 31,703 327,737 43 LONGEST YARD SOUNDTRACK 22,990 -32 33,813 212,167 44 JENNINGS*LYFE LYFE 268-192 22,153 -6 23,505 440,812 45 BUBLE*MICHAEL IT'S TIME 20,766 -9 22,827 580,785 46 NALICK*ANNA WRECK OF THE DAY 20,494 -4 21,386 215,539 47 NOW 18 NOW 18 20,267 -14 23,682 1,187,550 48 DROPKICK MURPHYS WARRIOR'S CODE 19,832 999 184 20,059 49 2005 WARPED TOUR COMPILATION 2005 WARPED TOUR COMPILATION 19,578 -15 23,090 95,857 50 NINE INCH NAILS WITH TEETH 18,964 -19 23,462 563,242 51 LIFEHOUSE LIFEHOUSE 18,507 -18 22,645 319,048 52 FRANKIE J ONE 17,974 -12 20,377 521,457 53 TLC NOW & FOREVER 17,921 999 117 20,323 54 VALENTINO*BOBBY DTP PRESENTS BOBBY VALENTINO 17,696 -18 21,589 428,500 55 PAPA ROACH GETTING AWAY WITH MURDER 17,659 -5 18,527 741,868 56 HAWTHORNE HEIGHTS SILENCE IN BLACK & WHITE 17,378 -7 18,737 359,215 57 GAME DOCUMENTARY 16,978 -10 18,837 2,090,948 58 MY CHEMICAL ROMANCE THREE CHEERS FOR SWEET REVENGE 16,965 7 15,853 748,576 59 MADAGASCAR SOUNDTRACK 16,899 -12 19,311 88,957 60 KEITH*TOBY VOL. 2-GREATEST HITS 16,426 -25 21,850 2,486,805 61 EMINEM ENCORE 16,341 -17 19,762 4,656,606 62 DEF LEPPARD ROCK OF AGES 16,276 -33 24,289 190,888 63 BECK GUERO 16,174 -10 18,015 565,768 64 3 DOORS DOWN SEVENTEEN DAYS 15,972 -29 22,621 924,623 65 GUNS N'ROSES GREATEST HITS 15,423 -16 18,357 2,195,937 66 EAGLES VERY BEST OF THE EAGLES 15,280 -41 25,948 1,574,834 67 DADDY YANKEE BARRIO FINO 15,241 -5 16,092 684,783 68 CHESNEY*KENNY WHEN THE SUN GOES DOWN 15,108 -24 19,954 3,562,717 69 AMERICAN IDOL FINALISTS SEASON 4-THE SHOWSTOPPERS 15,010 -30 21,520 233,950 70 NAZARIO*EDNITA APASIONADA 14,929 999 226 15,156 71 DESTINY'S CHILD DESTINY FULFILLED 14,891 -0 14,933 2,718,114 72 LARRY THE CABLE GUY RIGHT TO BARE ARMS 14,823 -56 33,500 436,185 73 FANTASIA FREE YOURSELF 14,715 -10 16,405 1,505,891 74 MUDVAYNE LOST & FOUND 14,632 -11 16,424 413,191 75 LUDACRIS RED LIGHT DISTRICT 14,502 -13 16,586 1,781,175 76 STATIC-X START A WAR 14,500 -59 35,417 49,980 77 SIMPLE PLAN STILL NOT GETTING ANY 14,468 -3 14,926 1,169,339 78 BIG & RICH HORSE OF A DIFFERENT COLOR 14,457 -24 19,079 2,260,043 79 AS I LAY DYING SHADOWS ARE SECURITY 14,217 -57 33,142 47,441 80 STONE*JOSS MIND BODY & SOUL 14,196 -21 17,909 870,647 81 CROSSFADE CROSSFADE 14,058 -8 15,290 770,386 82 WILSON*GRETCHEN HERE FOR THE PARTY 13,992 -25 18,780 3,664,038 83 MCCARTNEY*JESSE BEAUTIFUL SOUL 13,661 -2 13,962 892,853 84 MORRISON*VAN MAGIC TIME 13,652 -27 18,661 139,522 85 YOAKAM*DWIGHT BLAME THE VAIN 13,463 -34 20,545 34,196 86 PHANTOM OF THE OPERA SOUNDTRACK 13,365 -23 17,443 700,916 87 DAY*HOWIE STOP ALL THE WORLD NOW 13,332 -13 15,242 504,104 88 TWAIN*SHANIA GREATEST HITS 13,125 -14 15,299 3,100,551 89 MCGRAW*TIM LIVE LIKE YOU WERE DYING 13,103 -29 18,395 3,356,876 90 LEGEND*JOHN GET LIFTED 12,887 -8 13,982 1,247,947 91 HOUSTON*MARQUES NAKED 12,745 -2 12,954 132,559 92 VARIOUS TOTALLY HITS 2005 12,704 -19 15,703 142,805 93 CLUTCH ROBOT HIVE/EXODUS 12,611 999 124 12,768 94 ERIKA JO ERIKA JO 12,575 -66 36,455 49,109 95 BENTLEY*DIERKS MODERN DAY DRIFTER 12,547 -27 17,163 193,405 96 WWE/CENA*JOHN & THA TRADEMARC YOU CAN'T SEE ME 12,371 -20 15,511 148,360 97 BLACK EYED PEAS ELEPHUNK 12,039 -16 14,379 2,702,400 98 CELTIC WOMAN CELTIC WOMAN 11,928 -8 12,904 121,697 99 REGGAE GOLD 2005 REGGAE GOLD 2005 11,808 999 218 12,026 100 VAN ZANT GET RIGHT WITH THE MAN 11,783 -33 17,476 140,888 101 COWBOY TROY LOCO MOTIVE 11,742 -34 17,849 152,013 102 OASIS DON'T BELIEVE THE TRUTH 11,699 -32 17,174 121,391 103 HERBIE FULLY LOADED SOUNDTRACK 11,698 999 26 11,724 104 NATALIE NATALIE 11,493 -20 14,325 140,067 105 SPRINGSTEEN*BRUCE DEVILS & DUST 11,431 -47 21,503 508,166 106 VARIOUS VOL. 4-TOTALLY COUNTRY 11,209 -29 15,897 524,319 107 VARIOUS LOOK AT ALL THE LOVE WE FOU 10,885 999 763 11,900 108 BENATAR*PAT GREATEST HITS 10,671 -32 15,800 46,505 109 JODECI BACK TO THE FUTURE 10,660 -19 13,097 58,958 110 USHER CONFESSIONS 10,462 -11 11,776 8,970,248 111 WILLIAMS*JOHN STAR WARS EPISODE III:REVENGE 10,431 -27 14,315 264,652 112 DEGRAW*GAVIN CHARIOT-STRIPPED 10,320 -15 12,202 510,695 113 LOS LONELY BOYS LOS LONELY BOYS 10,210 -19 12,538 2,123,009 114 ANDERSON*KEITH THREE CHORD COUNTRY & AMERICAN 9,980 -4 10,346 78,889 115 AMERIE TOUCH 9,882 -0 9,901 281,472 116 HIATT*JOHN MASTER OF DISASTER 9,752 999 101 9,854 117 T.I. URBAN LEGEND 9,747 -4 10,113 1,112,879 118 MESSINA*JO DEE DELICIOUS SURPRISE 9,695 -31 14,108 272,083 119 112 PLEASURE & PAIN 9,657 -6 10,294 389,789 120 STRAIT*GEORGE 50 NUMBER ONES 9,599 -20 12,073 2,366,407 121 MCCLURKIN*DONNIE PSALMS HYMNS & SPIRITUAL SONGS 9,502 5 9,087 157,766 122 SHELTON*BLAKE BLAKE SHELTON'S BARN & GRILL 9,500 -25 12,641 440,152 123 SOLIS*MARCO ANTONIO HISTORIA CONTINUA 9,354 -16 11,131 55,029 124 DREDG CATCH WITHOUT ARMS 9,266 999 37 9,303 125 BRAVERY BRAVERY 9,207 -9 10,154 169,141 126 CHESNEY*KENNY BE AS YOU ARE 8,932 -32 13,060 969,502 127 GARDEN STATE SOUNDTRACK 8,483 -13 9,782 943,773 128 RELIENT K MMHMM 8,419 -7 9,068 232,133 129 AVENGED SEVENFOLD CITY OF EVIL 8,395 -36 13,094 54,539 130 LIL JON & THE EAST SIDE BOYZ CRUNK JUICE 8,346 -8 9,064 2,238,998 131 B.G. HEART OF THA STREET 8,316 -27 11,400 105,060 132 CHARLES*RAY GENIUS LOVES COMPANY 8,085 -37 12,890 2,985,619 133 U2 HOW TO DISMANTLE AN ATOMIC BOM 8,017 -32 11,870 2,792,695 134 OMARION O 7,994 -10 8,848 553,477 135 BENET*ERIC HURRICANE 7,943 999 62 8,005 100 136 FINCH SAY HELLO TO 7,773 -39 12,763 59,119 137 RA DUALITY 7,656 999 20 7,676 138 SUGAR RAY BEST OF SUGAR RAY 7,624 999 20 7,644 139 BEE GEES NUMBER ONES 7,561 -21 9,543 537,234 140 MCENTIRE*REBA ROOM TO BREATHE 7,534 -17 9,103 705,715 141 BAM MARGERA VIVA LA BANDS 7,517 999 9 7,526 142 VARIOUS WOW # 1'S 7,341 -26 9,987 80,659 143 KIDZ BOP KIDS VOL. 7-KIDZ BOP KIDS 7,317 -12 8,319 352,184 144 DISNEY DISNEYMANIA 3 7,238 1 7,182 255,681 145 BONE THUGS-N-HARMONY GREATEST HITS 7,225 1 7,142 263,331 146 MONTGOMERY GENTRY YOU DO YOUR THING 7,220 -26 9,821 626,923 147 ADKINS*TRACE SONGS ABOUT ME 7,185 -28 9,937 212,284 148 KEANE HOPES & FEARS 7,084 -24 9,357 730,493 149 GRANT*AMY ROCK OF AGES 7,066 -16 8,391 32,581 150 BATMAN BEGINS SOUNDTRACK 7,010 8 6,515 13,535 151 COODER*RY CHAVEZ RAVINE 6,928 -6 7,347 14,309 152 BREAKING BENJAMIN WE ARE NOT ALONE 6,894 -15 8,132 958,148 153 VARIOUS PUNK-O-RAMA 10 6,867 -29 9,651 29,485 154 GROBAN*JOSH CLOSER 6,753 -27 9,273 4,662,360 155 SWITCHFOOT BEAUTIFUL LETDOWN 6,599 -8 7,135 2,021,643 156 ALKALINE TRIO CRIMSON 6,575 -16 7,832 79,506 157 MAYER*JOHN HEAVIER THINGS 6,572 -26 8,940 2,488,269 158 SPAMALOT CAST RECORDING 6,551 -29 9,199 74,710 159 WICKED ORIGINAL CAST RECORDING 6,546 5 6,226 398,170 160 PAISLEY*BRAD MUD ON THE TIRES 6,487 -25 8,686 1,918,598 161 GUCCI MANE TRAP HOUSE 6,327 -21 8,001 42,233 162 LAVIGNE*AVRIL UNDER MY SKIN 6,314 -8 6,840 2,745,811 163 LAMBERT*MIRANDA KEROSENE 6,238 -14 7,256 176,817 164 SLIPKNOT VOL. 3-SUBLIMINAL VERSES 6,162 -8 6,665 1,135,231 165 RIMES*LEANN THIS WOMAN 6,110 -11 6,830 356,926 166 EVANS*FAITH FIRST LADY 6,067 -17 7,346 400,894 167 ROLLING STONES BEST OF JUMP BACK 5,946 -32 8,735 488,203 168 MEMPHIS BLEEK 534 5,941 -23 7,758 124,812 169 LEE*AMOS AMOS LEE 5,904 -22 7,604 112,928 170 PATRIOTIC COUNTRY VOL. 2-PATRIOTIC COUNTRY 5,896 -31 8,543 14,555 171 MARS VOLTA FRANCES THE MUTE 5,891 -17 7,109 360,753 172 LUNY TUNES & BABY RANKS MAS FLOW 2 5,861 2 5,735 120,011 173 CASTING CROWNS CASTING CROWNS 5,859 -20 7,324 404,527 174 DREAM THEATER OCTAVARIUM 5,752 -33 8,634 41,329 175 LOHAN*LINDSAY SPEAK 5,695 6 5,359 983,142 176 BLOC PARTY SILENT ALARM 5,661 -11 6,375 108,411 177 JACKSON*MICHAEL NUMBER ONES 5,657 -35 8,659 923,826 178 GARBAGE BLEED LIKE ME 5,595 -15 6,561 207,854 179 PRINE*JOHN FAIR & SQUARE 5,565 -10 6,151 75,653 180 JENNINGS*SHOOTER PUT THE 'O' BACK IN COUNTRY 5,563 -8 6,022 79,830 181 JUANES MI SANGRE 5,520 -10 6,134 363,218 182 BOWLING FOR SOUP HANGOVER YOU DON'T DESERVE 5,503 -7 5,912 426,031 183 DISNEY DISNEY GIRLZ ROCK 5,488 -3 5,650 16,611 184 LOPEZ*JENNIFER REBIRTH 5,470 -21 6,928 658,026 185 YOUNG GUNZ BROTHERS FROM ANOTHER 5,401 -32 7,957 104,357 186 PRESLEY*ELVIS ELVIS BY THE PRESLEYS 5,400 -37 8,575 183,022 187 PITBULL M.I.A.M.I. (MONEY IS A MAJOR I 5,386 -8 5,870 459,824 188 AMICI FOREVER DEFINED 5,347 0 5,347 189 DARK NEW DAY TWELVE YEAR SILENCE 5,336 -57 12,536 17,911 190 MOTION CITY SOUNDTRACK COMMIT THIS TO MEMORY 5,326 -31 7,689 29,094 191 MARIO TURNING POINT 5,283 -18 6,433 1,100,268 192 ANKA*PAUL ROCK SWINGS 5,264 -40 8,768 22,678 193 FOLDS*BEN SONGS FOR SILVERMAN 5,261 -17 6,333 136,610 194 VARIOUS WOW HITS 2005 5,235 -22 6,704 372,210 195 ANDY ANDY IRONIA 5,214 999 103 5,317 196 MXPX PANIC 5,209 -29 7,317 27,382 197 GRANT*NATALIE AWAKEN 5,197 3 5,069 22,005 198 CHOSEN FEW EL DOCUMENTAL 5,184 -18 6,358 46,087 199 STARTING LINE BASED ON A TRUE 5,171 -5 5,417 87,055 200 AKWID/JAE-P KICKIN' 5,168 18 4,392 9,656 TOTAL SALES 3,843,222 4,649,534 150,942,345

Well if Jazzy Jeff is there, Will is gonna perform, Jazzy Jeff wasn't there last night so they didn't perform at the BET Awards.

:word: They're showing Jazzy Jeff some love over there, I wish I could go, it sucks though that Jazzy Jeff couldn't make it to the BET awards last night to perform with Will.

Performances Steal BET Awards Spotlight By RYAN PEARSON Associated Press Writer LOS ANGELES - Stevie Wonder showed off his dance moves, Will Smith arrived in a horse-drawn carriage and The Fugees got together again. Extravagant performances and on-stage antics largely stole the spotlight from the winners at Tuesday night's BET Awards - if the winners showed up at all, that is. Among the eight no-shows was top honoree Kanye West, who earned trophies for male hip-hop artist and video of the year for his "Jesus Walks." West's discovery, piano man John Legend, picked up his trophy for new artist and performed "Ordinary People" and "My Cherie Amour" with Wonder, who later danced while singing his new single, "So What The Fuss." Soul diva Alicia Keys hoisted her award for female R&B artist toward the audience and declared: "This is for all my people who are really trying to dream big dreams." Others who did show included soon-to-disband Destiny's Child, named best group, and 19-year-old Atlanta singer Ciara, the leading nominee who won for her dance collaboration with Missy Elliott on "1, 2 Step." The show kicked off with a surprise reunion of The Fugees, who haven't recorded an album together since 1996's "The Score" and haven't even been on speaking terms in recent years. "If you want another Fugee album, let me see your hands in the air right now," Wyclef Jean said after climbing into the crowd. The group performed "Ready Or Not" and put a reggae twist on "Fu-Gee-La." Lauryn Hill, who had largely dropped out of public view since her 2002 live album, sounded weak at first, saying at one point, "We got a little overzealous in rehearsal." Her voice returned in time for a rendition of "Killing Me Softly With His Song." Backstage, third member Pras said the group was in the studio and hoped to release an album next year. The Fugees split after "egos got real big," he said, adding that there were "a lot of wounds ... getting healed right now." Hosts Mr. and Mrs. Smith - that's Will and Jada Pinkett - arrived on-stage at Hollywood's Kodak Theatre in a horse-drawn carriage with spinning custom rims. Jamie Foxx won the award for best actor, and though he wasn't on stage he had recorded an audio message to presenter Tom Cruise, saying: "I'm jumping up and down on the couch right now in my room." Denzel Washington's wife Pauletta accepted an award honoring the couple's charitable endeavors, and Keys presented R&B and gospel legend Gladys Knight with a lifetime achievement trophy. "Every record that you bought and every concert ticket that you paid for has allowed me to be in this spot today," said Knight, who wore a pink jacket with feathery flourishes on the sleeves. Knight then performed three songs including the tune that got her and the Pips their first Grammy, "Neither One Of Us (Wants To Be The First To Say Goodbye)." Winners of the fifth annual awards show were decided by a panel of executives from entertainment companies, record labels and the media, except the viewers' choice award in which fans voted online for their favorite video.

Aight Will is Ill You better learn that it's time to chill Before you get burned on my grill Your no opposition for the words I spill To burn you wit, my rhymes kill It's time to go to bed, here's some Nightquill Instead of contesting to front on my skills When you thought I was gonna bust, I continually shine to fulfill All my plans ,so in this battle I'll get ranked #1, my moves thrill You thought I was gonna come up short, but I continually build Myself a foundation like a fort, so you can't cease my will I won this battle before it begun, so you need to give it up 'Cause the public knows Big Ted's the chosen one and you're a chump I'm breaking competition up into chunks Slicing wannabes up like I'm making lunch Terrorizin' teams everytime I step my game up Your disses are weak like 50's 'Piggy Bank' track If this was basketball I'm dunkin' over Schnazz When I receive fuq's ally-oop pass That's why you'll be losing fast Once we're ahead we ain't looking back We acclerated our groove to last We ain't the average one hit wonders to crash Even we get older we'll continually impact Order in the court we're taking a stand If this was a sport we're a team that lives up to the demand Living up the preditions by ripping up the competition Not about to give up position when I'm spitting If you're saying you're winning that's contradiction I could make a living off this, this isn't fiction That's why you're finished when you're beginning Damn right, I'm gonna be a legend one day like Kurtis Blow is

I really didn't get to see much of the NBA Draft last nite either 'cause of the BET Awards, I was dissapointed that the Bulls had no picks, here's the breakdown of the draft: http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/draft2005/ne...tory?id=2096471 "Utah 7-footer becomes Bucks' stopper Associated Press NEW YORK -- It sure was a g'day for Andrew Bogut. And not a bad night for the NCAA champions from North Carolina. 2005 NBA Draft Day Trades • Utah traded its first-round (No. 6 and No. 27) draft picks and a provisional 2006 first-round draft pick to Portland for the Trail Blazers first-round (No. 3) draft pick. Utah selected G Deron Williams No. 3. Portland selected G Martell Webster No. 6 and F Linas Kleiza No. 27. • Cleveland traded F Jiri Welsch to Milwaukee for a 2006 second-round draft pick. • Denver traded the rights to G Jarrett Jack (No. 22) to Portland for the rights to F Linas Kleiza (No. 27) and F Ricky Sanchez (No. 35). • Seattle traded the rights to F Lawrence Roberts (No. 55) to Memphis for a 2006 second-round pick, a 2007 second-round pick and cash considerations. • New York traded F-C Kurt Thomas and the rights to G Dijon Thompson (No. 54) to Phoenix for G-F Quentin Richardson and the rights to G Nate Robinson (No. 21). • Orlando traded the rights to C Martynas Andriuskevicius (No. 44) to Cleveland for a 2006 second-round draft pick. Bogut, a 7-foot center from Australia, was chosen No. 1 Tuesday night in the NBA draft by the Milwaukee Bucks, becoming the first player in five years with U.S. college experience to be drafted No. 1 overall. Four players from North Carolina were chosen among the first 14 picks on a night when the usual avalanche of trades was only a trickle by the time the first round ended. The 20-year-old Bogut, who played two seasons at Utah and was the college player of the year, straightened his tie, adjusted his suit jacket and took a deep breath in the moments before commissioner David Stern summoned him to the podium onstage at Madison Square Garden. When his name was called, Bogut raised a clenched right fist. Utah became the first school to have players picked first in both the NBA and NFL drafts in the same year. Quarterback Alex Smith was drafted No. 1 by the San Francisco 49ers in April. Milwaukee had been debating whether to take Bogut or North Carolina small forward Marvin Williams with the franchise's first overall No. 1 pick since 1994, when the Bucks selected Glenn Robinson. In the end, the lure of a versatile, athletic 7-footer with Olympic experience was too much to pass up. "I was confident, but I wasn't 100 percent," Bogut said. "Now that I'm here, it's a great honor." The Atlanta Hawks chose Williams second, and the 19-year-old player flashed a bright smile at Stern while shaking the commissioner's hand. The 6-foot-9 small forward was a sixth man for the Tar Heels. Illinois junior point guard Deron Williams went third to the Jazz, who sent three first-round picks -- Nos. 6 and 27 in this year's draft, plus a 2006 first-round pick -- to the Trail Blazers earlier Tuesday. Williams went No. 2 overall despite not starting for UNC. In other proposed trades, New York was to send center Kurt Thomas and the No. 54 overall pick to Phoenix for shooting guard Quentin Richardson and point guard Nate Robinson of Washington, who was selected 21st. The Knicks also selected 30th, giving them three first-round picks. New Orleans selected fourth and also chose a playmaker, picking Wake Forest sophomore guard Chris Paul, and the Charlotte Bobcats took North Carolina junior point guard Raymond Felton at No. 5. It marked the first time since 1999 that three point guards were picked among the top 10. High school senior Martell Webster of Seattle Prep went No. 6 to Portland, making him the first prep player taken in a draft notable for its historical significance. It likely marked the final time high school players would be eligible to jump directly to the pros -- the route chosen by Kevin Garnett, Kobe Bryant, Tracy McGrady, LeBron James, Jermaine O'Neal and others. Under terms of the new six-year collective bargaining agreement to take effect in July, high school players will have to wait one year after their class graduates to become draft eligible. The new agreement also reduces the length of guaranteed contracts for first-round picks from three years to two, with teams holding options for additional years. Even with the reduced length of his first deal, Bogut will become a millionaire the moment he signs with the Bucks. "It's one of the best days of my life, and my family's," Bogut said. "I am going to be a workhorse." Connecticut sophomore forward Charlie Villanueva was chosen seventh by the Toronto Raptors, and the Knicks addressed their need for a big man by taking Arizona center Channing Frye -- the first college senior selected -- with the No. 8 pick. Arizona State junior Ike Diogu went ninth to Golden State, and 7-foot high school senior Andrew Bynum of St. Joseph's High School in Metuchen, N.J., went 10th to the Los Angeles Lakers. "Wow, man, I get to play with Kobe Bryant and get coached by Phil Jackson!" said Bynum, who was seated in the stands at Madison Square Garden rather than in the so-called green room near the main stage where most top prospects waited to hear their names called. "I'm looking forward to palm trees and Jack Nicholson." Orlando selected center Fran Vasquez of the Spanish club Unicaja Malaga at No. 11, and the Los Angeles Clippers chose 18-year-old forward Yaroslav Korolev of the Russian club CSKA Moscow at No. 12. North Carolina forward Sean May went No. 13 to Charlotte, and Tar Heels guard Rashad McCants went No. 14 to Minnesota with the final pick among lottery teams. It was the first time since 1999, when Duke did it, that four players from one school were selected in the first round. Antoine Wright of Texas A&M went 15th to the New Jersey Nets, who were in need of a power forward but instead chose a swingman who can back up Richard Jefferson at small forward and Vince Carter at shooting guard. Toronto selected Oklahoma State forward Joey Graham with the 16th pick, adding another big man to play alongside franchise cornerstone Chris Bosh. An aptly named Gerald Green fell into the Celtics lap. New Mexico forward Danny Granger went 17th to Indiana, and Gerald Green -- projected in most mock drafts to be the first high schooler taken -- went to Boston at No. 18. "We were shocked, to be honest, that he was at 18," Boston coach Doc Rivers said. "It was a no-brainer once we saw he was there." Syracuse senior Hakim Warrick was chosen 19th by Memphis, Denver selected N.C. State guard Julius Hodge at No. 20 to fill a hole at shooting guard, then picked Georgia Tech point guard Jarrett Jack two spots later. Jack was dealt to Portland for the 27th and 35th picks. "It's a total surprise to me -- even when the trade rumors started when I was walking backstage, and I was still in total shock," Jack said. I just got word of it, and I'm happy with it." The NBA champion San Antonio Spurs selected French forward Ian Mahinmi at No. 28. He was one of seven international players to be chosen in the first round. Players from Slovenia, Serbia-Montenegro, Turkey, Belgium, France and Croatia were a large contingent of foreign players chosen in the second round. "Basketball is a global game, just like soccer is a global game," Bogut said. "You see the Manu Ginobilis and Yao Mings of the world. We can play the game in every country." Six high school seniors were taken in the second round. Lithuanian center Martynas Andriuskevicius, projected by many as a first-round pick, lasted until midway through the second round when Orlando selected him 44th overall. The Detroit Pistons made the final pick more than 4 hours after Bogut was chosen, selecting guard Alex Acker of Pepperdine."

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It's nice to see Will give props to Common and Mos Def for putting it down even though they don't make it on 106 & Park, it shows that he recognizes talented artists even when they ain't that popular, I wish he'd give more props to underground rappers too that're working hard to keep the essence of hip-hop alive of being role models for the people that listen to them 'cause when Will speaks, people listen.