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Well to quote Kurtis Blow here: "basketball is my favorite sport/ i love the way they're dribbling down the court" and I can't picture my life without it, I watch College/NBA/WNBA b-ball and I also like playing b-ball with some peeps around my way, especially during the summer 'cause like FP said "basketball courts in the summer got girls there"! :kool: I like to watch NFL Football, NHL Hockey(if they ever end their strike, lol), and MLB Baseball(actually less in recent years and this steroids issue disinterested me). I like playing NBA 2K5, MLB 2005, and NFL 2K5 games on my PS2.

Hey Wu-Tang Clan ain't my favorite group but I gotta admit that they had a lot of skills and they had some cool songs like "Protect Ya Neck", "C.R.E.A.M.", and "Ice Cream", I love that "Wu Tang Forever" album I have too, I gotta get more of their albums, I was hoping for a reunion album but too bad ODB passed away so that won't happen now. :tear: btw, 10th Prince, I'm feelin' that Redman avatar, he's a dope mc too, what happened to the "Switch" remix with Redman anyway?

Well do the math, if the album sells at least 60,000 a week for half a year, it'll be over double platinum, and if it does that for a year, it'll sell 5 million, since FP's gonna be focusing on music for 6-8 months this could become a reality having a tour and hit singles will equal success. :ridepony:

Well F them critics, I think the fans' opinions are stronger than theirs, I've seen a lot of peeps give it props on hip-hop forums, those critics are probably on the Aftermath staff, so who really gives a damn what they say 'cause like my man Chuck D says "critics are hypocrites". :ali:

Those rhymes are clever, welcome! :thumb:

Thanks bagatrasho, well I don't really consider this too old of a song, 'cause it's still relevant when FP touches on these points differently than I do here on his "Lost and Found" track but we hip-hop heads share the frustration of seein' too many wack videos on emptv and are lookin' to find somethin' with creativity and a message, I wanna look at this song I wrote 20 years from now and still relate to the reason I wrote it but hopefully by then things will be better, FP's a fan of hip-hop as much as he is an mc, that's why he gives the peeps what they want with understanding that he doesn't wanna let them down. Anyway I got a lot of my previous rhymes, I'll post some more when I get a chance but I really wanna post this new one I wrote about JJFP's career I'm gonna finishing typing it later on today. :kool:

I don't believe ratings either, look at how low they ranked "Lost and Found" and look how great it turned out but if Kanye West produced it, it'd got a high rating, but a lot of hip-hop fans give it a high rating, Kanye's overrated, I bet Will could be a better producer if he wanted to do it. Anyway like Chuck D mentioned in the terrordome Common has been out more than a decade now, I personally think "Like Water For Chocolate" shoulda beat out "Marshall Mathers LP" for best rap album in 2000 and won a Grammy 'cause that album was the real classic, Common deserves more due than Kanye does 'cause if it wasn't for him Kanye wouldn't have blown up, I hope Kanye ain't on all the hooks though on this "BE" or I'll be annoyed. :poke:

What's up y'all, when I heard this "Lost and Found" song, I thought about this song I wrote last year about the state of hip-hop, I wanted to re-post this for y'all new members here: “Dark Ages”(Of Hip-Hop) Verse One: Uh, Uh, hip-hop lost it's head Too much pop s--- That's we gotta stop again Few wanna stop it And plenty don't just plot hits Many performers are knocked with the gimmick Taken over from them industry head Who wanna just bust elementary lyrics With more imagery pics Taken the place with filthy graphics What kind of great generation are we livin' in? When controversy outsells talent Y'all check the Billboards And where is the ill tour? That happened before m.c.'s decided to kill more On record, no one's clever New generation of hip-hop is one dead blur And it's for sure That it's on the pop scene But it's not the dream That fallen soldiers like Scott La Roc, Eaz-E, Pac, Pun, Left Eye, and Biggie Would have liked to see If they were still breathin' There are no ill LPs Five mics are all killed or deceased With the lies that fill CD's People won't buy Until you go to the camera guy With ya ass showin' for one million CD's people'll buy Just to look at the picture on the cover But when they pop in the disc They'll start to wonder Was paying this money worth it? But they say hey the slut seems to be workin' it Music is ust hideously worthless Where is reality of the sense? When... Chorus: We're in the dark age Sure there's a spotlight But we're still in a dark age Where no performer can rock the mic Until the skills are displayed Nobody will pay attention what you got to rhyme 'Cause in this dark age We get blinded by the spotlight Talentless and by far a shame For me I gotta fight 'Cause I'm not tryin' to be a member of the dark age Verse Two: I can't believe how many peopele have been affected by this wreckless emotion But I got a restless devotion When I rep to mention a token Of grattitude that I have for the ol' school Sure they've slipped up But they're not livin' up When comparin' them to this generation Sure they're not all flashy, but there wasn't a limitation For comin' up and creatin' These moves blueprinted for the new school But then we go abuse And use them in the wrong use For our own selfish means Not for a benefit of the team They talk about dynasty But it's just foul hype to see For them to collect what you've been workin' for And actually the fans are workin' more To get stuck on the short end To go forfeit It's just unfortunate These pros aren't idols to worship When they have no morals in them Losin' respect for themselves By selling-out is like prostitution when you're selling yourself To what everyone says and does Who says it's just Dope for you to get f-----d The wrong way in front Of the whole country Just for some more money? Where is your mind The government is also full of it Because all scandelistic Views come from there So they better not just dare Say that it's only entertainers That are out without a care None of that's true There's a limitation for what you can or can't do And sure we all go there sometimes Watchin' where you're at before you lose your mind Will show your character And I don't go to bother rappers That are tryin' hard to come with their own style I'm just bustin' at y'all that act so highly profiled That they forget that they represent The success that Grand Master Flash, LL, Slick Rick, JJFP and Russell Simmons Started for you to get that ice on your neck 'Cause without them You wouldn't have bling-bling And if Run-Dmc wasn't hittin' “Down Wit The King” Or “Sucka M.C.'s” There wouldn't be platinum C.D's So it's better to remember where you are before you proceed 'Cause being a performer, the downfall comes with the territory And you'll get yours if you're just schemin' for fame off of controversy That's not what keepin' it real should mean [Repeat Chorus 'Til End]

Well I think all them intros are hot in their own ways, the Spiderman sample on "Here He Comes" is awesome and so are the rhymes and a catchy chorus, "I'm Comin'" is a great lyrical track, and "Born To Reign" was righteous, and "Y'all Know" had mad punchlines, that's a tough one for me to vote on. :poke:

Beanie Siegal's gonna be #1? :blabla: Well that album'll fall off the charts fast anyway since he can't tour being in prison, it's not how you start it's how you finish and besides sellin' 80,000 in one week is great for a 18-year hip-hop veteran, that's about what LL sold the 1st week for "The Definition" and KRS-ONE only sold 10,000 total on "Keep Right" independantly, when he used to put out a handful of gold albums/one platinum album('Criminal Minded"), record sales don't mean s--- right now, this album's quality and when "Tell Me Why" comes out with a JJFP tour, the sales will go through the roof, I ain't scared! :ali:

JJFP have put out many more classics besides "Summertime", their hit list is endless it seems, rappers just front on them. To quote FP, "Let's talk about why your ass really went to Miami" :cwm:

I watched this performance, they did "Summertime" and "Switch", it was nice to see how everyone enjoyed the performance, FP did like a lil' freestyle intro before doing "Summertime" about how much he loves to perform the song, it was classic. :peace:

FP "Mr. Nice Guy", take this haters! :chuks:

Hey fuq, I just read Chuck D's latest terrordome he just posted at the PE site and he talks about hangin' out with ya boy Nas and Common recently, check this out everyone: "A Hip Hop Conversation With Two Great Rap Cats. March 30, 2005 My most recent trip to London resulted in a sixty-four hour period where I had two advice ridden, man to man conversations with two of hip hop's greatest emcees, NAS and Common. That's right formerly Nasty Nas and Common Sense- it really gets no better than that. At this stage embarking on an eighteen year professional career and twenty-five years as a behind the scenes cat, I appreciate my old sage status and when I'm asked advice by cats like those, it really solidifies my responsibility to what this rap thing is all about. In the ten plus years since these young men sprung amazing lyrics upon us from their humble beginning bases in Queens NY and Chicago respectively, we'd seen the 20-30 transition done as smooth as it gets. These men understand communication to the streets is paramount but at the same time, as accountable adults trying to pull cats up from the trenches as opposed to jumping down in them with a shovel and digging a deeper social hole with the rhymes. I was across the water hosting an event with a technology company that was unbowing a product that takes pictures and plays 20 GBS of music and video. It's funny, music heads have said the music business is dying so they've lost jobs, while at the same time technology hardware companies are booming. With hip hop/ rap/ urban music exploded across the planet these same companies run by 25-45 year old heads haven't any reservation about collaborating with the artists to move their product. Thus Common was a perfect cat to do his thing, a one hour blistering performance. Before going on, backstage Common had asked some basic questions about how I was able to be calm in any storm. I told him what I usually tell cats and that is - time itself is God and the older we get we must make the effort in managing it since no one can master it. Time is a quality issue as much as a quantified one. Once managed in a personal zone, it then must be carefully contemplated on who, what, when, and how you share that time, because time is different depending on the individual. With that said, I gave him the fan-time advice example of how five seconds of quality time with a fan could be a lifetime for that person.The fact that I could see a room, arena, move in slow motion and handle as many as one hundred people's conversations and demands in five to seven minutes is management of the perception of time. Enough of that, when asked what should he do, my answer was to keep doing what he was doing. His new record is an incredible testament to the quality of a great career. In a conversation little more than ten hours later I had with Nas who I'd seen in the lobby of the hotel we were both at; I'd again reiterated my time philosophy. It can be percieved as some deep s*** but it's the foundation of artist development and public relations. Record company greed treating rap like a hustle instead of an artform has resulted in more money, but at the cost of the existence of its integrity and longevity. I told Nas that it's disrespectful of any company, journalist, magazine, TV or radio station to judge him merely based on sales. I told him that his company has predominantly older white cats guarding Miles Davis' some one hundred plus masters of albums and music as if their lives depended on it. Miles would smack a cat across the face with his trumpet if they dared to disrespect his art form with some pop chart. I told Nas his work was the Miles of this time. And it is. Again, as with Common, besides my advice and analogy I told Nas to keep doing what he was doing. I told them both that there's one hundred years of black musicians, vocalists, men and women to learn from and draw parallels. Hell, many are still living to ask questions of, so as to apply answers to their already stellar careers. I told Nas it was an honor having that conversation as well as witnessing firsthand the VH -1 Hip Hop honors performance with he and his dad OLU DARA. In closing, I told each of them respectively and respectfully that cats that short-term this art form into a 'get it and get out' hustle have no sense of time and less sense to do with themselves or the money they may make. It's a blessing to do this thing, to travel the world, touch people's minds and souls as well as move their bodies across the world and yet still build and rebuild your people around the way. But only a man (or woman) can do that. And sometimes and most especially in the increasingly souless record biz, young brothers need the encouragement from older experienced heads to keep it movin'. The sports world works hard at this principle, and society can stop this decay of young cats with the art of encouraging inspiration and communication from older heads. After all it's as inspiring for myself to give some. As I said Nas and Common, in the same twenty-four hours- it gets no better than that."

I was only 3 years old when "He's The DJ, I'm The Rapper" and "It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back" came out but they're my all-time favorite albums, with this "Lost and Found" I think FP is takin' it back to the basics of hip-hop and hip-hop heads like us are excited about it, fitting song Jim, good job! :afro:

I'm gonna say "He's The DJ, I'm The Rapper" is the greatest JJFP album so I voted for that one, it won the 1st rap grammy and is incredible to listen to still almost 20 years later, but I have fond memories from "Big Willie Style" 'cause that was around the time I started listening to JJFP and I could say that I enjoy that album still as much as I did when I was 12 but more for me feelin' tracks like "Don't Say Nothin'" and "Just The Two Of Us" than I used to feel "Gettin' Jiggy With It" and "Miami" but memories of middle school dances pop in my head when I hear those tracks, hopefully there'll be some great memories with this "Lost and Found" for me, another classic to a great career.

Mcs don't really make albums like this anymore, at least the so-called popular ones, u could listen to it for a whole hour and not press the skip buttton, it's unbelievable, but of course FP's whole career has been it seems.

Wow those are aggressive verses there, you don't need a third verse, it's hot already! :thumb:

I'd love to hear a new Fugees album too, I don't know about Dr. Dre though, anyways I'm also hoping Public Enemy and KRS-ONE release albums this year as well, KRS is on tour right now and is probably making some new material for his 14th LP, and Public Enemy's going on the Charlie Mack tour this summer, maybe JJFP are gonna go with them too, this could be the best year in hip-hop in a long time, I think "Lost and Found" along makes this a great year already, I'm gonna try to get me a ticket if they hit up 'Jersey. :dancingcool:

"Defense Attorney Johnnie Cochran Jr. Dies U.S. National - AP By LINDA DEUTSCH, AP Special Correspondent LOS ANGELES - Johnnie L. Cochran Jr., who was diagnosed with an inoperable brain tumor in December 2003, died Tuesday at his home in the Los Feliz area of Los Angeles. He was 67. AP Photo AFP Slideshow: Famed Lawyer Johnnie Cochran Dead at 67 Cochran's legal career representing both victims of police abuse and celebrities in peril converged under the media glare when he successfully defended O.J. Simpson from murder charges. With his gift for courtroom oratory, Cochran became known for championing the causes of black defendants and for the iconic phrase, "If it doesn't fit, you must acquit," in Simpson's murder trial. "He was a brilliant strategist who never lost touch with the common man," said Sanford Rubinstein, a former colleague. "He took particular pride in standing up with those who were wrongfully treated. He truly loved people and the public adored him." While Cochran represented celebrities who included professional football players and rappers, he also stuck up for — as one colleague put it — the "common man." Cochran represented a Haitian immigrant tortured by New York police, a 19-year-old black woman who was shot a dozen times by police as she sat in a locked car and a white trucker who was videotaped being beaten by a mob during the 1992 Los Angeles riots. He proudly displayed copies in his office of the multimillion-dollar checks he won for ordinary citizens who said they were abused by police. "The clients I've cared about the most are the No Js, the ones who nobody knows," he once said. Over the years, Cochran represented football great Jim Brown on rape and assault charges, actor Todd Bridges on attempted murder charges, rappers Tupac Shakur on a weapons charge, Snoop Dogg on a murder charge and Sean "P. Diddy" Combs on gun and bribery charges stemming from a nightclub shooting. Cochran used the "if it doesn't fit" phrase in his closing argument at the Simpson trial, describing the moment when the former football player tried on bloodstained "murder gloves" to show jurors they did not fit. One glove was found at the murder scene; the defense said the other glove was planted at Simpson's home by racist police. Jurors found Simpson not guilty of the 1994 slayings of his ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend Ronald Goldman. "I've got to say, I don't think I'd be home today without Johnnie," Simpson said Tuesday by telephone from Florida. "I always tell people, if your kids or your loved ones got in trouble, you would want Johnnie. Even his adversaries respected him." After Simpson's acquittal, Cochran appeared on countless TV talk shows, was awarded his own show on cable's Court TV, traveled the world giving speeches, and was parodied in films and on such TV shows as "Seinfeld" and "South Park." In other cases, Cochran also represented former Black Panther Elmer "Geronimo" Pratt, who spent 27 years in prison for a murder he didn't commit. When Cochran helped Pratt win his freedom in 1997 he called the moment "the happiest day of my life practicing law." He won a $760,000 award in a wrongful death lawsuit filed by the family of Ron Settles, a black college football star who died in police custody in 1981. Cochran challenged police claims that Settles hanged himself in jail after a speeding arrest. The player's body was exhumed and an autopsy revealed that Settles had been choked. His clients included the family of Tyisha Miller, a 19-year-old black woman shot to death by Riverside police who said she reached for a gun on her lap when they broke her car window in an effort to disarm her. "He was an inspiration to many, many young lawyers," said Harvard Law School professor Alan Dershowitz, a colleague on the Simpson case. "It's a sad, sad day." Cochran was born Oct. 2, 1937, in Shreveport, La., the great-grandson of slaves, grandson of a sharecropper and son of an insurance salesman. He came to Los Angeles with his family in 1949, and became one of two dozen black students integrated into Los Angeles High School in the 1950s. His skills as an attorney took shape as a child. He loved to argue, and in high school he excelled in debate. He came to idolize Thurgood Marshall, who would eventually become the Supreme Court's first black justice. After graduating from UCLA, Cochran earned a law degree from Loyola Law School in Los Angeles. He spent two years in the Los Angeles city attorney's office before establishing his own practice, later building his firm into a personal injury giant with more than 100 lawyers and offices around the country. Although he frequently took police departments on in court, Cochran denied being anti-police and supported the decision of his only son, Jonathan, to join the California Highway Patrol."

FP "Lost and Found", this is hip-hop! :ali:

I got the poster on my wall already, this man is my hero, he just keeps on getting better and better, on this album he sounds like he's still a young mc making a demo to get signed, if I could have half the desire he has in my life, I'd be a happy man. :ridepony:

Maybe an extended version will be released on a B-side soon, the track's short and sweet and to the point so maybe he felt it wasn't necessary to release but I see that verse is deep too, I think all the unreleased tracks from this album should come out one day, it'd be interesting for us to see what didn't make the album, anyway this lyrics page is awesome, the pics look fly and the lyrics are legendary, what more could a JJFP ask for, except havin' Jeff included in one of the pics, but it's all good though. :peace:

I don't expect it to top "Lost and Found" but I expect it to a hip-hop album worth buying and listening to, I had "Like Water For Chocolate" for about 5 years now and I still love it, Common is a dope mc, I definately look forward to gettin' it this summer, I think it'd be awesome if FP and Common collabed one day too. :kool:

:werd: He's talks about being more of a positive role model for kids now, he said he quit 'cause he didn't want his kids doing it.