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I think leaving Columbia was the best thing for FP to get his hip-hop credability back, that's all he had to do, get a label to back what he wants to do, FP's gonna take the throne again! :ali:

Wow, ur so lucky, that's dope how Will signed your "Homebase" CD, not many people could say that! :rock: :thumb: Just his presence alone gets people hyped, he don't have to rap or say anything and people are excited, only few entertainers are like that, I hope I could meet him sometime in my life.

There ain't nothin' wrong with having dope album covers I think that the album covers for Public Enemy's albums are a definite work of art but so is their music too, backing up the hype is the most important thing, if the album is wack the cover is meaningless to me, that's the problem with a lot of commercial rappers, they have flashy videos/album covers, but the songs on their albums are boring as hell and have no substance so that makes the videos/album covers irrelevant in my mind. I think that this FP album will back up the hype once again. btw, I think if they used the cover of Bad Boys II as an album cover for an FP album they'd think he's a gangsta rapper, these "Kids Just Don't Understand". :roll: Hey FP should make a song called that! :lolsign:

:werd: Well BET shows more love to Michael Jackson, they didn't play Eminem's "Losin' It" where he was dissin' MJ, but MTV played it, they're sellouts! emptyv! :bang:

BBD "Word To The Mutha!", fresh r&b/hip-hop of '90, a piece of this beat sounds like a beat 2Pac used before, I forget the name of 2Pac used it for, was it a song on "2Pacalypse Now"?(do you know FUQ or AJ?) he probably sampled it from this song.

:werd: People are startin' to realise that a lot of that gangsta crap now is fake and are startin' to thirst for something intelligent, creative, and fun, hopefully this FP could open doors up with this album for other intelligent mcs who have important things to say. Obviously though only 15 yr. olds get attracted by album covers, but if it takes that for them to get into FP I'm all for it 'cause that cover does show how he's been keepin' it real, but all the true fans already knew that.

BDP(KRS-ONE)"MY Philosophy", this song sounds like it was just made now in the '05 even though it was made in '88 "you gotta have style, learn to be original or everybody's gonna wanna diss you" could be said to all the commercial rapers out now that're faking btw, I saw that "Number One Spot" Ludacris video and it does have an 'Austin Powers' concept to it, it's funny, Quincy Jones, the guy that plays 'mini me', and Slick Rick are cameos.

:werd: It came out around the same time that "Switch" did, I remember watching them premiere it on 106&Park, it's one of my favorites on the "Street's Disciple", anybody out there that wants an alternative to that commercial crap out should go out and buy this album to support a true mc. "Just A Moment" is one of my favorite hip-hop songs out now besies "Switch", but they ain't getting airplay, like most of my favorites don't. :ditto: btw, check out the lyrics to "Just A Moment" that I got from ohhla.com: [Verse 1: Quan] Can we please have a moment of silence? That's for my n****z doin' years in confinement And for my soldiers who passed over, no longer living That couldn't run whenever the reaper came to get 'em Can we please pour out some liquor? Symobolizin', let's take in time to consider that Though our thugs ain't here, the love is here And we gon' rep 'til slugs kill us here This for my dawgs stuck in the struggle tryin' to gain Smokin' trauma, sniffin' Ra while sellin' cocaine Trapped in the game, not knowin' how to stop and get by To live it alive, so instead they live it to die Can we please have a moment of peace? For every G that fell for his flag in the streets Bloodin' and thuggin', folkin' and lokin' Crypin' and creepin', Latin and kingin' Or just for poor righteous teachin' [Chorus: Quan sings] As days goes and nights fall For the rest of our life we'll miss y'all And even though life must go on, we'll still mourn While wishin' y'all were home [Verse 2: Nas] Yeah, and can we have another moment of silence? For brothers who died from black-on-black violence From here to the Dark Continent were rebels sell diamonds To clients allover the world, got little Black girls dyin' And can we please pour some more liquors? For Will, Bokeem, Bar, Pappy -- my n**** Here's another Warrior Song from Nasty and Quan It's to him I pass the baton to carry this on Street's Disciple, salute to those who's gone with bullets And I promise through rhymin' Quan gon' rep his life to the fullest And can we please have a moment of truth? For soldiers and troops away with helmets and boots And families back home who pray they make it home safe Hopin' that they don't get hit with a stray or missiles This is just a moment to let you all know that we miss you Mommy I'm still here, wishin' I was there with you Let's take 'em home [Chorus] [Verse 3: Quan] And can we please have a moment to mourn? For Pac, Biggie and Pun 'cause through us they live on Jam Master Jay, Freaky Ty and Alliyah Big L and Left Eye, when we die we wish to see ya Can we please have a moment for children? Who got raped or murdered, or trapped in the system Who never knew their father, never learned to dream But was guided by drug dealers, killers and crack fiends For single mothers that's forced to play mom and dad Bustin' her ass to give her kids s*** she never had For my n****z in the pen hopin' rhymes'll get 'em signed So when released, they can say bye to a life of crime For very mother that held a son in the street bleedin' Cryin' a song of sorow to dark and deep for speakin' Just a moment outside the day to day struggle To let the ones we really care about know that we love 'em [Chorus]

Well FP never left hip-hop, he's hip-hop till he drops, JJFP won't stop! :bowdown:

I found this over at nba.com: Josh Smith nails two 50-point dunks in the final Sign up for NBA Starting 5, NBA.com's free weekly e-mail! Q&A with Josh Smith and Dominique Wilkins Feb. 19, 2005 - Atlanta Hawks rookie Josh Smith consulted with a veteran of dunk contests, Hawks legend Dominique Wilkins, before nailing two 50-point dunks to defeat Amare Stoudemire in the final round of the Sprite Rising Stars Slam Dunk title on Saturday night. Smith swapped his Hawks jersey for a 'Nique throwback before breaking out the Human Highlight Film's signature windmill jam, bringing the ball to his knees, head level with the rim. On his final dunk, Smith elevated with a 360-degree jam. Here's what Josh Smith and Dominique Wilkins had to say following the event. Q. How much advice did Dominique give you going into this? Did you receive some from him? Josh Smith: Yes, when I got chosen, Dominique helped me a lot. He was just telling me that start with my good dunks early and just come out with a lot of enthusiasm. He helped me along the way. Q. When did you guys decide to take the jersey off and put Dominique's jersey on, and talk about the origin of that. Smith: Well, I kind of surprised him with that. He didn't know I was going to do that, but I was going to do a dunk symbolizing what he did in his previous years. I did that and he was real excited and shocked that I would do that. Q. Can you talk about, did you watch Dominique before, growing up, or see any footage of him and what he's meant to you as a mentor, if at all? Smith: I grew up watching him. He's been a mentor. He was good all over the place. He had post-up, jumpshot and just getting his teammates involved. He was a real big person in my life to follow. Q. You guys talked afterwards; what did you say to each other? Dominique Wilkins: Those are trade secrets, we can't give those away because we're coming back next year. (Laughter). Q. After you saw Nash and Amare's dunk, throwing the ball off of Nash's head, did you worry a little bit? Did you think you have to do something to top that? Did it psyche you at all? Smith: Yeah, it did. That was a good dunk by Amare and Steve, and I knew I had to pull something out of my hat, you know, to get by and win. Q. Did you decide to go with the Dr. J, the Dominique, was that your idea to honor the legends in the home of the dunk contest here? Smith: Yes, it was. I had a little help, though, but I knew I was going to do a tribute dunk for Dominique. Q. What did you think of his whole performance from beginning to end? Wilkins: Well, you know, he was talking about after he won, him, you know, filling my shoes. But he has his own shoes now. He don't have to fill anybody's shoes. He shocked me with some of the stuff he did. I think the whole jersey thing kind of made everybody a little nervous. Like I say, he shocked me with that one. That was outstanding. You have to give Amare credit because the dunk he did was pretty nice. That's pretty hard because it's a timing dunk. But Josh, I think his athletic ability really shows well, especially on television, a crowd, you have everybody anticipating something outstanding coming. He didn't let them down. I think he exceeded far more than what they thought he could do. Q. There's only two ways that that dunk could have gone, sheer glory or true embarrassment, were you ever scared at one point? Smith: No, I knew I had the dunk all along. When I came down here on Thursday, I worked on it and I was confident in making that dunk.

Michael Jackson "Beat It"(The MJ Marathon on BET)

Well I look at it basically the way KRS-ONE says it rap is something you do, hip-hop is something you live, if you're a rapper that limits you to being good at only rappin' and havin' a record deal being more of a product, that's what makes most rappers sell outs but I say commercial hip-hop for the simple fact that their are mcs out there like Nas, LL, and FP that're gettin' airplay but're still hip-hop 'cause they don't put the sales ahead of their artistry, I might not fully agree with some of the rappers they choose to collaborate with but I don't hold it against them 'cause they try to reach out and not beef all the time, I wouldn't hold it against Nas if he did a song with Jay-Z 'cause I don't hold it against FP for doing a song with Lil' Kim, but anyway when you're a hip-hopper or an mc you're representin' the culture in other things as well, but first and foremost you are an individual and not a product, by being a good performer as well, you could be a hip-hop dancer, hip-hop writer, hip-hop graffiti artist, hip-hop DJ, hip-hop fan, hip-hop poet, hip-hop actor, hip-hop mc, hip-hop model, hip-hop minister, hip-hop athelete, hip-hop doctor, hip-hop etc., it's all in the lifestyle peeps of all ages live and enjoy the music all around the world.

Michael Jackson "You Rock My World"(Video, the BET marathon of Michael Jackson)

Talib Kweli, Common, and Anthony Hamilton "Ghetto Show"

Hey what's up y'all I just turned on BET and I realised I forgot that they were playing all Michael Jackson's music videos today check it out, after they play the videos they're gonna play "The Jacksons:An American Dream" documentary.

I'm surprised somebody brought this up before I did, this is the best dunk contest since 2000, Josh Smith is one hell of a dunker, that was dope how he paid homage to Dominique Wilkins too!

Rakim "It's Been A Long Time", I love these lines the most on this song: "Follow procedures The crowd couldn't wait to see this Nobody been this long awaited since Jesus" that's a legendary hip-hop quotable right there :bowdown:

Slick Rick "The Moment I Feared" :dj:

JJFP giving back to the peeps, that's what it's all about! :thumb: I don't understand how people could them when they such positive things. :dunno:

:werd: It does seems odd 'cause FP strictly said in the song "don't download, go out and buy the record", well nobody really buys singles anymore anyway, radio airplay determines the singles charts now, I think he's referring to go and buy the album when it drops! :ditto:

These kids over there are rambling on about how Eminem was a such a great undergound mc, they obviously watch too much "8 Mile". :hilarious: I think there should be a DVD about when JJFP was growing up and battling in Philly, that'd shut those suckers up! :dj: :ali:

Damn this is nice, he got mad lyricism. I'm gonna look out for this album. :thumb:

BDP(KRS-ONE)"Love's Gonna Get 'Cha", I love this song a lot, it's probably my all-time favorite from KRS-ONE, although a lot of his others come close, I could basically listen to this song all day he says a line in there: "I can't believe that Rob would diss me" makes me reminisce how I used to be challenged by this guy named Rob in freestylin' all the time in high school, if I ever meet KRS one day I'm gonna tell him that. :lolsign:

:werd: Well there's a lot of his songs that're almost 20 years old that're still true today, he's one of the most relevant mcs ever, that's what makes him so great. He proves that you don't need to have a Kanye West, Dr. Dre, or other big name producers on ur albums to be great, although he had P. Diddy and DJ Premiere produce some of his songs in the mid '90s, but his recent albums are hip-hop genius to me, he just keeps evolving while most mcs end up going backwards as the years go on. btw, did u know KRS-ONE had Ill Will(Nas' fallen homie) rap on a song wit him back in '93 called "Slap 'Em Up"? I figured I'd let u know that since you're a big fan of Nas. That song was on his '93 "Return Of Da Boom Bap" album which is my favorite album from KRS, although it could be a toss up between a few others as well, he's like FP, Rakim,LL, and a few other legends, it's a hard time choosin' which one is my favorite 'cause I love all them albums I got from them.

:werd: Commercial Hip-hop has really been the same for the last 10 years but it just seems to be getting worse and worse every year, there ain't no young mcs comin' up to bring new life to it, I think it's up to the hip-hop legends to get some recognition for the knowledge they drop, when that happens hip-hop'll get better, we need more than LL and JJFP on the charts for that to happen, I think Public Enemy, KRS-ONE, De La Soul, and Tribe Called Quest have to get some airplay too, these young kids that listen to commercial hip-hop need to be educated!