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Well most of the best mcs in the game right now are over 35 years old which is not saying much about the mcs coming out now and getting fame for bringing inconsistantly that's why JJFP and other ol' school mcs would dominate if they had the promotion from the record labels that they deserve, I mean what's up with Jay-Z being named the president of Def Jam, there would no Def Jam without LL, LL should own Def Jam for all the work he's put in, it's a shame how ol' school artists get dogged! :sad6:

Hey I've been wanting to buy that album for a while now, is it as good as "It Pays Da Cost To Be Da Boss", I like that album a lot but of course I don't think he could ever top "Doggystyle", that was a definate classic hip-hop album! :rock: btw right now I'm listening to Alicia Keys Feat. Tony Tony Tone! "Diary"

That's a funny list! :roll: :roll:

Hey Tim and Julie I'm feelin' that artwork! :thumb: I might have to holla at y'all one day when help making an album cover when I decide to make an album. :rock:

Damn that sounds dope! :thumb: Too Bad I couldn't get in though since I'm only 19! :bang:

:werd: I couldn't say it any better than that! I personally don't see what would be wrong with working with an underground mc? A lot of those mcs on the underground scene are hungrier than a lot of these mainstream mcs and I'm an ol' school head so most of the CD's I buy are before 1990, there ain't nothin' wrong with ol' school artists either, recognize there wouldn't be hip-hop if it wasn't for James Brown making those songs that were played at block parties by Grandmaster Flash when hip-hop origniated in the '70s, we gotta respect the history, realise one thing to one day rappers like Ludacris are gonna be old too, so if you diss certain artists 'cause they're old, expect people to do the same to Ludacris and other mcs out now in the future.

Well since that point in '96 though hip-hop has gotten worse but once Will starts droppin' more material, he'll dominate again since there's no competition for him right now! :ali:

Nas "Got Yourself A..."

That's a shame in 2005 we gotta still say that but black people need to do more than just play basketball, rap, act, and dance if we're gonna get respect in society that we still don't have yet, but when we act, play basketball, and dance we need to potray better images than what we are or else we're gonna get put down. :ditto:

Public Enemy actually tours about as much as Jazzy Jeff does and like Jazzy Jeff they're slept on a lot, I'm looking forward to Jazzy Jeff's new album as well in May. It's such a shame that a lot of these ol' school artists don't get the recognition they deserve from the mainstream and a lot of these younger artists comin' out and gettin' fame should recognize that if it wasn't for these ol' school cats, they wouldn't have any success.

When I buy an album I like to listen to the whole album when I 1st listen to it and I don't like skipping over tracks, but there's not too many albums out now where I could actually do that for 'cause they don't make quality albums they only a few hot singles that're only worth listening to now and by the next year you're sick of those songs too, I don't mind JJFP collaborating with younger artists but they should collaborate with those that're talented underground mc's looking for a break rather than those we heard of on a mainstream level, fans that're fiending for true hip-hop'll appreciate that, it's better to attract a few loyal hip-hop fans than to track a bunch of bandwagon pop/rap fans, as long as JJFP are willing to continue puttin' out quality hip-hop and are healthy there should be no reason for them to stop, I don't see KRS-ONE, LL Cool J, or Public Enemy slowing down, so there should be no reason for JJFP to slow down now! :dj:

I'm sorry I couldn't enter this time, I've been pretty busy lately with work and school so I haven't had much time to go on the internet to battle, hopefully I'll be able to participate in the next battle. :bang:

Well I always like to set goals for myself all the time, I don't wait for the new year to come to make resolutions, but a few goals that I have this year is: 1-Stay healthy and not take any day for granted 2-Graduating my college course I'm taking 3-Get myself a great job by the end of the year so I don't have to work retail anymore 4-Continue freestylin' and writin' songs to sharpen my mc skills 5-Find myself a girlfriend that'll have time for me and'll show respect like I would for her

BDP(KRS-ONE) "Love's Gonna Get Cha" The song's 15 years old now but it's still relevant today! :thumb:

I'm looking forward to Public Enemy's new album this year, I read something on PE.com a few months back saying that they're working on a new album again! :switch: Is Rakim gonna finally release his album this year, I read in an article almost a year ago on the internet saying that he was gonna start his own record label after Aftermath dropped him and everytime I check his website it says the new album's comin' soon, does anyone know when it's coming? :dunno: Hopefully JJFP, PE, and Rakim all drop albums this year to bring real hip-hop back again. :ali: I like Christina Aguilara and Mariah Carey a lot, they're the most talented female pop singers, I'll be looking forward to their albums.

Maybe my birthday wish is gonna come true after all then!

Nas doesn't need to collab wit Jay-Z, Jay-Z ain't on Nas' level, but it's cool though if they wanna do somethin' positive for hip-hop

These young cats won't know who Afrika Bambataa is if they don't even know who KRS-ONE is, hip-hop history month ain't celebrated on the mainstream like it should be and that's why it's so messed up, cats need to be educated.

A lot of mcs tour but they don't all have huge record sales, for instance Talib Kweli, he started touring way before "The Beautiful Struggle" came out, but the album didn't even go gold, which is a damn shame, and LL was touring too when "The Definition" came out, but it could still go platinum probably and it's nominated for a Grammy so it has had success mainstream, one thing about LL that makes him so great is that he has mainstream success but still has respect in the streets, which is something very few have done, a lot of these mainstream rappers right now don't have a lot of respect that LL has.

If you talk to people that listen to rappers like 50 Cent, Nelly, and Jay-Z and you mention to them about ol' school artists like KRS-ONE and PE they'll tell u that they never heard of them, like Kwame said in that interview a lot of fans think that hip-hop started with 2Pac and Biggie, they're ignorant of the history of the game, and btw there was nothing wrong with 2Pac having many sides, that's what made him such a great lyricist, I respect his whole career.

I can't believe that the album dropped that far already on the charts, he definately needs to drop "I Got To Get Her" as a single so "The Definition" could go platinum, I hope he wins a Grammy Award for that album, it's another hip-hop classic!

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Thanks Tim! :thumb: Kwame has a lot of knowledge of the game, he made some interesting points there.

I love "Christmas Rappin'" By Kurtis Blow, it was the 1st hip-hop Christmas song, a classic too! :clap:

I'm thinkin' March 'cause that's when I celebrate my 20th birthday, that'd be a nice present for me! :dj: Hey now I don't blame Will here for the delay, it ain't his fault, it's the record company, if he had it his way the album would've came out already, all mainstream labels are the same, he's gonna have to go on an independent label to get artistic freedom and respect in the hip-hop game. :ditto: