bigted Posted November 17, 2006 Report Share Posted November 17, 2006 DJ Jazzy Jeff Preps "Magnificent" Return With Help From Little Brother, Rhymest and Method Man Friday - November 17, 2006 by Jolene "foxxylady" Petipas DJ Jazzy Jeff is currently putting finishing touches on his sophomore album, The Return Of The Magnificent. Solely produced by Jeff, the album will feature appearances from Method Man, Big Daddy Kane, De La Soul, Rhymefest, Raheem DeVaughn, Kardinal Offishall, Little Brother, CL Smooth and KRS-One, among others. "I technically could be done," Jeff explained to Billboard recently. "I probably was done about a month-and-a-half ago and I'm just really tweaking stuff. I came to the conclusion today that I'm just gonna go home, finish everything that I've done so far and just close it out, but I never want to say I'm done." Jeff, who is currently touring the UK, will return to the U.S. on Tuesday (November 21) before heading out to Asia for a two-and-a-half week outing. The Philly bred producer/turntablist is also setting up projects with Biz Markie, Jean Grae and Eric Roberson. DJ Jazzy Jeff's The Return Of The Magnificent is due in stores early next year Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Willie Posted November 17, 2006 Report Share Posted November 17, 2006 Cheers for that Ted. Wow what a line up. Theres still one name missing for me though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luigie Posted November 17, 2006 Report Share Posted November 17, 2006 These collabs are cool , cant wait for it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Da Brakes Posted November 17, 2006 Report Share Posted November 17, 2006 Theres so many tracks on here I'm looking forward to! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Hero1 Posted November 17, 2006 Admin Report Share Posted November 17, 2006 Cheers for that Ted. Wow what a line up. Theres still one name missing for me though. I don't think you'll see it unfortunately :protest: BillBoard Article Jazzy Jeff Nabs Meth, De La, Rhymefest For Solo Set November 16, 2006, 1:05 PM ET Clover Hope, N.Y. DJ Jazzy Jeff is putting the finishing touches on "The Return of the Magnificent," the follow-up to his 2002 solo debut "The Magnificent" (Rapster). Due early next year, the entirely self-produced disc will feature appearances by Method Man, Big Daddy Kane, De La Soul, Rhymefest and KRS-One, among others. Although the material is relatively set, Jeff says he is still perfecting tracks. "I technically could be done. I probably was done about a month-and-a-half ago and I'm just really tweaking stuff," the DJ tells Billboard.com from a trek in Scotland. "I came to the conclusion today that I'm just gonna go home, finish everything that I've done so far and just close it out, but I never want to say I'm done." Similar to his first offering, "The Return" will merge various genres and collaborators such as Raheem DeVaughn, Kardinal Offishall, Little Brother and CL Smooth. "As a DJ, I like playing all kinds of different music so it's the same thing when it comes down to making it," says Jeff. "A lot of producers don't really have the ability to go outside of what they're known for [but] I've done a little bit of everything. So to be able to do a record that touches on R&B, soul, some hip-hop, house, and not really be confined was a treat for me because it's not really an artist album. It's more like a producer album." In the disc's interim, Jeff issued the mixtape "Hip-Hop Forever III," a blend of classic and rare hip-hop cuts and current hits, including songs by A Tribe Called Quest ("Award Tour"), Mobb Deep ("Quiet Storm") and Eric B & Rakim ("Eric B Is the President"), among others. And for "The Return," Jeff chose to stick with his usual recipe. "I have a very weird philosophy when it comes down to music," he explains. "It's almost like you're going to your favorite restaurant and you order your favorite meal. When you go back, you're really mad if they don't have itm so I wanted to keep the same formula that I had with the last album but be a little bit more progressive with it. I went from every genre of music that I had something to do with." Next up, Jeff is setting up projects with Biz Markie, Jean Grae and Eric Roberson. He will return to the States Nov. 21 before heading to Asia for a two-and-a-half-week outing. "I've been pretty much touring the world for past four=and-a-half years since the last album came out," he says. "Just to get a really good grip of where the world is musically, not just the United States. It seems like the genres are starting to change around the world." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JumpinJack AJ Posted November 18, 2006 Report Share Posted November 18, 2006 Thanx 4 posting those!! I'm so hyped about this new album. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jin Posted November 18, 2006 Report Share Posted November 18, 2006 Wow this a really a great line-up!!! It would be perfect if there would be a track with Will! But nonetheless i think the album will be pure fire! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turntable Posted November 19, 2006 Report Share Posted November 19, 2006 Amazing line up. This is gonna be banging. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WesSyde Posted November 19, 2006 Report Share Posted November 19, 2006 wow this is gonna be something great Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members no1wammy Posted November 29, 2006 Members Report Share Posted November 29, 2006 I'll definitely be looking out for that. When it's released, will they market the album the same like all the other Will Smith albums? Radio edits only, no explicit versions available? Seemed to be the case when "When To Stand Up (Go To Hell)" with Eminem and Pauly Yams was released. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members milan242 Posted December 21, 2006 Members Report Share Posted December 21, 2006 Its gonna be top stuff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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