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SPEECH - Ask Somebody Who Ain't (If You Think The System's Workin') (self titled) 1996

The whole battle idea is corny to me. If it's not rooted in reality, it just isn't interesting. They are talking about battling as presentation or a setup. The Fresh Prince and LL Cool J have been my two favorite emcees for about 30 years. I'd rather just hear them do some songs together. It's long overdue. Shoot, with their history, I"d just like to hear them talk for an hour about their music and history together.

ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT - Trauma This Was Never Home (2016)

Thank you for sharing. Big Daddy Kane doesn't miss a step. That band, too!

This recent video does a great job looking at his music career from a pop culture stand point.

I saw Bad Boys For Life when it was still in theaters. I'm not gonna lie, I was underwhelmed. Some of the jokes and references to the past were too forced. Doing the Bad Boys/Cops theme song twice was too much. The villain was kind of weird and ill fitting for the Bad Boys franchise. Most of all, I absolutely hate what they did to Captain Howard. It's the only Bad Boys film that saw once in theaters. The others I had seen many times in theaters. I stewed in this underwhelmed state for while. I've been staying out of stores for the most part with everything that's going on, but I did go into a store to pick up BBFL on blu-ray. I will say that I enjoyed it more the second time around. Perhaps it's because my expectations had been lowered. There were still a few moments that I didn't like that much, but overall I enjoyed it much more the second time around. If they round it out with fourth, I hope they take it closer to its roots.

I'm late on dropping a comment. Tim sent me a link to the video when this dropped. It was four in the morning when I saw it. I'm definitely love this. I had only ever heard of Joyner Lucas, but never listened to him before. I'm going to be a big repetitive in what I have to say, but I love how the lyrics are a humble balance of highlighting some of his accomplishment and giving props to those who influence and supported him. It's not just braggadocios, it's classy. At first I wasn't crazy about the modern choppy flow, though he puts more life into it than the 1,000 other modern rappers who sound tired and sloppy when they do it. I like that his vocally lets it build and shift to a more classic flow. Most of all, it's the first verse he's put out since 2005 where every single line counts. That was the great thing about Lost + Found. Not a single line was wasted. The same can be said for this. I also like that it doesn't have standard cookie cutter style, like verse, hook. verse, hook, verse, hook, fade. He just goes one. The crazy thing is that people wanna talk about how EVERYBODY things FP is corny in his music, but every time he does something, everybody reacts like in this reaction videos. Additionally, so many people say rap is a young boy's game, but virtually everyone is excited when the Prince does something like this. I'm not just being a cry baby fan when I say this, but he truly needs to put some focus into his music. Nobody thinks he's corny. Nobody things a dope artist is "too old" to be recording. He'd be breaking down barriers if his hit us with a full album and is properly distributed and promoted. As much as we have hated it, it might be good that he made us wait so long for a substantial body of work. The time seems more right than ever.

LL COOL J - 6 Minutes of Pleasure Mama Said Knock You Out (1990)

This was fun. I feel like if they aren't going to be doing proper shows, they should do this from time to time. I love the graffiti in his garage! Their chemistry and banter is one of a kind.

ANJULIE - Crazy That Way Anjulie (2009)

It's funny that Facebook shut down the group page, but kept the Will Smith Music page up since it was branching off of the jjfp.com FB group. I was thinking maybe you could convert the Will Smith Music page to the new JJFP.com page. The sad thing is that there were hundreds of pictures, some of the very rare, that were in that group. :(

Here he is talking about it in an interview. Here's an article from Billboard: https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/9358649/dj-jazzy-jeff-coronavirus-interviews DJ Jazzy Jeff Says Having Coronavirus 'Terrified Me To Death' 4/15/2020 by Glenn Rowley Erika Goldring/WireImage DJ Jazzy Jeff performs during the 2017 Hangout Music Festival Kick-Off on May 18, 2017 in Gulf Shores, Ala. On Tuesday (April 14), DJ Jazzy Jeff opened up on Tamron Hall about his scary experience with COVID-19. According to the DJ, he came down with the virus after performing at the annual Black Summit of the National Brotherhood of Skiers in Ketchum, Idaho in early March. (Following the event, over 100 attendees reportedly fell ill with COVID-19, bringing the virus home with them.) "I didn't even realize the severity of it," DJ Jazzy Jeff told host Tamron Hall over video chat. "When my wife and I were at the store, I looked at her and told her I didn’t feel well. And she was asking what was wrong, and I said ‘I feel a little achy, like I’m coming down with something.’ I literally went home and got into bed and almost don’t remember the next 11 days after that..." "When we finally were able to go to the doctor, they wouldn’t test me for COVID-19," he continued. "They gave me a flu test and then gave me an x-ray on my lungs and said I had pneumonia in both of my lungs, which terrified me to death." The DJ also called into Will Smith's Snapchat series, Will From Home, to detail his symptoms. "I had a temperature that reached 103. I had the chills. I lost sense of smell. I lost sense of taste," he told his longtime collaborator, before adding that he doesn't see the health crisis ebbing any time soon. "Unfortunately, people think we’re at the end [of the pandemic], and I think we’re really at the beginning." Watch both of DJ Jazzy Jeff's interviews for more about his "Keep Yo A** In Da House" social distancing campaign below.

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This was fun! The 80's vibe really took me back. I liked hearing him talk about the transition from an independent label to Jive. I've never heard him address it before. It was also cool to hear him talk about the "Nightmare On My Street" music video before it got pulled. I really wanna know what that new jack swing song was that was in the middle of the video. I don't recall every hearing it and I love it. I couldn't find it by Googling the lyrics.

I never thought of Smooth B fro Nice & Smooth as a solo artist. Greg Nice was always the more lyrical one with a stronger presence...but I was wrong. Smooth B just dropped a solo song and I love it! SMOOTH B - Before (2020)

PETE ROCK + C.L. SMOOTH - Straighten It Out Mecca & The Soul Brother (1992)

Nice! I've never seen this clip before!

We got new Dru Hill, too! I miss the original lineup, but good music is good music. DRU HILL - What You Need (2020)

Jo Jo just released a solo single. The urban AC sound is a little boring and the auto-tune touches are unnecessary, but it's good to hear something new from him. He excels better in a group, but it's good to hear something new from him. JO JO - Special (2020)

Man, I couldn't just leave this as what I was listening to. This deserved a post of its own. Check out Rakim's Tiny Desk Concert. After this, I'd love to hear him do an album with all live instruments.

Chico did well in the late 90's, but I never really listened to him. I'm revisiting it, really listening to it for the first time, and I'm liking what I'm hearing. CHICO DEBARGE - The Game The Game (1999)

Why aren't more of y'all into this album? They just dropped a remix of "Bad Name" featuring Method Man and Redman! http://premierwuzhere.com/videos/gang-starr-feat-method-man-redman-bad-name-remix/?fbclid=IwAR1StuxPZ3H98vOqOAFm4TIyFRiJy4Tg_jouM01QC0k217eFSI2OCWK51hA

I can't remember the last time I genuinely loved a hardcore Hip-Hop track this much. LORDS OF THE UNDERGROUNG w/ ONYX - What's Up (2020)

I wasn't much of a Biggie fan, but I did love this song on first listen! I never saw the movie Phat Beach, but I recently got the soundtrack. I instantly fall in love with this song. DEF JEF - 80 Ways Phat Beach soundtrack (1995)

I'm not into sports, so I didn't follow Kobe, but I remember when he was working on an album in the late 90's/early 2000's that never came out. Rest easy. Prayers for his family. KOBE BRYANT w/ TYRA BANKS - K.O.B.E. (2000)