Hero1

i think the whole point of the song is thaT they expect will to say nothing do nothing cause hes "mr nice guy" but maybe its about time you cant get away with disrespecting hip hop legends and wills gonna show em whats up

looks like theres still a week or two do add on a few more jazzy jeff & fresh prince tracks! :thumb:

will said because his albums comin out he didnt wanna be on the soundtrack

thanks everyone :thanks: i had a good day :thumb:

well this is the kinda stuff i been listenin to... souls of mischief - 93 til infinity souls of mischief - no mans land aceyalone - all balls dont bounce revisited aceyalone - a book of human language haiku de'tat - coup de theatre abstract tribe unique - south central thynk tank hieroglyphics - third eye vision hieroglyphics - full circle maroons - ambush lyrics born - later that day

3rd bass was dope!! i love "pop goes the weasel" :bowdown:

out of those tracks im most looking forward to pump ya brakes and mr nice guy..of course as soon as i get the album im goin str8 to the jazzy jeff and fresh prince tracks

if you listen to that interview Will is so excited about this album..i think hes more excited than us!! :kekeke:

yep exactly..previously he'd shy away from this sort of thing..but now he says hes very comfortable giving his thoughts and views on things..this is great..because will is really laying himself on the line out there and giving himself to the fans..and really that is what a true emcee does

:kekeke: :kekeke: we have completely different tastes..i really dont like da butta and i cant stop and i love the rain.. big willie style - its all good willennium - potnas born 2 reign - dont really have 1..but how da beat goes if i had to choose

well greesy the top news item is obviously the latest

I voted for "He's the DJ," although, admittedly, along with "And in this Corner...", it is 1 out of only 2 of the 5 JJFP albums that I own in its entirety. But I've heard/own through compilation albums most of the other 3, and DJ is just top-notch, and I love the title track, to a ridiculous level. So there u have it. I gotta confess tho-- I am writing this msg mainly to give props to Hero for using the poke smiley. :poke: you are obsessed with the smileys man :lolsign: :lolsign:

it has to be the shower one!!! :shower:

its the same as the i wanna rock cover

i wonder if will knows how much people like code red..although it didnt do well sales wise its such a strong album

no that is a bootlegged version dont get it

the track "miss holy roller" is about a friend of his who had a conversion or sumthing..and then just at that point they go around trying to make everyone believe what they believe really aggressively..i think this track is gonna be dope!!

ha look at this guys! http://images.google.com.au/images?hl=en&l...fresh+prince%22

this could be Wills best album ever!! :bowdown:

"This is my 9th album and its like i feel im saying more things than i've ever said before... im saying stuff that i've kinda avoided sayin in the past... theres things about my divorce and things about what fame does ..i never say that stuff so i feel like its a real slice of me ..i have a friend she went holy roller so i have a record "miss holy roller" which talks about the dangers of that kind of aggressive religious fundamentalism yeah we got a couple of party records ive worked with petey...i worked with snoop the record with snoop is called "pump ya brakes" and its just about people and girls and people just being really aggressive your famous and people think that they can just come... i got a record with mary j blige thats really good i got some things people are gonna be really surprised" after theyve played switch "you cant start off serious..you gotta have a little fun you open it up with the dance video let people feel the sense of the will smith you all know and love" "people are gonna be very surprised i went some places i never gone with my music before ..theres a record you know eminem dissed me on his record people are used to me not respondin to that kind of thing its just a little somethin its not too much its a record called mr nice guy "theres a track ludacris did for me called party starter he took me to a really different place for me... generally i kinda lay back into the track a little bit..another party song but really uptempo ..just really aggressive for me.. i have some songs that people are really gonna be surprised and shocked and still a lot of fun and is the first time i really said everything that i wanted to say .. in the past i always say oh lets temper that a little bit or hold on you know it has to be fun ..so im being very comfortable just saying what i think and feel and things about me and my life and my family that i may have not said before." "Lost and Found..its interesting symbolism"

tracklisting Pump Ya Brakes ftg Snoop Dogg Holy Roller Mr Nice Guy

awesome interview he talks abt lost and found!! http://www.z100.com/soundfile/audio/Will_Smith_pt1.mp3 http://www.z100.com/soundfile/audio/Will_Smith_pt2.mp3 http://www.z100.com/soundfile/audio/Will_Smith_pt3.mp3 http://www.z100.com/soundfile/audio/Will_Smith_pt4.mp3 shows how to do the switch dance http://www.z100.com/audio/video/will_switch.MOV

did jeff do beats for the show? i thought quincy jones did all the music?

nicely said :thumb:

Nelly’s comments ignore hip-hop’s political power Date: Friday, October 08, 2004 By: Walter Higgins, BlackAmericaWeb.com What would hip-hop music be without Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five, Tupac or the revolutionary lyrics of Dead Prez? Don’t know? Well ask platinum-selling rap artist Nelly. The rapper, whose real name is Cornell Haynes, Jr. urged fellow entertainers to keep politics out of music if they want to stay successful in a recent interview with Blender magazine. “Some people don’t want politics in their music,” said Nelly. “Some people want their music to be uplifting so they can have fun and dance.” “If you want to do the politics thing, be more involved personally, but you could talk about that and then tomorrow wake up and you’re not selling records. So now you protested the war…and your broke!” Critics say that Nelly’s comments ignore the political legacy of hip-hop and the powerful social influence it has today. “That’s basically a slap in the face to Public Enemy and others who have come before him and changed the face of hip-hop more than he ever will,” said Aaron Bernard, a hip hop activist and program director for KJAMZ 105.3 in Tulsa, Oklahoma. “It’s sad for somebody in his generation of hip-hop to say something like that because he sells so many records and has so much influence. He doesn’t have to make conscious records, but to say that no one else should is ridiculous,” added Bernard. While Nelly’s album sales just passed the 30 million mark, the ‘politics thing’ has not damaged the record selling potential of other artists. Jadakiss’ platinum selling “Why,” sparked controversy by questioning the Bush administration’s knowledge of the September 11 attacks. Kanye West’s album sales increased after the release of “Jesus Walks,” a song that blurs the lines between politics and spirituality. With more hip hop artist realizing their social influence, Bakari Kitwana, author of “The Hip-Hop Generation,” added several big names in the hip hop community have begun to direct their energy toward the political arena, including Russell Simmons, Jay-Z and P Diddy. “Hip-hop is political,” said Kitwana. “His comments defy what is going on now, 5 years ago or 20 years ago.” All the critics agreed that Nelly’s comments represent the difference between hip hop culture and the mainstream appeal of rap music which is driven by record sales. “For him to say keep politics out of the music is basically saying he’s not hip-hop,” said Greg Thomas, professor at Syracuse University. “How do you have black music without politics? Look at all the people we would loose.” “Nelly is rap, he is not hip hop, there is a difference,” said Kitwana. “The mainstream attention has been good but the downside has been the pioneers don’t get respect and people aren’t really studying the art and culture of hip-hop.” Although Nelly says his music is solely for dancing and having fun, Thomas says it can become a political statement when it promotes negative images common in rap music. “He’s not keeping politics out his music when it comes to his views on women,” said Thomas, referring to controversy surrounding the ‘Tip Drill’ video in which Nelly swipes a credit card through a black woman’s backside. The video initiated a protest at Spelman College that led to Nelly canceling a charity event there last April. Nelly also raised eyebrows when he unveiled his Pimpjuice Energy Drink last November, which caused a national boycott by a coalition of black consumer activists. Plus, he started the P.I.M.P. Scholars program that gives grants to college students. When asked if the brand of rap currently dominating the airwaves will ever change, Bernard said there is a “bright light” at the end of the tunnel. “There are plenty of artists out there that still make you move but come from a different direction, people like that are going to last,” said Bernard. “ Songs like Nelly’s are going to come and go because they are disposable