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yes, i've been through this song like 80 times today lol

Man, I've been here for a year and it's a routine....I started getting scared when Tim changed it from "we'll come back for I am Legend" to "may come back".... ahha wow, time to catch up... oh, and I was so hyped because Chamillionaire gave big props to Will in an interview last week...he was saying if he'd give one hip-hop honor to one person, who would it be? and he said if not 2pac...then Will... "I know it sounds crazy but he did his thing in hip hop and now he's doing his thing in movies...with the model image down" and i had nowhere to post about it arghhhhh

he won't...it will be street tracks

ok you just owned my mentions.. common was sick on that. used to love her also got the west mad...boohoo lol.

if it weren't for "bridge is over", "takeover", "nail in the coffin", or "ether" then mayybeee the best. maybe. :fencing:

No I have...It just seems that LL has a bravado that's only going to be heightened by his involvement with 50 Cent...and bravado is not as big as wit nowadays.

the thing is...the battling today is quite different than yester-year...LL comes from a time where you throw "fa**ot" "kill" "murder" in a diss and it's hard and on point...Jay-Z perfected that battle rhyme of today: Cleverness In today's climate, an LL diss record would sound no different than Ja Rule's "Loose Change" or 50 Cent's "Haily Mary"...and would be looked down upon as a G-Unit style dumb, bravado record...unless LL flipped his style and went clever, but he's unproven in that department of disses. Jay has it in terms of clever, rhyme-around-the-opponent-until-his-knees-buckle rapping...and that's what makes me think he'd win

I'd give Jay the advantage in this one...yes "The Ripper Strikes Back" was ridiculous....but Jay has been on point more and more every year with his energy on aggressive tracks...whether it be "Dig A Hole", "Brooklyn High", "Hustlin' Remix", "Watch What You Say"....Jay is definitely is ready to deliver if he so chooses. But the thing is, Jay won't. LL is gonna do the 50 cent thing and start the feud to build hype...and he already took some shots and Jay is just hovering over it...... And LL has ALOT to prove to me to keep his name relevant today in terms of aggressive MC's

it's a completely different artist in my opinion... there's a definite southern feel still on it, which is not my favorite thing, but his intelligence really takes over i hated his last album too...

that was the only slight at kanye...he's done it before where he's made one song and then recycle the lyrics... that song was about going off to war as a troop... there's another song he did the same with...on his january 2006 mixtape he did a verse over an old school beat by clinton sparks and featured with busta rhymes.... and the same lyrics he used later for Rhymefest's "Brand New"

It's the right move for him...in many ways it's what the Black Album was going to be before he made dirt off your shoulder and change clothes... kingdom come was awesome and yes it was sophisticated...but this should resonate...as long as jay doesn't get pop-single happy again... WOW NAS AND JAY-Z RELEASING ALBUMS AT THE SAME TIME AGAIN ONLY A YEAR LATER!!!!! WOOOO...Nas said his new album should be in stores in december...and his greatest hits will be out soon with two new tracks...one with C-Lo from the Rush Hour 3 soundtrack...

I can see this album being in the same vain as Pharrell's last one...very experimental

I read the title of the album is "Boss Hova" as of now...allhiphop.com is reporting this..HAHAHAH but xxlmag.com is quoted saying: "Sorry allsh*tstop, it ain’t called Boss Hova. It’s called American Gangster. Inspired somewhat by the movie of the same name, but it’s a full studio album, no soundtrack" I don't think xxlmag.com is anywhere near as good as allhiphop.com though.. But november 6? I heard nothing on the date everyone is saying he's got a blueprint sound to it though...sweeeet

Ha, 100 is a good number. I remember my philosophy was I NEED AUDIO TRACKS...and then I actually got to hear the views here and be a part of the conversation...so the audio almost becomes an afterthought.

Yep the american dream is acting like a jerk to everyone you know, especially guys like Nas, Master P, and Jay-Z...you know...the guys that gave him his first tours, while marketing your act, a sexual and violent act, toward the 11 to 14 year old girl demographic. Oh and don't forget the macho-anti-women sentiments. Remember, women are just objects in Americans' eyes.... Please, the guy is the classic jerk who will step on anyone and everyone just to satisfy his own greed... That's not American...we're competitive...but there's a line.

Hm.. Idk man...I heard this back in June (early advance) and I was very disappointed that only one song(?) was without a special guest. Yes it's definitely strides ahead of his last album...where the beats were whack and rhymes were lazy. The Akon song just feels like the same thing Akon's known to do. "Return of the Hustle" was the beat Jay passed up on for Dig-a-Hole...I'm not too crazy about it. I can't stand Timbaland so the second "Make me better" came on, I cringed. Diamonds is annoying...Gangsta Don't Play is Fabolous trying to follow up Game's hit "It's Okay"....First Time was repetitive...Brooklyn was basically a remake of the bonus track Fab was on for Notorious B.I.G. Duets...Jokes on You is ok....What Should I do is awesome if unoriginal and Loso's way (pun intended lol) to copy Ludacris with the last track being a story about someone going through a struggle....I'm the Man is meh...Baby Don't Go is really enjoyable if not for the kiddish bells...and Dupri could shut up...but I do enjoy that song. Don't get me wrong...Fab's flow was nice....lyrically he didn't seem lazy unlike his last effort...so I did enjoy this for a little bit. I'd give it a **1/2 for being a straight radio-single filled CD.

Yes he sold 660k...but he also put in more marketing than ever. 6 singles before the album releases? The amount of publicity and advertising dollars he and Interscope put in? The thing is, no company is going to agree to put the same amount of PR dollars in for a guy who didn't hit ridiculous numbers associated with ridiculous advertising. If he had put in the amount of PR work with Interscope as he did on the Massacre and still sold 660k, then yes Interscope would still be all over him...but these numbers don't make up for the effort the label put forward. And they'll remember that. The funniest thing I must say though...50 attacks Def Jam for their practices...and then Interscope for their "reactionary" practices...Both Def Jam and Interscope are owned by the same company...so this "Competition" has only made ridiculous money for the heads at Universal. 50 can say "I Get Money" but like Master P told him in a recent BET interview (where 50 acted humble! He actually basically apologized for "misunderstanding" Master P's recent moves to clean up his act).....You can say you're on your way to a billion...there are guys moving equities with annual cash flow of billions easily. That's why I'm gonna be on Wall Street. :kool:

wow kanye almost a mill by sunday? he'll have a mill after one full week. wow.

the funny thing is..you give it a month and all the slow country fans will eventually pick up chesney's album. I believe that it will end up Kanye as first, Chesney second, and then 50. that's gonna kill 50. and who else is enjoying that T.I can't brag about his sales this time? I mean I like the guy but it was bordering on 50-ego when he complained ludacris got the award and t.i had the numbers

couldn't have said it better myself :yeahthat:

If you enjoy the creativity in rapping/rhyming but also enjoy a wide range of music instrumentals, like soul, rock, alternative, techno...then you'll enjoy Kanye's album simply for the different approach.

there's a youtube video where 50 is groggy last night and says he may not make another album...but idk... Hiphopdx.com is making a biggg story about it but it doesn't seem believable. He is donating a portion of his proceeds to the NYPD foundation for widows after the 9/11....I can't get mad at him for that.

ah man it's my home...this is my sophomore year up in happy valley and it's only getting better. :thumbsup:

wow. hahahah.

you gotta let us know how the JE album is...i'm not as much on their stuff but if I hear it's worth it, i'll take a listen