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I love the last 3 songs posted. GYM CLASS HEROES - Stereo Hearts -new album (2011) Thank God they are coming back!!

I think the only weird thing about it is that it seems like Natalie Gray's show was kinda teeny bopperish...and the fact that they are doing the interview on a bed...lol. FP seems a little tired...or weirded out by the show he's on. But otherwise I don't really find it weird.

I need to listen to some Big Daddy Kane soon. LA BOUCHE - Be My Lover Sweet Dreams (1996) Club music of the 90's was so much better than the watered down dance stuff of today. My friend had this CD in her car today, we CRANKED IT! Rest in peace, Melanie.

Did they take it down? I'm not a Queen fan but I still wanted to see it....but the regular Google page comes up when I click the link.

Half of the reason I like this design is because it takes me back to a really good time in my life. The reason I like it is because so many websites and forums are boring and uniform these days (me and Jim have different options on that...lol). With the bold red color and overall look, I just think it makes the forum more inviting. Plus the Homebase era log of their names with the Code Red picture of them is just dope. The only thing that could make it better was if there was a recent promo pic of them to put on the site. I under stand why the regular version of the board exists but I know I'll be keeping it on this theme.

Forgive me if this has been posted before. This was my first time seeing it and I had to share.

DJ JAZZY JEFF + THE FRESH PRINCE + READY ROCK C - Rock The House Rock The House (1987)

COLBIE CAILLAT - Make It Rain All of You (2011) This song is simple but so amazing to me.

Ha ha...I finally got around to changing the theme...THIS IS DOPE!!

LORD TARIQ + PETER GUNZ - Make It Reign Make It Reign (1998) I think this was the last great Hip-Hop duo. I have no idea why they never kept going. Even the song in 2002 that they did was great...but a 2nd album never came out.

This has been one of m favorite songs since 2003 but I'm happy they put it on the album.

I think I like the Piano Version better... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E9xIc3mVHxQ

Yeah, it's easily one of my top 3 favs. Wanya Morris' background vocals add the perfect flava to the mix!

JILL SCOTT - Wondering Why (You Don't Talk To Me) The Original Jill Scott From The Vault: Vol. 1 (200?/2011) I love this joint. There's notes that Wanya Morris from Boyz II Men was in the studio that day and just decided to lay down some background vocals...lol. I think they are the flava the song needed to fill it out.

That was my favorite design the board has ever had! I think I referenced it when the forum got it's latest upgrade. Man, life was so much simpler back then. :)

Fuq, your post was dope! I think I agree with everything you said. I don't have the time to post something as dope as that. All I can say is that what is popular is not Hip-Hop. It has nothing to do with Hip-Hop culture and it isn't even created on a foundation of Hip-Hop. I remember when it was exciting, important, and uplifting to be a fan of Hip-Hop. It was a movement and it was on the radio. Today is a joke. Voices are wack, deliveries are lazy. Production is either overdone or underdone and sounds awful either way. Artists are immature, ignorant, selfish fools. The music sucks. I peeped the Jay-Z/Kanye project and I think I liked about 7 of the beats. I didn't hear the full songs so I wasn't able to hear the songs. I kind of have the feeling that Jay-Z will be alright and that Kanye is probably less than good. If I find it for the right price, I may pick it up (y'all know I like CDs and not downloads...though I get downloads of stuff I don't care about that much). Turntable, in all fairness, I can see where you get that view of KRS-One. I think it's a matter of perspective though rather than absolute truth. I think he is consistent and that most of his new music is just as good as his old music. It's just that he's not getting his videos aired on Yo! MTV Raps to get success. I don't see him as paranoid...what does have to worry about when it comes to the lack of skills of the current kids? Is Drake or Lil' Wayne really a threat to his lyrical thrown? Heck 2 the Nizzo!! I relate to some of his actions in the sense that some people think what is popular is good. It's not. Some people think it's Hip-Hop. It's not. I am simply not okay with the fact that people think that idiots like Lil' Wayne represent Hip-Hop simply because they are not of Hip-Hop and don't know the difference between Hip-Hop music and rap...and commercial rap at that. What's wrong with calling garbage music "garbage music."

Jill's cover of "Lovely Day" produced by DJ Jazzy Jeff

It's hard for me to believe that K. Smith is going to be involved in FP's final project. He's wack and FP doesn't let such nonsense on his albums. Hence none of Project Pat's 4 songs making it to Lost + Found. Don't get me wrong, I'd like to hear them, but now on FP's album. Jaden has had a hit with Justin Bieber and Willow has had a hit and some other videos. If FP really thought K. Smith was doing the right thing, he would be pushed out there and have SOMETHING by now. I don't mean to be negative, but K. Smith is wack. He's common and comes across as uneducated. Maybe if he takes himself seriously as a young man and an artist AND makes quality music, he'll get the push. I haven't listened to a K. Smith song in a year or 2 and I don't care ever again. Real talk.

He usually doesn't announce music until his a few months away from releasing the album. Lost + Found was made up of about 2 years of work. I'm not worried about getting a confirmation from him anytime soon. I'm happy with what we already know.

I was sure Jazzy and ATOJ were all over it. That's why I'm hyped to pick it up...but based on that preview (I haven't tired to find anymore music from it), it didn't sound as good as her other stuff. That's commercial doesn't let you hear much though. I'm picking the album up on my lunch break tomorrow!

Album Review: Jill Scott - 'From the Vault. Vol. 1' Unlocking Greatness ... About.com Rating 4.5 Star Rating By Mark Edward Nero, About.com Guide Just a little over two and a half months after Jill Scott released her fourth studio album, The Light of the Sun, she's back with another project, The Original Jill Scott: from the Vault, Vol. 1, which comes out in the U.S. on Aug. 30, 2011. But unlike Light of the Sun, which was released through Warner Bros. Records, The Vault is a compilation of leftover, years-old material that had been held onto by her previous label, Hidden Beach Recordings. The ironic thing is that the older songs, on the whole, are actually superior to the newer, supposedly fresher material on Light. Quality & Depth Earlier in 2011, when Jill Scott and Hidden Beach reached an agreement to let her out of her contract and move over to Warner Bros., one of the stipulations was that the Beach retain the right to release some of the material Jill recorded but never released during her decade-long run on the label. And although it's not unusual for a label to put out a best-of or greatest hits package of an artist's work once they leave a label, what's unusual about The Vault is the quality and depth of the material. Each of the 11 tracks (14 on the deluxe version) are completely original recordings, and only one, the remake of the Bill Withers classic, "Lovely Day," is a remake. Anyone expecting this to be a collection of half-finished or unremarkable tracks that should have been left unreleased is in for a pleasant surprise. The Vault is at least the equal of -- and perhaps even superior to -- her last two studio albums. Highlights include "Running Away," a 12-minute suite that has the sound and feel of an in-studio jam session; "I Don't Know (Gotta Have You)," an ode to animal magnetism; the dancehall reggae-influenced "Love to Love;" and the aforementioned "Lovely Day," which manages to put an updated spin on the classic without having to completely reinvent it. Talent, Charm & Creativity The most impressive thing about The Vault is that unlike it's predecessor, The Light of the Sun, it's an album that's consistently good all the way good, from top to bottom. Hidden Beach managed to find the right mix of songs for this project and put them in the proper order. And instead of spreading herself thin creatively and being all over the map sonicly, this album sticks to what she does best: sing R&B and Soul music. There's no shoehorning of Jill's vocals into an ill-fitting music track, here: in other words, no hip-hop tracks or rap verses. In fact, there's no guest vocalists of any kind, and very little of her trademark spoken word poetry gets time to shine. It's basically just a woman and her microphone, getting it done in the recording booth. Although these songs might technically qualify as musical leftovers, by no means do they sound old or outdated; most sound like they could have been recorded last month, or even last week. It remains to be seen if Hidden Beach still has enough leftover material for a Vault Vol. 2, but it's doubtful that if so, the quality could be as high as what's found here. So if this is to be Jill Scott's swan song for her old label, it fittingly displays all the talent, charm and creativity that helped propel her to stardom. The samples on the commercial aren't nearly as good her early work but this still look pretty promising. The the review is a little too hard on her new music though.

JODECI, H-TOWN w/ PRETTY RICKY - Knockin' Your Heels (Remix) ? (2010) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RhvgJ-iM2dw&feature=youtu.be If only Pretty Ricky wasn't on the track...

Ha, it truly is a joy seeing people return to this forum. I haven't punched Lil' Wayne yet...but one day I will.