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From AOL's Boombox... ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bone Thugs-N-Harmony Preview Reunion Album in New York Posted Oct 29th 2009 11:15AM by Steven J. HorowitzComments [12]Print | Email More Almost 10 years after the release of their last album with the original lineup, Bone Thugs-N-Harmony is back in full effect. Last night, the group assembled members of the media to get a sneak taste of their upcoming reunion album 'Uni 5: The World's Enemy' at Legacy Studios in New York City. With Bizzy Bone missing in action, Layzie Bone, Krayzie Bone, Flesh-N-Bone and Wish Bone stood behind an engineering board in front of their seated audience and played 13 of the 67 tracks recorded for their comeback album, puffing blunts and swigging Heinekens while their freshly minted tracks boomed through the studio speakers. And after a string of setbacks that included Flesh-N-Bone's incarceration, group acrimony and label feuds, the Cleveland-based group is back like they never left. The album hinges on the classic singsong, rapid-fire style that first put them on the map, with tracks like the inspirational 'See Me Shine,' cautionary street tale 'Gangsta's Glory' and knocking 'Determination' capturing the same sound and spirit that fans have come to love from the quintet. But with the old comes the new, and the group played a few cuts that employ a crisp style that they call "universe." "Instead of doing 16 bars," explained Layzie Bone, "we share a 16." Their newly hatched style makes for some of the album's tightest cuts, with the sunny 'Universe' beaming with each member completing each other's melodies, swirling into a creamy blend of vocal harmonies that flow on top of searing trumpets and glossy keys. The sinister 'Let Ya Self Go' rounded out the session with the group flowing over a delicate chipmunk vocal sample, with shady synths brooding under their densely layered vocals. The group fielded a few questions from attendees, explaining that it's taken them years to find the right label situation before they ended up inking a deal with Warner Bros. "Interscope wasn't showing us any keen interest at all," said Krayzie Bone. "They was tryin' to retire us," added Layzie Bone. After over 18 years in the game, Bone Thugs-N-Harmony is far from calling it quits. With a tentative release date set for December 22, Uni 5: The World's Enemy could include some of their sharpest, most realized tracks to date. In the meantime, the group is holding listening sessions dubbed "Think Tanks" for fans to get feedback on their new fare, giving them a good idea of what to include on the final tracklist of the new album. But based on what we heard, Bone Thugs-N-Harmony is back, flows as tight as ever and ready to get the respect they deserve.

I think Sonnenfeld would be a very important part to the look and feel of the movie. He has a one-of-a-kind vibe that would need to be a part of another MIB movie. That's like asking to franchise to be taken over have someone like Tim Burton did the 1st 2 movies...love him or hate him, the movie would be different with another director starting what was already established.

What's your source? Every interview I've watched and article I've read said how happy MJ was to be working and on stage. Watching all of this footage speaks for itself. If he hated it, it would have shown. You could tell he was having the time of his life. You can't fake that over 3 months of video taping that he only intended for his own personal collection.

Ths better happen...with all of the original people behind the 1st 2 movies. And they need to push for a stronger script than the 2nd one. I'm excited for this. Other than this and the next Bad Boys movie, I have little interest in FP's movies.

There's nothing about the movie to spoil. It was great. It's 90% footage of performances. MJ was in his prime in this footage and it's unfortunate that no one was aware...especially the millions of fans who loved him again after the news of his passing. His dancing was lightning sharp. His voice was as amazing as ever. To see him instruct and interact with this people was amazing. He handled everything so simply and humbly, yet comes off as a total genious. As he speaks, you can see that his is a master at what he does and that he has a vision for every moment of the show. Because it is compiled of rehearsal footage, there are moments where he isn't singing at 100% or let's lines go, or doesn't quite dance at 100% but that doesn't happen too often...especially after the movie gets going. The people that are apart of the show are truely amazing. He literally was surrounded by the best of the best. His lead guitarist was stunning. The visuals created for the show were brilliant. It's very interesting how so much of the show reinvented classic MJ material that previous performances and music videos set as the standard. He truely did reinvent classic material instead of just doing the same thing he had done in the past...yet kept enough classic material the same to keep it MJ brand. To hear 30 years (plus) of material that I grew up being presented this way made it all feel new again for 2009. During alot fo the rehearsal footage, you forget that it's just a rehearsal. You are only reminded when you don't hear an audience, or notice that they aren't in costume. If u are and MJ fan, you will love this. If not, you will probably appricate the movie for what it is.

Can love and hate exist at the same time? Ha ha...this is hilarious. This is not my cup of tea but these guys are talented...ha ha. I just posted a live video of this on my Facebook.

I actually didn't see it today. Work kept me busy all day and I didn't wanna see a late-showing while exhasted. I'll be seeing tomorrow for sure. Can't wait.

HA HA HA!!!!

I love Rihanna. Here 1st 2 albums were very good in my opinion. I liked the 3rd one as well but I hated that she was stepping away from her dancehall roots and was being marketed as a pop star which turned her into one. Her style and hair has gotten weird and I'm craving the vibe her earlier stuff had. I saw the pix last week. The fairest thing I can say is ..."interesting."

Am I the only one who feels akward reading posts of when fans get rid of JJ+FP stuff?

MICHAEL JACKSON - This Is It This Is It (2009) Seeing this 2nite after work!!

MICHAEL JACKSON - She's Out of My Life (Demo) This Is It (1979/2009) They could have just called this the acoustic version. It's amazing! Of the 6 unreleased tracks, this is my fav!

It comes out tomorrow!!! Who is hyped?!?! I know I am. Post your reviews here after you've seen it. Just to get things started, here's an article AOL posted... Michael Jackson Proves He's Still King With 'This Is It' October 23, 2009 | By: Thomas DiChiaraComments (187) PRINT EMAIL MORE There's a reason Michael Jackson is, was and forever will be known as the King of Pop. And, judging by early reactions to a sneak peek at Jackson's eagerly anticipated concert-rehearsal documentary 'This Is It,' that reason will be on full, moon-walking display when the film hits theaters across the globe for a limited two-week run on Oct. 28. This week, critics were treated to 12 minutes of footage from the top-secret doc that shows MJ rigorously preparing for a comeback concert series entitled 'This Is It,' which was to have kicked off at London's O2 Arena a mere two weeks after the pop star's death. And those 12 minutes were all it took to get critics psyched out of their minds. According to The New York Daily News, the brief glimpse "shows the King of Pop in regal form, mapping out dance moves while confidently singing his classic songs," and depicts two song-and-dance numbers that "firmly establish Jackson as a performer still in control of his talents in the last days of his life." The numbers depicted are the 1983 ballad 'Human Nature,' in which Jackson employs, in the words of the Daily News, "his falsetto vocal with the sweet grace of his youth," and an up-tempo rendition of 1987's 'The Way You Make Me Feel,' a flashy number set against a backdrop of the New York City skyline and featuring Jackson utilizing such iconic MJ moves as the finger-snap and his patented twirl. Ticket presales for 'This Is It' have dominated online retailers such as Fandango and Moviefone for weeks now -- already more than recouping Sony the $60 million it paid for rights to the film. With insiders predicting that the film could gross $250 million worldwide in its first five days, there's not doubt 'This Is It' will be big. The only question is: How big? Call us crazy, but we're going to go with ... gargantuan.

"Don't download / go out and buy the..."...DVD.

In all my years of digging I've never seen a promo with any additional songs. I'll rededicate myself to this just incase.

98 DEGREES - Why Are We Stil Friends? The Collection (2002) I've always loved this song. They should get things back together since Jive isn't pushing for Nick's newest album to come out (due nearly a year ago).

What a trip down memory lane! This brings back good feelings.

Man, I remember some of these articles at the time they were out and the 1996 one u sent me a couple years ago. I'm totally in BWS mode right now. What a great time. Hip-Hop had been taking hits commercially for a few years but alot of artists back then at least had some talent and/or dope beats under them. FP's spark was being rekindled. What a great time. I remember ordering that Special Edition of BWS like 4 or 5 times before they stopped sending me the regular album because the version with those other tracks doesn't exist. Isn't it time for a Big Willie Style double disc platnium edition featuring a bonus disc with remixes, unreleased tracks, and a DVD featuring videos, interviews, and performances from that era?

There's a video online somewhere (maybe YouTube).

AOL's Boombox had this article based on T-Boz's interview on Monique's show. This proves TLC was the thugs of the industry. Ha ha...they kick Puffy out of meetings in his heyday. --------------------------------------------------- TLC Member T-Boz Reveals Holding Clive Davis at Gunpoint Posted Oct 22nd 2009 5:45PM by Latifah MuhammadComments [51]Print | Email More Back in the 1990s, TLC became the top-selling girl group of all time, so they had some power. So much power, in fact, that once when the group didn't get money owed them by their record label, they held storied record executive Clive Davis at gunpoint. Tionne "T-Boz" Watkins recently hit up comedian Monique's late night show to spill the beans behind this moment in TLC's colorful history. "TLC had generated, on 'Crazy Sexy Cool,' $75 million and they gave us $50,000 a piece," Watkins said. "I was like, what the hell? So, of course, Lisa ['Left Eye' Lopes] was the ringleader, like, 'We need to go get our money. I need to know where my money is at!'" "We had the limo driver, he was the getaway car," Watkins continued. "So we went up there, and Puffy was the one that snitched us out because we kicked him out of the meeting. It was rude -- we interrupted Puffy's meeting. We were getting sick and sweating, and we were really working hard for [the] money and we wanted to know who the hell had our check. [LaFace Records head] L.A. [Reid] said [then-Arista chief] Clive had it, [so] that's where we went." In the end, the girls prevailed and, lucky for them, weren't arrested for their stickup. "They did give us some money, but they still took it back and recouped it, but it's all good," she explained. "You live and learn in the business." Since the 2002 death of Lopes, the group famous for hits like 'Waterfalls' and 'No Scrubs' has maintained a low profile. Last weekend, T-Boz and fellow surviving member Rozonda "Chilli" Thomas performed their first concert in seven years at the Justin Timberlake and Friends charity event in Las Vegas. T-Boz and Chilli are currently prepping an upcoming tour.

Is anyone intersted in taking this further? Seriously. My online time these days is very limited. I don't know where to to and what to do. I'm willing to do stuff but I need some input. And at the same time, if someone has an idea, why don't they do it themselves? I just don't feel that the board is really commited to this anymore.

FP's entrance bit is HILARIOUS!!

I doubt it was that girl. She didn't seem 2 be a big fan of his music and movies in the sense that whatever she said about him was pretty general. I think she genuinly loves FP but that she's amping up the character for TV. She doesn't look like she could have much of a dark side. Loretta in the song sounded 2 have that crazy dark side.

I rather see him do something good instead of just anything.

FP has been getting in2 some weird stuff this year....first Lady Ga Ga...now soaps...ha ha.