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BEYONCE - Halo I Am...Sasha Fierce (2008) Still trying 2 figure out what made Beyonce think this album was a good idea....

Congratz!! It's amazing how unattractive marriage used 2 look at me. Now i found the person I want and they are acting all brand new. I remember telling one of my friends "Man, this was gonna be the year we make things official, i propose, etc and my friends reply was 'Well, things may not be that way right now, but there's no need 2 scrap those plans. Love is an amazing thing. It seems like it was time for u and i admire that. I'm happy for u, man!

I watched the movie for the 1st time since December. It was even more tough this time around because of everything i've dealt with this year and 2 know what was gonna happen. There's so many themes and idea 2 this movie that i feel people overlook because of how simply it's all written. The Special Features aren't much. The Deleted Scenes are pointless. They basically were eventless filler moments that would have barely extended the movie. Most of the other Special Features were good tho.'

Hmmm...i laughed. I just can't tell if i waz laughing with them or at them.

Most likely was House Party they were talking about. House Party is CLASSIC. But i'd still love 2 see JJ+FP do it.

MIIB was okay. It wasn't nearly bad enough that they can't consider doing another one. With the right scripts, the Men In Black movies could go on forever. As long as they have a strong script 2 work with, i think it's a great idea. Bad Boys and Men In Black are the only FP movies that truely deserve sequels. I'm actually hoping they don't do sequels 2 I Am Legend and Hancock.

HEAVY D - No Matter What Vibes (2008)

It's been over a month, let me share a few updates. Her lifestyle choices are still crappy. She's still shaking off blame and pretending she's not a crappy version of herself. We still don't talk for the most part. We ran in2 each other a few weeks ago and things were GOOD. She was flirting, taking pictures, smiling, laughing, etc. She then got jealous that me and one of our mutual friends were just talking. She took back all the positive things she said and made things look just as hopeless. A week later she called me because she saw something she HAD 2 buy me cuz she owed it 2 me. I was polite and told her i already had it (which i did). She had anger in her voice but a few days later, she got a present that i sent her in the mail. It was an incredibly rare and hard 2 find thing that she didn't even think existed. She called me at work in shock thanking me. She said she'd call me sometime. She didn't, which i kinda expected. We ended up being at the same restaurant the other day and even tho' she was with the guy she's been hanging around the most, it upset her that i was with a friend. She unblocked me on AIM for the 1st time in 2 months confirming that she was not dating and 2 see if i was. The convo went alright. Step by step, baby. In other news, i got ALOT of bad news for my job. My passion is low and i'm starting 2 get sick of how badly i'm being treated there. The economy may look crappy, but i think i'm gonna have 2 look around. I also look at all of my friends. So many of them are dealing with health issues, job issues, love life issues. The world all around me seems so awful. I feel good things are in the future. I know it. Let me sow a seed tho.' I know i'm not the only dealing with stuff right now. No matter how big or small your ordeal, let me know what it is so i can pray on it for u.

I've had "Who Is Kel Spencer? The Mixtape" stuck in the CD deck recently.

MARY MARY - What A Friend Thankful (2000)

Nearly a year ago she said she had a Hip-Hop album in her back pocket just waiting 2 be released. I'm wondering how much it's been altered since then. I'm just happy it's coming.

Yo! FP was in the zone. U could see see his emcee swagga drippin' as he was going in and out of the booth. Even if he has no plans for an album right now...something is brewin.'

4TH AVENUE JONES - Do Re Mi No Plan B Part 2 (2002) One of my fav groups...new Ahmad solo album in the works!!

Hmmm....well, 50 Cent gives his usual performance. R. Kelly is mad boring. The beat could be worse...but it's still not that great. R. Kelly needs 2 drop the "R-N-B Thug" thing and just make real music again. Music for people who have some intellegence. His Happy People and U Saved Me album are amazing. His earlier stuff is great. It seems like it's all started going downhill after TP2.com.

Latifah is back!! I think this beat sucks tho'. I like Rhymefest but he is just boring 2 me on this track.

He's just a bit discouraged that the album didn't do 2 well do 2 the fact that the label formally known as Def Jam has been a wreck since Russell left. I love that he still plans on doing song and shows. I don't consider that a retirement at all. But i don't see this as his last fell length album. Commerical Rap is in an embarassing state and the Hip-Hop generation isn't happy that they've been replaced by people like Lil Wayne. Allow me 2 keep the same attitude towards LL's music as i do FP's...this isn't the end.

That was amazing. Hip-Hop at it's most basic. NEW LYRICS!!!! THANX!!!

I'm certainly not gonna listen 2 this on my computer...i gotta get this on CD for the car. It isn't clumping the mixtape with the other music on my computer. Any suggestions on how i can get it there so i can burn it?

DARYL HALL + JOHN OATES - I'll Be Around Our Kind of Soul (2004)

In the new XXL they said Detox isn't coming out. I'm not sure how much of that is a joke.

Thanx for posting...but am i the only person who thinks that it wasn't very professional or necessary 2 bring up old stuff like that?!

Yeah, i'm craving something new right about now.

Any news on the direction of the album? Is he leaning back towards real Hip-Hop and real lyrics...or just more gimmicks and commercial crap? The pic is definitely weird. I'm glad 2 see the blond hair gone tho'...that was so 1998..ha ha.

Ehhh....didn't really find this funny at all other than the "I don't know what this movie is about!!" and the random King Kong line.

Hey Y'all, I owe u an explanation. I want 2 try and keep things kinda vague as there are some really personal and really WRONG things that have been done around me and 2 me. Obviously, for me 2 not be around the board and 2 post some of the things i've put in the Prayer + Support Circle post, some stuff is up. Here's my story (a very short and vague version)... In December, i was prepping for 2009 2 be my best year ever. Not in an over the top kinda way. I was just sick of some of the stagnate lifestyle and procrastination that having a full time job and some setbacks in life had me living. I desided that even tho' i'm in decent shape and eat pretty good, it was time 2 take those areas 2 the next level (working out more often and eating even better). I desided that i would not let my fulltime job and exhaustion keep me from hardly making it 2 church. My money has been right for awhile and the timing was finally right 2 get my own house. I also wanted 2 get things either under control at work or change jobs. Lastly, after a bumpy but good relationship with a certain girl for 3 years, i wanted 2 finally make things official with her. I reached an incredible level of forgiveness and fell totally in love with her 2 the point that i didn't want 2 lose her...i want 2 marry her. I was on cloud 9. Y'all have no idea. Life was set. This was the year. It literally fell apart New Year's Evening. My top priority this year was the girl in my life. Afterall, i just said i wanted 2 marry her. She didn't get my text about New Year's Eve and made plan 2 hang out with other people. She did come 2 the party i was at for a lil' bit but it ended up with us fighting becuz she wouldn't spend the rest of the night with me. From there it all went downhill. I found out she was talking 2 a certain person from her past who used 2 be one of my best friends who she had no right talking 2...and shouldnt' have even wanted 2 talk 2. She started ignoring her health condition and started staying out late and started drinking often. She started surrounding herself with new and old people that for the most part shouldn't be in her life. She went back 2 having anger and attitude issues, started cussing up a storm and openly saying how she is totally okay with how selfish she is. She's lied 2 be about a few things and has totally seperated herself from me. She's verbally gone off on me on the phone for no reason for HOURS as i just sit there and take it. She's made zero time for me. We don't talk at all. On top of that, things have been rough at work. My job has been on the line due 2 some lackluster numbers and certain projects i've struggled 2 get behind. The shock of the issue with this girl has kept me VERY unmotivated at work. I was so upset for awhile that i couldn't eat, sleep, or keep myself composed. That destoryed eating better and working out. I have managed 2 get in2 church every weekend which is awesome but looking for a house hasn't really happened due 2 work at lack of motivation. 2 months later...here i am. My days are filled with me waking up very early all the time. I usually watch about 2 hours worth of spiritual stuff and pastors on TV each day. 80% of the music i listen 2 is Gospel and Christian. I read alot of stuff. I spend nearly all of my day in a continuous prayer. Sometimes i need 2 take a Tylonol PM just so i can sleep better at night. I usually fall asleep on the sofa downstairs watching TV so my mind isn't on stuff. But from there, when i wake up 2 sleep in my bed, it's 50/50. Sometimes i go 2 sleep, sometimes i don't. When i do wake up, usually the pain of reality hits me so hard that unless i'm exhausted, i can't sleep. I have been working out which feels good and shows. I've been eating better but not healthier than what i already eat. I've lost so much weight that i'm at 135...but now it feels good and looks right. A few week ago i looked like i waz gonna die. I have made some headway at work. My job seems more secure tho' i still have a ways 2 go and i have 2 figure out if it's the place that i should be or if i need 2 look at other things. I'm gonna start house shopping soon. I don't really have any idea of what i'm doing but i'll be okay. The thing that sucks that i planned on having this girl in my life and wanted her help and 2 get her opinion on the place since she could be living there one day. I do have faith that she will come around, even tho' things look hopeless in the natual. I just hope that she doesn't make any big mistakes or extreem decisions in the meantime. She's not ready for a relationship but she's been hanging out with some guy who doesn't impress me much at all. Her behavior disgusts me. As long as i feel it in my heart 2 hold on, i will. If i feel i need 2 let go, i will. I know that God puts promises in our hearts for a reason and that He says He will bring us our heart's desire. I know that he's a God of suddenlies who can turn situations around in the blink of an eye. I know that nothing is 2 hard for him and that when there seems 2 be no way, He can make a way. All things are possible in Christ. I know He can change us and change our hearts, allow or even provide circumstances 2 change us. Miracles are possible. I appriciate everyones' prayer. The truth is, as a man, i feel better, stronger, and cleaner than EVER. It's just that the pain and uncertainty have gripped my life 2 an all time low. I will be back y'all. It's just that right now with the way life is, my priorities are shifted. I miss being here. I miss alot of things. Better dayz are on the way.