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I wanna know who the idiot is who will vote him as a beatboxer. :rofl:

This will most likely turn in2 a new album...some how, some way. Tim, u need 2 let Jeff know we want this set released as a concert album and dvd.

Ha ha!! This guy just comes up with new ways 2 show us how stupid he is... --------------------------------------------- 50 Cent 'Don't Like Alicia Keys No More' By MELISSA CASTELLANOS, CBS News Posted: 2008-04-18 16:54:22 Filed Under: Music News (April 18) - When it comes to "Gangsta rap" 50 Cent doesn't play around. He's not happy about comments Alicia Keys was quoted as making in a recent interview with Blender, even though the R&B songstress later said the quotes were "misrepresented" by the magazine. Alicias Blender Mix-Up In an interview for the May issue of Blender, Alicia Keys talked about the AK-47 pendant she wears around her neck "to symbolize strength, power and killing 'em dead" and is quoted as saying that "'Gangsta rap' was a ploy to convince black people to kill each other." The singer also said the Tupac Shakur and Notorious B.I.G. feud was fueled "by the government and the media, to stop another great black leader from existing." She released a statement on April 15, saying her comments were "misrepresented" and that she isn't a "conspiracy theorist" or "a racist." Keys has been reading a number of autobiographies by those involved in the Black Panther movement and that she plans to write more political songs. She explained that if the late Black Panther Huey Newton, above, "had the outlets our musicians have today, it'd be global. I have to figure out a way to do it myself." "'Gangsta rap' was a ploy to convince black people to kill each other," Keys was quoted as saying. "'Gangsta rap' didn't exist." According to the Associated Press, Keys issued a statement later saying that her comments were "misrepresented" and that she isn't a "conspiracy theorist" or "a racist." "We stand by our story," Blender spokeswoman Kate Cafaro told The Associated Press on Tuesday. Regardless of Keys' explanation, 50 Cent wasn't too thrilled with the comment. "I don't like Alicia Keys no more though … the same reason why I said that I don't like Oprah Winfrey," 50 Cent toldThe Showbuzz. "I'm prejudice(d). I don't like people who don't like me. If you don't like the content that I write because of my experiences; I am being who I am when I am writing it. I fall into that 'label' as far as you considering artists creating 'Gangsta music,' we fall into that. "If she don't like that, (then) I don't like that classical music s--- she be doing. At some point she's playing some s--- that don't relate to me. … We listen to it and try to figure out why people actually enjoy it. I am trying to enjoy it. That statement changes my perception of Alicia Keys totally. But the magazine is standing behind it, which means they probably have a tape of her in conversation saying it. It's just not really a bright comment anyway." A multiplatinum artist ("Get Rich or Die Tryin" and "The Massacre") and business mogul, 50 Cent made a fortune from using rap to share his story of growing up hustling in the streets since the age of twelve. He believes that hip-hop as an art form is often misjudged. "I think hip-hop is so competitive, that the competitive nature, the art form makes it a competition," 50 Cent said. "I don't think that a lot of people who judge hip-hop actually enjoy it as an art form. They aren't into it enough to understand what they are listening to and they just hear disrespectful lyrics going back and forth and just say 'oh they're fighting' … so it's got to be negative if it's fighting. To just make reference to what hip-hop was from the very beginning was just two artists battling. Battling turned into beefing after Biggie and Tupac passed because unfortunately that turned into real incidents in the street." 50 Cent, who knows this way of life firsthand, said his mother (who was a cocaine dealer) was killed when he was 8 years old. "Those things happen in that kind of lifestyle," he said. 50 Cent said that his "reference of nice things died with her." His grandparents, who took him in, had nine children, which meant finances were strained and times were tough. Although 50 Cent was successful, Columbia Records let him go after he was shot 9 times on May 24, 2000. The rapper was in his car outside of his grandmother's house in South Jamaica, Queens when a gunman pulled up and shot him at close range while he was sitting in the car. He was shot in the hands, legs, chest, hip and left cheek. He managed to redeem himself in the music biz once he healed and stopped hustling. He may be scarred, but he seems unscathed by the incident today. "When you get shot, you just get up and go back to doing what you were doing and music was what I was doing," 50 Cent said.

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HA HA HA HA HA HA!!!! I had no idea rednecks and Vanilla Ice parodies could bring so my joy 2 my life...ha ha. That is hilarious!! Thanx 4 sharing. I will say that i don't care 2 see winter for a very long time tho.' And this video makes me never wanna see it again.

I have 2 Lyrics Born albums that i like but don't listen 2 often. I'll check this out...and probably pop in the neglected albums.

Respect. He seemed kinda akward about it tho.' I'm wondering if that was written for him or if he did that on his own. I love that some of the crowd clapped when JJ+FP was mentioned.

I'll be seeing Hancock, The Dark Knight, X-Files, Iron Man, Incredible Hulk, The Happening, The Love Guru, Hell Boy 2 and that Adam Sandler flick. When i voted for the movies i was gonna see, i was disapointed to see Hancock at number 4 with only 2% of the votes.

Yeah, the whole album will grow on u...except for that Scott Storch/Young Jeezy mess. She can even keep u listening over average beats.

That is hilarious. Thanx 4 sharing. I"ll be going back 2 this 2 brighten my day.

I love that they are shining light on this. Definitely good support. Even tho' there is nothing new in this article that we haven't heard in the last few months, i just got hyped reading it. And that pic they used is my favorite modern JJ+FP pic.

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It's not for the youth...it's for people. Real artists make music for people...not kids, not adults...they just make it. FP isn't catering 2 pre-teens or anything like that. Just because alot of the people supporting what breaks in2 the mainstream are ignorant youth doesn't mean LL is making music for ignorant youth. And kids aren't buying the music...they are downloading it. Mostly the 20-plus crowd are the ones going out their and buying CDs/albums. I see u trying 2 make some point but i can't say that i agree with it. That's just the way it is. And there is no "weak compairson" that i made. U comparing Kid N' Play to 50 Cent was ridiculous. My Rock The House/Lost + Found comparison was putting yours in perspective. If u are think mine was weak, u are totally missing the point about your own. U saying that "Hip-Hop" is for "urban youth (for face value, that's what they want u 2 think...which is total BS) and not for so called "suburban middle-agers" makes just about as much sense as me saying that Hip-Hop (an American culture and music style that is now worldwide), is not for teenagers from overseas. A statement like that probably wouldn't sit well with people who fit that bill and have a true passion for the music.

It's come and gone before.

I just saw this and came 2 the board 2 post it. This is what happens when people who know nothing about Hip-Hop get a place 2 share their opinion. I have no idea who the writer is but it looks like he doesn't know the 1st thing about Hip-Hop. I mean, if Fab Five Freddy wrote this, maybe i'd care. We all know that it's rediculous that FP is on it. I'll never agree with MC Hammer being on it. He showed the entire game how a show should be put on. He waz the hardest working man in Hip-Hop. Rappers wouldn't be endorsing cloths, food, or doing movies if MC Hammer hadn't done it all 1st. I'll also never agree with Marky Mark being on it. His flow, lyrics, and beats (especially the later ones) were right where i like music 2 be. Both of them are my in my personal favs. And why a lot people chuckle when i say this, i like Brian Green's album and Shaq's albums alot. I'm not calling them legends, but i like them and their stuff is 100 times better than anything that's been on the charts in the past decade. I think Puffy sucks, but with everyone who's entered the mainstream scene in the past decade, i can't say he'd be in the top 25. I'm not really a fan of Bubba Sparxxx but he actually had a few singles that i didn't think were 2 bad.

TYRESE - One Alter-Ego (2006) Man, i never did listen 2 this album that deeply...time 2 really get in2 it.

Hip-Hop has grown up. It's nearly 30 years old when it comes 2 getting mainstream success. It isn't gonna stay in the same place. Commerical rap holds itself at a low standard that young kids who don't know any better will embrace. Commercial rap isn't going anywhere. Lil' Wayne's music isn't any different now then it waz when he started. FP's has. Sure, he's the same person, keeps his rhymes respectable, and still laces his stuff with comedy...but Rock The House was on one level and Lost + Found is on another. That's growth...that's progression. Commercial rap is always gonna be stuck in the same place. The trends may change, but i'll always be mindless, passion-lacking garbage. You are talking all this mess like Hip-Hop isn't for older people and that only adds to what i say when i talk about the younger generation not knowing what good actually is. Why don't u hit up FP, Chuck D, LL and tell them they need 2 hang up the mic cuz they are 2 old. Ridiculous. That faces are the same when it comes 2 Hip-Hop. Not many new faces have entered the scene in the past decade. The game has just changed. Dope artists adjust from selling 10 million albums to going gold. They go from working with big name producers to becoming the producer themselves...or working with a very small circle of producers. They go from having videos on MTV to having them on the internet. Hip-Hop is alive and well and more than half of the people keeping it alive when it comes 2 music are the people who were holding it down in the 80's and 90's. This new stuff is not Hip-Hop. It's not strengthening the culture or bringing the culture 2 the masses. What 50 Cent does, is totally disconnect from the movement. Losers like Lil' Jon can keep doing what they're doing. What i'm missing is when dope artists got mainstream success and good music got radio play. U can be content with commercial Rap eclipsing real Hip-Hop music on the charts all u want...but i'm always gonna fight for good music....for real music. That's what deserves 2 be played and succesful. Time 2 listen 2 "Lost + Found."

I'm really sorry 2 hear that. The people who have known me for awhile on this board know i'm real sensitive 2 that kinda thing so i'm feeling 4 u right now. Just be proud that u gave your dog the love and attention u did. So many pets out there are neglected. And like Julie said, be thankful your dog didn't have 2 really suffer.

Thanx 4 this. I can't wait 2 give it a listen. I can't say that i'm a big fan of the solo projects...or even that i like OutKast half as much as i did back in the mid-90's, but i respect what they do and always keep an open ear. I love that there's some political and world stuff on the album. It's about time some of that get released so that people who control the charts hear some substance. ...but why is it that emcees and rappers always get MJB when they do a "monumental" song? ha ha. I guess if they are gonna work with talent of that caliber they wanna put their best foot forward.

Ha, i love this song. I think i made a post about this guy months ago. I haven't heard any other song and was checking for an album but with no luck of finding one. I love this joint. THIS is just like when Hip-Hop had a fun side 2 it.

But Aj, thats exactly where you go wrong with yuour argumentation. About 90 procent (Cant fron on dissing Soulja Boy and them. There is nothing like Skills left.) of the artists you are dissing (Nelly, Ja Rule, UGK (Them anyway)..even Lil Wayne,lol, to name a few) do just what you say here. You just dont take the time to listen to all theyr stuff. I can name you a big load of songs where they show diffrent sides (I would even send you some of them). Not saying I like them all, just saying you doing them wrong. I get what u are saying...and i DO listen 2 everything. I'll give anything a chance. I'm not listening 2 Ja-Rule albums from start 2 finish and then dissing him, but i preview new music at FYE all the time. I actually own all of Nelly's albums. This one girl i was talking 2 like him...so i bought all of his albums for like 75 cents a piece on half.com so that i could make a mixtape of all of the songs i could bare...ha ha. So in some cases, i actually have peeped entire albums. U could say that only previewing an album dosen't give u proper perspective of an album, which is true. But 99% of the Hip-Hop albums that chart, leaving u thinking "if i've heard 1, i've heard them all" after ever few seconds.

I've only had the album for 3 days...and the more i listen 2 it, the more i like it. I get something new out of the lyrics with each listen and come 2 grips with the consistant sound of the production. It's probably still her weakest in my opinion...just not as weak as a thought. There are hiccups in between the greatness.

Listen 2 Kid's music on his myspace...u are saying 50 Cent has the intellect and capability 2 take on a vet who makes real music? U are comparing a modern fake-thug commercial rapper 2 an 80's and 90's Hip-Hop duo who did their thing at a time where Hip-Hop was fun. Your comparison makes no sense. I'm not telling anyone what 2 listen 2...but i will stand up and tear apart unoriginal commerical rap and educate those who think that it accurately represents Hip-Hop music and culture. Calling someone like 50 Cent "Hip-Hop" is a foolish mistake in which i'm gonna keep that stain off of Hip-Hop's name. Everyone is entitled 2 their own opinion of what they like an don't like. And the immature comment was tied to the word temper. U flipped out and i waz talking about the post. I don't know u and wouldn't call u an immature person. But that reply was all immature drama and no dignity. After so many years of true Hip-Hop heads, many who have left the board after a season, it's hard for me 2 take all the people who have joined the board in the past year or 2 who openly praise watered down rap music and have no idea how much higher their standards 2 be. They are blind 2 how good music can be cuz they don't see past the charts. And Pete Rock liking Jim Jones isn't any different from LL working with 50 Cent. It's annoying when legends support the new generation who is quickly ruining the game that they themselves took years 2 build up...and will take years 2 re-build. It happens alot. I can't explain it but that's the way it is. Maybe they think they can school them or steer them in the right direction, but i could never see the vets thinking ANY of these new school rappers being worthy of crown they have been wearing for years. It's like Hip-Hop babysitting.

Listen 2 Kid's music on his myspace...u are saying 50 Cent has the intellect and capability 2 take on a vet who makes real music? U are comparing a modern fake-thug commercial rapper 2 an 80's and 90's Hip-Hop duo who did their thing at a time where Hip-Hop was fun. Your comparison makes no sense. I'm not telling anyone what 2 listen 2...but i will stand up and tear apart unoriginal commerical rap and educate those who think that it accurately represents Hip-Hop music and culture. Calling someone like 50 Cent "Hip-Hop" is a foolish mistake in which i'm gonna keep that stain off of Hip-Hop's name. Everyone is entitled 2 their own opinion of what they like an don't like. And the immature comment was tied to the word temper. U flipped out and i waz talking about the post. I don't know u and wouldn't call u an immature person. But that reply was all immature drama and no dignity. After so many years of true Hip-Hop heads, many who have left the board after a season, it's hard for me 2 take all the people who have joined the board in the past year or 2 who openly praise watered down rap music and have no idea how much higher their standards 2 be. They are blind 2 how good music can be cuz they don't see past the charts. And Pete Rock liking Jim Jones isn't any different from LL working with 50 Cent. It's annoying when legends support the new generation who is quickly ruining the game that they themselves took years 2 build up...and will take years 2 re-build. It happens alot. I can't explain it but that's the way it is. Maybe they think they can school them or steer them in the right direction, but i could never see the vets thinking ANY of these new school rappers being worthy of crown they have been wearing for years. It's like Hip-Hop babysitting.

Screw Elvis! Even after all these years...it'll always be Fresh Prince for me. Will Smith seems like a brand 2 me. Fresh Prince seems like the man himself. Beyond Hip-Hop...it just seems like the name fits him when u see him surrounded by his peers in the entertainment industry. His personality, his charm, his comedy, his free spirit, his antics....it's all FP 2 me.