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Very cool. The animated series on BET sounds awesome. The other stuff sounds alright 2. The only thing i'm hesitant about is the Hitch series. Maybe if the movie didn't exist, it would be a good idea.

Usher is apparently delaying his new album. The album waz supposed 2 drop next month (even tho' no real single has bee released) and waz also gonna drop with his new cologne. The reason is apparently due to "family" issues. Of course he just married that older woman that only he likes who is pregnant with his child. The word is that his overcontrolling wife (who replaced his mom as his manager) doesn't want the album coming out...and i guess he's playing along. I got this off the radio 2day...not sure how legit it could be. I can say i waz anxiously awaiting the new album even tho' the song that got leaked 2 radio months ago waz kinda average.

I will kill him with my bare hands.

I'm not giving up hope on the album even with 50 Cent sidekicking him. He seems 2 have a good attitude about the whole thing. I think i'm actually waiting on the album AFTER this one...ha ha.

JENNIFER LOPEZ - Forever Brave (2007)

I knew it'd be up again...just not this quick. I waz going 2 bed earlier and getting 2 work earlier...ha ha. I couldn't get 2 the FP forum cuz i couldn't find a link 2 it (does the revamped version of the site support the board?). I waz about 2 start using the myspace board. I'm glad it's back tho.'

Yeah, there really only needs 2 be one James Blunt.

Ha...totally 80's. I haven't heard Alfonso's stuff in years. Back in the day i considered getting some of his stuff on ebay but desided not 2. Thanx 4 putting that up!!

I doubt the caliber of people voting actually have a respectable history and taste in Hip-Hop. I mean, Beanie Siegel...come on? Sure, some people like him, but who can really consider him one of the best?? It's cool that FP is 2nd on the list, but if Beanie Siegel is at the top and Black Thought isn't anywhere near it...who can really take it seriously? I'd love 2 know who actually voted for Young Gunz on this board...ha ha.

There's a modern classic... USHER - Call Me A Mack (Crazycool Mix) Call Me A Mack (CD Promo) (1993)

Ha ha...i actually like James Blunt...i'm just not always in the mood for his stuff. But i got both of his albums. My dad went thru' a phase in the 90's where his listened 2 country and he actually listened 2 Reba. She's a country music legend in the US. I don't think she's been doing a whole lot of music in the past decade (not that i'm up on country music). I just know her TV show did well.

Cappadonna, u didn't listen to 28 songs between 8:58 and 9:23. Spamming is not only annoying, but it gives us the right 2 take your life. JOHN MAYER - Dreaming With A Broken Heart Continuum (2006)

Ha...i couldn't agree more. Every time i hear that Soulja Boy crap, i wonder if life is worth living. Back 2 the Def Jam topic, i'll just say this. I love Rihanna + Ne-Yo, but would i consider then a "Def Jam" artist...no way. I could easily see them on J Records, Interscope, or Columbia. When i think of Def Jam, i think of LL Cool J, Public Enemy, Slick Rick, EPMD, Def Squad, Onyx, Warren G, DMX, Foxy Brown, Method Man, Redman, etc. That's history, there some classic stuff amoungst those artists. The Roots are good, but they aren't The Roots they used 2 be and they aren't exactly your ideal Def Jam artist. Def Jam is dead...it has been for a few years. With Russell Simmons and LL Cool J, it's gone. Anyone who grew up on 80's or even 90's Hip-Hop will probably agree with this whether they like Jay-Z or not. Def Jam has a certain caliber of artist which is not there anymore. With LL uninspired and trying 2 get off the label (not 2 mention working with 50 Cent), the legacy is gone. LL wouldn't make moves like this unless he really didn't care. Russell scrambled like crazy in 2002 2 keep LL on the label. The words that came out of his mouth were that LL waz the cornerstone of Def Jam and that he'd do anything 2 keep him since other artists had come and gone. LL got a great new record deal after 10 and got rights 2 his entire catelog. Jay-Z might say he respects LL, but by neglecting a legend, he's screwed the label and himself.

VH-1 totally holds it down for Hip-Hop (which is hilarious since they wouldn't touch it until the mid/late 90's). MTV is a joke. It pretty much has nothing 2 do with music anymore. Most of the stuff they air is for unintellegent teens and college students who make Beavis + Butthead look like Masterpiece Theater) and BET has gotten just as bad as the commercial face of Rap. Props 2 VH-1!! I always look forward 2 their Hip-Hop specials. I even watch the specials they put 2gether for artists i don't even like cuz they're usually done so well.

I don't think anyone thinks his album "flopped." We just think it's hilarious that he ran his ignorant mouth so much about being number one, selling the most records, and hyping the whole competition up...and then totally outsold. It makes him look even more like a fool. That's what makes this musical embarassment look even more like a failure.

Wow, that's exactly how u un-rock a crowd.

Yeah, cuz i can't think of anyone who brings it like Kel does...lyrics, flow, intellegence, actually being real in his music, etc.

K. Smith must be behind this.

When i talk about "bringing it," i'm talking about an emcee's relentless disrespect towards another. Where nearly every lyrics makes you laugh or go "ooooh!!" when u hear it the 1st time...like when "The Ripper Strikes Back" came out. I remember how myself and my friends reacted when we heard that song...same with "Hit 'Em Up." Those tracks are just crazy. Those are what i consider perfect modern battle tracks. I love a clever emcee. I just see that trait in rhyming being more relevant in regular songs and music. Not so much in battling. And Jay-Z is no longer the "Reasonable Doubt" Jay-Z. I waz a big fan of Jay-Z before his 1st album dropped and thru' "Reasonable Doubt." The downward spiral started right after that album. Other than 3 or 4 singles, i didn't really like him at all until i heard his most recent album.

Please be a ridiculous rumor.

That's hilarious. Compared 2 all the other commercial rappers, i thought Juelz Santana waz one of the better ones, but still don't bother listening 2 his stuff. I thought the video waz real funny. It stresses how much of a joke these new guys are are, yet take themselves seriously. I would gladly wear Hammer pants in the 2000's and cut lines in my head then act like new school idiots and think i'm the man.

I still can't see it. Maybe i have heard his "battle" stuff and didn't know it waz battle stuff. Cleverness means nothing 2 me...it just sounds like justification 4 being lazy instead of "brining it." Some of u are saying how battling has changed over the years. But i put this ?uestion out there...What about Hip-Hop now is better than anything in the past. Who cares what has changed?? Rap fueds now, whether gimmiks or real ones, they are a joke. They are stupid and boring. LL is from the times of real battles. The change in times only makes him stronger.

I waz gonna say Nick Cannon before i even saw his reply. There's truely isn't anyone else that really fits it. 50 Cent is 2 ignorant, Jay-Z is 2 blingy, Will.I.Am is 2 different, all the dirty south rappers just suck 2 much. Nick Cannon is not only cool with JJ+FP, but he doesn't cuss in his rhymes, he isn't materialistic, he isn't about drugs and guns, and he doesn't degrade women. Nick is funny and has dipped in2 acting just like FP. I could see Timbaland, Pharrell, and Kanye all wanting 2 take a stab at a JJ+FP track but not doing it right...at least not quite right.

I haven't spent alot of time listening 2 Ultimate Victory but it is a good album. Most of the beats can be rated a 7.5 to 8 outta 10. They aren't straight Hip-Hop and they aren't commercial Rap either. I guess u could say it's a good mainstream Hip-Hop sound. I wish the album had more different flavas 2 it...but maybe a few more listens will provide that. Chamillionaire does have a clear flow. Nothing amazing, but light years better than any other rapper from the south. U can hear every word his spits. I think the strongest part is his lyrics and subject matter. He's a smart guy with something 2 say. How many rappers on the charts can u say that about. Props 2 Chamillionaire.