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JOHN REUBEN - Hindsight Hindsight (2002) This is the emcee i wish i could make everyone listen 2...at least his stuff from 2000-2005.

I partly agree. Tra-Knox waz truely talented. I saw them do their thing live and their harmonizing, performing skillz, and overall talent shined thru.' Born To Reign did not flatter their style and sound at all. After all, compare the B2R stuff 2 "I'm Comin'"...they almost sound like a different group. I'd really like 2 hear that song they did for the gospel album. Other than that, we can blame their disappearance on the music industry. R-N-B groups that aren't signed thru' a commerical rapper or cussing like rap stars don't typically get mainstream record label love. I wish they would have kept it 2gether. After all, FP had a rap on one of the songs.

We are talking about Sony here. They raced 2 get FP off Columbia, put 2gether an uninspired Greatest Hits album and insisted on putting movie soundtrack songs on his Hip-Hop albums. Maybe they'll sign FP for a 1-single deal for a Men In Black 3 song...even tho' no movie is in the works.

I understand what u are saying. But when many of us used 2 visit the board and share relevant info, we got out numbered and overlooked by idiotic fools that posted off-topic crap and never even prooved that they respect Will Smith. That place is a joke. I stop by every once in awhile but there's never anything good or any intellegent info. The few that are real fans need 2 come over here becuz they can't be that intellegent if they are content with the topics over there.

My memory may be a bit scratchy but i know that they did a song that waz on a gospel soundtrack or compilation CD. The fellaz went seperate ways a few years ago.

FP gets 20 million for just doing a movie. How can all of these "rappers" be making more than him?? I think they are looking over him since he released no album or becuz they are overshadowing his status as an emcee with the blockbuster movies. --------------------------------------------------------- Jay-Z Tops Forbes Rap 'Kings' List By Christine Kearney,Reuters Posted: 2007-08-17 06:58:43 Filed Under: Celebrity News, Music News NEW YORK (Aug. 17) - Hip-hop star Jay-Z's talent for extending beyond rap to the executive worlds of music, fashion and other businesses has earned him the top spot on Forbes magazine's "Hip-Hop Cash Kings" list. Forbes Thursday said Jay-Z, whose real name is Shawn Carter, raked in $34 million in 2006, the year he released a comeback album "Kingdom Come." But the boyfriend of pop singer Beyonce earned much of that income as chief executive of New York-based Def Jam Recordings, owner of a sports bar franchise and holder of endorsements deals with Budweiser, Hewlett-Packard and General Motors, Forbes said. In March, Jay-Z, 36, sold his Rocawear fashion label for $204 million -- a sum that will again place him high up in the music world's earnings for 2007. Coming in at No. 2 was rapper 50 Cent, a.k.a Curtis Jackson. He earned $32 million from his music and businesses such as a record label, video games and a line of books, the survey said. Diddy -- real name Sean Combs -- came in third. He owns the Sean John clothing label and a cologne that he licensed to Estee Lauder. He also is an MTV television producer. Timbaland, whose real name is Timothy Mosley, was No. 4 with earnings of $21 million from collaborations and running Mosley Music Group. Dr. Dre, a.k.a. Andre Young, grabbed fifth place with $20 million from ventures that include running Aftermath Entertainment, followed by Eminem at No. 6, who brought in $18 million, and Snoop Dogg at No. 7, who earned $17 million. Forbes associate editor Lea Goldman said the hip-hop stars are "masters at branding and cross-promotion" so that "they're still making a killing as the rest of the music industry suffers." "They get that it's not just about selling albums, but about selling a lifestyle," she said. "So they've plowed their earnings into media empires that include their own record labels, clothing lines, restaurants and bars." Grammy award winner Kanye West was No. 8 with $17 million followed by Pharrell Williams, who has his own sneaker and clothing lines, and Scott Storch, a former keyboardist with the Roots turned hip-hop and pop writer and producer. Both also earned $17 million.

2 many ?uestions...this is a new JJ+FP single!! Just be happy. I know i'm hyped...even tho' it's randomly being released after summertime and with a silly cover.

Man, with all the 2Pac fans on this board, nobody has checked this new album yet? I'm telling u, this one's actually good!!

DMC's 1st album wasn't perfect, but i liked alot of it. The love the old school sensibility and multi-flavored vibe. I'm surprised another is coming out so soon. I can't wait. I just hope he doesn't stretch his borders much more than he did on the 1st. Let's remember he pioneered Hip-Hop...so i don't think any of us wanting him 2 stray 2 much from it.

I like that FP's down-2-earth style has impacted so many other celebs. Without that attitude, Beyonce's star may not be shining as bright as it is 2day. After all, B'Day is about as average as an album can be...yet it's dropped hit single after hit single.

TOBYMAC - Hey Now Welcome To Diverse City (2004) This joint always gets my mind back on the right track.

Thanx...i can feel the love. It's much needed.

2PAC + THE OUTLAWZ - Hail Mary (Rock Remix) Nu Mixx Klazzics Vol. 2 (Evolution: Duets + Remixes) (2007)

Definitely an accomplishment. Especially for a this kinda of album with this kinda music. Love it!!

I asking for more support on my most recent request. The numbers in my studio got better...but now they are going back down again. I'm 1 and a half week away from my Digital Conversion being over (which has kept me soooo busy) but one of peers in the business saw that my job is being advertised on Hotjobs. I think my DM is trying 2 get someone in her back pocket 2 replace me if i don't get these numbers up. That crazy thing is, they want me 2 make like $1,000 extra each day to what we made last year. It's insane. In my limited human mind, i know everything will happen 4 the best. The 2 things being either i get the level of success they want and i gain my personal life back with the conversion and new hires....OR they get rid of my and the new job will be better for me. Who knows. It's just driving me crazy becuz everytime i think i can start 2 live again, it gets taken away from me...which is no way 2 live. I'm FINALLY buying a new car this week so it be nice 2 know they'll be no gap in paychecks coming my way...ha ha. So yeah, i'd appriciate prayer support on success or whatever is meant 2 be.

2PAC + DWELE - Starin' Through My Rearview Nu Mixx Klazzics Vol. 2 (Evolutions: Duets + Remixes) (2007)

I noticed that 2. I figured that waz the least of the problems.

THANK U!! Homer started taking most of the spotlight during the mid 90's or so. The dumber half of America seems 2 identify with him more and i think that's why people like myself (and u) stopped watching it regularly. Cuz any true Simpsons fan knows Bart carries most of the weight when it comes 2 the essense of The Simpsons. Don't get me wrong, i love the show. But the early seasons were the best.

So out of no where, Deathrow just dropped a new 2Pac record...Nu Mixx Klazzics Volume 2 (Evolution: Duets And Remixes). Like most fans who followed his music before his passing, i rolled my eyes and 2 myself "that remix album must be awful." However, as someone who simply loves 2Pac's music, his early stuff and solo...and even some of the stuff released a year or 2 after he passed away, i had 2 get it. Reguardless i had 2 pick up this new record even with the pain of how awful the doctored albums have been. However, this time, it's done right. The Nu Mixx Klazzics album that Deathrow put out in 2003 waz pretty bad. 10 trax from his time on Deathrow were remixed with crappy commerical beats that 2Pac would have never considered using. The replaced a Snoop cameo with a verse from wack Deathrow artist Crooked I. It waz a catstrophic embarassment 2 his legacy. I think i liked maybe 2 remixes off that album, which were still no where near as good as the original release. From then, we've seen doctored albums like Loyal To The Game and Pac's Life that basically sucked thru' and thru' due 2 wack production and unrealistic guest artists put on his trax. As many of us gave up on any true 2Pac releases coming out, believe it or not, Deathrow has done a good thing with this remix album...2Pac fans should check it. Here's a breif overview. This album features 12 trax from his time on Deathrow (definitely not the peak of his musical career, but dope none the less). Trax from All Eyez On Me, Makaveli, Gang Releated, Gridlock'd, and Above The Rim are all on here to give it a bit of variety. The guest spots aren't perfect but much better than previous albums. The Outlawz, Kurupt, and Snoop cameos are intact. Added spots are on there from Butch Cassidy and Styles P don't really fit in...but the new cameo with Dwele is amazing. No big names have doctored or remixed the trax but in most cases, they actually did a really good job. Picture Me Rollin', Staring Though My Rearview, Got My Mind Made Up, and Lost Souls are all on the album and tweeked from their original form. On those trax, they have added some to the original production and/or added additonal non-spotlight stealing appearances from other artists. They actually work really well. "Staring Though My Rearview" with Dwele is probably the best track on the whole album. AMAZING!! Keep Goin' (originally titled "Don't Stop" off Tha Dogg Pound's DPG 2002" album), What's Ya Phone #, Hail Mary, Pain, Wanted Dead or Alive, Initiated (originally off Daz' Revendge, Retaliation, and Retribution), How Do You Want It are all on the album in total remix forms. Unlike most of the doctored and remixes we have heard of 2Pac songs done from 2000 and on, these actually fit the song topics and vibe pretty well. If the original versions were graded at an A, most of these are actually at a B (compared to the C's, D's, and F's of Loyal To The Game and Pac's Life). The "Hail Mary" Rock Remix is surprisingly amazing. The errie breakdown and high energy guitar moodswings of the song are ill. I can picture 2Pac rocking this LIVE. The "Wanted Dead or Alive" remix is really good. It kinda sounds like and updated Deathrow sound if they were still on top. "How Do You Want It" isn't 2 bad either. The only track that i'm not feeling much is the remix of "Pain." Overall, i urge all true 2Pac fans 2 check this album. I think most of u will be surprised. I know i waz. This album is almost as good as "Still I Rise" and comparable to Until The End of Time and Better Dayz. This album probably beats them tho' since it isn't a double disc and comes off more solid AND is based off material that 2Pac released or planned on releasing. Lastly, if u are gonna get the album, try 2 get the version released thru' Best Buy. It has 2 bonus remixes. It has an alternate version of "Lost Souls" with the original production but with verses from Daz and M-1 and another remix of "Initiated."

I thought the show waz hilarious. Totally tasteless but hilarious. I can't justify that. I knew what i waz getting in 2 when i planned on watching it so just laughed at most of the jokes for what they were. I definitely don't talk like that, but i still thought alot of it waz funny.

I waz actually thinkin' this. Every rapper has their Michael Jordan retirement plan. They'll have at least 3 retirements before u can take them remotely serious. I just can't see 50 stopping. He just loves the the attention and the money. And 50, having an equally big mouth would just talk trash if he gets outsold.

What a freakin' embarassment. Waste of a record deal! Who can take that trash seriously?!?

I'm really hyped about the new album. I always thought he sounded best on straight Hip-Hop beats. Don't get me wrong, i like "The Building" but there's no way that song can be compared with "The Definition."

Happy B-Day!! I waz driving 2 day and "Jam On It" came on the radio...classic.

50 Cent to Quit if Outsold by Kanye West AP Posted: 2007-08-10 17:59:11 Filed Under: Music News NEW YORK (Aug. 10) - 50 Cent believes his new album will outsell Kanye West's upcoming disc, and he's betting his solo career on it. Both 50 Cent and West have albums due out Sept. 11. 50 Cent, who has sold better than West, has been riled by forecasts that sales of West's "Graduation" could rival those for his "Curtis" CD. "Let's raise the stakes," the 31-year-old rapper told hip-hop Web site SOHH.com in an interview posted Friday. "If Kanye West sells more records than 50 Cent on September 11, I'll no longer write music. I'll write music and work with my other artists, but I won't put out anymore solo albums." An e-mail sent to West's publicist wasn't immediately returned Friday. 50 Cent, whose real name is Curtis James Jackson, has been publicly disparaging of West before. In 2005, he suggested the 29-year-old rapper's popularity was only possible because of 50's own success. But they recently collaborated in the studio. Their work, though, isn't scheduled to appear on either new album. 50 Cent's last full-length solo album, "The Massacre," was the best-selling disc of 2005 and sold more than 1.14 million copies in its first week of release. The same year, West's "Late Registration" opened by selling more than 860,000 copies in its first week. Britney Spears new perfume ads are totally faked | Posted Aug 10th 2007 11:04AM by Jonathon Morgan Filed under: Fragrance, Celebrity Style Hey, look! It's a photo of Britney Spears, modeling for her new perfume! That long, blond hair, tight tummy, skinny arms -- wait a second. That doesn't look like Britney Spears at all. Because photos for the former pop star's new Believe perfume look so shockingly dissimilar to those snapped by paparazzi, many think it's not really her body in the picture. Even though Elizabeth Arden (the company selling Brit's new fragrance) claims that the photo was taken earlier this summer, it's widely rumored that Britney used a body double during the shoot -- or that the company replaced the original photo with one from Britney's archives. It's either that, or they Photoshopped the crap out of this picture, because there's no way that's real. According to the publicity statement for the new perfume, "We all have beliefs that are treasures in our soul" -- and that's very true. For instance, I believe this ad campaign is a joke. ----------------------------------------------------- Spice Girl Emma Bunton Has Baby Boy AP Posted: 2007-08-10 12:58:18 LONDON (AP) - It's a baby boy for "Baby Spice" Emma Bunton. The 31-year-old Spice Girls singer gave birth to a son, Beau, at London's Portland Hospital on Friday, a spokesman said. He is the first child for Bunton and boyfriend Jade Jones. "He is absolutely brilliant and both baby and Emma are doing fine," Jones said in a statement. "In fact, Emma is tucking into some flapjacks and Coca-Cola as we speak. We are both absolutely delighted and can't wait to take Beau home." The Spice Girls - Bunton, Victoria Beckham, Melanie Chisholm, Geri Halliwell and Melanie Brown - had a string of global hits before splitting in 2001. In June they announced they were reuniting for a tour that will begin later this year. On the Net: Spice Girls: http://www.thespicegirls.com ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Buying a Kanye West album has never seen so appealing 2 me!! Can u imagin just how good life would be if 50 Cent waz no longer releasing albums?!? So far, AOL's poll has 55% of the readers agreeing he should quit music if Kanye passes him in sales the 1st week. What a stupid topic. And i've seen new Britney ads. There is no way they can be real...or at least new. Cuz she looks REALLY good in them, and i don't think she's looked really good since 2003ish. And is it just me, or are the Spice Girls in the news alot reguardless of the world tour coming up. I just read that Melanie B was secretly married back in June just yesterday.