JumpinJack AJ

Why i don't care for the order 2 much, i like most of the groups on that list. But what's up with UGK?!?? Is that some kinda joke?!?

Yeah, it's hard 2 pinpoint a track with that kinda description. I'm guessing it's "The Magnificent Jazzy Jeff" since that waz one of the big singles off Rock The House and it's one of the DJ trax. I doubt it would be "A Touch of Jazz" since the album version doesn't feature any vocals by The 'Prince. JJ+FP didn't really have many b-sides back then...at least not DJ tracks as B-sides.

I got that album. I thought it waz good but it didn't stick with me. I'll put it in again sometime. KEV BROWN - ALBANY I Do What I Do (2004?) I just now got this album...why did i wait so long!?

AALIYAH - I Don't Wanna Ultimate Aaliyah (Disc 2) (Originally off Romeo Must Die Soundtrack) (2000/2005) Man, this is one of those songs that will always sound just as amazing as the 1st tyme i heard it.

Yeah, i wish wish they included the JJ+FP stuff. It's good 2 see him there...along with a few others. I can't believe MC Hammer is still on there...i love that.

Very good article...THANX!!

Yeah, i wouldn't say it's likely 2 debuting at the top of that charts...it's not that kinda album. But when it comes 2 real music fans in Hip-Hop and R-N-B, i think this is album is gonna surprise alot of people...including us.

USHER - not sure the title...just hit the radio 2day (2007) Not a bad song, but this is probably the weakest lead single he's had out of all of his albums. The Neptunes beat is kinda a sleeper...zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

I wouldn't count him out. I mean, look at Erykah Badu, Kenny Lattimore, Maxwell, Remy Shand, Musiq, Robin Thicke...all who have gotten hits in the last 10 years....if not successful careers. Besides, WHUR may not be a Top 40...but it's been one of DC's biggest station for over 30 years. I see this album going further than the 1st. I mean, on an underground level, The Magnificent waz a big event.

There's a radio staion that airs in my area...the DC based WHUR 96.3. It's one of my favs. It plays R-N-B, Soul, and NeoSoul from the 70's up until now...and Gospel on Sundays. It has good radio shows with positive topics and so on. Anyways, i was driving 2day and they started playing "My Soul's Not 4 Sale." It's great 2 see the track getting airplay already when The EP isn't even barely released (since it's impossible 2 find in the US in stores). On another note, about 2 hours later, they were playing the "Summertime" instrumental under the radio personality talking about CNN's akward article on the downfall of commerical Hip-Hop.

Me Against The World is easily his best album. I think most real fans like that album the best as well. Commerical fans probably lean towards All Eyez On Me, which has flawless production. But when it comes 2 lyrics and subject matter....the Deathrow influence weakened that aspect of the album. Anyone who thinks any of the albums released after 1997 are amoungst his best are crazy. I find it hard 2 call them albums...especially the more recent ones. The lyrics are fine...but as an album, they are just tracks put 2gether (sometimes from the same era...sometimes not). And the production gets worse with every release.

I flipped 2 it once in awhile. I agree that the Oscars are boring. I'm not crazy about movies. I like mostly fun comedies...the kinda movies that never get nominated. I saw Marky lost, which bummed me and i saw Jaden presenting which waz hilarious. Other than that, i didn't see much. Will Ferrell usually annoys me cuz i don't think he's funny at all, but my friend said he song waz pretty funny.

U can't blame an artist 4 u tuning in2 his career 7 years late tho.' Besides, no mature 2Pac fans things his Deathrow stint contains his most lyrical stuff. Infact, that Deathrow stint contains most of his worst lyrics.

DJ JAZZY JEFF - Myspace Groove (2006)

This'll be one of those things that we won't have a common ground on. But the bottom line of this whole thing is simply that certain people are not meant to be with certain other people. Which is something we can all agree on. Some of us just have more of a 'theory' on the topic.

Let me start off 1st by saying that i'm a big 2Pac fan. I'm a bigger fan of Digital Underground, but had been following 2Pac as a solo artist since 1991. As a multi-faced emcee, there's definitly certain songs and albums i perfer over other songs and albums, but i would consider him one of the greatest. He had some of the deepest thoughts ever put on wax. He could throw a feel-good party record 2gether just like that. He waz very educated and could stun any listener with a political record. And he's personal drive made him one of the hardest working people in Hip-Hop. He also mastered the thugged out style that so many uneducated band-wagon fans remember him 4 doing. Ever since 2Pac passed away, the bandwagon fanbase has been an embarassing thing. I don't have a problem with someone who didn't discover his music til later, but the reality is that many people didn't know anything about him and didn't follow him til he waz murdered. They claim 2 be his biggest fans but only bother 2 educate themselves with a knowledge of him that truely amounts 2 nothing. So my answer is YES that he is one of Hip-Hop's greats and YES that thousands of people are bandwagon fans who aren't genuine fans, educated fans, or even honest fans. They are probably also the same people who think that Loyal To The Game and Pac's Life are actually good albums and close 2 something he would have put out. 2Pac is probably the most misunderstood emcee of all time.

That waz my smart remark hinting that 2 me, and album is a CD, vinyl, or on cassette. Downloading songs is just downloadings songs. I don't consider it an album at all.

You may want to reconsider what you're saying. These two sentences completely contradict each other: "That doesn't mean i think some people are better than others" and "who's a good person and who's not so good" If one person is "good" and another is "not so good" then by definition one person is "better" than the other. The concept of "out of your league" clearly means there is a pecking order in the dating scene. This would mean that someone is a better catch than another. That linear thinking is completely false. People are such complex beings that any handful of traits are bound to be a limited view of a person as well as biased towards ones personality. Not you nor anyone is qualified to judge who should love who. Where you see immature, she may see fun loving. Where you see someone who's jealous, she may like to feel obsessed over. Perhaps she doesn't care that he drinks too much because he's a happy drunk and takes care of her other needs. Or it may be some other random thing. If you define the league dividing line between people with good attitudes and people with bad attitudes, that would mean that the person with a horrid attitude could never date the person with a great attitude. That's just not true, there are plenty of people out there with great attitudes that don't care about their mates attitude. This applies to any way you try to define leagues. Many people will not want to date certain other people. Many people aren't good matches for other people. But no one is out of any one else's league, there are no leagues. Nothing i said waz contradicting. We are created equal. So we in that respect, we are all equal. But to say that there aren't leagues sounds like denial or wishful thinking. Certain people simply aren't as desirable as others. Certain characteristics are beyond opinion...there is a point where certain characteristics are good and some are bad. Those bad ones put u in a leauge. Some leagues are good, some are bad, some are in the middle. Just 4 example, tell me how many college educated, drop dead gorgous, patient, well-mannered, in-shape girls do u know dating high school drop-out, alcoholic, slobbish, out-of-shape, jobless, ugly, unmotivated, bad-tempered guys?? I never really considered the 'outta league' theory 2 be true until i 1st became single. But that's when i really started watching couples. I started saying "yeah, they seem like they belong 2gether" and "i give them 2 months." When i stress my opinion on the whole 'outta league' thing tho,' i'm talking more about characteristics, personalities, etc...not really looks. But with most of us, looks are the bate that grab our attention. After that, it should be the person themselves...not the looks. But i'll agree that some people who look a certain way will less likely get with some people who look another way. But at the same time, so much of that reflects on one's mindstate. Someone who is in shape cares about beign healthy. Someone with their hair and nail kept nice cares about themselves. Someone who dresses nicely wants 2 look appropriate. Someone who showers everyday holds their appearance 2 a high standard. Some people don't care about some of that stuff. Which 2 me is all personality related. I think this is one of those things none of us are gonna totally agree on...ha ha. But that could also be what puts us in different mindstates...or leagues. :3-laugh3:

TOBYMAC - Face The Earth Portable Sounds (2007)

Whoa, your b-ball court/gym looks alot like my high school gym.

I waz thinkin' the same thing. It's lookin' like all the money-chasing cRap acts are just getting radio play without the album sales now.

itunes isn't for albums...it's for songs...ha ha. Ebay is the best way.

I can't agree. People are different, but attitude, mindstates, and life choices create those "leagues." That doesn't mean i think some people are better than others...but i think attitude, mindstate, and life choices show who's a good person and who's not so good.

2 Levert*gerald In My Songs ...flawless album...i didn't know he had an album like this in the works!! Get it!! 4 Rae*corinne Bailey Corinne Bailey Rae ...amazing talent!! amazing album!! 6 Thicke*robin Evolution Of Robin Thicke ...love this album...happy 2 see it this high 7 Timberlake*justin Futuresex/love Sounds ...missing the more soulful side of him...but his current single is my fav song off the album 9 Daughtry Daughtry ...i kinda like his/their 1st single 10 Mayer*john Continuum ...i like his breezier, light weight stuff from 2001...but the heavier stuff is good 2 11 Akon Konvicted ...good album...i waz surprised...but i haven't listened 2 it in awhile 15 Nickelback All The Right Reasons ...i like some of their mellower stuff 16 Furtado*nelly Loose ...love her vibe...can't see what else she does with the album 18 Dreamgirls Soundtrack ...see the movie, love the music 20 Fergie Dutchess ...dope album...dope album....dope album 21 Blige*mary J. Breakthrough ...best album in recent years 22 Pretty Ricky Late Night Special ...love their beats, but that's it...everything else sucks 23 Legend*john Once Again ...Great artist, 1st album waz better tho' 24 Blige*mary J. Reflections: A Retrospective ...nice walk down memory lane...with some good new stuff 2 25 Beyonce B'day ...the boring production doesn't stick with me...her talent is slightly swallowed with this unfocused album 26 Stefani*gwen Sweet Escape ...i think her 1st album waz a bit better...still love Gwen tho' 29 Mcphee*katharine Katharine Mcphee ...overlooked...real talent here 37 Young Jeezy Inspiration: Thug Motivation ...this guy sucks so much 39 Allen*lily Alright Still ...i love this girl's vibe...but i've put her album down for a few weeks 40 Fray How To Save A Life ...i really like this group 41 Aguilera*christina Back To Basics ...great album, should be higher and with another single 42 Hinder Extreme Behavior ...not in2 rock, but i heard the album and i think it's good for rock 43 Daddy's Little Girls Soundtrack ...brilliant album...should be much higher 44 Gnarls Barkley St. Elsewhere ...i'm sleeping on this album...but i'll check it sometime 47 Blunt*james Back To Bedlam ...i like his acoustic vibe...and most of the album 48 Ludacris Release Therapy ...i think this is is best album. I think half of it sounded pretty good...the other half, not so much. Amoungst the best stuff on the radio so far. 53 Evanescence Open Door ...i haven't listened 2 the album much, but i like the 1st 2 singles 54 Ciara Evolution ...she has potential...but her sound is her biggest weakness 60 Eminem Presents: Re-up Eminem Presents: Re-up ...common stuff 4 the most part...some crap on their 2 from Em's artists 62 Nas Hip Hop Is Dead ...still the greastest thing 2 hit the charts since L+F, Todd Smith, and Monkey Business 63 Spektor*regina Begin To Hope ...i like her quirky 1st single...i wouldn't mind hearing her other songs 65 Scott*jill Jill Scott Collaborations ...good 2 see her there with a collaboration album 67 Jay-z Kingdom Come ...looks like his best album since he came out...still can't take him serious at this point 69 Gym Class Heroes As Cruel As School Children ...THIS ALBUM IS DOPE!! Check it!! 70 Birdman & Lil' Wayne Like Father Like Son ...idiots 71 Omarion 21 ...album is weaker than the 1st...but i still see him shaping R-N-B up for years 73 Snoop Dogg Blue Carpet Treatment ...still think this is a great album 76 Game Doctor's Advocate ...i just can't take him seriously 80 Brown*chris Chris Brown ...not bad...i can see him going places 85 Tyrese Alter Ego ...dope album, the one single is only generating minimal sucess...NEW SINGLE TIME!! 86 Bow Wow Price Of Fame ...wasted potential 88 Snow Patrol Eyes Open ...i liked their acoustic song on the radio 95 Hellogoodbye Zombies! Aliens! Vampires! ...love their catchy dance song on the radio 99 Madonna Confessions Tour ...considering this is actually released as a concert DVD, it's good that the short CD part of it got it on the charts 100 Diddy Press Play ...it's still Puffy...but this album isn't 2 bad...but i'm glad he's not riding at the top. His new single SUCKS even with Keysha Cole's help. Just my opinions :rockon:

I didn't even read that stuff. Maybe i will later. But i'm sure i'm gonna agree with alot of that stuff. It's stuff i'm sure that myself and others have already said. It's all part of the downfall of the commercial face of Hip-Hop and Rap. For so long crappy, negative, phoney rappers have gotten the hits, while legit, honest, artistic, creative emcees have lost the mainstream audience. The music sucks, everything on the charts suck. People like FP, Chuck D, LL, and recently joining them, Nas have stood up and fought against it for years but at this point, it's hard 2 see if it's still worth it. 2 me, i almost have this attitude that we need 2 Noah's Ark this joint, just kill off the commercial rap so that the underdogs can salvage it later.