JumpinJack AJ

The UK version doesn't have "Chosen One" tho.' I got my Japan version for about $30...which isn't bad at all. That's just about right 4 a release from Japan.

Happy B-Day, playa!!

Thanx 4 this. It's depressing 2 hear talented old school artists loosing the fire becuz of what commercial rap fans are settling 4. With that attitude, the real artists will never overcome the kiddie crappy music.

Interesting read. Good 2 see that he's on his way back 2 where he needs 2 be.

The fact that the "article" is dated in August makes it pretty phoney 2. If it were true, he would have owned up 2 it now and it would have gotten more attention then Lance from NSYNC coming out.

Getting your hands on the Japan release of Lost + Found will get u all 3.

Every solo male R-N-B artist is said to be gay at some time...MJ, Usher, now Ne-Yo. I won't really buy in2 this until i see the actual article from a legit source. I waz thinkin' the same thing Fuq waz...why would he have had a kid awhile ago if he waz gay an in a relationship. I know there are a few entertainers who have done that 2 keep their private lives secret, but Ne-Yo wazn't always aiming 2 be a solo artist...just a writer and producer. I have no problem if he actually is gay, that doesn't make him less talented. However, since a big part of me likes the artists i like becuz i can identify with them and their lyrics would definitly take a hit if he would be singing about guys...ha ha.

Snoop Dogg Caught With Weapon at Airport AP IRVINE, Calif. (Oct. 23) - Prosecutors are considering charges against Snoop Dogg after authorities discovered a 21-inch collapsible baton in his bags as he boarded a New York-bound flight, authorities said Monday. The rapper, whose real name is Calvin Broadus, had the baton in his laptop case as he went through a security checkpoint at John Wayne International Airport on Sept. 27, sheriff's spokesman Jim Amormino said. Snoop Dogg, 35, told sheriff's deputies that the baton was a prop for a movie he was filming in New York, Amormino said. "He had a collapsible baton and it is classified as a dangerous weapon," Amormino said, adding that the stick collapsed to eight inches. District attorney spokeswoman Susan Kang Schroeder said her office received the sheriff's report on Monday. She said prosecutors had not yet decided whether to charge Snoop Dogg, who was not arrested. It wasn't the first time the rapper has had a problem at an airport. In May, he accepted responsibility for using "threatening words or behavior" in an April brawl at Heathrow Airport in London. Snoop Dogg and five other men were arrested on charges of violent disorder and starting a brawl after some members of the rapper's party were denied entry to British Airways' first-class lounge. Seven officers received minor injuries - mainly cuts and bruises - and one suffered a fracture to the hand. British Airways has banned Snoop Dogg from future travel on the airline, it said last month. Snoop Dogg was convicted in 1990 of cocaine possession and was charged with gun possession after a 1993 traffic stop. Facing a possible three years in prison, he pleaded guilty in exchange for three years' probation and his promise to make anti-violence public service announcements. He also was acquitted of murder in 1996 following the death of an alleged street gang member killed by gunfire from the vehicle Snoop Dogg was traveling in. Snoop Dogg's 1993 album "Doggystyle" sold 5 million copies. NYC Judge Rules in Favor of Busta Rhymes By PAT MILTON, AP NEW YORK (Oct. 24) - A judge ruled Tuesday that prosecutors could not charge Busta Rhymes with possession of a weapon - a machete found inside a sport utility vehicle - following his Aug. 12 arrest on an assault charge. Rhymes, 34, appeared at the brief hearing before Criminal Court Judge Shawndya Simpson. The judge rejected a prosecution request for the additional charge against the rapper. According to prosecutor Harrison Scheiloch, a machete was found in the rear seat pocket of an SUV in which Rhymes was a passenger when he was arrested following a performance at the AmsterJam Music Festival on Randall's Island. Rhymes, whose real name is Trevor Smith, was charged with assault after he allegedly attacked a man for spitting on his car. He is due back in court Dec. 11. The rapper, who wore two large diamond stud earrings, a gem-encrusted watch and a diamond pinkie ring, said nothing during the hearing. But he took a minute to tell the courtroom sketch artists, "I love it when you make me look good." He left the courthouse in a crush of photographers, camera crews and reporters, climbing into a black SUV. Rhymes' hits include "Put Your Hands Where My Eyes Could See" "Dangerous" and "Touch It." He has also appeared in films, including 2000's "Shaft" and "Finding Forrester." Mario Grows Up, Shuns Beef With Ne-Yo Posted Oct 24th 2006 4:26PM by Donya Blaze Filed under: Soul/R&B A very excited Mario stopped by AOL Music's New York studios recently to play tracks from his upcoming third album. We're talking sheer leaping-out-of-his-chair-and-exclaiming-'That's the sh*t!'-when-his-favorite-cut-comes-on excited. He also didn't hold back when asked about the breakout success of another singer. "I respect Ne-Yo," Mario said of his collaborator on 'Let Me Love You.' "I think he's very talented, but you gotta have your own swagger. "Everywhere I see him, he's saying he wished he kept the song for himself. But it wouldn't have been the same. The passion I have for it would be totally different from [his]. He portrayed it as if [the song] didn't belong to me, as if I didn't do that joint. Sometimes you gotta let go and let the past be the past, bro." Yet Mario insisted there's no beef between the two, noting that they worked together again on the song 'If.' The 20- year-old is now focused on making his own household name: "On this album, I'm introducing my full name, Mario Barrett, to add a whole 'nother vibe to where I'm going. I want my fans to feel more personal with me, because we've grown together."

I didn't expect 2 really like the album and didn't even check 4 it. But when i heard it, i liked it. It's not one of my top favs, but i definitly liked it enuff 2 go out and get it. I haven't listened 2 it very often, but when it comes 2 Hip-Hop and Rap albums coming out regularly, it's definitly way above average when it comes 2 skills and quality. I like 2 or 3 Linkin Park songs, but their music doesn't intrest me.

Thanx 4 posting this, i'll read it 2nite. I can say that i love his show Rap School...which i didn't think i would. He also served as a proper host for the VH-1 Hip-Hop Honors and i can't wait 2 hear the new album. It's good 2 see him closer 2 home than he has been in the past decade.

The rest of her album is definitly done in the tradition of her past ones. But she's evolved with every album...so i can't really say it's like one of her pasts...but like i said, it's done in the tradition of her others...quality R-N-B right down the middle. Monica has always had an edge 2 her and that edge is still there. It's much more real than when u catch some female singers like Ashanti who do well with the sugar sweet R-N-B, but comes off as a joke when they try 2 get gutter.

Same here...that song still gets big radio airplay.

I really wanna hear it, but i've slept on it so far.

Yeah, her new album is dope. It a very solid and timeless R-N-B album. I think "Everytime The Beat Drop" (the 1st single) is the only weak song on it. I defintly urge R-N-B fans 2 pick this up...especially if u like any of her past work.

I liked The Velvet Rope...but i thought it's direction waz choppy. It definitly had heavier subject matter. I think an album in that direction would be a good start.

Yeah, Justin gets way 2 much play. I like him...but "Sexyback" is wack...and the song is still in heavy rotation...like after 3 or 4 months. I think All For You and Damito Jo were much better than 20 Y.O. I just think the sound waz much richer and the lyrics stood out 2 me much more. I've been thinkin' Jimmy Jam + Terry Lewis have gotten kinda soft on their sound. Some people wanna blame Jermaine Dupri for the weaker sound of the album, but i can't see him giving Usher and Mariah Carey the flawless production he has and not even the same or better to his own girlfriend. I just think it waz time for another album like janet. I think JD needs 2 stop having So So Def as in imprint with a distribution deal and make it a label all itself.

I could see this happening. JD just isn't the big label type...unless it's a Hip-Hop label. Janet's new album is average. And it's easily her weakest album. The label's promotion isn't very good...and i feel Janet did her part. I think she needs 2 regroup and come back after a break with a thicker sound. Her sound is just 2 sweet and light. If that's in her heart, fine, but i think she's stuck in the same place that she has been for past 5 years. She's also been living really good for awhile so maybe she's lacking fire and inspiration behind these newer songs. There's definitly some edge missing from 20 Y.O.

I wish this were true...but i can't see him stopping recording 4 no reason. It would be a dream come true. Wack title tho.' It looks like he actually has a good line up of producers...2 bad that won't mask trash lyrics and wack flow.

U skipped over "Just Cruisin'" and "Will 2K." I went with "Just Cruisin'" (Other). That's one of his best songs ever. And "Black Suits Comin'" waz popular...as a minor hit, it did get decent radio play (the original and the remix). It just didn't stand up 2 most of the other singles when it came 2 success.

2PAC + SNOOP DOGGY DOGG - Wanted Dead or Alive (Clean Version) Wanted Dead or Alive (Promo CD Single) - 1996

Man, now i gotta round up some pictures of me with huneyz.

Absolutely. I think it's important 2 give back. I actually grew up very bitter at my parents (for no legit reason.) Now it's weird cuz i've grown, and i wish i wouldn't have been that way. Now, even after my heart has changed, it's hard 2 me 2 be close 2 them like i should be. I have about 3 thousand dollars that i owe them (that i'll pay off very soon)...but i intend on giving them more every once in awhile. I also make time 2 do random things like clean out the garage 4 them, clean out their cars, etc. They are totally capable of doing that stuff on their own, but i think it's important 2 give back, reguardless.

Well, when u put the doctored 2Pac stuff up against the current stuff getting success, it obviously will be better simply cuz 2Pac actually wrote good lyrics and had flow. But the majority of it simply isn't as dope as it would have been. Listen 2 "Better Dayz" and compare the remix of "My Block" to the original. That remix is dope...definitly worthy of being released. However, the original is still better and the production is alot more simpler. Then check "When I Get Free"...the doctored verson on Until The End of Time is no where near as good as the original. Back 2 that interview bit bigted posted...if u are a 2Pac fan, u should pick up the unathorized interview album "In His Own Words." The interview is good. U see the mellow 'Pac, the amped up angry 'Pac...but it's all good. There's even Naughty By Nature's "Morn You Til I Join You" on it. There's also those 2 trax Trapp doctored and a "new" song retitled "In His Own Words" with the Outlawz. It a random freestyle verse thown on a beat with the Outlawz filling it out and interview snippets mixed in 2 the end.

SILK - Now And Forever Now And Forever (2006)

If 2Pac were still alive, and kept up with feuding...he would have destoryed most of the rappers having commercial success in the last 10 years. I agree that he wouldn't stand for the many wack cats getting airplay and success. He would have called them out and gotten rid of them. He wazn't scared 2 do that kinda thing.