JumpinJack AJ

I didn't even notice that! lol

SWV - Ain't No Man (2015) They just dropped this new single today. R&B for the grown and sexy.

I haven't heard it myself, but I'm seeing a ton of lackluster reviews. A lot of industry cats are talking it up, but a lot of music/Dr. Dre fans are saying there's no more than three great songs on it. A lot of people are saying Eminem's verse is crazy, but part of that could be just because he's so popular. Most are saying the production is underwhelming for Dre's standards and that the album lacks focus. The overall complaint is that is spent over 10 years working on Detox and scrapped it, saying it wasn't that good, but then only spent a matter of months on this and put it out. I must say, I'm not very anxious to hear it. I listened to The Chronic every day during its heyday. I liked Chronic 2001 a lot, but it sounds like he's ending on a weak note if this really ends up being his last album.

Since it's on iTunes, I haven't heard it yet. I hope he makes it more easily accessible to everyone. It wasn't out of the blue though, they have been talking about it all week online.

SNOW + MYSTIC REVEALERS - Hands Up (2015)

My friend posted this on my Facebook earlier today and I wasn't instantly taken over by joy! Bad Boys 3 And 4 Get Release DatesAndrew Steinbeiser- 08/05/2015 Sony Pictures has scheduled not one, but two new sequels for their Bad Boys franchise. Bad Boys 3 is scheduled to hit theaters on February 17, 2017, while Bad Boys 4 will open a little over two years later, on July 3, 2019. The original two Bad Boys films starred Will Smith and Martin Lawrence as hard-nosed cops who went on over-the-top police adventures. The two are rumored to star in a third Bad Boys film, but Sony hasn't confirmed their involvement yet. Are you excited to see a third and fourth Bad Boys film? Let us know in the comments. And for more franchise movie release dates, head to ComicBook.com's movie database!

LOL - I felt that it did have a drab look to it.

I love it too. I love it because it's not a true re-make. It's simply inspired by the classic. The production gives a nod to the original, but it's definitely a whole new sound. Other than a few lines in the intro, it's all new lyrics too. I have a feeling I'd hate it if they tried to simply recreate the original with a similar beat and FP's lyrics. The video certainly doesn't have the "soul" of the original, but it's a nice imitation. I especially like the early 90's fashion. Jazzy's presence grounds the whole thing. On his Facebook he says he "collaborated" with them, but it appears that he just appears in the video. The production and the few scratches on the track don't particularly sound like his, but the title of the official download says "featuring DJ Jazzy Jeff." http://www.very.co.uk/summertime Cut and paste this link for the free download: bit.ly/1IymS0K

Director F. Gary Gray Hopes ‘Straight Outta Compton’ Sparks a Change in Hip-HopAug 4th, '15 • News • by Miranda J. • No Comments Getty Images As the man who partnered with Ice Cube to craft one of the best comedies of the 21st century, Friday, it was only right that F. Gary Gray link with Cube again to create another film, the N.W.A biopic Straight Outta Compton. Discreetly on board since 2011, Gray and the famed rapper set out this time not to just tell the story of the hoods across America, but to chronicle the personal journey that introduced Dr. Dre, Ice Cube, Eazy-E, MC Ren and DJ Yella to the world as N.W.A. It took 20 years and plenty of different roads and projects to get to this biopic, and now that it’s done and due to hit theaters August 14, the esteemed director—who bore the weight of crafting one of the most anticipated biopics in hip-hop—recently sat down to retrace the new film’s journey with XXL. From talks of the difficult casting process to sticking to the biopic’s theme of freedom of speech, Gray assures the immense pressure has made a hell of a diamond. —Miranda J. XXL: I know the public got the news about the film within the last year, but I’m pretty sure you were on board before then. I mean, you and Ice Cube have had a relationship since Friday. So how long have you been working on the film? F. Gary Gray: I’ve been working on the film for four years. I’ve been on board since 2011. Was the N.W.A. biopic ever mentioned on the set of Friday? Did Cube ever say to you, “You’re going to direct my biopic one day?” [Laughs] That’s a good question. No, we were just focused on Friday at the time. Sometimes when you’re in the midst of making history, you don’t even think about it like that. You just hope that whatever you’re doing at the time is good and everybody sees it in the way that you intended it. And that it’s fun and you’re having fun. But nah, we didn’t talk about those things. What would you say was the most challenging part of the production process for Straight Outta Compton? Well, there were two things. One, I’d say finding the group and casting. Then once we got the cut together, [establishing] what we were going to keep in the movie because it was so much stuff. I wanted to keep it all but we couldn’t, we have to narrow it down. Trimming the movie was hard as well. Was any role particularly tougher to cast than another? Every character had its share of challenges. Cube and Dre are still around, in the forefront of the culture with Beats, Apple, Ride Along and all these great movies Cube is doing. It’s tough because people have their sense of what they want to see. Dre is really private, so just making sure my actor had the access to Dre—and he gave it to him—but just making sure he had that access to create a real guy, not mimic what you think Dr. Dre is or who you think he is, that was part of it for Dre. I just wanted it to feel truthful, authentic and honest. Finding guys with street credibility and finding guys who you believe could rap on stage. Just finding guys from the streets of Los Angeles. All these things were real challenging. Then also trying to make sure they didn’t all blend into each other. Just make sure they felt like individuals and not just five rap guys from L.A. that dress similar but don’t feel the same and sound the same. That was one of the challenges; to make sure they were all characters that we could identify with. Just making sure they stuck out in their own way. I really thought O’Shea Jackson Jr. did a magnificent job playing his father, but I’m curious because Eazy-E’s son, Lil Eazy, had expressed that he wanted to play his own father but didn’t get the chance. Did you have any thoughts on that? I think Lil Eazy is happy with our choice that we made with Jason. They met up and they talked. They talked about the role. I think he’s happy with what he saw. It’s not like we didn’t give him the opportunity to audition and things like that. All these roles are really hard. It’s one thing to be authentic—he’s truly authentic and from the streets—but you have to be able to carry a movie from top to bottom. That requires a lot of training. O’Shea went through two years of training and acting coaches and call backs. He didn’t get the role until the last minute. He wasn’t given the role, he had to earn the role. He actually had to work the hardest out of all the actors that were cast to get that role. I wasn’t going to hand him that role, nor was Cube. We know he had a likeness that I think is positive, but that wasn’t my priority. My priority was, can you perform? Acting is very hard; it’s a hard craft. You can be from the streets and have a lot of credibility in that world but to step up and deliver that type of performance on screen, it’s extremely hard to do. One thing to me that was delivered very well in the film were the scenes centered on police brutality. That represents the core of N.W.A and it was genius how they were incorporated. It’s funny how even now, the timing couldn’t be better for that. Well, all those scenes were designed, developed and understood well before this wave of media surrounding police brutality was even a thing. It’s unfortunate that’s even the case. I wish I could say, “Well, this is history. It’s old school hip-hop. It’s all the stuff that happened in and around N.W.A.” But it’s not. The more things change, the more they stay the same, unfortunately. But I’m optimistic, I really am. I think that N.W.A kind of started shining the light, at least in that era, on police culture and how unfair it can be sometimes. They’re doing it now in the news, people are picking up their phones and video cameras, so I’m optimistic that there’s going to be a change of images that we’re seeing. It just has to be. To me, I also feel like it’s going to spark a change in hip-hop. I feel like they’re going to watch the movie and feel a way. Maybe start using their music to stand up for themselves… And social issues, stuff like that. Yeah. I hope so. Art inspires art; that’s true and has been true forever. When other hip-hop artists see this movie and see that they had the courage to stand up, not only against record companies, bad business practices and people from the streets, but stand for themselves and against the excessive force from the police. Hopefully it does spark a shift in how people express themselves. But I’m careful about what I mean. I’m careful about that, because also this movie is about freedom of speech. You should be able to talk about whatever you want to talk about, but if this kind of injects a level of consciousness in other artists, then great. That’s positive as well. http://www.xxlmag.com/news/2015/08/f-gary-gray-straight-outta-compton-director/

I will agree with you on one thing. He is better than the rest of Young Money. To be honest, I question the intelligence of anyone who thinks Lil' Wayne and Icky Minaj are actually talented. I've given Drake a chance, especially when he was a newer artist. I personally feel his flow and delivery are lazy and uninspired. He presents his past on tracks different from how it actually was. I just don't like him or his music and I don't respect him as an artist. I keep reading how FP is saying he's "exploring" and how he doesn't have an actual project in the works. If you've done a handful of songs with Kanye and a handful with Drake and you still don't have a project/album, that says a lot. How can you work on multiple songs and not feel an album forming? There's legends out there that FP has been friends with since the 80's and 90's. I'm not asking him to make himself dated, but the mainstream successes of today aren't the way to go.

The whole thing is stupid to me. Drake is a commercial singer-rapper from Canada who has other people write his lyrics. He's also part of the wackest click of all time. I like the FP is surrounding himself with people who make music, it's just that it's all the wrong people.

Kevin Hart + the Prince this past weekend in Toronto.

2PAC - It Ain't Easy (Original Acoustic Version) Me Against The World (1995)

2PAC - I'm Getting Money R U Still Down (Remember Me) (1994/1995-released 1997)

Dr. Dre Announces Compton: The Soundtrack, Explains Why Detox Never Came Out"I didn't like it. It wasn't good. The record, it just wasn't good."ByJeremy Gordon and Matthew Strausson August 1, 2015 at 7:05 p.m. EDT Photo by Natalie Kardos Update: The album's official title is Compton A Soundtrack by Dr. Dre, and it's out on Aftermath/Interscope. It's available for pre-order on iTunes. Find the album cover and tracklist below. Update #2: Listen to the full episode of "The Pharmacy With Dr. Dre" here on Apple Music's Connect. Dr. Dre has announced Compton: The Soundtrack, inspired by his work on Straight Outta Compton, the upcoming N.W.A. biopic. The album is out August 7, exclusively on iTunes' Apple Music. Dre made the announcement on his Beats 1 radio show "The Pharmacy". He was joined on today's episode by Ice Cube and Straight Outta Compton director F. Gary Gray. The album was first revealed by Ice Cube, who also reiterated that a planned N.W.A. reunion tour might be happening. Recently, a representative for Dre and Eminem (who is also rumored to partake in the reunion) denied that anything was in the works. The album comes on the heels of the wait for Detox, Dre's long-gestating follow-up to 1999's The Chronic 2001. After releasing singles such as "Kush" and "I Need a Doctor", and teasing a February 2011 release, nothing happened. Last summer, reports emerged that Dre had dropped the Detox name entirely. Now, Dre has revealed that he scrapped Detox because he was not happy with it: I didn't like it. It wasn't good. The record, it just wasn't good. … I worked my ass off on it, and I don't think I did a good enough job. Straight Outta Compton is in theaters August 14. Watch the trailer below. Compton A Soundtrack by Dr. Dre: 01 Intro 02 Talk About It [ft. King Mez & Justus] 03 Genocide [ft. Kendrick Lamar, Marsha Ambrosius & Candice Pillay] 04 It's All on Me [ft. Justus & BJ the Chicago Kid] 05 All in a Day's Work [ft. Anderson Paak & Marsha Ambrosius] 06 Darkside/Gone [ft. King Mez, Marsha Ambrosius & Kendrick Lamar] 07 Loose Cannons [ft. Xzibit & COLD 187um] 08 Issues [ft. Ice Cube & Anderson Paak] 09 Deep Water [ft. Kendrick Lamar & Justus] 10 One Shot One Kill [ft. Snoop Dogg] 11 Just Another Day [ft. Asia Bryant] 12 For the Love of Money [ft. Jill Scott & Jon Connor] 13 Satisfaction [ft. Snoop Dogg, Marsha Ambrosius & King Mez] 14 Animals [ft. Anderson Paak] 15 Medicine Mane [ft. Eminem, Candice Pillay & Anderson Paak] 16 Talking to My Diary

JJ+FP at Jeff's wedding. He just posted this on Facebook.

I really like Jaden. His music isn't always geared for my personal taste, but I like the vibe he's on. Creative, artsy, unconventional, and good.

Ice Cube Says Dr. Dre’s New Album Comes Out This WeekendJul 29th, '15 • News • by Paul Thompson All over the country, kids from the high school class of 2017 are taking SAT prep courses and sharpening their driving skills to lock down their learners permits. They have a lot in common: they were born in the last full year of Clinton’s presidency, the last year of the millennium, when everyone was stockpiling water and flashlights for the Y2K crash. There’s one more thing that ties them together–they were born the same year as Dr. Dre’s last solo album. 2001 will turn 16 later this year, and while the follow-up (tentatively titled Detox, up until recently) seemed as if it would never come, Ice Cube announced in a radio interview today (July 29) that Dre’s third LP will be out this Saturday, August 1. ”Dre is dropping an album inspired by [Straight Outta Compton],” Cube said, calling it “mega” and the version of the legendary producer that “everybody’s been waiting for.” The N.W.A. biopic hits theaters August 14. Cube was careful to clarify that what Dre’s dropping this weekend is an album inspired by the flick, rather than a soundtrack in the traditional sense. Elsewhere in the interview, the revered MC touches on the legal hoops N.W.A. had to jump through when they were starting out and on how protest songs like “**** the Police” feel as prescient as ever. “We got harassed a lot,” he remembers, “especially on tour.” He goes on: “They would harass us. They wasn’t coming to really protect the show, they was more coming to harass us, trying to intimidate us. They would always read us the city ordinances on what you can say. We would get obscenity laws read to us and threatened that if we did any of this, we were going to jail.” http://www.xxlmag.com/news/2015/07/ice-cube-says-dr-dre-new-album-comes-out-august-1/

Here's a letter the fellas sent everyone who donated to their Kickstarter.... 25Jump!Posted by De La Soul► Play video What’s up y’all. The journey we’ve been on to complete this album has been absolutely amazing. We’re in the home stretch of completing the recording portion, that’s laying down vocals, overdubbing instruments and arranging things exactly how we'd like them. After this process is complete, which will be in the next couple of weeks, we'll begin mixing. Mixing is were we take all the individual parts/sounds and tracks of a song, EQ, tweak and blend them together to create audio perfection. We're thrilled to have Bob Power (who's mixed albums for De La, Tribe, D'Angelo, Common and many others) at the helm of the mixing board. This album is going to SOUND amazing!! In the process and after that stage, we’ll still have more things to complete in order to get this music to you. Here’s a complete list: Master recordings Legal Distribution Create packaging Marketing Fulfillment Release As we get to each step we’ll explain the process. In-between making all this stuff happen, we’re still performing all over the world. Check the dates and if we’re in your town come through. Show Dates: https://www.facebook.com/wearedelasoul/app_123966167614127 We’ll be sending out all the surveys in August to get the info we need for fulfillment. Stay tuned. Peace, DLS

XSCAPE + MC LYTE - Can't Hang (All Star Remix) Off The Hook/Can't Hang CD Promo (1995)

Bobby Brown Releases A Statement In The Death Of Bobbi Kristina: “Our Loss Is Unimaginable”07.27.15 || JaneenIFWT The tragic news of 22-year-old Bobbi Kristina’s death is a painful one, but surely no one has endured the pain like her father, Bobby Brown, 46. In a statement released via attorney Christopher Brown, Bobby speaks out. “Bobbi Kristina Brown passed away July 26, 2015, surrounded by her family. She is finally at peace in the arms of God,” the statement read. “We want to again thank everyone for their tremendous amount of love and support during these last few months.” Attorney Brown added, “Krissy fought to get well for months, however she has [succumbed] to her injuries.” “Krissy was and is an angel. I am completely numb at this time,” the R&B singer said in a statement released on Monday. “My family must find a way to live with her in spirit and honor her memory. Our loss is unimaginable.” Check out the gallery for a daddy/daughter bond. Due to his emotional stress at the moment, family who spoke with Bobby after news broke, tells PEOPLE, “He is taking comfort in the fact that she’s with her mother and that there will be no more sadness or pain. She is at peace,” says the source. “He knows that and is taking comfort in that.” Bobbi’s death is now being investigated as a homicide. http://www.inflexwetrust.com/2015/07/27/bobby-brown-releases-a-statement-in-the-death-of-bobbi-kristina-our-loss-is-unimaginable/?wt=5

I'm not sure why the article cut and pasted the way it did. My prayers go out to the family. They have had a difficult last few years. I admire that they did all they could and kept hope. Since the situation looks shady, I hope justice is accomplished and that the family finds a freedom these dark days soon. http://www.tmz.com/2015/07/26/bobbi-kristina-dead-dies-whitney-houston-daughter-bobby-brown/

Bobbi Kristina Dead -- Whitney Houston's Daughter Dies at 22 Rest In Peace1 Whitney Houston's Daughter Bobbi Kristina Dead at 22 7/26/152 Bobbi Kristina Mysterious Tent Goes Up Outside Hospice 7/15/153 Bobbi Kristina Someone's Shopping Death Bed Photo 7/3/154 Pat Houston, Tina Brown Lock Hands As Bobbi Kristina Slips Away 6/30/155 Bobbi Kristina Houstons and Browns Make Peace In Final Days 6/28/156 Bobby Brown Heavy Hearted Visit to Hospice 6/25/157 Bobbi Kristina Prosecutors Gearing Up for Murder Case 6/25/158 Bobbi Kristina Off Medications ... Family Is Letting Her Go 6/24/159Whitney Houston's DaughterBobbi KristinaDead at 227/26/2015 5:47 PM PDT BY TMZ STAFFEXCLUSIVE Whitney Houston and Bobby Brown's daughter Bobbi Kristina has died at the age of 22. She passed away outside Atlanta in the hospice care facility where she's been since June 24 ... when her family decided to take her off all meds. As we first reported, a specialist had told them there was no chance of recovery. The family says Bobbi Kristina was surrounded by family and, "She is finally at peace in the arms of God." Bobbi Kristina was found submerged in her bathtub on January 31, and police believe she was underwater for anywhere between 2 and 5 minutes. Paramedics were able to resuscitate her, but she was in a medically induced coma and placed on life support. Ultimately, Pat Houston and Bobby -- co-guardians for Bobbi Kristina -- had to make the decision to withdraw medications. It was a rare moment of agreement for the Browns and Houstons ... who had battled about BK's condition throughout her hospitalization. TMZ broke the story ... the D.A. has been gearing up for a murder case, and her boyfriend Nick Gordon would be their first person of interest. Police said there were bruises on Bobbi Kristina's face and body after Gordon and a friend, Max Lomas, found her in the tub. Of course, Whitney died from a drug overdose in 2012 while sitting in a bathtub at the Beverly Hilton Hotel. Read more: http://www.tmz.com/2015/07/26/bobbi-kristina-dead-dies-whitney-houston-daughter-bobby-brown/#ixzz3h3QsRA3R

TEDDY RILEY - Old Jam (2013)

I love this song so much. I hope she defeats the odds and ends up with a dope project that is just successful, if not more than Taylor Swift, Katy Perry, Rihanna, Lady Gaga, etc. She could single-handedly help other legendary artists have a chance at Top 40 success again.