JumpinJack AJ

Yeah, there are boring Americans...like Wes and Jim. :lolsign: Jus' playin'. This post has really made me wonder how the rest of the world looks at Americans. I agree that ANYONE ANYWHERE needs 2 travel the world. I think it would really open up people's eyes. I've never left the east coast. One day when i'm more finacially stable, i'm sure i'll do some traveling.

MooseKnuckles, he's been on the Hip-Hop scene commerically for 19 years. He's only been doing real acting for 16. Lastly, let's remember how he's said in countless interviews and songs that he's always considered himself an emcee before an actor. I guess the topic is asking opinions tho.' My ?uestion is this tho'...when did u become a fan of FP? I guess if u didn't get in2 him until the 90's, it would be easier 2 see him as an actor 1st if that's how u were 1st exposed 2 him.

It's crazy 2 think that VH-1 would not want FP there. Either he did invite him and he wazn't interested or couldn't make it....or they have big plans 4 him in the future and want 2 keep in away until they can give him a huge tribute on a future episode.

He's the Rapper, Not The Actor

smootb, u just don't get it. His style, subject matter, and sound is totally different from his early 1st commercial album. He used 2 be good, he used smart, he used 2 be witty. U can't deny fact when it's all on wax. U are fighting an un-winnable war. 1st off, cuz Eminen's music sucks now. 2ndly, becuz the majority of people here don't wanna hear u defend him over and over since most of us don't like him. U are gonna define yourself as "that Eminem person"...and the last person who did something similar ended up getting on everyone's nerves and getting banned. So just let it go.

RAY-J - Raydiation (da album) (2005) I love Ray-J, but i can only give this album 6.5 outta 10. He'll hit u with a dope track...then he'll hit u with a very commercial R-N-B song that just dosen't stand up 2 the good stuff. Oh well, it's good 2 see him back...Brandy, Mya, and R. Kelly are on this album 4 those who care.

Man, i'm in the mood for pizza.

The Slim Shady LP = Hip-Hop The Eminem Show, Encore = Trash Different albums by different artists. That's real. Eminem sold out and he's not currently repping Hip-Hop culture...just a bunch of middle America white teenagers.

Yeah, i love the book. I got that when it 1st came out and still pop it open on a regular basis. I think the CD waz okay, but not everything i expected. As a huge 2Pac fan, i'm thinkin' i might get this very soon...even despite that CDnow review. Since it is put 2gether by Afeni, i think it important 2 support the cause.

When they put something in the pop category...they are using "pop" in it's true form....POPULAR MUSIC. Anything successful is considered pop. They aren't saying it's boy band bubble-gum pop by putting him in this category. Don't knock the good exposure.

Yeah, 8 Mile was a HUGE stretch for Em!! (sarcasm intended :) )

The other day when i waz in a record store, i came across the new "2Pac" album "Rose: Vol. 2." It's another installment of his "Rose That Grew From Concrete" series. I know i'll get it at some point becuz it has people like 2Pac, Shock-G, and Yo Yo on it, but i just trying 2 figure out if i should get it now or wait til i find a good deal 4 it online. The art of the new album waz kinda disappointing cuz the original had a slightly artsy vibe. This new one has very boring artwork. It also has explict lyrics...which is wack since 2Pac's poetry didn't have anything explict in it. Another thing that disappoints me is that the only track 2Pac aprears on is with Mephish Bleek...who has no skillz. If anyone has the album or has heard it, let me know how it is. It's on sale for $9.99 at Circuit City 4 the rest of the week. Here's a review from CDnow/Amazon... --- Five years ago, "The Rose That Grew From Concrete Volume 1" was released and met with little fanfare and lackluster sales. The major problem behind the album was it that was simply rappers and other celebrities reciting Tupac's poetry over music or simply as spoken word--apparently the people behind the project thought that the public would embrace such a niche item simply because the man behind the poetry was Tupac Shakur. Not so. There's a reason why an item like this is classified as "niche: The public does not care about poetry. The public especially does not care to hear Danny Glover read poetry. And they sure as hell are not going to pay money for it. Obviously the producers of Volume 2 have chosen to avoid making the same mistake they made with Volume 1. Instead of simply recruiting celebrities to read poetry, they have brought together a group of rappers and singers together to create songs loosely based on Tupac's poetry. Among those showing up for this volume are artists who worked with Tupac during his lifetime, such as The Outlawz, Bone Thugs-N-Harmony, Shock G (of Digital Underground) and the Boot Camp Clik, as well as a number of today's 'stars' such as Ludacris, Lyfe Jennings, Talib Kweli and Memphis Bleek. The main highlight of the disc is the lead-in track, Bone Thugs-N-Harmony's "Power of a Smile", which opens the album up with a bang, as they effortesly mix their patented quick-tongue rapping with a sing-song flow over an epic beat by producers Kush and Kato. Other strong tracks include Tupac-proteges The Outlawz' "When Your Heart Turns Cold", "Where There Is A Will" by the Boot Camp Clik (who recorded the still-unreleased "One Nation" album with Tupac) and the heartfelt "If I Fall" by Dead Prez. This album is not without fault, though. Ludacris' contribution is the uninentionally hilarious "The Depths Of Solitude", a reminder of the failure of Volume 1, as Ludacris laughably attempts to read to poem with passion. Yo-Yo seems particularly out of place with the club-song (?) "Only 4 The Righteous"--perhaps the concept of the album needed to be explained to her a bit more. Another problem I have with the album is not with the content of the album, but the misleading cover art and marketing. Sure, I knew what this album was when I purchased it, but many will not. The front and back cover have pictures of Tupac and the album is listed under as an album by "2Pac" everywhere (including this site), yet he only appears on the chorus of one song. Also, the one thing that describes what this album actually is ("Music Inspired By Tupac's Poetry") is cleverly tilted sideways so as it is hard to read. I seriously doubt any of this was a coincidence. Putting that aside, if you know what you are purchasing I'd advise that you check this album out--just don't expect a new album by 2Pac.

BABYFACE - The Loneliness A Love Story (2003) - Unreleased Grown + Sexy (2005)

Here's my best Michael Jackson impression on a very windy night in a Wal-Mart parking lot. It's so windy, that if i didn't crop the picture in, u'd see my friends hair blowing in the picture (which is still in the left side of the pic). HEE HEE...HOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!! In retrospective...it almost looks like i'm about 2 perform the world's biggest sneeze.

Yeah, any white kid who calls another white person the n-word is an idiot...no matter what their intention is.

Very cool. I didn't check the nominees...but since 50 Cent, Eminem, and Ludacris were mentioned...it's obvious he's the only Hip-Hop cat nominated...or even talented 4 that matter.

Baby steps....baby steps...

MYA - Fallen (Radio Edit) Fallen (CD Single) - Moodring (2003)

DIGITAL UNDERGROUND - The Return of The Crazy One The Bodyhat Syndrom (1993)

Well, go 4 the item that has the auction ending 1st. If u get outbid, go 4 the other item. Both of them pop up on ebay very often.

Back on topic, VH-1's Best Week Ever keeps airing Kanye's comments. He's so stupid that i can't even listen 2 his album within 48 hours of seeing this footage. He comes across as a 10 year old who thinks he's got something deep 2 say, but he sounds so immature that i think most intellegent people are left making the face that Chris Tucker waz making right after the comment waz made.

Vipa's an artist...he'll do whatever he wants 2. If he really thinks that it makes sense 2 put them on the same mix, he will. I just hope he dosen't...ha ha.

Yeah kinda amusing how Fat Joe and Big Pun get away with using the N-word....but then when J. Lo did it on the remix of "I'm Real," people tripped. Half of my friends are black...and i would never even consider using that word. Most of them wouldn't care if i used it jokingly either...it's just not something that's cool 2 do.

Vipa has got crazy skillz blending...no doubt. I proudly have alot of his stuff on CD 2 listen 2 in the car. However, this just dosen't make any sense. This is exactly what i meant by Fresh Prince making music that Jay-Z and Kanye West just can't hang on. The subject matter makes no sense...and when it comes 2 delivery, even with the way FP's rap barely fits on the song, he still outshines the new jacks. Next time lets see LL or Busta in the mix.

I can't really say i've had a crazy job. My 1st job waz working at the grocery store. I remember doing silly thing like running out 2 the farthest part of the parking lot...getting a running head start and jumping on top of it while going down hill (this waz years b4 Jackass). I remember being told 2 clean a bathroom that someone had crapped all over. My way of doing this waz blocking the door with Wet Floor signs, hooking up a hose and hoseing the whole thing down from a distance. I remember cleaning the same bathroom at another time with a friend. We used so many chemicals that we probably shouldn't have mixed, that we got so loopy, that we just leaned on the mops looking at each other and laughing histarically. I think we were laughing for the next 15 minutes until it wore off. My job at the dinner theater is just dope. Doing what u love, waiting tables, and working with your best friends. The cool thing about doing a show 20 or 30 times is that we can add things in a change things which can lead 2 crazy outbursts on stage. Lastly, working at the photography studio is just fun. We have wheeles on the bottom of these toy boxes that we store stuff in. I used 2 take the locks off the wheeles, get a running head start and jump on top of them, then go flying out in2 the mall while on top of them (i seem 2 have a habit of this). We also have 100's of balloons in the store. Sometimes i get bored and start people watching where i'll just blow up balloons and let them go zig-zagging all thru' the mall. Nothing real crazy, just a few bits of the silly stuff i do.