JumpinJack AJ

In Hitch, FP talks about "basic principles." Well, this post is 4 those who wanna share experiences they have had on the dating front. Share what things u do when trying 2 impress the oppisite sex. This goes both ways tho.' If i share and idea, and one of u ladies thing it's wack, by all means, share your thoughts. 1st off, i'm gonna talk about the "Hollywood Factor" of 1st dates. I apply this 2 all the 1st few dates with another person. Now, the most important rule is 2 be yourself, but i think it's important 2 kick up your game a notch. DA RIDE: B4 every 1st date, i make sure the car is washed and cleaned out inside. If i honey can't be comfortable in your car, then u are in trouble. Make sure the gastank is full. U don't know if u'll end up going 4 a long drive, and stoppingt 2 fill up on gas is a waste of time. It totally messes up the flow of things and leaves her with an akward moment alone in your car. I also make sure i got CDs for every mood and 4 every taste in there. I got at least 5 really current popular CDs in the car, 1 R-N-B mix, 1 pop mix, and so on. If she's in2 something that i don't have, i roll up with the radio on and tell her 2 put on whatever she wants. Those songs u listen 2 on that 1st date may play an important part...so make sure they are something she dosen't mind listening 2. One thing that really impresses the ladies is if u have stuff like tissues in the glove compartment. As a guy, i NEVER think about having tissues in the car, but one time i waz taking a girl out and she waz kinda sick (cuz it waz winter) and she really needed tissues...ha ha. So the next time that happened, i had them and it amazing how impressed the girl waz...ha ha. Basically, just be prepared 4 that kinda stuff. It is NOT sexy 2 have unclean windows or a strong oder in your car...ha ha. Keep your stuff right. Oh yeah, safe sex is an important thing if u are getting down like that. But lets be real, any girl worth impressing is not gonan be giving it up anytime soon...WHICH MEANS DON'T HAVE ANY CONDOMS IN YOUR CAR. U wanna see a girl make up her mind that she dosent' wanna be with u...then have a condom in your glove compartment. DA GEAR: Don't be showing up 2 meet some girl looking all average. I'm not saying overdo it. But just make sure your gear is straight (not wrinkled, faded, stained, tasteless). If u have clean cut, make sure u are shaved. Make it look like u made a lil' effort 2 look good 4 her. She may not wanna get any closer in front of other people if u aren't taking car or yourself. Check those finger nails and all the stuff alotta guys like 2 overlook. If this girl is a girly girl...don't show up thugged out. That may be u, but u dont' wanna give her an image of yourself that isnt' totally true which could make her make up her mind about u b4 she gets 2 know u. And lastly, there is no excuse 2 ever wear a sleevless shirt. DA ATTITUDE: It's all about respect. If she wants 2 talk your ear off, let her do it. Don't cut her off or run your mouth. If she wants 2 get 2 know u, she'll ask. Most ladies love 2 talk...so let her do it. Also, it's can't hurt 2 actually listen. While u are talking, it's good 2 steer away from really deep talk on a 1st date. Don't talk about politics, religion or anything like that. Unless she gets in2 that stuff on her own. Lastly, watch your mouth. Don't hit her with non-stop cussing. It's just tasteless and disrespectful. As somebody who dosen't cuss, i can't stress how much less attractive a honey has gotten after she cusses alot. DA AFTERMATH: When the nite is over, u want 2 leave that girl with a bubbly, happy, positive feeling that will make her anticipate the next time u see each other. One top of that, it's a good idea 2 leave her with something from the date as a gift. Even if it's small, if she has something that she can keep as a visual, it'll make her think about the good time she had with u. Don't be stubborn and think my advice is trash. U should see it as a privilage 2 be with that girl...so it's worth putting in that work. First dates are about impressions. After all, that's all the girl is going 2 go on when it come 2 if she wants 2 see u again. From there on, u get 2 know each other more and more.

SWV + LOST BOYZ - You're The One ('96 Anthem - Allstar Remix)

Anybody who worships money and talks about it nonstop is clearly not an artist 2 me. They are just a heartless, greedy puppet. U can't get any further from Hip-Hop than that. Listen 2 FP's flow...he puts his heart in2 his music. Everything about what he dose personifies what an artist is. 50 isn't artistic....Ja-Rule isn't artistic...it's just crappy music. I listened 2 Mobb Deep a lil' bit back in the day cuz my best friend liked them alot. They didn't bug me then. Since then, i just thought they made crappy music. And the last few years, i've thought they were a joke. Them moving 2 G-Unit is just them hitting rock bottom 2 me. Look at all the commerical artists who make label changes 2 label who have a strong image, established artists sell out 2 fit in with that label almost everytime.

Oh lawd...this stuff is garbage. Whatever happened 2 going out and getting a job?!?

Bigted, JJ+FP and LL are straight from the suburbs. I have articles that talk about JJ+FP middle class West Philly upbringing. I actually drove thru' alot of West Philly when i saw them in Feb 2002. I'm from the suburbs 2. I don't think it takes any credibility away from any artists where they come from...unless they pretend 2 be from a place they aren't, which i the case in a lot of chart topping rappers. I live in the suburbs and i consider it a blessing. My home away from home is very 'hood. I learned ALOT there but i waz always happy knowing i could go back home whenever i needed 2 get away from that enviornment. Some of my closest friends were drug dealers and i even used 2 be cool with people who had commited murder or attempted it. When i used 2 write and rap alot, hardly any of it had 2 do with that dark kinda stuff. MC Hammer came out of straight poverty, but he never made the kinda music 2 make u feel like crap. When u live that kinda lifestyle, u don't wanna talk about it. That's why there's alot of rappers trying 2 be "street" and they just take all of their stories out of the newspaper and movies. Bottom line, i think it's wack 2 label somebody "suburban." That dosen't say what someone has been thru' or what kinda person they are. JJ+FP and LL make some of the best music in the world....so anybody who lables them that and dosen't make music half as good as their's has no reason 2 open their mouth.

What are your favorite clothing & shoe lines? FUBU, REEBOK are you interested "exclusive" fashion? NO Do you buy music online? YES Are you interested in buying music albums online? YES Are you interested in buying DVDs albums online? KINDA Are you interested in downloading music online? NO Do you play video games? If, so what type of games? NO What are your fav artists and actors/actresses? JJ+FP, TLC, LL COOL J, RUN-DMC are you interested in travel information online? NO are you interested in viewing pics of celebrities online? NO are you interested in making your own music with help of loops and more? KINDA Are you interested in playing for money online? NO Are you interested in mixtapes? NOT MANY are you interested in dating online? NO what do you usually check on the web? E-MAIL, JJFP.COM, EBAY/HALF.COM

When i think of "Switch"...i think of the little single that could. It just climbed and climbed 2 the top. I expect "Party Starter" 2 do big things, but time is being wasted. The hype 4 a new single has died 4 the people who listen 2 top 40 radio.

LL COOL J - No Airplay

Yeah, it's kinda annoying when they try 2 label then something like that. But at the same time, JJ+FP and LL did come from the suburbs. So did alot of rappers who try 2 act like they didn't. Kanye himself didn't come from a super ghetto upbringing. Off topic, i waz watching that long interview Kanye did with MTV. He would say something that i agreed with, then he'd go and same something stupid that makes me not even wanna give the rest of his album a listen. Kanye just dosen't know when 2 shut up. Most of the hype is all in his head. People feel him, but not as much as he thinks. He's thinks he's on some 2Pac type mess like all eyez are on him...but they aren't. After hearing "Diamonds" and "Gold Digger," i can't even keep my ears on him.

A TRIBE CALLED QUEST - Phoney Rappers

I don't listen 2 it that often. Maybe once a week...and when i do, i skip 2 certain songs. I said months ago that it wazn't a very summery album 2 me. With autumn kicking in very soon, i have a feeling i'll be listening 2 it alot again. "Party Starter" better drop soon tho'..."Switch" died away years ago in music years.

Is that Mase in the background carrying some of his stuff? Ha ha...G-Unit is treating him good! (jus' playin')

I can't believe u are gettin' rid of those LL CDs. Your prices are kinda crazy tho.' I buy used CDs for $5 and less all the time. U can find all of those albums on ebay and half.com for less than what u are trying 2 unload them for.

I don't think Mobb Deep has done anything cool since they 1st came out...that's just my opinion tho.' I love M.O.P. but i haven't followed them very closely since the '90's. A few of the more recent things from them have been disappointing compared 2 their other stuff.

3RD BASS - Pop Goes The Weasel

It's funny, cuz even tho' i'm not a fan of his...i feel like going 2 his website 2 see if he has a website...then tell him how it is. Bad Boy isn't the best label, but i think he fit in there. G-Unit is just awful no matter how u look at it. I own Faith and Total albums...but i'll never buy and album associated with G-Unit. Their music is awful and their artists dont' have any redeeming qualities when it comes 2 talent.

Wow, i can't wait 2 see this. It sounds like a great project. And not only is that alot of celebrities...that's alot of talented celebrities.

Yeah, i wouldn't exactly call this "news." "Summertime" is on the radio every summer.

De La at 1st said they were not gonna finish off the AOI series...but then they changed their mind. That waz awhile ago tho'...i hope they still plan on doing that 3rd disc. I'm interested in about half of the albums mentioned...but i'm definitly holding my breath for the new Nick Cannon album.

FRESH PRINCE - Mr. Niceguy

DMC's solo stuff isn't gonna be like the old Run-DMC stuff. His solo stuff is supposed 2 be like Hip-Hop folk rock. Not exactly what i want from him, but i'll judge after i hear it. As a Run-DMC supporter, i got his back with whatever he dose.

Yeah, FP has smacked up the paparazzi a few times. In a very recent interview he said he recently smacked a paparazzi guy who crossed the line. The incident they are talking about in that post happened in 1995. I actually have a tape of of Hard Copy from back in the day where they talked about this. One guy followed FP + Jada (out of an airport i think) and kept taking pictures of them. After asking him 2 leave them alone lots of time, FP walked up 2 him and smacked him upside the head. Of course all of this waz caught by the guys friend hiding in the bushes. I don't like violence, but if i waz in his shoes, i can't say i wouldn't do the same thing.

FP hated the action figure that waz made 4 his character in ID4...becuz it didn't look like him AND becuz it had a flat butt. So i know he wouldn't be happy with this picture.

Typhoon...why on earth do u have an explict lyrics sign on your "Party Starter" banner?

Sorry Tim, i always go straight 2 the board so i didn't even know they were there. Silly me. Joe, i actually like that remix...ha ha. Don't get me wrong, i don't think it's amazing or anything...but i still like it. I actually got the mixtape/CD it's on so i could own a quality version of it.