JumpinJack AJ

I wonder why some of those semi-regulars never found their way on this board.

THE ROOTS - Stay Cool

114,000...i have a feeling people aren't gonna try living there anymore. All their things are destroyed and i wouldn't risk something half this bad ever happening again. They are probably just gonna start life over without looking back. I can't imagin going thru' something like this.

I'm not much of a fan of either of their's...especially not Jay-Z, but i'm all about them working 2gether only 2 put positive vibes out there where they waz negative ones. 2 me, i like the idea of positive attention being brought 2 Hip-Hop/Rap instead of who is feuding and who said this about who.

Yeah, generally speaking. Up until then, even the hardcore Hip-Hop, gansta rap, and commercial rap at least wazn't so bad. But since then, the majority of it just hasn't been any good. People seriously have lowered their standards as 2 what is good music. Also, the true skool emcees usually only have small followings these days. The people are pick up Shock-G's new album, Talib Kweli's new album, and De La's new album, The Roots new album, aren't the same people picking up Nelly's and G-Unit's albums. So the celebrity and big success lifestyle isn't really open 2 them. G-Unit, D12, Disturbing The Peace fans are typically young kids who have never been exposed 2 good music or real Hip-Hop. It seems like cookie-cutter, talent-lacking puppets like G-Unit are made 4 the charts and making money....not 2 creativity or the state of Hip-Hop at all. Artists like J-Live, Mos Def, and so on are keeping things fresh, creative, and new...yet they aren't even trying 2 hit the Top 10 with their records cuz they aren't gonna sell out 4 all that. After 2Pac and Biggie passed, mainstream and commerical Hip-Hop and Rap just got awful.

Crazy weather is mentioned in the Bible as one of the things 2 happen in the later years of this world. I'm not overly serious about this topic, i'm just sayin'...

Nah, FP has gone back in2 the studio over and over again. Since he dosen't have alot of pressure 2 put it out soon, he's been working on it almost 2 years.

I've always liked the background in the "Girls Ain't Nothing But Trouble, Parents Just Don't Understand" and "Yo! Home To Bel-Air" music videos. The classic white backdrop with colorful graffity. I think that would be a very cool background tho' i'm not sure if it would look professional.

MJ - Fall Again Why did MJ put stuff like "Unbreakable" on his last album when he could have put a song like this on Invincible!?!? This is a demo version, but it sounds fresh and mastered 4 the album!!

76,000 with tens of thousands missing. This is like some Noah's Arc type mess. My hopes of seeing my friend again who waz doing missionary work there are really decreasing.

If he dose a song with Nelly...he should put it in the vault with the Petey Pablo and Ludacris and lock that crap away..or save it 4 a soundtrack.

I can't agree with that. FP is highly talented and he's come a long way. Money-making dosen't exactly have alot 2 do with talent. FP made that much cuz he's smart, he makes the right movies at the right time and he's built a career that is respected by millions. People see his movies 2 see him...not just the movie. He's one of the hardest working people in the business, that's why he is where he is 2day. I think he dose deserve all the good things that come 2 him, he is talented, he dose work hard, he takes care of his family and friends, and most importantly, he's a good person.

"The first and only career-spanning box set from the best-selling solo artist of all time!" "Features 4 CDs jam-packed with hits from 1969-2004! Plus tons of previously unreleased tracks, rarities, & Demos! And a completely unreleased Live Concert and DVD!" I just picked this up!! This is and essential for any MJ fan. The 1st disc includes all the Jackson 5, 70's solo stuff, a demo and rare stuff from The Wiz, and a few trax from Off The Wall. Disc 2 has stuff from Thriller and the era around it...including demo trax and a track from Captain EO. Disc 3 has stuff from Bad, Dangerous a demo and alternate mixes of Dangerous trax. Disc 4 concentrates and HIStory, Blood Is On The Dance Floor and Invincible, this one has some good b-sides and deomos. I haven't seen the DVD yet. Over all tho', looking as disc 2-4, there are 17 trax u won't find on his solo albums!! I got mine as Wal-Mart in the Music DVD section for $45. I'm assuming that's the cheapest u'll find it. All MJ fans need 2 go out and pick this up, if u love Michael Jackson, u are in 4 some good stuff. Since he dosen't release albums very often anymore, this should keep us happy 4 a lil' bit. Oh yeah, there's also 60-page book loaded with pictures, essays, and music credits.

MICHAEL JACKSON - On The Line Wow! This is the 1st time i've heard this song...not sure if it has been released until now...but it's lyrically amazing. Feels like a wrote this song with him.

Yeah, BEP really did big things in the past year and a half while also altering their style. I can't wait 2 hear the new stuff...and i'll gladly support their solo projects. I think Damita-Jo waz a good album, but some of it waz underproduced with slick sounds and just wasn't as good as her past stuff. Every artist has an album like that once in a while tho.'

Most true skool Hip-Hop fans have respect 4 the pioneer artists like FP, LL, Biz Markie, and so on...but since their music dosen't always hit the charts, they either don't know they are still doing their thing, or they think their newer stuff is weak. Radio can play G-Unit and Chingy if they want...but why not give Talib Kweli and Brand Nubian a spin 2. It's a one sided game that hurts talent and creativity, yet supports average talent 2 no talent who get played by the record companies, and don't even care about making music...only making money.

Yeah, 2 think Hip-Hop/Rap started with 2Pac and Biggie is rediculous. 2Pac pioneered a certain style, and i think Biggie just made the NY scene very popular (no 2 insult him...but i don't think his lyrics were that impressive). 2 me, their murders kinda ended the era of the commercial state of Hip-Hop. The early years, going on in2 the mid-90's were filled with progression of Hip-Hop, it's different styles and subcultures. Alot of people, think that The Chronic, All Eyez On Me, and Ready To Die were the 1st real rap albums out, which is so ignorant. 2 be ignorant 2 what came b4 and the underground stuff of 2day is anything but knowing what Hip-Hop really is. Before 2Pac and Biggie's murders, half of the hardcore Hip-Hop and Gangsta Rap had substance, and even tho' it wazn't what alot of us wanted, it wazn't that bad. When they passed, it seems like all this C-level artists got attention and the music went 2 hell. Commercially, most of the stuff since then hasn't been very good. U had The Fugee's blowing up...Nas, the continued success of A Tribe Called Quest and De La Soul, then Big Willie Style, OutKast, Black Eyed Peas, but 4 the most part, the artists and the music hasn't been any good and the true talent never shines thru.' I think that if they were still around, 2Pac would have taken Hip-Hop 2 new levels. He wanted off Deathrow and talked about dropping more introspective stuff like Me Against The World and music with no explict lyrics.

55,000!! That is unreal!! And AOL newz is saying that the disease in that part of the world could double the death toll. I do believe we are in the end times...the world is in an awful state with no chance of a better living. If the world dosen't end in the upcoming years, i think the human race itself will end it themselves. It waz all written...

I've been looking 4 it 4 ages....i wonder if it's really out in the US!?! I'll keep my eye open 4 it. I have NEVER seen this movie. I just never bothered 2 get it on VHS.

Ha ha...FP called it on that one. I wonder what he really expected from an experimental album like Born To Reign. I also remember checkin' this interview back in 2002.

Well, 2 me, that makes FP the highest earning emcee. Sure, most of the money came from films, but Born To Reign, along with "Black Suits Comin'" and the few shows he did that year. He nearly doubled how much Eminem and Dr. Dre made so i think that giving them the credit is simply FP being overlooked since he's commercially known more 4 his acting these days. Of course, we could put it this way....Eminem waz the highest earning for a "Rap Act"....Fresh Prince would be the highest earning in "Hip-Hop."

I wonder if he also would be considered 4 the "Highest Annual Earning By An Emcee" also.

If the people on this board don't see him/them on tour without a good excuse, they will be banned!! :lolsign:

THANX!! I'm ready 2 get both!! I like Janet's last...but it waz missing something. I like the idea of Jermaine Dupri handeling things...but that's gonna be weird since Jimmy Jam + Terry Lewis always did b4. When he says it'll sound like her earlier stuff, i hope he dosen't mean stuff like "R&B Junkie" which waz just a bad recreation of her 80's stuff. Black Eyed Peas i welcome back. It'll be interesting 2 see if they came keep the success coming since they aren't gonna cuss up a storm and bling out like all the other stuff people are buying. They truely are one of the only Hip-Hop acts keeping things true. I hope this new album is a bit more like their older stuff.

Ha ha...some of us were just clowin' on that one (mainly me). I waz trying 2 ignore all the battling stuff, which is why i rarely visit the other board...but u just put it all out there. :kekeke: