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I waz amazed that they could put an album 2gether this ill without big label support. Usually not being commercial and on a big label dose effect the music no matter how talented u are...but there's no signs of that here. I love albums where u can listen 2 them the whole way thru' that have rhymes that actually make u think and not make u feel like crap when u are don't listening 2 them. As i waz listening 2 it, it waz like i waz in a time warp, it waz like these guys continued making quality music from the mid-90's and that the mainstream scene of Hip-Hop/Rap waz never effected by the rise of Bad Boy Records, Nelly, Ja-Rule, Jay-Z, G-Unit, Ludacris, Chingy stuff. Hip-Hop heads should all get this album, just take our words for it. If u are newer 2 Hip-Hop, then give this album a listen and hear what's not getting played, but what it's relaly all about.

I've found that Search Engines always taking whatever u put in them and make it sound like whatever u type in is really popular. He hasn't done anything in ages. He had that TV show in about 2000 which flopped and since then i've only seen him doing commentary on VH-1 specials like I Love The 90's.

Yeah, i guess if it comes from a company that isn't located in the US, the same laws don't apply so they have more freedom with how they distribute stuff. That's a good thing 2 keep in mind when ordering stuff online.

No more rock stuff from FP!! It just doesn't sound right. "Black Suits Comin'" waz enuff. I don't wanna see any Jay-Z poppin' up on the album either. Him and FP stand 4 2 different things and it just wouldn't make sense. Usher would be great tho.' No offense 2 Justin Timberlake, but i don't think anyone would perfer him over Usher. It's sad that they put them in the same category cuz they couldn't be more different (like FP and Jay-Z). I welcome a colabo with a new skool artist, but only if they have real talent that can stand up next 2 FP's...Petey Pablo simply can't do it.

There's really isn't any excuse 2 not pick it up unless u refuse 2 buy stuff off the internet. It's not that hard 2 find and it's got most of their classic stuff on it that u won't find anywhere else. If u are hooked on Greatest Hits, now go and look for Summertime: And Other Hits. It's all their videos up thru' "Summertime" but it has alot more behind-the-scenes stuff and interviews. Since all of it waz shot during the "Summertime" video-shoot, u get tons of candid JJ+FP and lots of early 1990's flava.

Any chance anyone could flip this 2 MP3??

All mainstream music distributers send stuff out on the day it's released. The only way u can get your hands on stuff b4 it comes out is if u get advanced promo copies from someone who got the hook up or is associated with the label/company. If any mainstream distributer of electronics sells and item b4 it's street date, they'll get fined and additional legal action could be taken. Of course, mistakes like that happen. I waz at Circuit City a month ago and they accidentally put a DVD on the shelf that wazn't supposed 2 be released for 4 more days. Also, back in 1997, i got Big Willie Style 2 days b4 it got released becuz Wal-Mart accidently put a few copies on the shelves. Basically if u ever pre-order stuff, it's a waste of time and money cuz u can go pick it up in the store on the day it's released, usually on sale and of course u don't have 2 pay shipping. Pre-ordering is only really benificial if u know u won't find certin items where u live.

Back in 1999, either Usher or FP said they were gonna do a track with the other. I'm assuming that it never happened cuz i can't see either label passing up that as a single. FP waz also supposed 2 do more work with Dru Hill in 1999/2000. I wonder if any of those trax were done.

Me and Tim did a music trade a few months ago and he sent me a Hip-Hop -N- Soul Mixtape he made. Most of the artists i knew of but a few of them i didn't. One of them waz a Hip-Hop group called Lifesavas. The 2 trax by them on the CD impressed me so much that i picked up the album 2day (titled "Spirit In Stone"). Anyways, all true-skool Hip-Hop heads should check it out. Their rhymes are postive, intellectual, and 4 the most part, totally tasteful (clean). The production is also flawless. These guys got skills. If u like JJ+FP, De La Soul, Talib Kweli, A Tribe Called Quest, J-Live, and other similar artists, u'll love this album. Thanx 4 skoolin' me on this group, Tim!!

Yeah, there's not 2 many white female rappers out there. Back in the mid-90's, i remember that there waz a female rap duo (one of them waz black and one of them waz white). Other than that, there waz a female white rapper from 2003 called Saria or something like that. I heard one song by her and didn't really like it or hate it. I know Timbaland produced a track on it. Fan_3 however is like nothing i've ever heard.

Welcome 2 the board...this is the place 2 be.

Back in the mid-90's there were rumors of them being and item and even engaged...but that's not true. Check either Jada or old 2Pac interviews. 2Pac has a big mouth, it would be known if they were 2gether. Any 2Pac fan knows that. Unless u've had one of those relationships where u and someone of the oppisite sex is very close and there's no sexual tension, u wouldn't understand how a guy and girl can have a genuine friendship. Don't u think that if 2Pac and Jada has something, their friendship would have fallen apart and FP and 2Pac wouldn't have been on cool terms.

Yeah, it's a remix of "Gettin' Jiggy Wit It" which waz never released. Jermaine Dupri remixed it and tossed on some of Hip-Hop's, at the time, budding new talent. That remix is seriously ill...Colulmbia or So So Def need 2 come up with a reason 2 release that remix. It popped up on 2 or 3 mixtapes back in 1997/1998 and a person or 2 on this board have a download copy of it.

No, her song isn't anything like Kelly Rowand's song. That song waz really serious...Fan_3's stuff is creative but really fun. There is a snippet of a more serious song on her single. It's about a family falling apart. It kinda reminds me of Eminem b4 he lost all this talent and dash of Pink. I really don't expect 2 many people on this board 2 like her...but i know some of u will. The stuff i've heard so far reminds me of Hip-Hop back when it waz alot of fun and creative. Back b4 u could spit any wack freestyle verse about nothing and and put it with 2 over wack verses and call it a song. There's all kinds of storytelling and fantasy stuff from the old skool mixed in her music and her overall message is not 2 be afraid 2 be u. Cuz what she is doing is alot bolder than anybody else is.

ENCORE - My Way Home Thanx 2 Tim 4 hookin' me up with some real Hip-Hop.

Her album is dropping early 2005. I wish her tons of success but it's gonna be interesting 2 see what happens. She's not the kinda artist 2 get respect from people who listen 2 only crappy commercial stuff. She's young, white, and from LA, so regular Hip-Hop heads will find it hard 2 even give her a chance. And she's way 2 Hip-Hop for pop radio...but since her music is accessable 2 pop audiences...i'll keep my fingures crossed.

Yeah, i didn't hear "Family Christmas" until 1999. It waz amazing hearing a JJ+FP song 4 the 1st time 10 years after it waz recorded. It is released in the US. It's on a compilation album called Black Christmas '98.

Those of u who picked up the Sharktale soundtrack will remember Fan_3 for her crazy, uptempo, energy-infested Hip-Hop joint "Digits." It kinda has that Young MC/Tone Loc meets Monie Love/Left Eye old skool/new skool feel. Fan_3 just dropped her 1st single "Geek Love." After hearing "Digits," i didn't hesitate 2 pick it up (besides, it waz only $1.88). The song is hilarious. The production has this steady tempo that kinda reminds me of mid-90's A Tribe Called Quest/Pharsyde type stuff mixed in with a dash of other musical genres. There's a DJ cutting and then it'll jump 2 a harmonica riff. And her lyrics are hilarious. She has got 2 be influenced by Fresh Prince, Slick Rick, Biz Markie, Young MC, and Monie Love type artist fromt he days of old. The song is about her being in love with a nerdy guy from her skool. Here's some of the lyrics that made me laff... ..."the first boy i've known to get straight A's and appear in everyone of my school plays Motzar blastin from his Volvo and there's tape on his glasses, in charge of hall passes"... CHORUS I wouldn't call him fly / suspenders and a bow tie i wouldn't call him the man / but he can still hang with Fan ..."so even tho' you see his socks when he walks and his pants are so tight, circulations cut off i think i should give him a chance and ignore his metal braces and tight pants"... ..."my friends just don't understand cuz he's not the man they try to act hard now, pretend like they floss we'll see who's laughin' when my geek is their boss" On the single, it has a bio and video by Fan_3. The BIO totally shows u who she is. It starts off with her saying "A white rapper from the Valley...who wouldn't wanna sign that?!" The same comedy and sarcasm in her music is in this inverview. She talks about being the 1st rapper 2 come totally from a suburban area, be influenced from Hip-Hop, and totally be herself. She talks about how Rap isn't an under thing anymore and that she is a product of that. She talks about being 16, being in skool and how she expects the album 2 do well cuz she's offering something different. She also says her name "Fan_3" comes from being a fan of groups that happens 2 always be trios, like TLC, Salt-N-Pepa, Destiny's Child, Blink 182, etc. Others may clown me 4 saying this, but Fan_3 is one of the most fun and honest Hip-Hop artists 2 come out in years. Sure, she's a 16 year old white girl from the suburbs, but most commercial artists aren't offering any food 4 thought or honestly in their music. Anyone interested in non-explict Hip-Hop and comidic lyrics, check out Fan_3. I havn't checked her website since it waz under construction so i don't know what's there, but here's the link 2 her site... www.fan3.net Move out the way G-Unit, Fan_3 is gonna kick your phoney pansy butts outta the way.

FAN_3 - Geek Love

Who is gonna take the opinions of people who post on a site called "dirt.com" that serious. Either way, they sound like haters who are talking with no basis behind it. I have the album and all their solo albums. I know their voices and this is the 1st album in awhile where u can hear each of them equally. Overseas, the single (which is 2 come out in a week or 2) has 2 remixes (club remixes i think) and a track not on the album (which isn't "Game Over").

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Yeah, 2Pac and Jada never got 2gether like that. They were just the best of friends. I'm assuming that's how FP and 2Pac knew each other...if not thru' her, just from the same circle of friends and business potnas in Hip-Hop. I'll see if i can look thru' my 1997 FP interviews where he briefly talks about his opinion on 2Pac's music and their friendship. I know i've posted this b4 in the past.

Tim, I just wanted 2 let u know that the top of the board looks fly (much better than b4). The recent pix look great up there!! :thumb:

Thanx 4 sharing that!! I really need 2 pick up his new album. Talib Kweli is one of the best 'new' things 2 come 2 Hip-Hop in years. It's nice seeing that the man in this chat and the man in the music are the same...down 2 earth, intellegent, and positive. He could teach a few guys a thing or 2 (mostly guys who name them selves after candy and money). Anybody wanna spend 50 cents on a pack of M&Ms??

Great R-N-B album!! I waz scared after Survivor. DC broke out in 1997 on the Men In Black soundtrack and going on 2 do big things with both versions of their single "No No No." 1999's The Writings On The Wall featured and amazing soulful sound that waz flawless and huge success. After the line-up change and their new-found megastar status, they dropped Survivor which waz a good albu, but 2 slick and 2 commercial. After a long break and solo albums, this album more than meets the hype. "Lose My Breath" is the first single with the crazy new sound brought 2 u by the Darkchild camp. "Soldier," the 2nd single is a mid-tempo faux track about the girls wanting a guy tied 2 the streets. Sorry, but i don't feel this track, the wack appearances by T.I. + Lil' Wayne. DC is some glamorous girls from Texas...how they gonna wanna guy who is street?!?! TLC, Salt-N-Pepa, Xscape...maybe...but not Destiny's Child. Anyways, after that, the album get really good again. "Cater 2 U" is a sweet-sounding R-N-B track thru' and thru.' "T-Shirt" is a sexy slow tempo R-N-B track produced by the one and only former A Touch Of Jazz producers Andre + Vidal!!! "Is She The Reason" is a steady-tempoed R-N-B/soul meets Hip-Hop track. Just has that timeless sound 2 it that reminds me of alot of mid-90's R-N-B production. "Girl" is a sunny-feeling R-N-B/Soul jam. One of those song uplifting 4 the females. "Bad Habit" is one of those relationship songs. Anyone in a relationship should be able 2 relate 2 the lyrics. Another great song. "If" has a retro-girl-group sound 2 it. Kinda has has a feeling from all recent eras in R-N-B from the '60 up thru' now. "Free" has another feel-good, sunny kinda feel 2 it. It's the kind song i like 2 listen 2 on a sunny Sunday in the car. "Through With Love" has this great piano arrangment adding some tension 2 the song which totally fits the love-gone-wrong lyrics. Very cool sound. The last track on this kinda short album is "Love" which is another great R-N-B song. If u are an R-N-B fan or DC fan who hasn't gotten this album yet, do yourself a favor and do it!! So many R-N-B albums these days fall in2 the weak production and try 2 mix Hip-Hop in2 the music 2 much. This is a pure R-N-B album thru' and thru' and each song fits 2gether on it like a puzzle. This album is their best work since 1999 and is better than their solo albums. Since we've gotten 2 hear them on their solo albums, each member comes across with their own personality on this one. They each have equal shine on the album and they all wrote most of the material on it. Off the topic of the album, on the "Loose My Breath" CD single, u can get the song "Game Over" as a b-side. I can't believe they left this song off the album, it would fit right in. If u like the album, get this single 4 the b-side. Also, Wal-Mart has a Destiny's Child DVD priced at about $6 which has 5 music videos on it. Survivor, Emotions, and a solo video from each of them.