JumpinJack AJ

I'm so hyped...however, if i think about it, this is gonna be a long 6 weeks. The hype of I, Robot will keep me held over 4 awhile tho.' I think the timing is right this time around...and i think the music will be right as well. Fans always go crazy 4 Will...it's a matter of him winning them over as real fans and not idiots on TRL who are told 2 scream 4 whoever is on the show.

If i could chose what reggae artist FP would work with...i'd skip over Elephant Man and request Wayne Wonder, Sean Paul, Shaggy, Snow, or Diana King.

[quote=DevilsJim89,Jul 14 2004, 05:18 PM]Black Christmas? lol isnt that a bit racial? haha[/quote] I thought the title waz a bit stupid myself. I 4get who all is on it...but it waz all black artists. I think there is like 3 or 4 versions of the album.

FOR JJ+FP From your entire music catalog, what are your top 3 favorite songs? FOR FP If you could change anything about your time with Columbia Records, what would it be? FOR JJ What mainstream artists would u like 2 work with?

I just got done watching. Will waz lookin' all smooth in black shoes, black pants, black shirty, and a tan jacket. Again, really really shorty hair and no facial hair. I'm actually used 2 the short hair and no facial hair look now...he looks 10 years younger. Will waz hilarious but there's a difference between being funny and doing stand up comedy. Don't know if i'd want him concentrating on that til he's a lil' older. He talked about his house that's been being built 4ever, his family (a lil' bit) but mostly about the movie. I think Dave and Will have this crazy chemistry....Dave really should do a cameo in a movie with Will cuz they are just so funny 2gether.

I don't know what show it waz, but my mom taped it 4 me. He waz wearing kinda fitted jeans (but not tight), black shoes, a black shirty with a cream-colored jacket. The hair waz really short and no facial hair in site. As always, he waz funny. However, the real gem waz when they aired "1985" footage (i think it waz 1986 or 1987) of him and Jeff performing "The Magnificent Jazzy Jeff" live on some Philly TV show. Will watched it cracking up and kinda sung along with Jeff's scratching. When they cut the clip off he went "Man, how did i ever become famous"...ha ha. He also talked about his Parade interview about how he uses his fear and doubts at fuel for success. He said that carrying the movie on his own waz his inspiration 2 make the movie big. He said usually it goes "Will + Martin" or "Will + Tommy Lee Jones" but this time, he's carrying the main focus of the movie himself.

Yeah, not many other emcees or rappers have anything 2 offer their fans (in music or as a human being). "Hey, my favorite rapper is Jay-Z...let me go stab somebody like i did Un" "Puff's my favorite rapper, let me go 2 club and start shooting like i did a few years ago." Things happen in life, but when something happens, i think it's important 2 talk about so that fans and people in general can unstand the situation. 2pac talked about his problems which put me at ease as a big fan...just 2 know he's not some viloent person. When Guru and Queen Latifah got knocked, they stressed the issues in their interviews and in their music. Knowing why they owned guns made me feel better about them doing it. As much as u can get 2 know an artist thru' their music and their interview, I rather learn about the person's life rather than just talk about their music.

I waz outta town yesterday...but i did tape it and i'm about 2 watch it right now.

It also came out on a Japanese album in 1997 called Avex The Album. It costed me somewhere between $40-$60...i forget exactly how much. HOWEVER, there is a cheaper way 2 find "Family Christmas"...it's on a compilation album called Black Christmas '98. I 4get if it waz released in the US or overseas.

That is some of the best advice i've ever heard. I think alot of people need 2 hear that. However, i think it's important 2 be there 4 everybody and no discriminate against people. Sometimes it's those yucky people in your life that need your help 2 get out of that mess and on2 the right track.

Nice + Smooth is dope....the last i heard from them as a group waz their 1997 album Blazing Hot. Greg Nice has stayed busy on lots of people's albums. Smooth, being the weaker member of the group dosen't do 2 much solo work. I don't think Jay-Z or 50 Cent have skills tho'. I honestly think they just suck. Like Tim said, if they were trying 2 battle any true skool artist, they'd be blown away...u probably couldn't even hear them rapping over the laughter from the audience. 2Pac i think is the most misunderstood emcee of all time. He came from old skool Hip-Hop roots and the underground scene. He spoke what he felt (even when he should have thought b4 saying some of those things) which lead him 2 come off very multi-faced....tho' i think his core base of fans understood him. This guy made real music 4 real people. 2 many people think they know about him, but they don't. He wazn't some phoney gangsta rapper, this guy put heart, pain, and real issues in his music.

Ahhh...something we agree on. Nice + Smooth is dope. I also really wanna get Erick Sermon's new album. However, 2day i listened 2 the radio on a long road trip. I also popped in an LFO CD and the Jerkey Boys.

Let me just be real and say that there is nothing butter in life than seeing JJ+FP live. NO LIE!! :thumb:

YEAH!!

Yeah, i already wanted 2 see the movie real bad...but this special made me wanna see it even more. I already started organizing a group of people 2 go see it.

This half hour show put 2gether by MTV is definitly worth checking out. It opens up with their gorgous Asian VJ hosting in front of a live audience. There is video footage of Will talking about the movie and introducing the the 10 minutes worth of the movie that they are gonna show. After it's aired (which looks great), the VJ looks in2 the audience 4 ?uestions about the movie...she points 2 the back and as someone 2 standa and ask their ?uestion...right then, the "Freakin' It" instrumental comes on and the Fresh Prince comes running thru' the audience 2 join the VH on stage. He waz wearing street boots, slightly baggy jeans, a tight black shirt, and shades. He hair waz also super short, making him almost bald and he started growing his facial hair back. Will answer ?uestions and joked as he always dose. B4 a commerical break, it showed him going thru' the audience giveing love 2 as many people as he could. During one of the montages of movie scenes, they shortly play "Da Butta" over it. Check it out!! In my post about promotion, u can see what times MTV plans on airing it.

It's so funny. Back in the 80's and much of the 90's. MTV waz hip and young, and VH-1 waz created 4 the older, more mature audience. MTV waz always the main focus while VH-1 waz the younger sister 2 it (being owned by the same companies). It amazing 2 see what MTV has turned in2 (mostly crap) and VH-1 just keeps coming up with great shows (that don't make u mad that they don't focus on music as much as they used 2). I love shows like VH-1 Ill-ustrated, I Love the 80's, and Best Week Ever. Well, 2nite, the 1st 2 episodes of I Love The 90's aired. I'm one of those people who loves reminiscin' so shows like this are just so cool 2 me. Why it's just summing up a year in2 an hour, they definitly make u remember and laff at certain things that defined that era. M.C. Hammer, Boyz N The Hood, In Living Color, and even Vanilla Ice were mentioned on the 1990 and 1992 episode. M.C. Hammer actually is in the short segment of the episodes where he lists the top 3 dance trax of that year. It's just cool 2 see him hyped and energized. Rappers with personality is always a plus. They even use a remix that waz made last year of his jam "U Can't Touch This" while the segment is going on. Just wanted 2 share 4 those of u who like that kinda stuff.....I Love The 90's is airing all week on VH-1.

Yes!!! Thanx!! I can't wait 2 go get this...and the wait isn't even that long. It looks like Hip-Hop has quite a line up on the way. Hopefully it'll kick this talentless fools off the charts and put some heart back in mainstream Hip-Hop and Rap. Hey peoples...this is what good music is supposed 2 sound like!!

I saved all the pictures on a disc so maybe i can post them at some point...or send them 2 someone.

:rosik: I'm 24 years old and from Maryland. I've grown up on Hip-Hop since mid-80's. I spent alot of my time with my cousins who are older and got me deep in2 Hip-Hop by making me copies of their cassette tapes and radio mixtapes. If u've been in2 Hip-Hop since the early/mid 80's...how can u think that 2days modern day rap music is anything comparable 2 old skool Hip-Hop of the 80's and the golden age Hip-Hop of the 90's. There is no comparing it...hands down. 90% of the stuff that is on any charts these days SUCKS.

This is my thing...fans of mainstream rap don't know what skillz are, they don't know what good music is...heck they don't even know what 'props' is. Their opinions mean nothing 2 me.

This link might take u 2 the article with the 2nd picture. Check out the pix and don't 4get 2 check the 1st which has a really rare pic of FP from 1988. If it dosen't work...sorry. [url="http://www.instyle.com/instyle/onlyonaol/transformations/pg2/0,19694,658792_2,00.html"]http://www.instyle.com/instyle/onlyonaol/t...58792_2,00.html[/url]

When i logged on, AOL's opening page on new has pic of Will and had a link 2 InStyle.com. There's a short article which i'm pasteing at the bottom of this post...but u need 2 try and find the page there cuz there's 10 pix of Will on it...many of them pretty rare. --- Will Smith Baby-faced Will Smith is arguably one of the most successful crossover artists in Hollywood. Known as the Fresh Prince in the late eighties, rap partner to DJ Jazzy Jeff, his low-key but fly look landed him a starring role in the TV series The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air. His signature "flat top" hairstyle on the hit show, coupled with bright leather outfits and shades, made him instantly recognizable, and the combination of comedic talent and musical chops put him on the fast track to stardom. His style began to evolve (notice the more subtle flat top and occasional stubble) until the megahit Men in Black, in which he popularized the slick, form-fitting dark suit. Pumped and buff (he once referred to himself as "human Viagra") for his Oscar-nominated turn in 2001's Ali, the normally lithe Smith became an action hero, fighting villains and aliens alike. What's next on his plate? "People laugh," he has said, " but if I set my mind to it, within the next 15 years I would be president."—Karen Johnston

[quote=Wild Child,Jul 12 2004, 04:30 PM]Aj, i don't get it.. Why don't you like Jay-Z????????????? u seem to hagve no reason[/quote] Let me start off saying that we are pretty good at respecting that we each have our own opinions...so no Jay-Z fans bug out about this. I don't like Jay-Z and i got plenty of reasons. He's phony, he simply dosen't live out everything he talks about but he puts up this image like he dose. He's just a joke 2 me. For instance, i think "99 Problems" is a decent song...but u see his little speech b4 and after the video. The Jay-Z in the video dosen't match up with the Jay-Z in the speech who comes off as this soft-spoken guy who can barely organize a sentence. I think his voice is so annoying...his flow sucks. He just sounds silly when he's tryna be hard but it's not fooling 2 many people. I just can't stand his voice. When he sounds very basic, it's not 2 bad, but alot of the time he overuses his voice and i just can't stand it...just like when Nelly whines in his music and Eminem uses his high pitch voice...JUST STOP. Girls Girls Girls...whatever. Incase u didn't notice...Jay-Z isn't the nicest looking dude. I think the ice around his neck is blinging so bright that Beyonce is partially blind and can't see his face. The only girls he has 2 be getting is groupies who are down 4 the reputation or money. If he's got a girl and he's treating her right, he's not getting girls girls girls. Mostly, what makes me not stand this guy is that he can't make songs that have a subject. He just raps...and that's it. His songs never sound complete 2 me. Usually he talks about money, jewerly, and material things...WHO CARES ABOUT THAT STUFF. Nobody wants 2 hear about stuff they've heard talked about for the past 10 years over and over and over again. Whenever it sounds like he makes a song that actually is supposed 2 have a topic, he never stays on it...it still ends up just being a song with words that have nothing 2 do with each other. What's the point of making a song if u say nothing. From what i've heard, that's what the bulk of his material is about. --- Now i'm gonna be as fair and say that i think he is a smart business man. He's got his own label and clothing line going on. I wouldn't be caught dead wearing any Roca-Wear mess...but he's being more than an artist and making money. I actually kinda like some of the artists he's signed. Cam'Ron has always been kinda cool (even tho' his career waz already established b4 Rocafella), Kanye West has got some decent skillz, and what's the name of that duo he has that dropped the album titled "Tough Love"?!?! I can't remember their name 4 some reason but i like the 1st 3 singles they've dropped. I'm not comparing them 2 Gang Starr, A Tribe Called Quest, Black Star, etc...but of the commerical stuff that gets air play, they are definitly better than G-AY Unit, Ludacris, J-Kwon, and so on. Like i said in my post above, he dose have a few songs i like...Ain't No..., Sunshine, The City Is Mine, Girls Girls Girls, Money Ain't A Thing, Excuse Me Miss. Again tho', their guest artists and producer often are the main reason i like the song...certainly not cuz of him.

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