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Not gut-busting funny...but definitely funny. More than anything, it's true.

Jazzy NEEDS to be shooting a Vinyl Destination: After Earth edition that will be rushed out!!!

Montell Jordan Is Now a Megachurch Pastor By Imade Nibokun Wed., May 22 2013 at 7:42 AM Montell Jordan You know Montell Jordan. But the "This Is How We Do It" singer has abandoned his familiar topics of women, partying and drinking and is now the worship pastor at a church in Atlanta. He uses his brand of pop-leaning contemporary Christian music to lead the multi-ethnic megachurch. We meet up with him recently in L.A. Now 44, he looks like a soccer dad running Saturday morning errands in his powder blue shirt, grey zip-up hoodie, and matching flat cap. Joined by his wife Kristin, the father of four is not wearing sunglasses, as pop stars tend to do. This appears to be a changed man. "It was a direct reflection of what street life was for a good kid growing up in the neighborhood," Jordan says of "This is How We Do It," a number one hit in 1995 that was inspired by his South Central childhood But despite his surroundings, he didn't get involved with gangs. "I was more fearful of my dad than I was the Crips and Bloods," he says. "If we even thought about gangbanging or being around that, he would take us out first." Instead, Montell's life revolved around the Baptist church. The grandmother of a local Crips leader was a part of the same congregation, which gave Jordan immunity. "That was a Crip neighborhood," he adds. "They knew we were church kids, so it was almost like we had a pass, we had protective covering, we could walk all through the neighborhood." Still, as his musical career took off, Jordan abandoned his Christian principles to appear as a R&B sex symbol. "Ironically, I was part of the reason," puts in his wife Kristin. "I was his manager the whole time. When we first got married they told us we would sell more records if we didn't let people know we were married." Although his fame faded, in 2010 things were looking up for Jordan; he had a comeback album on deck and a reality show pilot. But those projects were shelved. And so, Montell and his family joined Victory World Church in Atlanta. After doing a 21 day fast in July of 2010, Montell recalls, "The Lord spoke to me and said 'you got to retire, you got to lay that life down.'" A perplexed Montell grappled with the idea of walking away from a R&B career that spanned almost two decades. "So then the battle becomes, how do you lay down the only life you really ever known?" In the beginning Jordan served in the shadows, changing diapers in children's ministry. "One time a worship minister said, 'Hey, would you come and be a part of this service?' I was like, 'I come with a lot of baggage. I don't know if you want an R&B singer on your stage.'" "I was scared because I knew I wasn't one person," he says. "I was probably fearful that me standing on stage would mean that people were going to think that I'd completely given my heart over to Him when I haven't." Kristin adds that despite her husband's insecurities, his first time singing in at the chuch had a memorable impact. "One of the songs he sang was 'Moving Forward' by Israel Houghton. And it was just like, [whistles] 'This is a game changer.'" Not long after, Montell was offered the worship pastor position. "They saw ministry in me that I didn't see." He was soon given a license to marry, baptize, and christen. Though church leaders trusted Montell, it took time for them to fully understand his vision. "You bring in a black guy and they think, 'Okay, we're going to lose the rock guitars and start doing gospel.'" Instead, Jordan decided to craft a sound accessible to the entire congregation. With this goal in mind, he started working on a live concert of all new material with a newly formed collective of church musicians, called Victory World Music. "We were being told that this can't be done. People are not going to pay to come to the church to see the musicians that are here. And I was like, 'Trust me, we're going to be fine.'" Indeed, the group released an album, Shake Heaven, put on a sold-out show, and is now working on another record. In the meantime, Jordan is releasing a second single from Shake Heaven on "You Are," (above) an attempt to broaden his reach in contemporary Christian music. This is no small feat in a genre where few black artists are able to gain a foothold in that genre. "Even when we did 'This is How We Do It' back in the day, we were trailblazers and innovators who were doing something that hasn't been done before," Jordan says. "Victory World Music is for the next kids coming up. This is their worship thing. And the objective now is to get it in the hands of as many kids as possible."

Nothing new, but always good to hear.

RHYMEFEST - Dynomite (Going Postal) Blue Collar (2005)

This is silly and stupid...but I think some of you will be entertained... 1. Eminem angrily making nachos: Actually the board won't let me post all 36 pictures. But you can see them all here: http://www.buzzfeed.com/daves4/pictures-of-rappers-doing-amazing-amazing-things

Oh crap. We know how the 'Prince feels about losing. He's going to scrap plans for their next album to practice soccer/football so that things like THAT don't happen again.

I've been soaking all of this in over the past 24 hours...LOL. I love it! I feel like hardly any of this had to do with After Earth. JJ+FP 2-0-1-3, M-O-V-I-E, T-V, and C-D That needs to be in the cover photo of Facebook group and somewhere on the message board.

Welcome back!

AMY GRANT - Not Giving Up How Mercy Looks From Here (2013)

Whoa, three months later THIS news pops up. Very interesting... Wait, WHAT? Judge Issues A Warrant For Tim Dog Who, Um, Might Actually Be Alive (DETAILS) A couple of months ago, news came out that famed Bronx rapper Tim Dog had died from complications with diabetes. The hip-hop community mourned; but should we have? There are many people who think Tim faked his own death, and he is still somewhere very alive — so much so, that a Desoto County, Mississippi judge issued a warrant for the rapper. Sigh, let us explain. The suspicion started last week when a woman named Esther Pilgrim said that Tim Dog, who is famous for the diss track "**** Compton," faked his own death in order to get out of paying $32,000 dollars he scammed her out of. (It turns out that rap money slowed up for Tim Dog: the rapper allegedly scammed over two million dollars off of various ladies.) Steven Jubera, who is a prosecutor with the Desoto County DA's office, doesn't believe he's dead and he went to court with his claim, filing a petition with a judge Tuesday to have Tim Dog’s probation revoked. Jubera is suspicious, not only because he hasn't seen a death certificate, but because: “I need proof,” said Jubera. “I need a death certificate showing that’s he’s dead because as far as I’m concerned, he’s alive.” Also suspicious of Tim Dog's death is old friend Ced Gee (who produced "**** Compton"). Ced refused to speak at Tim's funeral earlier in the year because no one could produce a death certificate. “Nobody said where he died, nobody said where he was buried, which is very odd for an obituary." We're not sure what's going on here, but GlobalGrind is officially on the case: we just copped a few tickets to Cuba to see what it is. Read more: http://globalgrind.com/news/judge-issues-warrant-arrest-tim-dog-dead-not-dead-video#ixzz2U5Ib0dez

They recorded much of He's The DJ, I'm The Rapper overseas... Just sayin'...

Ah, looks like I wasn't the one to share this...lol. Maybe I shared it elsewhere. A couple years ago, someone posted a video fast forwarding to various spots on the tape. Then this person shared the whole thing....so there are a few copies out there. I'd kill for an original.

This is my favorite new interview! I love that it has plenty of down to earth questions that are jam-packed in this. I love that is spends a decent bit of time on JJ+FP topics too. Best of all, I love how he shed some new light on Eminem as an artist and as a person. Truly dope. THE NEW MUSIC WITH FP IS THE BEST PART. Y'all need to stop doubting that new music is in the future!! Jazzy and Jada are the ones who know best (since the 'Prince isn't saying much). Jeff's laidback and confident in his reply. We just need to wait a little longer. IT'S COMING!!!

I posted this a few months ago. The video I had didn't have this t-shirt image on it tho.' I guess they lifted the audio from the other video and made one of their own, or the original guy just updated his. It's so dope to hear them on their legit recording. This is the JJ+FP at their purest.

Here's some freshness being breathed into "Black Suits Comin' (Nod Ya Head)." This would certainly have been better for MIB3 compared to that Pitbull song...even with the lyrics referencing the second movie.

I saw this in the morning and it made my day. The emcee certainly isn't taking a break...he's just not working on music with the goal of a completed album. There's nothing rusty about what just happened there. I like that they ignored the solo hits and played "Summertime."

JOHN REUBEN - Make Money Money Word of Mouth (2007)

Yeah, that's the one I used too. I downloaded it around the time it first leaked but the download wasn't good so I needed to revisit the album properly. I don't download a ton of stuff, but this has always seemed pretty scarce.

This post goes out to Julie...and the other Left Eye/TLC fans on the board. Some of you know that in 2001, Left Eye tried to release her long awaited solo album, Supernova. The album was a crazy mix of wit and deep lyrics. The sound of the album was all over the place and it challenged listeners, as there isn't any other album like it. Long story short, after releasing it overseas, LA Reid wasn't going to release it in the US until she re-worked it...probably to make it more Hip-Hop or more like a TLC album. Long story short, Left Eye (a fellow stubborn Taurus) wasn't going to change it and LA's actions put her in a loop hole to take her solo project else where (even though LaFace/Arista released all her work with TLC). Instead of simply shopping a label who would have jumped at the chance, she took her connections to Deathrow (through 2Pac, which led to Kurupt and Suge) and signed with them. The plan was to create new music with a completely different vibe, while reworking some of her music from Supernova. She took on a grittier persona, N.I.N.A. Since hardly any new music was recorded, the personality in her music wasn't the different. It was just some of the harder edge of her that could catch glimpses of in some of her previous music. The shocker was when she went on 106 & Park with the Deathrow camp and played this weird character. TLC fans were annoyed, but we had to remember, this was all part of the game she wanted to play with the media. This is the same girl who fell off the face of the earth on purpose and made people she was missing...LOL. This certainly wasn't the real her, which can be seen in the amazing, yet irie Last Days of Left Eye documentary. I don't know that anyone would challenge this being a small part of her personality tho'...this is the girl who burned down her lying, cheating boyfriends house. This is the girl that pulled a gun on Clive Davis when CraZySeXyCOol had made over 75 million dollars, yet each of the girls only had $50,000 each. Anyways, Deathrow finished their work on the N.I.N.A project, but didn't release it since Left Eye's family requested that they didn't. A re-worked version of "Untouchable" with 2Pac was released to radio stations in 2002 but never got much attention. In the end, Left Eye wasn't going to go through with the N.I.N.A. project and was going to focus on new music with TLC before she passed. Anyways, this long intro is just leading up to a leaked version of the N.I.N.A. project. I, personally, really like it. It just captures a different side of her and changes the landscape for Supernova completely. And The Row Hitters actually give her lyrics a nice backdrop. The guests aren't bad either (though a few of them are lifted from Supernova). Check the links below for the leaked album. New Mixtape :: Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes - N.I.N.A. 11/20/2012 You can download it here... http://hiphopisdream.com/n-i-n-a-new-identity-non-applicable/#.UKYIjuQ708A

Slum Village NEW ALBUM EVOLUTION IS DROPPIN ON JUNE 25, 2013, Evolution Marks THE Group’s 20th Anniversary And Features Appearances From Blu, Havoc, DJ Jazzy Jeff, Raheem Devaughn, Big Pooh & More. Evolution is the long-anticipated release coming on the heels of the mix tapes “Dirty Slums” and “Dirty Slums 2.” And new music from member T3 along with Young RJ and Illa J. Slum Village was founded in the early 90's by 3 childhood friends: Baatin, T3 and J Dilla (RIP) who all grew up together in Detroit, MI. the trio began to forge a path into the Detroit underground hip hop scene and quickly found themselves steadily gaining popularity, where they originally went by the name Ssenepod. In conjunction with their new release, Slum Village has also launched a Pledge Music campaign as a way to allow the fans to join the album-making process. There are various packages available http://www.pledgemusic.com/projects/slum-village Slum Village will be touring worldwide in support of the release. Remaining tour dates below May 17 Manchester, UK, Sound Control May 18 Munster, Germany, Skaters Palace with Redman, ONYX, Masta Ace, RA The Rugged Man, Dynasty May 22, Munich, Germany, Import Export May 23 Milan, Italy, Biko Club May 24 Aarau, Switzerland, Kiff May 25 Brussels, Belgium, Brass June 14,Chicago, IL, Reggie’s July 24, Orlando, FL, Backbooth July 25, Tampa, FL, The Orpheum July 26 Miami, FL, The Stage

Ha ha...he's not saying much, but we know something is brewing. It's about time Kanye do something good for Hip-Hop again. Haters (Kanye fans), back off!

Yeah, B-more is just over an hour away. It'll be the first time I'll be able to see Jazzy without driving 5 hours or further away...lol.

Whoa! Nicole, I live in Maryland so please post more info about the B-more or DC show when you have it. It's been 10 years since I've seen Jeff do his thing!!

I didn't even notice. I'm gonna have to do that!