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I love it! Thanks for sharing!

Here's the new song! Personally, I like it. It's not on the level of the work on her studio album, but it is a dope song with a great mix of old and new flava.

Could The Kris Kross Reunion Concert Be To Blame For Chris Kelly's Drug Use? (PHOTOS) Posted May 3, 2013 by Christina Coleman for Global Grind Staff After his mother and friends confirmed rapper Chris Kelly's drug use, it is now being reported that Kris Kross' recent comeback may have contributed to his death as well. According to TMZ: Kris Kross' recent comeback ... and the money that came with it ... put Mac Daddy on a drug-fueled road to self-destruction, sources close to the deceased rapper tell TMZ. Sources tell us, Mac Daddy -- real name Chris Kelly -- has been on and off drugs (including cocaine and heroin) for the last ten years, but had recently cleaned up his act. We're told that changed dramatically in recent weeks, following Kris Kross' big comeback concert in Atlanta back in February. According to sources, Kelly's ego blew up ... along with his wallet ... and he started hanging out in clubs again, chumming up with big name Atlanta rappers. We're told the drugs came back in full force as a result. His mother also told police that the rapper had been taking speedballs (coke and heroin), the night before he died. An autopsy will determine the cause of death. Rest in peace Mac Daddy! Read more: http://globalgrind.com/news/is-kris-kross-reunion-concert-reason-chris-kellys-mac-daddy-drug-use-death-photos#ixzz2SL8GtEXw You can also hear the 911 call at: http://globalgrind.com/news/911-call-chris-kelly-death-released-kris-kross-audio

I was gonna post about this...but you beat me to it. I'm glad they are keeping it going. As long as the stories are fresh and the scripts are good, the possibilities are endless.

Here's the details of last night. You can even hear a short phone call that a radio station gave him a few hours prior to his passing. (from http://www.tmz.com/2013/05/02/chris-kelly-death-police-report-cocaine-and-heroin-suspected/?ncid=webmail16) 'Kris Kross' Death Cocaine & Heroin Suspected Exclusive UPDATE 11:22 AM PT -- A rep for the Fulton County Medical Examiner tells TMZ, the autopsy has been completed and there were no signs of trauma or foul play. The cause of death will be determined by the complete toxicology report in 3-4 weeks. "Kris Kross" rapper Chris Kelly had been using a combination of cocaine and heroin the night before his death, this according to the police report obtained by TMZ. According to the report, paramedics initially responded to Kelly's Atlanta home around 3 PM EST -- after his mother called 911 asking for medical assistance. When help arrived, paramedics found 34-year-old Kelly lying on the living room couch -- unresponsive and with "no life signs." The medics attempted to revive Kelly, to no avail. Kelly was immediately transported to a nearby hospital, where he was pronounced dead a few hours later. After the death, cops spoke with Donna Kelly Pratte -- Chris' mother -- who told police ... the night before Kelly's medical emergency, he had taken a mixture of heroin and cocaine -- commonly known as "speedballs." Donna told police she had personally taken Kelly home to recover from the drug use ... just as she had done several times before. Donna told cops Kelly had felt nauseous all morning before passing out. According to the report, Kelly's mother and Kelly's uncle both told investigators the rapper had an "extensive history of drug use." Hours before Kelly passed out, he had a phone interview with The Streetz Morning Grind radio show in ATL ... and sounded like he was in bad shape. In fact, Kelly made reference to his hard-partying ways, which seemed to upset the DJ, who was personal friends with the rapper. Read more: http://www.tmz.com/2013/05/02/chris-kelly-death-police-report-cocaine-and-heroin-suspected/#ixzz2SCoVTYvg

There's an endless amount of stuff we can pull from. Decades of lyrics that funny, universal, and deep. His interviews are filled with the same. He also has great movie lines. Jazzy has plenty of music-related quotables.

Chris Smith speaks... http://www.eonline.com/news/414005/chris-kelly-death-kris-kross-chris-smith-mourns-his-best-friend-and-brother?cmpid=rss-000000-rssfeed-365-topstories&utm_source=eonline&utm_medium=rssfeeds&utm_campaign=rss_topstories Chris Kelly Death: Kris Kross' Chris Smith Mourns His "Best Friend" and "Brother" by Josh Grossberg Today 8:22 AM PDT Chris Mitchell/135th Street Agency; Globe Photos/ZUMAPRESS.com "Daddy Mac" is remembering the "Mac Daddy." Chris Smith, the surviving half of '90s rap duo Kris Kross, is grieving over the loss of his bandmate, Chris Kelly, who died Wednesday of a suspected drug overdose. "Chris Kelly was my Best Friend," said the rapper in a statement. "He was like a brother. I love him and will miss him dearly." "Our friendship began as little boys in first grade. We grew up together. It was a blessing to achieve the success, travel the world and entertain Kris Kross fans all around the world with my best friend," he continued. "It is what we wanted to do and what brought us happiness. I will always cherish the memories of the C-Connection." Kelly was found unresponsive at his Atlanta residence yesterday afternoon and was taken to a nearby hospital where he was pronounced dead. An autopsy is scheduled to be performed today. Atlanta police told E! News they're investigating his death as a possible drug overdose after reports that the hip-hopster may have taken cocaine and heroin. Smith concluded his statement by paying tribute to their 20-year partnership, writing, "KRIS KROSS FOREVER, the 'MAC DADDY' and 'DADDY MAC.'" No doubt Kris Kross fans feel his pain.

I urge all fans to read this article: http://globalgrind.com/entertainment/let-chris-kellys-death-be-our-reason-stop-celebrity-bullying-exclusive-blog I tried to cut and paste it, but my computer is acting up. It has a blogger going on about how Chris wasn't treated fairly in recent years. It talks about how his disease affected his hair (one of my friends has the same disease) and also talks about how he got clowned for wearing his pants backward for the So So Def 20th Anniversary. It ends with the blogger saying how he never knew how much he was appreciated. Truer words were never blogged.

Yeah, there are a few I've seen that I've questioned.

Here's the statement made by his mother and So So Def... Chris Kelly’s Mother and So So Def release official statement 12:19 AM EDT 5/2/2013 by Jana Hicks “It is with deep sadness that we announce that our beloved Chris Kelly has passed away on May 1. To millions of fans worldwide, he was the trendsetting, backwards pants-wearing one-half of Kris Kross who loved making music. But to us, he was just Chris – the kind, generous and fun-loving life of the party. Though he was only with us a short time, we feel blessed to have been able to share some incredible moments with him. His legacy will live on through his music, and we will forever love him.” – Donna Kelly Pratte (mother) & The So So Def Family ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Prayers to his family, friends, and fellow fans. Groups like KK have a great impact on to those who grew up on them. It may have been be over 15 years since they had a hit, but many people hold KK close to heart in regards to their teenage years and childhood.

Ahhh, this was the news I was hoping NOT to read... UPDATE: 12:08AM Thursday May 2, 2013 CBS Atlanta reports that Chris Kelly died of a drug overdose, however the official autopsy will not be done until tomorrow. A spokeswoman with the Fulton County Police Department said unless the medical examiner finds out something different, it appears Kelly died of a drug overdose. Read more: http://globalgrind.com/news/chris-kelly-kriss-kross-found-dead-photo#ixzz2S6gPoMvT

Here's a recent interview they published in the wake of his passing... The 411 On Kriss Kross' Backwards Fashion (PHOTOS) Posted 24 min 56 sec ago by Dimas Sanfiorenzo for Global Grind Staff This is going to be hard for our audience members who were born in 1993 or later: But, yes, there was a time where people wore their clothes backwards. And, yes, you have Kriss Kross to blame for this trend. The group, who came to the scene in 1992 with their classic debut album, Totally Krossed Out, were the first rappers to wear their clothes backwards. But why? A couple of months ago, Chris Kelly, who was just found dead in his Atlanta home at the age of 34, talked about where the fashion trend came from. In the interview with Yahoo, he said: Even more astonishing then how the trend was started, Chris Kelly revealed that he in fact still wore his clothing backward: "It was kind of a collective idea. We was all just sitting around thinking of something to do different. It probably could have been Jermaine that said, “Hey let’s put our pants on backwards.” I was the first one to do it, and I’m still the last one to still be doing it. We went to the mall and got so much attention. We was like, “Ok, this is it.’” And it just went from there." That’s a brother who was down for the cause. "How uncomfortable was it to wear your pants backwards? I don’t know. Everybody always ask me that. But you have to understand I’ve been wearing my pants backwards for 21 years. Really since ‘91 ‘cause we started a year before we even came out with a record. When I wake up that’s how my pants get put on. Are you saying that you’ve continued to wear you pants backwards all these years? Yeah. I’ve worn my pants backwards since 1991; never frontwards. If you go back to 1991, did people tell you you were crazy for wearing your pants backwards? Yeah. Yeah. And you know people today are like, “Well, I can’t believe you still wear your pants backwards.” Even if I put on a suit, I put my suit pants on backwards. It’s just a way of life for me." Scroll down below to see more pics of Kriss Kross and the iconic fashion trend they birthed. More on: kriss kross, street style © 2011 Global Grind © and ™ GlobalGrind.com. All Rights Reserved. Read more: http://globalgrind.com/style/411-kriss-kross-backwards-fashion-photos#ixzz2S6YxfUPr

VH1's article, which actually goes into their music some... May 1st, 2013 | 10:25 pm R.I.P. Kris Kross Singer Chris Kelly (1978-2013) by Mark Graham (@unclegrambo) Terrible news to pass along this evening. Multiple news outlets are reporting that singer Chris “Mac Daddy” Kelly of the ’90s era hip-hop act Kris Kross was found dead at his Atlanta home this evening. The cause of death is not known at this time. Kriss Kross sold over four million copies of their 1992 debut album, Totally Krossed Out, after their song “Jump Jump” exploded into the national consciousness. Chris “Mac Daddy” Kelly and Chris “Daddy Mac” Smith were discovered by the now legendary hip-hop impresario Jermaine Dupri, who produced their debut album (which, we should note, also contained the #1 rap single “Warm It Up”). The group became known for their trademark style of wearing their clothes backwards, but never inside out (because that would’ve been “wiggity, wiggity, wiggity wack.” The group went on to release two other studio albums, 1993′s Da Bomb and 1996′s Young, Rich & Dangerous, neither of which were able to match the monumental success of their debut. The two stayed out of the limelight for the better part of the last two decades, but Kriss Kross recently reunited for a performance at the So So Def 20th Anniversary Party this February. We’ll have more on this breaking story as soon as additional information becomes available, but for now, we’d like to offer our condolences to Kelly’s friends and family.

Man, this breaks my heart. Kris Kross was the first concert I ever went to. You can call them a bit of a novelty if you want, but they were my age and they were rockin' the mic with songs I could relate to. Other than coming off a bit harder at times than I felt personally felt necessary, the progression of their music was natural as they matured. I love all three of their albums (and the remix album). One of the greatest thing about Kris Kross is that they are huge fans of Hip-Hop. They care about the culture and the music that went along with him. Chris Kelly had more of a hustle about him, still recording and working with up and coming artists, though it didn't generate much in recent years. I'm STILL looking for the album/mixtape he released independently years ago. The Kris Kross performance at the So So Def 20th Anniversary was dope and showed that the fellas never lost it over time. I hope he felt satisfied and accomplished towards the end of his life. Thousands of fans were showing him crazy love just weeks ago. Rest in peace, Chris. You were an inspiration to me growing up and your legacy still means a lot to your fans. Here's another vague article... http://globalgrind.com/news/chris-kelly-kriss-kross-found-dead-photo

Chris Kelly Dead: Kris Kross Rapper Dies At Age 34 Posted: 05/01/2013 9:56 pm EDT | Updated: 05/01/2013 10:28 pm EDT Obituaries, Chris Kelly, Chris Kelly Dead, Chris Kelly Dies, Chris Kelly Kris Kross, Kris Kross, Kris Kross Chris Kelly, Kris Kross Founder Dead, Kris Kross Founder Dies, Black Voices News Chris Kelly, member of nineties rap duo Kris Kross, is dead, an investigator with the Fulton County Medical Examiner's Office confirmed to the Huffington Post. Kelly was 34. The Medical Examiner's Office said it could not provide more details about the circumstances of his death at this time. Unnamed sources told CBS Atlanta that Kelly was found dead at his Atlanta home. Kelly was pronounced dead at 5p.m. Wednesday, authorities told the Associated Press. His cause of death is yet to be determined. This is a developing story... http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/05/01/chris-kelly-dead_n_3197360.html

Yeah, I love that song. Here's my favorite song off the album at the moment. This is a Trackmasters production!

Yeah, I like the activity. I think it would be a great idea if we created a bunch of JJ+FP memes (mostly based on lyrics and interview quotes about music). I think those could spread like wildfire on the internet. If it comes from a song lyric, a small reference to the song and album that it's on at the bottom will direct some people to their music (new and old).

Alright, I got the album earlier today and I'm loving it. Much more than I thought I would. Keep in mind I listened to the previews of the album above and felt it was hit or miss. I was wrong. I feel that with this album, LL has balanced old school and new school, artistic and traditional, organic and mainstream. It's a perfect balance of masculine/street rap and emotional/honest/love Hip-Hop. Another thing that's very unique is that the album has many guest artists, but 90% of the time, they add flavor to the music, but distract from the fact that this is an LL Cool J and that he doesn't need the help of other artists. These guests artists are are also NOT today's top 40 artists, they are well respected artists from different decades and music genres. The newer artists are ones I've never heard of. The album is free from an explicit lyrics sticker, but require a very small handful of edits simply because his goal wasn't to be squeaky clean. The album is dope. I'm pretty sure most LL fans are going to be happy with it. I urge everyone to give it an honest listen. Of course, one of the benefits of buying albums is that you can read where the artist is coming from. I don't want to take away from what LL wrote in the album, but you read about important he things music is. All music. And how it's important ONLY that it reflect the person making music, though he hopes people like what they hear. He goes on to talk about not caring about sales or following a format for the album. On your first listen, you can tell that he cares about the quality of the music, but that he's just having fun with it too. ...Here's my review... BATH SALT - This is a dope album opener. It's aggressive and LL is hungry. Yeah, there's some bragging, but it's all true. The beat will rock the speakers in your ride. This is like a modern day club banger with unique production. This one is definitely for the fellas. NOT LEAVING YOU TONIGHT w/ Fitz & The Tanrums and Eddie Van Halen - The beat is a bit haunting and mysterious. It's modern, but not futuristic. This is NOT one of the LL love songs, but it is about relationships. You'll know what mean when you hear it. NEW LOVE w/ Charlie Wilson - Lyrically, this song falls in the category of an LL love song, but musically the sound is just moving. A great mix of Hip-Hop and R-N-B/Funk. Charlie Wilson adds flavor to this without overshining...even tho' he's an R-N-B/Funk legend with decades of great music behind him. WE CAME TO PARTY w/ Snoop Dogg + Fatman Scoop - Most of you hear this since it was shared in this post weeks ago. Musically, it has a 2000's mainstream rap sound that doesn't break any new ground. Since it's the only song like that on the album, it's all good. LL is crazy hungry and Fatman Scoop just bring energy by screaming like he always does. Snoop brings a contrast to LL's aggressive rhymes with his laid back and classic Snoop flow. It's okay to nod your head to this. The 80's LL samples mixed in the beat just add flavor. GIVE ME LOVE w/ Seal - This is a gem in my eyes. Seal's gentle, raspy, soulful vocals open the track and bless it throughout. This is a LL love joint, but it's too good to call it predictable. LL uses his low key "I Need Love" delivery. It's a great mix of old and new. The sound is low key and provides a unique and moody vibe for the song. SOMETHING ABOUT YOU ( LOVE THE WORLD) w/ Charlie Wilson, Earth, Wind, & Fire, and Melody Thornton - This is officially for the grown and sexy. This is the closest thing you'll ever year to late 70's-mid 80's soul/funk. This is feel good. Lyrically, it's a love song, but it's much more than that. The song is just golden. BARTENDER PLEASE w/ Snoop Dogg, Bootsy Collins, and Travis Barker - This song has a great energy and a good mix of live instruments and production. It's Hip-Hop, it's braggadocios, it's fly, it's fun. WHADDUP w/ Chuck D, Travis Barker, Tom Morello, and Z-Trip - You've heard this. This is straight Hip-Hop. This is pure energy. LL is hungry and the only bad thing is that Chuck D doesn't get a verse. Cut Creator and Travis Barker get live on this one. BETWEEN THE SHEETZ w/ Micky Shiloh - This is a tasteful sex jam with cute female vocals on the hook and an understate beat. In some ways, this reminds me of a new song intended for Todd Smith. If you didn't like Tood Smith, don't take that as a bad thing. CLOSER - This is a bit of a slick late 90's feel to it mixed with a modern new jack swing R-N-B feel. This sounds like Spring time to me. You almost want the legendary Monica to shine more, but like the other vocalists on the album, she handles the hook with just a few ad-libs buried in the musical mix. LIVE FOR YOU w/ Brad Paisley - Okay, I didn't even notice this was Brad Paisley. I don't know his music because I'm not into country music, but he kinda sings like a pop singer on this. The beat isn't anything too crazy...it's a bit melodic and poppy with guitars over the modern beat that is hard to pot into on genre. WE'RE THE GREATEST w/ Eddie Van Halen - This has a great urban bump to it. The guitars add a unique, somewhat sinister sound to the song. LL is pretty aggressive on this one, defending his place in Hip-Hop. When I turn this up, I can't help but nod my head so hard that I need pain killers for my neck. <- That wasn't corny...I really mean it...lol. ***TARGET EXCLUSIVE TRACKS*** Y'all NEED to get the Target version...the bonus tracks are amongst the best WAITING ON YOU w/ Babyface and Noelle Scaggs - This is a smoothed modern R-N-B song. The more you listen to the music, the more you hear in it. It's just a smooth love song. For some reason, I really just wanna listen to this one at night time. JUMP ON IT - This is a straight Hip-Hop jam. It's not TRYING to be anything...street, R-N-B, pop...just straight Hip-Hop. It's LL just flexing his authentic Hip-Hop style. This is one of my favorites, EASY. TAKE IT w/ Joe - Y'all heard this. It's got a smooth, thick, 90's sound. It's a sexy, love jam. I can't believe after making a video to it and everyone loving it, it's only showing up as a bonus track on this exclusive version. He meant it when he said he wasn't going for chart positions because I'm totally questioning that move. REMEMBER ME w/ Alicia Meyers - This is an other upbeat, timeless Hip-Hop jam. This is his big shout out to all of his different listeners. This is another favorite of mine. To sum things up, I hope this album BLOWS UP. It has the power to change the commercial face of Hip-Hop moving forward. It could get the foot in the door for dope emcees to find their way back on the radio. I looked at the credits of the album after listening to it, and I was surprised to see that the Trackmasters produced about half of it!! One or two songs made me think of the Trackmasters when I heard them but I had no idea that they were on the album. A new producer, Jaylien, did the other half. And "Remember Me" was produced by the legendary Marly Marl. Give this album an honest listen. This is a unique breath of fresh air for Hip-Hop music. Only after having it for a few hours, it has refreshed my soul and given me an excitement for music that I rarely get anymore...I kinda feel like a teenager again. Well done, LL Cool J.

Big day! LL fans, be sure pick up the new album today. Many of us don't feel that this is one of his strongest, but it's not often that a legit emcee release an album at a mainstream level anymore. Downloaders, considering picking up an actual CD. Remember that that Target has an exclusive version with 4 bonus tracks, including "Take It" featuring Joe.

This is the post I've been waiting for! I noticed the Facebook activity and I like it. One a separate note, my job dealt with the same issues as Google. When we relaunched our website, we no longer showed up high on the list for what we sell. It's been three months and our traffic has greatly decrease (and we are an online retailer). It takes taking time to have thing build up again. Do all members have messages sent to their registering email accounts. It probably wouldn't hurt to reach out to a few of the people who used to post often just to stir up some new dialogue. After Earth will give us a little of a boost. Jazzy is staying active so that maybe we can mention the site in a comment on a YouTube video for Vinyl Destination.

I don't believe my eyes that "Take It" isn't on the standard version of the album (and was was removed from Amazon for download. All the legit LL fans NEED to pick up the album at Target, featuring FOUR BONUS TRACKS. http://www.target.com/p/ll-cool-j-authentic-only-at-target/-/A-14524690#?lnk=sc_qi_detaillink item details. guest reviews shipping & returns 1. Bath Salt 2. Not Leaving You Tonight Feat. Fitz & The Tantrums with Eddie Van Halen 3. New Love Feat. Charlie Wilson 4. We Came To Party Feat. Maserati Cool J, Snoop Dogg & Fatman Scoop 5. Give Me Love Feat. Seal 6. Something About You (Love The World) Feat. Charlie Wilson, Earth, Wind & Fire & Melody Thornton 7. Bartender Please Feat. Snoop Dogg, Bootsy Collins &Travis Barker 8. Whaddup Feat. Chuck D, Travis Barker, Tom Morello & Z-Trip 9. Between The Sheetz Feat. Mickey Shiloh 10. Closer Feat. Monica 11. Waiting On You Feat. Babyface & Noelle Scaggs(Target Exclusive) 12. Jump On It Feat. Travis Barker(Target Exclusive) 13. Take It Feat. Joe(Target Exclusive) 14. Remember Me Feat. Alicia Meyers(Target Exclusive)

LEFT EYE - Hot! Supernova (2001) I popped this album in for the first time in awhile...and it took me on a ride. It still speaks to me in new ways.

Wow, this is is a dope beat. Jazzy, layered, solid. I don't know anything about Mac Miller, but his lyrics are a bit underwhelming and a tad tasteless, His flow is a little lazy but I don't mind it. It kinda reminds me of a west coast 90's flow.