JumpinJack AJ

I don't know, he still references the project. I never liked the title tho'...unless FP was gonna be involved.

I was going to post this yesterday and forgot. I'm so happy to hear he's ready to put something else out.

Conrad Murray Sentenced: Michael Jackson's Doctor Gets 4 Years In Jail First Posted: 11/29/11 01:01 PM ET Updated: 11/29/11 05:05 PM ET React Michael Jackson's personal physician was sentenced to 4 years imprisonment in an L.A. County jail on Tuesday, capping a more than two-year legal journey investigating the King of Pop's death. Conrad Murray, 58, stood stone-faced as Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Michael Pastor declared him an unfit candidate for probation and pronounced the sentence for involuntary manslaughter in Jackson's 2009 death, citing Murray's involvement in what the judge called a "cycle of horrible medicine." "He has absolutely no sense of remorse," the judge said. "[Murray] is and remains dangerous. ... I think Dr. Murray is so reckless that I believe he is a danger to the community." Pastor said the court will order Dr. Murray to pay restitution to Jackson's estate and children in an amount to be determined at a later restitution hearing when they can get more detailed information. Pastor also ordered $800 in restitution to the court, a $30 court security fee, and a $40 criminal conviction assessment. "We know that Michael Jackson, as a direct result of the actions of Dr. Murray died on June 25, 2009, leaving his three children without their father," Los Angeles Deputy District Attorney David Walgren said during the proceedings. "It is the people's opinion that prison is warranted." "As his brothers and sisters we will never be able to hold, laugh or perform with our brother Michael," said spokesman Brian Panish, delivering a collective statement from the Jackson family. "As his children we will grow up without a father, our best friend, our playmate and our dad. We are not here to seek revenge. There is nothing you can do today that will bring Michael back. But we will keep the love in our hearts that Michael embodied throughout his life. His passion was for unifying the world through the gift of his artistry. We respectfully request that you impose a sentence that reminds physicians that they cannot sell their services to the highest bidder and cast aside their Hippocratic Oath to do no harm. As we all know from this tragedy doing so can have devastating results." Defense attorney Edward Chernoff told the court Murray grew up dirt poor in the Caribbean, made his way to U.S. and put himself through college and medical school, saying, "That's exactly what we want our neighbors and citizens to aspire to." "For 14 years he prepared for a life as a doctor. All he is is a doctor and now that's gone. It's his fault. I'm not saying it's not but it is gone and if punishment is the point. If what you are really trying to determine is punishment as opposed to vengeance should that be taken into consideration at all? Dr. Murray, whether he is a barista for the rest of his life or a greeter at Walmart he still going to be the man that killed Michael Jackson. That's really who he is now. He's not a doctor. That's who he is," Chernoff said. But Judge Pastor remained focused on the charges at hand and the doctor's "medicine madness" when handing down the sentencing decision. "Some may feel this was a medical malpractice case. It wasn't. It was and is a criminal homicide case," he said. "Michael Jackson died not because of an isolated, one-off occurrence or incident. He died because of a totality of circumstances which are directly attributable to Dr. Murray." The California Department of Corrections will decide whether Murray will spend his time in a 23-hour lockdown cell or in the general jail population. Jackson died at his home in the Holmby Hills neighborhood of Los Angeles on June 25, 2009. The legendary entertainer was preparing for a series of 50 shows in London for a career comeback tour entitled "This Is It" when he went into cardiac arrest. According to the Los Angeles County coroner, Jackson's death was caused by "acute propofol intoxication" in combination with the use of two anti-anxiety benzodiazepines: lorazepam and midazolam. During Murray's six-week trial, the prosecution insisted that Jackson's $150,000-a-month private doctor behaved recklessly by using a surgical anesthetic to treat Jackson's insomnia and was therefore criminally negligent in the performer's death. Murray acknowledged giving the 50-year-old singer propofol as a sleep aid but denied any wrongdoing and pleaded not guilty to involuntary manslaughter. Walgren told jurors that the pop star "literally put his life in the hands of Dr. Conrad Murray." Walgren added, "That misplaced trust in the hands of Conrad Murray cost Michael Jackson his life." Murray's defense counsel contended Jackson was so desperate for sleep that he administered the fatal doses of propofol and sedatives to himself when Murray was not watching. "When Dr. Murray left the room, Michael Jackson self-administered a dose of propofol that, with the lorazepam, created a perfect storm in his body that killed him instantly," Chernoff, said during the trial. Prosecutors said it made no difference who administered the drugs since it was Murray who brought them into the bedroom and, in the defense's scenario, left Jackson alone with them. The jury of seven men and five women sat through 22 days of testimony from Jackson's employees, paramedics, doctors, investigators, medical experts and a number of Murray's girlfriends and patients. The jury deliberated for more than eight hours over two days before concluding that the evidence was sufficient beyond any reasonable doubt that Murray caused the singer's death. Murray declined to testify during his trial and showed no emotion when the guilty verdict was read. Several of Jackson's family members routinely attended the trial. Following the verdict, his mother, Katherine Jackson, exited the courthouse and declared, "Justice is served." Murray's mother, Milta Rush, sent a letter to Judge Pastor prior to today's sentencing, speaking of her son's fine qualities and begging for mercy. "He has never been in trouble with the law before and I am barely standing, scared and worried sick about him being incarcerated ... He never drank alcohol, took drugs or smoked cigarettes in his life," Rush wrote in the letter -- a copy of which was obtained by TMZ. Rush added, "I sympathize with Mrs. Jackson as a mother; I feel her pain for having lost her son. I sense she was very close to her son. I really wanted to approach her personally and tell her I am sorry for the loss of her son but I was unsure if she would be receptive, and I did not want to take the chance of violating the courts rules. I am sorry for her loss." Murray's legal team plans to file an appeal.

It's hard to let God deal with ugly like that. If it wasn't for the kid on her lap, I imagine someone would have snapped and beat her down with the quickness.

All the way through Code Red, FP was a true freestyler. His sharpest era probably ended a bit after after The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air established itself. Ever since BWS, I'm not sure how spontaneous his rhymes are. It's true that most of his freestyling now leaves him spitting previously written lines or at least partially pre-written verses. With a busy family to maintain and blockbuster films, I don't know that he has the time to devote to that part of his craft.

I really like that! I like the lyrics and the way you approached the vocals. Where'd you get the beat from? I have felt so far from music for years. I love it and always have an itch to get back into it. Maybe when I take a break I'll try something.

That is adorable...lol.

Uh oh...that guy seems to have the concept of rhythm down.

Happy Thanksgiving, everyone! It's one of those few days when we get everything right...families get together, people eat real food (other than fast food and stuff out of the microwave), most people are off work, and everyone puts their pettiness away. Reflect on what's important today realize how blessed you really are even if you're in the midst of a tough time.

TLC - My Secret Enemy Red Light Special (CD Single) (1995) Always one of my favs. Icky Minaj might have bit Left Eye's high pitch voice from the CraZySeXyCOol era but songs like this make you wonder how pop stars like Minja ever got a deal.

This is in fact the album instrumental that's on my CD single.

Brakes, did you ever find it? I went through my Kris Kross CD singles and one of them has the instrumental. It's actually more of a dub or TV track because it has their vocals on the hook and the background vocal chants that play off of the main vocals. That means that if you are rhyming with the track, you'll HAVE to use a couple of words in certain places or the background chants will sound completely random...lol. If you need it, I'll see if I can get an MP3 out 2 u in a week or so.

I'm sorry to hear that. Every time I've had a pet pass away, it's been a devastating thing. I can only imagine how you feel. Be thankful that you were able to enjoy the time that you did and know that you gave them a good life while they were here.

You make things that I didn't know could exist. I love the "Room" explanation. I await the day when you specify which room. I'm anxiously waiting the "Party Starter (Bathroom Mix)"...complete with sounds such as dripping faucets and flushing toilets.

And from the viewing...featuring Flavor Flav, Russell Simmons, Chris Rock, Puffy... http://globalgrind.com/news/heavy-d-viewing-wake-funeral-mount-vernon-dead-died-details-photos?gpage=0#gtop

It's no real surprise but the 'Prince was at Heavy's funeral...as was Jada, Queen Latifah, Jay-Z, Puffy, John Legend, Samuel L. Jackson, etc. Here's link that has a few pictures of them arriving. There isn't much to the article tho.' http://globalgrind.com/news/heavy-d-funeral-final-tribute-barack-diddy-jay-z-grieve-rapper-photos?gpage=0#gtop

I think Drake and Big Sean are clowns. I kinda like that Ludacris went at them but the beat is trash and there's too original about the lyrics. With that said, after "Hit 'Em Up" and "The Ripper Strikes Back," every diss record has sounded pretty bland...lol.

I got this from Myspace music news. I just wanted say that I'm happy to read this news. Rihanna is an amazing artist to me but after the Chris Brown altercation, she off the deep end with "I'm dark, I'm edgy, and half naked." I'm hoping this is a big step to her returning to her roots and focusing more on R-N-B with traces of dancehall and less watered down dance. I know her current song is a club song but it's much more tasteful some of her other stuff from the Rated R album. Loud was a small step in the right direction so it looks like she's on the right track.

Rihanna to ‘Scale Back’ Her Sexy Image! Noooo! By Caitlin O’Toole • 1 day ago . Rihanna has been promoting her new album “Talk That Talk,” and you may have noticed that she’s been a little bit tamer these days in the appearance department. Or maybe you haven’t. But she is. . “I kind of just wanted to scale back, instead of having a look,” Contactmusic quoted her as saying on Ryan Seacrest’s KIIS FM radio show. . “I didn’t want to make it such a big deal, like what hair color. I wanted to go back to something simple, something flexible; something a little more natural. It’s more about the music. I don’t want to become a gimmick, ever.” . Rihanna also talked about her latest single, “You Da One.” . “This is one of those records, it becomes very addictive. To me, it’s very infectious: the more you listen to it, the more you want to listen to it. It had a reggae vibe, but it’s a sweet little love letter. I love the record. It’s kind of dirty, I love it.” We do, too!

That sucks. I hope you are able to get them all back. I lost a lot of my downloads from years ago but I'll see if I have anything. When I looked thru' my MP3's over the weekend, I think I saw your remix of Common Sense's "The Light" in there.

Heavy D deserves more credit than he will ever get. Not only is he one the best emcees of all time, he helped so many others get on. Heavy D was involved in getting nearly every Uptown artist at the level of success they had. Without Heavy D, there would have never been Bad Boy Records. There would have been no Soul IV Real or Monifah. He mentored groups like Naughty By Nature. He helped Hip-Hop get embraced by R-N-B and Pop by collaborating with hearts like MJ and Janet. It was no secret that Heavy and Biggie were tight. They did "A Bunch of N****s" on Blue Funk (also featuring Guru and Busta Rhymes). They did a song on the NBA Jam session album and the classic "Let's Get It On" with 2Pac and Grand Puba on Eddie F's album. I've never been a huge fan of Biggie but I'd like to hear an album from them from the mid-90's era. I have a feeling a much realer side of Biggie would have been exposed.

Don't get me wrong, I have some interest in Willow's album, but this news spiked my interest a thousand times.

Lerkot, your music leaves me...speechless. It is definitely for a select group of people...lol.

I saw this news with Russell Simmons first posted it on Facebook. I couldn't take anymore bad news after the loss of Heavy D. I'm happy to hear he's okay. He's had a few rough things happen over the past few years. I finally recently got around to picking up the latest EPMD album.

This is the dopest thing I've heard in awhile!! The lyrics are on point and relevant. Ne-Yo is actually singing for the first time in awhile. I love the sound to. The foundation of the beat and guitar sounds great. I'm not crazy about the "digital" sounds but they do add some flava to the song. This is track is all around great and I hope it's a huge hit for LL. Hip-Hop NEEDS this to be big. I'm still mentally held down from the passing of Heavy D, but this has lifted my spirits some. Thanks for sharing this!