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In the NBA, once you get too old, and can't perform at a high level to attract potential fans with flashy highlight reel dunks, OR they feel you can't contribute to anymore to make the team a winner...OR they see a potential deal that makes them younger, in the process, they take. they trade you, they cut you, they drop you, and get younger/bring in what they feel "the people want", or what's best for your team. The Rockets traded scottie pippen on that. The pacers traded dale davis (Who was an all star the year before), for a young jermaine O'neal. The Lakers traded shaq. same with music. Not just Hip Hop. Look back..5 or 6 years. Nsync? the Backstreet Boys? Britney Spears? They were some of the highest selling artists back then. What happened to them? their fans grew up and stopped caring..so now what? You can't just close down the label, move on to the next big talent. Hilary Duff? Lindsey Lohan...Of course. They're younger, and will draw in the younger kids again. The same kids who wouldn't really like a 30 year old backstreet boys group. Contracts are worth more. You can't spend a 2 million dollar pay roll on an artists project if you aren't CERTAIN it's what the people want. You take a risk with every new artist. 50 cent for example. Columbia records dropped him before releasing his first solo album. I'm sure they wish he was back there, pulling in the paper he's getting now. Hit or Miss. It's a business. Sad but true.

Happy Birthday! Hope you had a good one.

I might enter this... Thanks for the heads up, Tim.

yes but they ALL RAP. Jeff doesn't really Rap. maybe he did on a few songs back when, but unlike Dre, Timbo, Kanye, ETC who rap on all their albums, Jeff doesn't. If Kanye never starter spitting, he'd be like a Just Blaze, or 9th Wonder. Few would know them by name, wouldn't pay them much notice. an Album, especially one on a big budget label, wouldn't be as profitable. a Mixtape makes WAY more sense in that situation.

Reagetton annoys the **** out of me. So I hope not.

Damn how old are you, mark? Jeff only has 1 solo album..so what. He's a DJ/Producer. How often does a singl DJ/Producer release solo albums?

ahh..thanks for the exposure...Kind of :1-cool:

Yo ted, can I get a link to the article, please?

It's just figurative speaking... I wouldn't look at the album title in a literal sense, but just nas' way of saying "Things arent the same as they were a few years back"...In his eyes, of course.

I caught it at the very end, right as bob just finished recording... jaimie kennedy is damn funny though.

that's something i've been saying to people...but a lot of people are just too closed minded.

NBA - Spurs @ Mavs.

The most Longevity? they've both been out for 20 Years. They both stilll do their thing. Just end it there.

of Everybody hates Chris? The season Finalle was last Thursday. I'd assume it'll be brought back for more seasons.

Just keep it logged in by checking that little box... the only time I ever have to log in is when i clear my cookies...and that isn't very often.

Looks like it's just the overseas release of P&G.

I like Jay Z, but whether we like his mnusic or not isn't evne the point here.

It's Cee-Lo(from Goodie Mob) on the Vocals, and DJ Danger Mouse(dude made famous from the Grey album) on the Production.

Yea. St Elsewhere is dope.

Little Brother is my stuff.... One of my favorite groups, currently.

dope... Either there are still 7 tracks to be added, or whoever typed up the list messed up.. Ima still get it...If no obnus tracks, then not right away. But i'll buy it for sure.

Jay Z has a tight relationship with a lot of Hip Hop's Amazing/Better Known Producers, like Kanye, Just Blaze, Timbo, Premier, 9th wonder, Neptunes...Now add jazzy jeff to that. How dope of an album could that be? honestly, I want to hear an album, from Will, with production from guys like that. Something different. Something you KNOW is going to be fire, even though you don't know exactly what it'd sound like. It's just something i've been wanting for a long time.

Pharrell pushed it back himself. He said he wasn't feeling what he had on the album, and went back to the drawing board.

I think the fact that the album only ran 21 minutes had a lot to do with it's poor sales. I remember a lot of people on this very site saying they'd wait to buy it, because of it's duration.

Wes, You that dude, man.. Thanks for the Uploads!