*mimi*

hey at least you're open to different views...

y? it's b/c ppl like him refuse to believe Will would be friends with anyone like 50. They want Will to not like him. Well, fans can't always have it their way, and i like the fact Will and 50 are cool with each other. People here are always askin "why do other rappers hate on Will when there's no need to?" Yet, whenever a rapper they dislike is cool with Will, they "don't want him to." LOL... contradictions.

^^^a lot of ppl hung out with 2Pac wearin no vest either... Plus, how do u know "exactly" that Will got a problem with 50? Will was cool with "Get Rich or Die tryin"-50's first album. Maybe he doesn't exactly hang around 50 that often, but he meant he sees him around and talks to him once in a while

50 may be fake to a lot of ppl, but do remeber that in reality, he MUST travel with a bulletproof vest on for security reasons. 50 ain't P.Diddy. He also isn't someone like Cam'ron who can travel around wearing pink with no vest on. The fact is a lot of street business dictates the lifestyle 50 is livin now. He's got a lot of ppl after him that we all don't know about. i think what Will is sayin is 50 is in danger, unlike a lot of rappers who claim they are. If 50 is sayin he is, Will probably believes him b/c he's seen him in armor all the time. Will probably sees a lot of fake thugs out there who contradict themselves with the way they're allowed to live. Kinda like what Pac had to do after he got shot. There's imitation "thugs" who claim to be in danger, but they walk around with no harm done.

i remember that... his face was like, WTF??

^^^i agree... the whole G-Unit wave on black radio is disgusting. They play "candy shop," then after 10 minutes they play another 50Cent song. I don't hear Common, Talib, MosDef, or any other ppl who should get attention on "rap" stations. Rap stations nowadays are pop stations actually. They play the same rap songs the pop stations do anyways. except out here in LA, black radio has been more receptive of Will and Lost and Found-which is good and surprising. Power 106 was the first station to play switch and pump ya breaks. 100.3 the beat still has Switch on it's playlist :)

the fact that some hiphop stations are playing Switch is a nice change. But honestly guys, "Tell me why" should not be the 2nd single. the timing isn't right. He should come out with a party track for the summer, then bring it out in the fall. Also, Will is slow with coming out with singles. I hate to use 50cent as an example, but he leaked like 4 singles even before the Massacre came out. The Game has 2 definite singles, but he always has "unofficial" singles from his CD that radio stations are playin. It helps a lot to make ppl get the feel for the rest of the album. It wouldn't hurt Will to do the same. For example, if Will puts out "Party Starter" as the 2nd single, then in the middle of it's run, he could leak "tell Me Why" to the radio stations. This way, if ppl hear it and like it, the demand and the hype for the video will be bigger. That's my take on it.

I know there's a topic on this already, but I wanted ya'll to see it easy: The sales numbers are now final: 13 15 WILL SMITH INTERSCOPE 46,270 -1% LOST & FOUND --------------- Lost and Found is only down 1% from last week!!! Much more than I expected it to take in!! Go Will

^^^yup heard of him sadly... his album selling is another example that ppl son't know music. Don't worry he'll dip real low on his 2nd week sales.

good news ya'll... so far with just about 64% of sales reporting: 13 17 WILL SMITH INTERSCOPE 28,292 LOST & FOUND ------ looks like Will is gonna do about 38K this week. Hopefully more. That's a low drop

Elephant Man's homophobia has been well publicized. He and Beenie Man (i think) were banned from performing at the MTV Video Music Awards b/c of their strong hate. It's no secret to anyone. I think Will already knew before hand the type of beliefs Elephant Man has.

hey ya'll i'll be the first to apologize for believing this ****... however, I still think Nick needs to quit rapping. Plus, this song was actually easier to believe b/c Nick does have a new song about women and he did make a cameo in 50Cent's "Disco Inferno" video-with a shirt on that says "got ho's?" -Nick is still a dumbass to me

And it deserved to be a commercial bomb. He needs to be taken out of the rap business.

well all u gotta do is ask... I got the link from allhiphop.com They say it's a snippet, but they'll put the rest up later. I heard it's bad quality, I don't like links b/c of possible viruses, so I prefer not to click. But if u want to.. here it is: http://s26.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=1EGSONN...D23LZSEPTF7KOHZ ^^^remember, ya'll wanted the link, I;ve never heard it, so if it ****s up your computer, don't blame me. BTW, a radio station here in LA played one of Nick's new songs feat. E-40 and it was all about women. yawn

okay... i also heard he talks about beating women in the song... Good job fake ass Nick

^^^exactly... now i never liked the guy one bit, but his move disappoints me. Hopefully Will ain't gonna be associated with him no more. See ppl respect Will cuz he never switched. He stayed the same guy. But Nick Cannon, guess he's weak enuff to get caught into peer pressure

I heard he has a song out (not sure if it's on his CD), but he goes on talkin about guns, drugs, women, and bein a "thug". LOL!! There was a link, but I hate Nick Cannon with a passion and I didn't listen to it. However, someone said they played it on satellite's "g-unit radio". This is like a comedy joke. How is the dude gonna play ppl when we all know he grew up privileged with cash from Nickelodeon? How is this fake ass guy gonna go from pop, party songs to bein a "thug"? Lol at this guy. He is such a joke, he now is the most annoying "rapper" ever. This guy will be run outta the business. Real rappers and consumers aren't gonna buy into this ****. If someone wants the link for whatever reason, I'll post it for ya

it's pretty hot. kanye's doin his thing...

well he sold around 46,000 copies this week, I think he'll drop a bit and sell around 35K or more next week. New CDs are gonna drop. However u can't write off new CDs so soon. For example, Ciara's CD "Goodies", came out last summer, barely made a noise at first, but now she's back in the top 20 because of her singles. If anything, word of mouth for "Lost and Found" is real strong, and people who didn't buy Will's previous albums are even buyin this one. So he has his fan base as well as unexpected buyers. Plus Will is gonna perform May 21 (i think) in Los Angeles at a concert for radio station KIIS fm. Some other ppl are gonna be there like Jennifer Lopez, Gwen Stefani, and Ludacris, so their fans will be out there too. It's a huge stadium, so Willl could attract more ppl to go get his album. Who knows, he might perform with Luda a bit for Party Starter. This concert is a pretty big deal. It sold out only in like, 2 days

well u have to realize this album is not seeing any major declines. Albums, even 50cent's "the massacre" is declining weekly. When "lost and Found" is out for a while, I think it will start increasing or dropping just barely each week. New CD's are gonna see drops until they find stability. I think the good word of mouth is helping this album. on Amazon, Lost and Found" already has more user reviews than LL Cool J's "definition" album, and that's been out for quite a while longer than Will's. Will hasn't suffered the 16 spot drops a lot of albums that are mediocre have been facing. These sales are pretty good. Even though it seems unlikely now, when he puts out more singels, he should at least make it to platinum status. And what's the negativity around him? There isn't much really. With this album, the rap heads and casual rap fans are diggin it. It gets no better for him musically right now. Only the critics got a problem, but they only make up a hair of the population. Plus they aon't normal ppl anyways.

7 13 WILL SMITH INTERSCOPE 46,723 -20% LOST & FOUND ^^^ holding up pretty well... except it dropped from 7 to 13 :( Still, it had a really low 20% drop They better release a new single soon. Some of the older CDs like Gwen Stefani and Green Day are sellin more :nono:

that wasn't really the gray showing. It's b/c when he gets his hair cut close to his head, the lighting goes thru makin his hair look a bit gray. It's common with African Americans and the texture of their hair

will really does not need to make a sequel to every one of his hit movies. For real, the concept is really dumb. Hitch was a good romantic comedy forhim. He shouldn't ruin it by starring in a half assed sequel.

he was actually 5th, ahead of the "that's what I call music" CD. It's just some ppl reported it as 6th for whatever reason...

just barely though.... look at their drops from the 1st week.