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Mike Devlin , canada.com Published: Friday, October 17, 2008 DJ Jazzy Jeff, now on tour in Canada, says he and Will Smith have been talking of an official reunion for over a decade. Jeff Townes moved from Philadelphia to Delaware three years ago, cutting loose his 40-year relationship with the sixth largest city in the United States. For some, that's about as newsworthy as a bee fleeing from its hive. But when you consider that Townes is DJ Jazzy Jeff, and Philadelphia is the city that birthed DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince, one of the first commercially successful groups in hip hop, that's the hip-hop equivalent of Rocky Balboa having no love for the City of Brotherly Love. There's no drama to the story, Townes says. He wanted to build a new studio facility, from the ground up, and the cost of doing so in Delaware was more to his liking. Plus, Philly is only half an hour away, and he has plenty of friends and family who still live there. Townes says he will always be associated with the city, either through his friendship with his fellow Philly native, Oscar-nominated actor Will Smith -- the Fresh Prince to his Jazzy Jeff -- or the new music Townes produces as a solo artist and touring DJ. Life is good no matter where Townes rests his turntables. He learned to adapt long ago. "As much as I do love and miss those old days, I embrace the change," Townes, 43, says from his new home. Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince mean less to a wider audience than they do to fans of mid-'80s hip hop, the so-called "golden era" of beats and rhymes. To millions, they were the 20-somethings behind "Parents Just Don't Understand," the first rap single to win a Grammy. But to the underground faithful, Townes' incendiary scratching techniques from 1988 -- particularly the transformer scratch, now employed by every DJ working today -- re-wrote the hip-hop formula. The bit was perfected during the duo's second outing, He's the DJ, I'm the Rapper, which eventually sold millions of copies worldwide. It was the first commercial record that showcased a DJ, and put the technical on par with the verbal. "It was no-holds-barred, let's-just-try-it type of thing. That's how we approached it. When we'd go out on tour, we'd set routines and try stuff, and after the show we'd do a checklist: that worked really well, but they didn't get that; take this out and add this. After about the fifth date we had it worked out, to the point that we had a great show. That's how we would do our records." Townes still longs for those days. He appreciates modern hip hop, and has worked with some of the new-school's biggest names, from Eminem to the Roots. But when he tours, and he does frequently, Townes never forgets to showcase his famous routines, or drop an old-school joint. He loves touring Canada (his current trek, which began Thursday night in Vancouver, runs for 13 dates) and will respond in kind over the coming weeks. He has the respect of nearly everyone behind a turntable or with a microphone in their hand, yet Townes says he would trade all the accolades if only the creative tide would turn. "When I hear a song nowadays, I have to guess who it is, because everybody sounds the same." There's no mistaking the sound of Townes when he's on the wheels of steel, or Smith when he's getting jiggy on the mike. For that reason, talk of an official reunion between the two has been ever-present for over a decade. Townes and Smith are still tight, and often work together, so neither side is ruling it out. "Every time we get together, we talk about it," Townes said. "And I think it would be very well accepted. One of the biggest factors is that he's probably the biggest movie star on the face of the Earth. That's a big factor, because at the end of the day he's got a movie side and he's got a music side. And I don't think the movie side really likes the music side. I understand that. "If he makes a movie studio $750 million, they probably say he's crazy for wanting to do a record. But you know what? It's in his heart." DJ Jazzy Jeff's Canadian tour dates: 10/16 Vancouver 10/17 Whistler 10/18 Victoria, BC 10/19 Kelowna 10/22 Calgary 10/24 Winnipeg 10/26 Toronto 10/29 Sudbury 10/31 Barrie 11/1 Montreal 11/2 Ottawa 11/3 Kingston 11/4 Niagara Falls http://www.canada.com/topics/entertainment...f8-44d7c8c385e5

37 year old actress Jada Pinkett Smith, wife of probably the most popular actor in the world at the moment, Will Smith, smiled happily for Splash photographers when she was seen arriving back to her NYC Hotel in Midtown, Manhattan. Smith had been at a taping of the Early Show at the CBS studios, and looked slender with her tight jeans and red killer heel boots. Pics! http://splashnewsonline.celebuzz.com/2008/...is-looking.html

I said... HAPPY BIRTHDAY MR. K!!! :arg: :lolsign:

For those who haven't seen this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5tIwOgmm6YI...feature=related

Classic! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=em9rFkUy2NQ :wickedwisdom: :wickedwisdom: :bowdown::clap2: :clap2:

:tee: :emot-keke: :7: :birthday: :Party_fest09: :kool: :yeah: :wickedwisdom: :2thumbs: :party: :pony: :wiggle: :gettinjiggywitit:

Have a great 1! :party: :2thumbs: :jazzy: :wickedwisdom: :yeah: :kool: :Party_fest09: :dj: :respect: :7: :birthday: :clap2: :tee:

There you go! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f9nn0eKwxHY PS: Propz to viber! :thumbsup:

I agree.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I2KtkxuMZHA

More pics!

Video: Janet Hubert, the original Aunt Vivian from the Fresh Prince Of Bel-Air speaks about her difficulties after leaving the show and introduces her new brain child, JJ and The BC Kids http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cd2s9t4vW7w

VIDEO: Will Smith Beams with Pride over Tyler Perry's Studio Tyler Perry became the first African-American ever to launch his own major TV and film studio on Saturday night. Attendees at the opening of "Tyler Perry Studios" including Will Smith, Sidney Poitier, Oprah Winfrey, Forest Whitaker, Hank Aaron and Whitney Houston. R&B star Mary J Blige preformed at the opening ceremony which took place in the new studio built on 30 acres in southwest Atlanta, Georgia. "I was thinking about leaving at one point, but this is home for me," Perry told reporters. He also said the old near-downtown studio was "spiritually in the wrong place." Will Smith was overwhelmed with emotions. "This is an American first, and the first in the universe," said the I Am Legend star. "There is something happening in America and in the world that's powerful. He is not letting anyone get in his way. "Those are the wonderfully naïve, arrogant, humble, powerfully American concepts that make things powerful in this country. It's big." Below is an interview with Will Smith at the opening of Tyler Perry's Studios http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=whgcdohB2aM&e Source: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081006/w...-039-studio.htm

Will Smith and wife Jada Pinkett Smith sit in the stands to watch their son Trey Smith’s Junior Varsity Football game. http://concreteloop.com/2008/10/candids-li...claudia-russell

Happy birthday man, have a good one! :tee: :clap2: :birthday: :7: :respect: :dj: :Party_fest09: :kool: :yeah: :wickedwisdom: :jazzy: :2thumbs: :party: :gettinjiggywitit:

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I'm with viber. MIB might be a more important movie than I am Legend, but if we're talking about performances, then I don't need to say that 'Legend' is far superior to MIB (and of course MIB 2), which is better for Will's career. Because I'm sure that's what Will wants, to be a better actor, to improve and develope his skills with every movie he makes (at least lately), so I don't think MIB 3 could help him to reach that, especially when the second part was so bad. Will needs to make movies like 'Seven Pounds' where people can appreciate his skills as an actor.

"Notorious" Posters "Notorious" is about the life of rapper Christopher Wallace aka The Notorious BIG. In just a few short years, The Notorious BIG rose from the streets of Brooklyn to become one of the most influential hip hop artists of all time. BIG was a gifted storyteller; his narratives about violent life on the streets were told with a gritty, objective realism that won him enormous respect and credibility. His stories were universal and gave a voice to his generation. The film stars multiple award winner Angela Bassett as Christopher's mother Voletta Wallace, Derek Luke as Sean Combs, Anthony Mackie as Tupac Shakur and introducing Jamal Woolard as The Notorious BIG. The movie is scheduled to hit theaters on January 16th, 2009. http://www.worstpreviews.com/headline.php?...286&count=0

Source: http://www.voice-online.co.uk/content.php?show=14397

This is old, but I thought I'd share these pics Source: http://scarletart.livejournal.com/34959.html

LOVE IT! And it's not that expensive :wickedwisdom:

Domestic: $227,946,274 + Foreign: $391,700,000 ______________________ Worldwide: $619,646,274

Since I'm not a MIB fan and for me Men In Black 2 is one of his worst movies, I hope he doesn't make another sequel.

No problem! :thumbsup:

September 29, 2008 Source: Parade by Alex Billington I'm getting quite tired of running rumors like this, but alas, it's news people want to read about. We were recently pointed towards a quote in the latest issue of Parade where producer Walter Parkes apparently comments on the status of another Men in Black movie. In response to a question about a Men in Black 3, Parkes says "the challenge is getting the script right and finding a time when our busy stars are available." But that's not all. "Everyone, including Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones, wants to do another." Since when? Some quick background research uncovers a story from way back in 2005, where Parkes said that there have "been some conversations" but not much more. So is this real news or not? It's hard to say that Parade would be digging up old rumors and quoting a producer out of context, which makes me believe this quote is actually legitimate news. I'll be making some calls today to try and find out a bit more, but I'm just not so sure if this really means we'll see a third movie anyway. Parkes, remarkably, accurately described the second Men in Black (from 2002), saying "I don't think we did the best possible job on the second one." Really?! I know I really didn't like it at all, but that may just be me. One of the big current Hollywood trends surrounds bringing back seemingly "dead" franchises and it looks like Men in Black is the perfect candidate for a big-time return. But would it actually end up any good? http://www.firstshowing.net/2008/09/29/rum...ment-somewhere/