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KRS-ONE "It Ain't The Same", Happy Birthday Blastmaster KRS! :dope:

That's the epitome of dumbed down rhymes right there! :nhawong:

Talib Kweli and John Legend "Around My Way"

Chuck D posted something in his new terrordome about wanting to start a campaign to get Rev. Run and DMC back together again on a tour, who could blame him for thinkin' that, hip-hop needs Run-DMC again, I wouldn't mind seeing JJFP touring with them myself: "RUN-DMC are hitting us up from 2 angles. REV RUN can't do no wrong and Mind On The Road is an example, DMC 'Machine Gun'is from his upcoming album. Now I’m trying to figure why couldn't somebody like DJ Hurricane fill in for Jmj? Every show would be a dedication, and the show must go on I would think. If the Wailers can go on without BOB, the WHO without MOON, Ent whistle even EWF w/o Maurice..well yall know the rest. Think about Hurricane, a member of the Hollis Crew, The Afros, Beastie Boy DJ, Davy Dmc, c’mon send me some email..lets get a campaign...PE will even open up for that....hit me." Chuck D posts his email there too: Mistachuck@rapstation.com

Labels usually release greatest hits albums when you leave them or get dropped from them like AJ said, greatest hits albums are good though when you're introduced to an artist, that's how I started listening to LL, 2Pac, MC Hammer, and JJFP.

"The Truth" was on KaySlay's "Streetsweeper Vol. 2" mixtape album that came out early last year, it's a hot song, a lot of peeps that bought that mixtape liked that song the most on there. btw, was this a new episode or a re-run? Did she inteview him?

DMX "Stop Being Greedy"

Will Smith ain't broke he's making $20 million a film and KRS-ONE is a millionaire 'cause he tours and makes about $5-10 dollars an album sellin' 90,000 albums on an independent label, no entertainer is broke, most of us fans are making minimum wage working 40 hours a week, we're broke, lol. Hey now even Kanye West released 4 singles on his last album and still didn't outsell 50 Cent who released the same amount on "Get Rich Or Die Tryin'", he only sold 2 million and he's a new artist, he should be selling more, Will's ol' school, going platinum is a miracle for him to make 'cause nobody from the '80s in rap does that anymore, I doubt that many people are gonna buy the Rev. Run and DMC solo albums even if Russell Simmons promotes them, Will was the last ol' school to get a platinum plaque on 'Willenium', Dr. Dre's "2001" had success then too but nobody's done it since, not even LL unless he means his worldwide sales when he talks about going platinum 11 times in a row, lol. Keep in mind too that some members of the media gave "Lost and Found" bad reviews too as you could see by the unadulterated hatemeter, lol, I think the Source only gave "Lost and Found" 3 mics too, which is a disgrace since it's Will's best solo album.

JJFP "Twinkle Twinkle"(I'm Not A Star)

I remember reading somebody posting on another board about seeing DMC perform on Live 8, I asked him for details and he never replied back, lol. Speaking of Run-Dmc, I saw Rev. Run's video "Mind On The Road" premiered on 106 & Park on Monday, Russell Simmons was there to help premiere it, I think they should release it as a double album like Outkast did with their solo discs.

Great idea Tim, I'm gonna play some of those games, this gives me more reasons to come to the board! :dope:

Well Frenetic, that's what I was sayin', on Will's next album he should just have Jazzy Jeff produce for him, no more tracks with Trackmasters or Freshmen! Will doesn't have to produce, he's known as a legendary storyteller through his lyricism, Rakim and KRS-ONE have produced some of their biggest classics though as well as being legendary lyricists, that's why they're the only ones I could consider ranking above Will, since they produced tracks like 'South Bronx' and 'I Know You Got Soul'. btw, Bad production doesn't mean the lyrics are bad, people just seem to listen to songs just for production and don't pay attention to lyricism these days, that's why people rank Jay-Z above Nas 'cause he gets more big name producers than Nas does but Nas is a better lyricist, Will had some slick lyrics in "Will 2K" and "Gettin' Jiggy Wit It" even though they ain't his best tracks, mostly 'cause of poor production bringin' it down, it was sorta like 8/10 for his lyrics and 4/10 for production on those songs. Kanye's an average lyricist most of the time, he isn't no Rakim or even Aceyalone when it comes to lyrics. Take for example my rating of "Diamonds", I give the song 9/10 for production but a 5/10 for lyrics 'cause Kanye seemed to go off-topic in the verses, on the remix he was 9/10 with his lyrics, he sounded more focused there, the beat's ill though, I can't front, I'd be an idiot not to say that, the only way for Kanye to be a legend is if more rappers follow in his lead and bring positive lyrics to the game, I gotta give him props for effort to do so and giving props to Slick Rick and Will Smith but he isn't the greatest lyricist, he could be one of the greatest producers though, btw you can't diss the production on "Willenium" since Jazzy was involved on most of the tracks, "So Fresh", "Potnas", and "The Rain" are some of the best produced tracks I've ever heard.

Well some of Will's beats suck too only 'cause they're not all produced by Jazzy Jeff, he doesn't need anyone else he should just have the LEGENDARY Jazzy Jeff: the GREATEST producer of all-time produce it all for him! Will makes it up though by spitting great lyrics. Kanye's a great producer but he isn't Jazzy Jeff or Dr. Dre, don't get confused, and there are a lot of mcs that could outspit him right now at this moment, but then again not many on mainstream since hip-hop skills doesn't sell much now. He might've been producing back in '97 but nobody heard of him then, 50 Cent was rapping then too but he wasn't known either as the underground king yet. I'd rather see the kids influenced by Kanye West in the next generation but right now I see more influenced by 50 Cent, there's as much sex, drugs, and violence out now as there was before "Jesus Walks" came out, which means hip-hop might die out 30 years from now, if people forget about the history and say 50 Cent is the pioneer of rap. :nhawong: One positive thing I could say about Kanye even though he isn't the best in my eyes is that he's keepin' hip-hop culture alive on a mainstream level, not many rappers are, he most likely appeals to a mature fanbase and not many teeny boppers who like G Unit.

It seems like mostly everybody that posts over on the okayplayer board is a Kanye West fan but when they had a voting for the 25 greatest hip-hop albums of all-time, only like 2 people mentioned Kanye West's "College Dropout", I was the only one to mention "Code Red" and "He's The DJ...", but their ain't as many Will Smith fans posting there like there are Kanye West fans, even his fans are realistic about that album, there's only a handful of peeps that you could consider a legend and Nas is sorta questionable himself to me and he's been in the game for 10 years, he's one of my favorites too, but when I think of legend I think of Run-Dmc, Kurtis Blow, Sugar Hill Gang, Slick Rick, JJFP, Rakim, LL Cool J, Queen Latifah, 2Pac, Public Enemy, NWA, and KRS-ONE 'cause basically every great rapper comin' along follows what they've done and no matter what they do now their legacy is set already, they transcended the game and a step above everybody else, and as far as mc'ing and producing Kanye might be ranked with Dr. Dre as a phenominal producer and an average lyricist, honestly though hip-hop is gonna have to be like 50-60 years old before we could really see who's made the most influence, like KRS once said: "50 years down the line you could start this/'cause then we'll be the ol' school artists", let's slow down the legend talk and just enjoy the music.

I found this article, I was wondering if anyone heard about DMC releasing singles, I didn't even know that his album was scheduled to come out, I thought Rev. Run's was coming out 1st. "Prime Multimedia To Release First Two Singles in July FALL RIVER, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 7, 2005--RomenMpire Records, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Prime Multimedia Inc., is pleased to announce that it will be releasing the first two singles off of DMC's much anticipated solo album this month. In July, DMC will release two singles ("Machine Gun" and "Watchtower") from his much-anticipated solo album Checks, Thugs and Rock 'n Roll on RomenMpire Records/Rags 2 Riches Records to be distributed domestically by WEA later this year. The album features: Sarah McLachlan, Run, Doug E. Fresh, Gary Dourdan of CSI (!?), Romeo Antonio, Kid Rock, Fieldy (Korn), DJ Lethal, Ms. Jade, Sonny Black and Napoleon (Outlawz). The forthcoming album pays homage to the musical influences of DMC's youth, offering a tribute to the likes of Bob Dylan, Harry Chapin and Jimi Hendrix. DMC performed his first single "Machine Gun" from his forthcoming solo album as well as a smashing remake of Dylan's classic "Watchtower" at Live 8 in Canada. DMC was joined by Aerosmith's Joey Kramer, Tom Hamilton and the Car's Elliot Easton and Josh Todd of Buckcherry to perform "Walk this Way," the seminal rock anthem credited with breaking down the cultural barriers between rock and hip-hop and paving the way for artists such as Kid Rock, Korn, Limp Bizkit and Linkin Park. Portions of this release may contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Prime Multimedia, Inc. wishes to caution you that there are some factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from historical results or from any results expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements, including but not limited to: Prime Multimedia, Inc.'s ability to perform under existing contracts and obtain additional contracts, Prime Multimedia, Inc.'s ability to develop new products that gain market acceptance, changes in product supply, pricing and customer demand, changes in relationships with, or the financial condition of, key customers or suppliers, changes in government regulations, changes in economic conditions globally and in the communications markets in particular, increased competition, potential product liability, infringement and other claims, and other factors affecting the communications industry generally. Stockholders and other readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date on which they are made. We undertake no obligation to update publicly or revise any forward-looking statements. Contacts Prime Multimedia Inc. Arastou Mahjoory, 508-679-5071"

Like I was saying last night in that other post it's already havin' more success than "Freakin' It" had even without the video. :lolsign:

Hieroglyphics "Oakland Blackouts"

:iagree: to what AJ said, I haven't listened to "College Dropout" in quite a few months now, I'd just consider that a lil' bit above average album, if I was to judge your review there for "Late Registration" I'd think it's the greatest rap album of all time 'cause even "Raising Hell", "Illmatic", "Mama Said Knock You Out", "It Takes A Nation Of Millions...", "Paid In Full", and "Code Red" had one or 2 tracks that'd be ranked around an 8 and only had about 3 or 4 tracks that'd be ranked a 10, with everything else being around 8.5-9.5, your entitled to your opinion but 2 albums don't make you a legend, maybe 10 years from now if we're still talkin' about those albums then maybe we could say that, since people still talk about Nas' 1st 2 albums in 2005, it's hard to compare artists from different eras though, if Kanye could knock 50 Cent out the game then he'd be a legend!

Nas could have a greatest hits albums from a lot of his hits in his career from his other albums that had more success, "Illmatic" wasn't mainstream so it'd be hard to put any of those songs on there.

Kanye West has a MTV special? Damn he might outsell 50 Cent now, a lot of people watch that show, it's kinda messed up they didn't do one for Will when his album dropped, if they sat down to interview him the album could be selling better right now. I'm gonna have to peep out the re-run 'cause I was watching the "Bobby Brown Show" last night.

Keith Sweat "Whatever You Want"

Thanks for the review, I'll definately check out the leak and see it for myself, I personally think that the "Diamonds Remix" is a lot better than the original even though it didn't completely make sense either at least it was more listenable I'd rate the remix 9/10 and the original 7/10, some of that review might of been from hype too of just hearing it for the 1st time 'cause some of us after hearing "Lost and Found" for the first time were sayin' that every track was great when there's really a couple songs that ain't.

Well let's be real, there's people out there that do like 50 Cent and Mike Jones, that's why they're popular, so you think "Born To Reign" is as bad as their albums? It was Will's worst album but come on, it wasn't the worst album in hip-hop history, if he promoted it at least as much as he promoted "Lost and Found", it'd gone gold officially, not shipped gold. Will could release 5 singles on "Lost and Found" like "Code Red" and it still might not outsell 50 Cent and Eminem, it's not a guarantee that it would, gangsta rap is the style now ever since "The Chronic" and Will doesn't appeal to that fanbase, "Big Willie Style" was the one miracle he performed after a flopped album that might not ever happen again but "Lost and Found" improving a lil' bit over "Born To Reign" is good enough for me and I'm done talkin' about it.

I'd say that "Born To Reign" was better quality than "Nellyville" and "The Eminem Show" albums that were selling millions at that time, it just wasn't promoted at all like those were and that's why it didn't sell much, I actually read people giving good reviews of "Born To Reign" on amazon.com. You're right a lot of artists do get boring after a while and that's what has kept him in the game, I think Will always comes back with something fresh that attracts the fans for buying the albums. "Willenium" sold its sales of the success of "Will 2K" and "Freakin' It", which weren't as big of hits as "Switch" was which tells you that more people download albums now than back then, even if "Party Starter" takes off it might not do "Willenium" numbers, "Will 2K" only made up to #25 and "Freakin' It" flopped at #99, even "Party Starter" at #65 is already more successful than that even without the video already, lol, if it was '99 "Lost and Found" would be at 4 million already and 50 Cent would be at 10 million with all of singles out, people download him too, it's a different time now. We could compare it to "Code Red" too to compare quality albums with each other, JJFP released FIVE singles and it still only sold 200,000 and that was 12 years ago where people thought that JJFP were finished and that Will would just go into acting and leave music forever, the biggest miracle in music history was that he was able to bounce back and sell 10 million+ with "Big Willie Style" where he released singles 6 months apart from each other too on top of that, and now flash forward to 2005 in seeing Will triple sales of "Born To Reign" no matter how bad some of us might say it was I'd say yes sellin' 600,000 now this late in his rap career is amazing, it's gonna be platinum by the end of the year most likely too, people take Will's success for granted but nobody in hip-hop has done what he's done.

I don't get why they'd bleep out "White girl", I mean sometimes radio doesn't bleep out bitch or whore, Kanye's taking a stand there in not trying to be an industry puppet, my respect for him goes up a lil' bit no doubt. :interesting: