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What's up y'all, I was going through some of my old rhymes and I noticed that I have some verses that I used to write that I didn't count as a song or a poem, they were sorta like freestyle verses 'cause I would feel hyped after school to write some rhymes for the freestyle battle the next day in school, that's how I sharpened my skills check out this verse, enjoy! “Y'all Didn't Want It” Written By Big Ted on February 27, 2003 Your whole crew is a miscast Y'all ruined the script fast Y'all won't improve against hot **** raps That'll zoom in your heart fast And'll only move in as a heart attack Or to make that more complex It'll be a cardiac arrest Teddy brings the hardest rap to test I noticed how you thought it was easy, man now you're dead I'll give you some credit though A'ight the word deader doesn't exist yo But that's the only credit you'll get And why do I need to kill you over and over again That's the point I was originally making Dumbass, I'll wreck your rims Punk, and I'll impress your chick Quit talkin' like you're a member of Tribe Called Quest When you ain't getting' no “Hot Sex On a platter” Besides I'm the one rapper That girls wanna call master And I'm also the one rapper Who you won't batter I'm not soft as a cake mix Whatever I want man, i'm taking Don't judge what I'm making Without knowing what I'm capable of This ain't 'bout being high for the moment Get it straight how Teddy's mind's more focused This ain't 'bout being high on the dope **** Like the coke or the Chronic This is motivated 'bout mc'ing aeorodynamics Not staying on ground All the hot elevated sound Got the spot motivated to bounce With me like they blazed an ounce I'm talking literally how speciafically I dominate today another bout **** the hydro I'm just so high on life's flow Whatever cash I make, only I know I don't let out the figures Don't make me bust out another middle finger Don't ever talk down about me like I'm a bitch or a quitter Talkin' 'bout me is gonna get ya This Guerilla MC will wreck ya

I'm glad you did well! The more you perform the better you'll get, practice makes perfect, keep on doing it! :thumb:

Here's a few for the list: Foxy Brown Feat. Blackstreet "Gotta Get You Home" Guy Feat. Heavy D "Do Me Right" Pep Love "T.A.M.I." Talib Kweli and DJ Hi-Tek Feat. Les Nubians "Love Language" KRS-ONE "The Only One"(The Only Love Song I Heard From Him, He wrote it about His Wife) Biz Markie "Just A Friend" Slick Rick "A Teenage Love" Slick Rick "Venus" 2Pac "Heaven Ain't Hard To Find" 2Pac "Ratha Be Ya N***"(Is That 2 raw 4 ur list?) 2Pac Feat. Outlawz "Keep Ya Head Up"(Remix) LL Cool J "Around The Way Girl" LL Cool J Feat. Kelly Price "U and Me" Wyclef Jean Featuring Wayne Wonder and Elephant Man "I Am Your Doctor" Keith Sweat feat. LL Cool J "Why Me?" Tribe Called Quest Feat. Faith Evans "Stressed Out" R.Kelly Featuring Notorious B.I.G. "Be Happy" Nas Feat. Aaliyah "You Won't See Me Tonight" Nas Feat. Ginuwine "You Owe Me" Nas Feat. Kelis and Claudette Ortiz "Hey Nas" JJFP "Ring My Bell" Babyface Feat. LL Cool J "For The Lover In You"

Who in hip-hop is original anymore anyway? :dunno: I like Talib Kweli and Mos Def but I still think LL's a great artist, he's not on KRS-ONE's level as far as lyricism is concerned but he has his own unique style that many rappers have tried immitating over the years and that's what makes him great, he always raps with a lot of emotion though, what rapper you think currently raps with more fire than LL? Better show some respect 'cause he's a legend and could still take it to any rapper that wants to battle him!

How does everyone feel about the documentary so far? Here's how I rate the episodes so far: Episode 1: Ah, the essence of hip-hop, DJ'ing, breaking, MC'ing, having a good time even though there were hard times then, they did a good job explaining how hip-hop started and how it's supposed to bring success to clean up their lives 'cause it showed how Afrika Bambattaa and The Zulu Nation were able to do that after being a gang, they were able to clean up their lives through hip-hop! Grade: A+ Episode 2: the golden age of hip-hop, they did a great job mentioning JJFP, Run-DMC, LL Cool J, Salt-N-Pepa, Big Daddy Kane, Beastie Boys, Public Enemy, and KRS-ONE, but they missed a few artists, the episode should've been longer, other than that it was dope! Grade: A Episode 3: the start of gangsta/hardcore hip-hop, they did a good job with this one too explaining about how it was a music to explain the street life and bringing reality unlike a lot of these wannabe gangsta mcs who try to be like NWA, Ice T, 2Pac, and Snoop Dogg Grade:B+ Episode 4: they spent too long on the Biggie/2Pac fuel, they talked for 10 minutes about Puff Daddy where shiny suits like he was the 1st one to do that(he bit that off of MC Hammer, if you listen to his lyrics, you'd see that he samples and bites off of everyone, no creativity from him whatsoever) and how he brought good times to hip-hop(they didn't mention Will Smith doing that and his album "Big Willie Style" sold more than "No way Out" at that time period and they didn't mention Busta Rhymes or Tribe Called Quest bring feel good music at that time too), then they went on about the wack bling/bling era, but they did mention Nas, Mobb Deep, Wu-Tang Clan, and the underground Jay-Z, so they get some points for that! Grade:C- I hope they don't screw up on Episode 5! :ditto:

Hey I'll admit that I like a few of Eminem's commercial tracks like "Lose Yourself" and "Sing For The Moment" where he did rap with emotion, but what makes a great artist is doing it track after track after track like he did when he was underground, that's why Dr. Dre signed him, he has talent, but he's not consistant anymore, "Lose It" is wack, it sounds like he's mumbling his lyrics, he's not speaking clearly! He never tried to be funny when he was underground all of his rhymes were serious, you could tell that it's a force to sell records when he's trying to be funny unlike FP who grew up as a class clown, he keeps it real for who he is, he's not serious and doesn't try to be, Chuck D and KRS-ONE are legends 'cause they never make songs to sound funny, they remain serious 'cause that's the type of people they are, what I'm saying is I would like Eminem better if he didn't do songs like "The Real Slim Shady", "Without Me", "My Name Is", or this current "Lose Yourself" 'cause these don't represent who Eminem really is, keep it real Eminem, don't try to sound like the kings of comedy to sell records! :ditto:

:werd: That's true man what you're sayin' about draggin' this topic too far but what would be the point of having forums and chat rooms if you can't express your opinion? :dunno: I like seeing other people's opinions 'cause I get to see things in a different way than I see it, I still might not agree but you know debating is sorta like freestylin' 'cause you gotta come back and defend yourself or else you'll look embarassed, the only difference is that you do it with rhymin' in a freestyle. :ditto: Apology accepted lambert, there ain't no hard feelings! :thumb:

FP has always been hip-hop though, even though he appeals to a large audience 'cause the esscence of hip-hop is about having fun! :werd: Enough with the talk though, when is the single dropping? If it brings the energy like LL's "Headsprung" I'll be happy, at 1st when I heard that song by LL, I wasn't feelin' it, but after I heard it a few times I realised how creative it was.

I wouldn't rule out them collaborating 'cause Public Enemy's working on 2 brand new CDs to be released within the next year, so FP might collaborate with 'em, it would cool to see him do a comical track with Flava Flav, but it would also be interesting to see a more serious side of FP like he did on that "Born To Reign" track and rap a song with Chuck D, the possibilites are endless, that'd be so dope!! :switch: :bowdown:

Hey man I wish you the best of luck, the more you perform, the more respect and recognition you'll get, 'cause I remember when I was in high school, everyone enjoyed when I used to freestyle in the hallways and the lunch rooms, they made me feel like I was a celebrity, I was able to feed off that energy! :switch:

It's ok if you don't like Big Pun that much, but I feel that was disrespectful of you to say that about him like he was some sort of animal, the guy's dead, show some respect, that comment was foul of you to say! You should've kept that thought to yourself!

Hey lambert I'm sorry for saying "If you can't back up your opinion you should shut up" but I didn't think that you'd get mad over that 'cause that's the same as when FP said "If you ain't saying nothing nice, don't say nothin'" but I said it in my own way though and btw damn it's funny how that Cassidy interview about Will could spark up such a discussion! :werd: I enjoy it 'cause it's cool to see how everybody has their own opinions about why we love hip-hop and it's all good, I ain't dissing anyone, I'm just stating my opinions! :ditto:

Hey I ain't dissing you lambert, if you read back to the post you'd see that I was that you can believe and do what you wanna do and that you have the right for your opinion, but that's not gonna stop me from doing what I have to do and believe what I believe, I'm not mad 'cause you don't feel the same way that I do, I was mad when you tried putting me down for not thinking like everyone else, no 2 people think a like and you should know that since you're 28, I knew that **** since I was 6, it's called common sense, you talk like you don't have any, so what if all the people you know who like 50 Cent it doesn't mean a difference, if you ever watched TRL you'd know that most of the people that go on there are white, and 50 Cent went on there many times over the past year and Russell Simmons said that most of the people who buy albums are white and as a long time fan you should know that, because if Run-DMC videos weren't played on MTV, 50 Cent and these rappers would not be going platinum because black people are a minority and I know this as a black person it's harder to get acceptance in society, there's not enough black people to make hip-hop a multi million dollar buisiness and that's a fact, if you travel all over the world you'd see that asian and european people that ain't black listen to hip-hop artists including 50 Cent, so don't make yourself sound ignorant to say that only black people listen to 50 cent, and it ain't my fault that I'm only 19, but I'm not the average school kid when it comes to my knowledge for hip-hop, I listen to hip-hop songs all the way from Kurtis Blow/Sugar Hill Gang/Grandmaster Flash and The Furious Five all the way up to the current DMX/Nas/Kanye West so I know a lot about the game, and besides my best friends that I have are in their 30's, so don't talk to me like you would to the average teeny bopper and I will respect your opinion, I might not agree, but I'll respect it.

You poured your heart out there you should go on Def Poetry Jam, you got a lot of talent!

Hey AJ, Big Pun might not have been in the game that long but he was in the game as long as the Notorious B.I.G. was and people consider the Notorious B.I.G. more of a lyrical legend, but Big Pun held his own too lyrically, you might not like it, but it opened the doors for "Lean Back" to be a #1 hit on the Billboard charts, it ain't one of my favorite Fat Joe songs that he did, but that's the same as "Gettin' Jiggy Wit It" and "Men In Black" for FP, they ain't my favorite Will songs either but they were still #1 on the charts, and it's great to see a Puerto Rican rapper on the top of the charts for a change, hip-hop has been out for over 30 years and I still think that more diversity should be in the game and it should advance beyond black and white american rappers, there should be rappers going platinum from all over the world, because people in many continents across the globe love hip-hop, there should be European MC's, Spanish MC's, Dominican MC's, Chinease MC's, so on and so on, I wanna see that day when that happens! :werd: All my puerto rican friends I knew when I was middle school and high school loved how Big Pun would represent for them and that's a beautiful thing!

I didn't think that they'd mention that much about JJFP or KRS-ONE but they did a great segment on both, I was feeling that! :switch: It also showed when FP protested with Chuck D and a lot of other rappers in standing up for hip-hop to get respect at the Grammy's, that shows how much FP loves hip-hop and I liked that they showed him making comments in defending Chuck D and Public Enemy because of the controversy behind the Public Enemy political lyrics. Was it just me or does it look like Will had grey hair when they interviewed him for the documentary? :kekeke: He ain't that old yet! :roll: Overall I liked the show but I was a lil' disappointed that they didn't mention Eric B. and Rakim, Queen Latifah, Slick Rick, Biz Markie, or MC Lyte! :bang: Are they done with the '80s now in the documentary? :dunno:

For your information lambert, I don't like to join the bandwagons like you, I bet you wouldn't like G Unit if they didn't sell 3 million CDs, I liked 50 Cent when he was an underground mc, but I see that he changed his style when he sold 6 million CD's, I was disappointed after hearing "Get Rich Or Die Tryin", half the songs on the album I have to skip over, not consistant compared to his underground mixtapes, besides they're a lot of ignorant people in this world that don't know what real talent is, let them stay ignorant if they want to, I don't hold anything against them, but I like to build intelligence and form my own opinion, I'm an individual, go ahead and be a Jay-Z wannabe if you want to, I like FP and many rappers but I build my own individual style because I don't wanna be like anyone else, it doesn't matter what you say about me because I'm gonna get my due and I don't give a damn if I sell 200 or 2 million CD's I'm gonna remain myself and that's all that matters to me, nobody's taking my soul from me, I rather be one in a million on the low that the average person in the crowd 'cause I'll come up when haters least expect it, go ahead and diss me, I could care less!

That's sad but true in a way AJ, but that should not be an excuse for people to forget about 'em, they had a lot of impact on the game 'cause they brought an original style of rapping to jazz grooves, even if a great artist never makes another album again, they shouldn't be forgotten even after they retire or pass away, their impact should remain strong 'cause look at 2Pac and Run-DMC, they're still considered hip-hop legends even though we don't and won't hear any new material from them 'cause 2Pac's dead and Run-Dmc retired after JMJ passed, as I think about you're right about TLC being underrated 'cause it seems like they're being forgotten after Left Eye passed, just like Big Pun seems forgotten too, and nobody talks about how great DMX has been even though he retired! :sad6: Legends should not be forgotten! Big boi and Dre should get back and do songs together again 'cause "Speakerboxx/Love Below" displays their individual artistic talents but their chemistry together is too phenominal to break apart! :werd:

If all these hip-hop history shows over the next week get a higher rating than their average shows on there, they should showing ol' school hip-hop music videos in their rotation, that'd be dope, I know that'd get me to watch more often, 'cause I usually don't watch VH1 myself, but if people get exposed to real talent then maybe they won't waste money anymore on Nelly CDs and go out and buy KRS-ONE CDS instead! :switch:

Hey Jim all Run-DMC's albums got remastered over the past few years and they haven't gone platinum since '93, "Paid In Full" got Remastered and Rakim never went multiplatinum, so why is it so hard for Jive to remaster albums from one of the highest selling mcs of all time?! :dunno: BTW, didn't Will sign to Interscope Records or was that just a fan making up a rumor?

I ain't a big fan of Ludacris but some of music videos are pretty damn funny, you could tell that FP was his inspiration 'cause some of his rhymes are comical. One of my favorites songs from him is "Move Bitch", he does bring more energy than some rappers out now, I remember when Marcus rapped some of it in Bad Boys II, it's one of my favorite scenes in that movie, it was so damn funny! :roll:

:werd: I got the article from NBA.com right here: Pippen Announces Retirement Six-Time NBA Champion Calls It Quits After 17 Seasons October 5, 2004 -- The Chicago Bulls announced today Scottie Pippen has retired. “This was a very difficult decision for me to retire from playing a game that has been such a great part of my life. My family and I would like to thank the fans and the entire Chicago Bulls organization, especially Jerry Reinsdorf and John Paxson, for bringing me back to where I started,” said Pippen. “I am retiring, but I still plan on being around for training camp to help this team. After 17 years, it’s tough for me to just walk away completely.” Pippen, 39, played in 1,178 games and averaged 16.1 ppg, 6.4 rpg and 5.2 apg and 1.96 spg during an illustrious career that placed him among the NBA’s 50 Greatest Players of all-time in 1996 and brought the Bulls six NBA World Championship titles. His 208 career playoff appearances rank second in NBA history behind Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s 237. Pippen led his teams to post-season appearances in each of his first 16 seasons and compiled NBA Playoff averages of 17.5 ppg, 7.6 rpg, 5.2 apg and 1.96 spg in 208 games. “Scottie Pippen is one of the greatest Chicago Bulls of all time. His contributions to this franchise during his tenure here have been innumerable,” said Bulls Chairman Jerry Reinsdorf. “As an organization we thank him for everything. To fully recognize what he has meant to this organization, we plan to have a day in his honor and retire his number 33 at a future date to be determined.” “Scottie Pippen is the epitome of a true professional. He is a great teammate and a winner who is one of the best to ever wear a Bulls uniform,” said Bulls Executive Vice President of Basketball Operations John Paxson. “Our decision to bring Scottie back last summer served us well and it is unfortunate he will not be a leader of our team again this year. Scottie will always be a part of the Chicago Bulls family and we wish him nothing but the best.” During his 12 years in a Bulls uniform, Pippen has affixed his name at or very near the top of every major statistical category in franchise history. He is the team’s all-time leader in 3-point field goals (664) and 3-point field goal attempts (2,031) and ranks second in 12 other categories. His career numbers have also placed him atop the NBA’s all-time leader board in many statistical categories, including 40th in points (18,940), fourth in steals (2,307), 23rd in assists (6,135) and 13th in minutes played (41,069). Originally drafted by the Seattle SuperSonics in the first round (fifth overall) of the 1987 NBA Draft, Pippen’s draft rights were traded to Chicago for the draft rights to Olden Polynice and future considerations. The 6-8, 228-pound forward/guard spent his first 11 seasons in the NBA with the Bulls and played a significant role in bringing six World Championships to Chicago. The Bulls dealt Pippen to the Houston Rockets on Jan. 22, 1999, in exchange for Roy Rogers and a conditional second-round draft selection. After spending the shortened 1999 season with the Rockets, Houston sent him to the Portland Trail Blazers for Walt Williams, Stacey Augmon, Kelvin Cato, Ed Gray, Carlos Rogers and Brian Shaw on Oct. 2, 1999. Pippen played four seasons in Portland before returning to Chicago as a free agent on July 20, 2003. Happy retirement Pip, you should stay and coach the Bulls this year and take 'em back to the playoffs, I'd love to see you play again but I don't wanna see you hurt! :ditto:

[quote=JumpinJack AJ,Oct 5 2004, 12:12 AM][quote=DefCEM,Oct 4 2004, 08:46 PM] I know, its a stupid question, bt whats the difference between rapper and mc? is an mc doing more than just rapping or what? i dont get it... :what:  :dunno: jjfp rocks the house![/quote] A rapper just raps. Nothing more 2 it. Pretty much anybody can be a rapper. An Emcee / MC is best discribed by Rakim as someone who can "[b][u]m[/u][/b]ove the [b][u]c[/u][/b]rowd." A rapper who can relate 2 their fans and get a reaction from them, that's an emcee. These days rappers don't know how 2 perform, put on a show, and even have a personality. FP, Run, Rakim, KRS put on a show that people love and they draw the fans in. People like Ludacris, Nelly, 50 Cent simply get on stage, scream alot, cuss, and walk around with a posse of like 2-5 no namers. When people like FP, Wyclef, KRS, and so on put on a show, they talk 2 the audience and they put on a quality show. MC Hammer did it with shiny suits and like 100 back up dancers...but people like JJ+FP and Run-DMC did with just microphones and turntables. It didn't matter the level of show...if u can reach people, u are an emcee. Rappers these days just don't know how 2 perform [/quote] Hip-Hop is about putting on a show and it's more than about spitting rhymes, like KRS-One said in that song they're 9 elements:MC'ing, Beat Boxing, Graffiti Art, Street Language, Street Knowledge, DJ'ing, Street Fashion, Street Entrepeneuar Realism, and of course Break Dancing. You talk about putting on a good show, I like to watch tapes of ol' school Soul Train that my father taped in the '70s, that's some real performancers who knew how to rock the house, these cats today that go on Soul Train have nothing on what they did. If you checked the BET Awards last year when they gave James Brown the award for lifetime achievement (50 years of performing! ) he put on a great show when he performed his greatest hits, at 75 years old, he displayed more energy than rappers that're 50 years younger than him performing at that show like 50 Cent, and Michael Jackson came on stage and rocked the house with him, it was an ultimate performance, today's rappers should learn from them legends how to put on a show! I know I'm learning from them that's for sure 'cause I respect the game!

Hey I'm 5 inches taller than Spud Webb and I still can't dunk!

The Eagles-Bears game was on Fox Philadelphia(Channel 20 in Seaside Heights, New Jersey) and the Giants-Packers game was on Fox New York(Channel 5 in Seaside Heights, New Jersey). Did anyone watch the Monday Night Football game between the Chiefs and Ravens last night on ABC? The Chiefs won their 1st game of the season 27-24, Priest Holmes ran for 2 TDs and Deion Sanders didn't play because he was hurt with his hamstring, he shoulda stayed retired. I was switching between that and the VH1 hip-hop special at 10 PM when that came on.