Video: The Roots feat. John Legend – The Fire
Directed by Rik Cordero, who had this to say about his music video short film:
“The Fire” is one of my favorite tracks off HIGO and really feels like something you’d hear in the theater. The line “you don’t say good luck, you say don’t give up” inspired me to create a period piece narrative that stays true to the lyrics while adding another layer to the interpretation.
How I Got Over in stores now.
John Legend & The Roots’ Wake Up! joint album due September 21st.
Previously: John Legend & The Roots feat. Common & Melanie Fiona – Wake Up Everybody
July 26th, 2010 at 4:04 pm
But that doesn’t discredit my point that the Beatles were accepted where Elvis was not.
^
i will happily go to my grave knowing damn well that this statement is the absolute opposite of truth.
either way, dead pony.
July 26th, 2010 at 4:05 pm
The top of next week’s chart is still too close to call, as a couple of hip-hop heavyweights continue to duke it out in a bout that promises to stay nip and tuck throughout the weekend. If Eminem is victorious, it will be his fifth consecutive week at #1. As for challenger Rick Ross, regardless of where he lands on the chart, dude’s on track to beat the first week of his previous release by about 25k. Eminem (Shady/Aftermath/Interscope): 180-190K, *Rick Ross (Def Jam) 180-190K, Sheryl Crow (A&M) 45-50K, Drake (Young Money/Cash Money/Universal Motown) 45-50K. (HITS Rumor Mill)
^
Eh I guess I rather see Ricky get the number 1 spot than Marshall get it for the 100th time.
July 26th, 2010 at 4:06 pm
ok den!
THE LEGENDARY!
July 26th, 2010 at 4:06 pm
Harlem
I agree. Shorty is a good look.
July 26th, 2010 at 4:06 pm
Just because the industry standard is to not let ghost writers names out and all them old ROC cats have morals does not mean it aint possible.
and Lu is better than Chris and any of those SP bums…
but Its still hard for me to believe. I doubt he wrote a whole song for Jay, maybe helped out with a hook or something.
July 26th, 2010 at 4:08 pm
# Bricktop Says:
July 26th, 2010 at 4:04 pm
But that doesn’t discredit my point that the Beatles were accepted where Elvis was not.
^
i will happily go to my grave knowing damn well that this statement is the absolute opposite of truth.
either way, dead pony.
———————————————-
All evidence from people who were alive and conscious at the time of both artists suggests it is true.
The Beatles only received real flak LATER in their careers. Elvis had it from the START.
BIG difference.
July 26th, 2010 at 4:08 pm
*starts generic hate for Jay-Z*
yeahh Fuck Jay-Z
*ends hate*
July 26th, 2010 at 4:08 pm
I wrote Justify My Thug on the Black Album…no big deal
July 26th, 2010 at 4:09 pm
Rey Says:
July 26th, 2010 at 4:06 pm
Taking other artist’s singles? Really? Ugh… Jay coulda given 1/2 his hits to the Roc bums and they still woulda maxed out at gold.
~~~~
# koa29 Says:
July 26th, 2010 at 4:02 pm
wasn’t kingdom come his comeback album…
^^^
I meant the comeback album post-Ether. BP2 doesn’t really count, IMO.
^^^
yea bp2 doesnt count, just went 3x plat, but that doesnt count
July 26th, 2010 at 4:09 pm
And with that I’m gone. Peace.
July 26th, 2010 at 4:09 pm
This is dope.
July 26th, 2010 at 4:09 pm
Big_seth Says:
July 26th, 2010 at 4:04 pm
Just because the industry standard is to not let ghost writers names out and all them old ROC cats have morals does not mean it aint possible
^^^^
Wtf world u live in, the old roc cats have morals???? stf up b
July 26th, 2010 at 4:09 pm
Rey Says:
July 26th, 2010 at 4:03 pm
Also, I called MONTHS ago that Rawse’s album was gonna catch a brick. 100k is more than respectable for nowadays, but I knew his NR/Twitter/#TeamRicky buzz wasn’t gonna mean shit.
I can only hope to God that after Cam, Jimmy, Gucci, and Rawse have flopped after having strong “internet buzz”, that people will stop taking these comments so seriously and just find a new model.
Sad part is, Rawse stepped his game up something fierce. I’m almost proud of the cop.
^^^
Are you crazy he is already at 100k and thats only 50 percent of the numbers, hitsdailydouble, states he is on pace to sale 25k more than his last album…..big boi from outkast sold40k and he went 10x plat at a point in time, trust ross does over 200k those are great numbers in todays time
July 26th, 2010 at 4:10 pm
rex hussla Says:
July 26th, 2010 at 4:08 pm
I wrote Justify My Thug on the Black Album…no big deal
^^^
I wrote dec 4th and i even gave jayz mom the idea about riding the bike at 4
July 26th, 2010 at 4:10 pm
I still maintain that when the FULL numbers are in on Wed, Ross will have sold more than DTR. ‘Tis all.
July 26th, 2010 at 4:11 pm
WTF?
July 26th, 2010 at 4:11 pm
Oh and did i mention that Big Boi’s album sucked bad? (II)
July 26th, 2010 at 4:11 pm
Why would Jay get someone like Lu to ghost write on an album that Camel at the time said would be his last?
July 26th, 2010 at 4:12 pm
Rik Cordero
^ this dude is better off with a low budget. NO shots.
July 26th, 2010 at 4:12 pm
2001-2003 Jay >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
July 26th, 2010 at 4:12 pm
I think Im Jim Brown…..Skeng Darg
July 26th, 2010 at 4:12 pm
Oh and Hendrix >>>>>> Beatles, Stones, Elvis
July 26th, 2010 at 4:13 pm
D_Block_4_Life Says:
July 26th, 2010 at 4:12 pm
2001-2003 Jay >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
^^^
Jayz s. carter mixtape is better than 95 percent of the albums last 2 years
July 26th, 2010 at 4:13 pm
I think I’m Rick James, Larry David,
Doing Preeeeeeetty Good, Bitch, we celebrating…
July 26th, 2010 at 4:13 pm
Mr. Iceberg slim Says:
I wrote dec 4th and i even gave jayz mom the idea about riding the bike at 4
_________________________________________________
word word I thought this was all common knowledge
July 26th, 2010 at 4:14 pm
Jayz s. carter mixtape is better than 95 percent of the albums last 2 years
^^
PSA Part 2 was first degree murder.
July 26th, 2010 at 4:14 pm
Iceberg your saying he will do 200k total, or 200k first week…no way he does that first week.
I think 100k is respectable for Ross…but niggas was thinking he was actually going to make waves and do numbers. Nope.
July 26th, 2010 at 4:15 pm
I show you how to do this son > _______________
July 26th, 2010 at 4:15 pm
FACT: Memphis Bleek has wrote all of Jay’s verses…because with Bleek’s hairline he can’t be the star.
Applaud him for taking one for the team [ll]
July 26th, 2010 at 4:15 pm
but niggas was thinking he was actually going to make waves and do numbers. Nope.
^
I still think that he will surpass DTR’ 150-160 first week numbers…
July 26th, 2010 at 4:16 pm
I guess it doesn’t matter what Ross sells really.
Mentally he will have gone 100 times platinum.
July 26th, 2010 at 4:16 pm
Hendrix >>>>>> Beatles + Stones + Elvis
^this all day ..I swear Im not trying to be racialist either
July 26th, 2010 at 4:16 pm
John Lennon is quite ill though
July 26th, 2010 at 4:16 pm
Beezy Says:
July 26th, 2010 at 4:14 pm
Iceberg your saying he will do 200k total, or 200k first week…no way he does that first week.
I think 100k is respectable for Ross…but niggas was thinking he was actually going to make waves and do numbers. Nope.
^^^^^^
Smh, do u understand that 53 percent of the number are in and he is at 107,600. So thats only half of the number in so far…
hitsdailydouble.com/sales/salescht.cgi
July 26th, 2010 at 4:17 pm
Mr. Iceberg slim Says:
July 26th, 2010 at 4:16 pm
Beezy Says:
July 26th, 2010 at 4:14 pm
Iceberg your saying he will do 200k total, or 200k first week…no way he does that first week.
I think 100k is respectable for Ross…but niggas was thinking he was actually going to make waves and do numbers. Nope.
^^^^^^
Smh, do u understand that 53 percent of the number are in and he is at 107,600. So thats only half of the number in so far…
hitsdailydouble.com/sales/salescht.cgi
>>I think YOU don’t understand.
What it’s saying, is that with 54% reported, they estimate his sales to be 107k.
July 26th, 2010 at 4:18 pm
John Lennon used the N word on wax before any rapper did
July 26th, 2010 at 4:18 pm
estimate his sales WILL be…sorry
July 26th, 2010 at 4:19 pm
@ Iceberg– #1, let’s keep it friendly. I’m not attacking Jay or discrediting the ridiculously good lyrics on BP2.
What I meant was that, for Jay-Z, that album kinda flew under the radar. ’03 B&C got spins, Excuse Me Miss got spins, and it was obviously commercially successful, but it wasn’t a Jay-Z event the way some other albums were. The songs on TBA felt like Comeback Music. The songs on BP2 felt like standard issue stuff that could’ve come from any Jay album, with the exception of the one over the Good Bad & Ugly beat tombout Nas.
July 26th, 2010 at 4:19 pm
@ Iceberg.. If he cracks 200k first week, I’ll retract my statement. But! You’ve also been around for the ridiculous amount of Ricky worship here. I’m not happy Rawse bricked because I think the music he’s making is pretty friggin’ great–the beats, the lyrics, the flow, it’s exactly what I miss. That being said, I knew he wasn’t gonna sell.
~~~
# koa29 Says:
July 26th, 2010 at 4:03 pm
for lu’s talents, you gotta respect the fact that he stay true to himself and doesn’t sell out to try and “take over the rap game”… he makes what he wants… and it translates to good music… so how you gunna hate dude?
^^^
I agree to a point, but make the music. One mixtape a year, one album a year, some features, and chill. He doesn’t need to pull some 3 mixtapes in one day shit, or put out albums every year that get progressively more gimmicky, but put out SOMETHING.
July 26th, 2010 at 4:20 pm
Beezy Says:
July 26th, 2010 at 4:17 pm
Mr. Iceberg slim Says:
July 26th, 2010 at 4:16 pm
Beezy Says:
July 26th, 2010 at 4:14 pm
Iceberg your saying he will do 200k total, or 200k first week…no way he does that first week.
I think 100k is respectable for Ross…but niggas was thinking he was actually going to make waves and do numbers. Nope.
^^^^^^
Smh, do u understand that 53 percent of the number are in and he is at 107,600. So thats only half of the number in so far…
hitsdailydouble.com/sales/salescht.cgi
>>I think YOU don’t understand.
What it’s saying, is that with 54% reported, they estimate his sales to be 107k.
^^^^
Wow, ok homie…..its stating that 54 percent has been reported and of those numbers they have counted 107k so far, thats why its updated every 5 mins….
July 21, 2010
Eminem’s four-play may well be about to end.
The hip-hop superstar’s four straight weeks at #1 with his Shady/Aftermath/ Interscope album Recovery is being threatened this week by Def Jam/IDJ Miami rapper Rick Ross, whose Teflon Don is on target to do between 170-180k in sales.
July 26th, 2010 at 4:20 pm
*slaps the pack of hot dogs on the back of Beezy’s neck* (c) Scott Skortch
July 26th, 2010 at 4:20 pm
Hendrix >>>>>> Beatles + Stones + Elvis
^this all day ..I swear Im not trying to be racialist either
^^
Nothing racialist about it – the nigga played the guitar upside down and left handed. If Clapton and the paedophile from The Who are scared to death of you – You’re officially on Some Next Shit.
There’s old compilations I had, where I didn’t realise until I saw the video, that he was playing solos with his teeth.
July 26th, 2010 at 4:22 pm
@ Iceberg.. If he cracks 200k first week, I’ll retract my statement. But! You’ve also been around for the ridiculous amount of Ricky worship here. I’m not happy Rawse bricked because I think the music he’s making is pretty friggin’ great–the beats, the lyrics, the flow, it’s exactly what I miss. That being said, I knew he wasn’t gonna sell.
~~~
^^^
Rey i just think in todays age doing 200k is great and i mean real great….just think number ten on the chart is only doing 12k records…no one is buying music and for rick ross to not have a pop single and moving 200k in a week and is an ex co and his baby mom was put out with 50 and the other on a sx tape, i think that is damn great
July 26th, 2010 at 4:23 pm
def jam is gonna buy a million copies
July 26th, 2010 at 4:23 pm
Side LF: The early stuff from the police, them niggs musta gone to the carrbbean… They had some obvious reggae/dub influence… Sounds good though.
July 26th, 2010 at 4:24 pm
50 Cent’s Before I Self Destruct Projected to Sell 150-160K in First
%^^^^
If ross beats these numbers its a wrap
July 26th, 2010 at 4:24 pm
Mr. Iceberg slim Says:
July 26th, 2010 at 4:07 pm
Big_seth Says:
July 26th, 2010 at 4:04 pm
Just because the industry standard is to not let ghost writers names out and all them old ROC cats have morals does not mean it aint possible
^^^^
Wtf world u live in, the old roc cats have morals???? stf up b
^^
why you getting all aggy? I am not even saying Lu wrote for Jay, but I’m saying its not impossible. I don’t really believe he wrote for him in the way that most might take that comment, but throwing ideas around and helping to write hooks is common shit in the industry. and Lu was kickin it with Jay during that time.
I love the Black album (II) and think Jay was the GOAT, but it is possible Lu had some type of hand in its creation, just like Ye did, just like Just Blaze did, Just like pharell and Timbo did… that’s all I’m saying.
July 26th, 2010 at 4:25 pm
but put out SOMETHING.
^why?
July 26th, 2010 at 4:25 pm
Rey i just think in todays age doing 200k is great and i mean real great….just think number ten on the chart is only doing 12k records…no one is buying music and for rick ross to not have a pop single and moving 200k in a week and is an ex co and his baby mom was put out with 50 and the other on a sx tape, i think that is damn great
^^^
200k overall? That still seems kinda low to me. I dunno. I hear what you’re saying tho’.
July 26th, 2010 at 4:25 pm
# rex hussla Says:
July 26th, 2010 at 4:08 pm
I wrote Justify My Thug on the Black Album…no big deal
=–==-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-==-=-=-=-=-=-==–=-==-=-=
believable. easily in the top.5 for most skipped Jay-Z track
July 26th, 2010 at 4:26 pm
Rey Says:
July 26th, 2010 at 4:25 pm
Rey i just think in todays age doing 200k is great and i mean real great….just think number ten on the chart is only doing 12k records…no one is buying music and for rick ross to not have a pop single and moving 200k in a week and is an ex co and his baby mom was put out with 50 and the other on a sx tape, i think that is damn great
^^^
200k overall? That still seems kinda low to me. I dunno. I hear what you’re saying tho’.
^^^
No, i mean first week numbers…
July 26th, 2010 at 4:26 pm
the extent of which Lu “wrote” for the album is where this shit gets funny. I do doubt he wrote any whole verses for Jay. to be specific.
July 26th, 2010 at 4:27 pm
Mr. Iceberg slim Says:
Wow, ok homie…..its stating that 54 percent has been reported and of those numbers they have counted 107k so far, thats why its updated every 5 mins….
^then why hasn’t it changed since this morning?
Your not thinking logically.
July 26th, 2010 at 4:28 pm
BroliC FontS Says:
July 26th, 2010 at 4:25 pm
but put out SOMETHING.
^why?
^^
cuz you are supposed to be a fuckin musician… and you have fans that love your music. Your music helps/ is enjoyed by people. Why would you want to hold that away from your supporters.
I agree that he could easily release more music without over saturating.
July 26th, 2010 at 4:29 pm
Sheryl crown only sold 45k damm she fell off
July 26th, 2010 at 4:29 pm
Lupe is like a whore that refuses to fuck.
July 26th, 2010 at 4:29 pm
Beezy Says:
July 26th, 2010 at 4:16 pm
I guess it doesn’t matter what Ross sells really.
Mentally he will have gone 100 times platinum.
^^^^
by the end fot he week,im going platinum,
i think im big meech, so it’ll never happen.
July 26th, 2010 at 4:30 pm
why you getting all aggy? I am not even saying Lu wrote for Jay, but I’m saying its not impossible. I don’t really believe he wrote for him in the way that most might take that comment, but throwing ideas around and helping to write hooks is common shit in the industry. and Lu was kickin it with Jay during that time.
I love the Black album (II) and think Jay was the GOAT, but it is possible Lu had some type of hand in its creation, just like Ye did, just like Just Blaze did, Just like pharell and Timbo did… that’s all I’m saying.
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Sounds true enough.
July 26th, 2010 at 4:30 pm
Jay’s latest features >>>>>>
July 26th, 2010 at 4:30 pm
rex hussla Says:
July 26th, 2010 at 4:18 pm
John Lennon used the N word on wax before any rapper did
^
preach
July 26th, 2010 at 4:31 pm
cOLD Says:
July 26th, 2010 at 4:29 pm
Lupe is like a whore that refuses to fuck.
^
Lmao….1
July 26th, 2010 at 4:31 pm
@ Iceberg– 200k first week would be great for Rawse. I thought you meant 200k overall.
July 26th, 2010 at 4:31 pm
its crazy that as an artist you can’t even have a website where you can let your fans download your album for a fee and have that cash go directly to your paypal. these guys have no artistic freedom whatsoever.
July 26th, 2010 at 4:32 pm
Can I also just say that I fucking hate that I even remotely care about how much a rapper sells?
July 26th, 2010 at 4:32 pm
but put out SOMETHING.
^why?
^^
cuz you are supposed to be a fuckin musician… and you have fans that love your music. Your music helps/ is enjoyed by people. Why would you want to hold that away from your supporters.
I agree that he could easily release more music without over saturating.
^says who? …but seriously, these niggs dont owe nobody jack. If i was in their position, I might do the same thing.
July 26th, 2010 at 4:32 pm
lupe is a little too full of himself…he’s too busy climbing mountains, trying on skinny jeans and recording punk rock tracks to care about his fans
July 26th, 2010 at 4:33 pm
Lupe is like a whore that refuses to fuck.
^HAHha, niggs is crazy lol
July 26th, 2010 at 4:33 pm
John Lennon used the N word on wax before any rapper did
^it wasnt derogatory, used more as an euphemim.
July 26th, 2010 at 4:34 pm
euphemim
^the fuck is dat?
July 26th, 2010 at 4:35 pm
@rex hussla
he’s def got a weird relationship with his fans… this petition shit got him hype, but god forbid a song leak… the nigga chastises his fans for shit they didn’t do…smh
still a lu fan tho
July 26th, 2010 at 4:35 pm
*googles*
July 26th, 2010 at 4:35 pm
euphemism. sheesh typo nigga.
July 26th, 2010 at 4:35 pm
Jay’s latest features >>>>>>
=========================
Too bad I see his next album continuing the trend of style over substance..
Free Mason was Ross’ concept.
Jay ain’t even thinking on that level creatively anymore.
July 26th, 2010 at 4:35 pm
cant judge Ross’ numbers for a good 8 months…
He could (and may very well) have a video for EVERY track…and make each one a single…
Its that type of album
July 26th, 2010 at 4:35 pm
euphemism. sheesh typo nigga.
^nah, really never heard of either word
July 26th, 2010 at 4:36 pm
Yo. Is cam on that song ? Or is it a non approved put together..?
July 26th, 2010 at 4:37 pm
well this next jay album is supposed to be experimental…or atleast that’s what was said around the time BP3 dropped
jay + experimental = fail …
see: “Hater”, etc.
July 26th, 2010 at 4:38 pm
*smart dumb cats it up*
well, heard of euphemism, but just googled up what it actually means
July 26th, 2010 at 4:38 pm
Lupe is like a whore that refuses to fuck.
^^
LMAO.
and that Japanese Cartoon album is like an un-enthusiastic handjob… you’ll take it but eh…
pause.
July 26th, 2010 at 4:38 pm
Once DOOM loses money/fans from being unresponsive and not putting shit out,and not showing up tot shows, then Lupe’s name can come up in discussion.
July 26th, 2010 at 4:39 pm
Yo. Who is brolic fonts? I think that may be the coolist of the alias names on here… next to the one I use…
July 26th, 2010 at 4:39 pm
Fat Joe – Darkside Vol 1 >>>>>
July 26th, 2010 at 4:39 pm
Rick Ross & Diddy need to executive produce Jay’s next album.
And Lupe should ghostwrite it.
July 26th, 2010 at 4:40 pm
koa29 Says:
July 26th, 2010 at 4:37 pm
well this next jay album is supposed to be experimental…or atleast that’s what was said around the time BP3 dropped
jay + experimental = fail …
see: “Hater”, etc.
^^
Haters was good… but probably cuz Ye’s verse
now reminder was a damn ear-sore. That shit is painful to listen to. and that hook sounds like how it must feel to fuck a bird.
July 26th, 2010 at 4:41 pm
^just anotha random nigg
July 26th, 2010 at 4:43 pm
AmpGeez a.k.a. Smoke Greene Says:
July 26th, 2010 at 4:39 pm
Rick Ross & Diddy need to executive produce Jay’s next album.
And Lupe should ghostwrite it.
^^
LMAO.
July 26th, 2010 at 4:43 pm
LF: did anyone download that cb x tyga tape? worth it?
this deuces joint goes… (II)
July 26th, 2010 at 4:44 pm
I liked “Hater”.. Not too many songs I didn’t like on BP3, but not really a lot of songs I *loved* on BP3.
July 26th, 2010 at 4:44 pm
mcb Says:
July 26th, 2010 at 4:38 pm
Once DOOM loses money/fans from being unresponsive and not putting shit out,and not showing up tot shows, then Lupe’s name can come up in discussion.
^^
and Lupe gonna end up like DOOM if he aint careful. where his fans are pissed and don’t believe anything he says, but still kinda support him. LOL
July 26th, 2010 at 4:45 pm
LF: did anyone download that cb x tyga tape? worth it?
^^
G Shit was kinda dope too..nice summer breezy music
July 26th, 2010 at 4:46 pm
Man! I Can’t get that wacka flocka song hard in the paint” out my brain. Fuck! that song goes hard! Espesially when bend off liquor and herbs!
July 26th, 2010 at 4:47 pm
Is Bawse filming a vid for Aston Martin Music? These ladies will buy anything with Aubrey crooning on it…
July 26th, 2010 at 4:47 pm
Yo. Who is brolic fonts? I think that may be the coolist of the alias names on here… next to the one I use…
^ word, said this a while ago.
July 26th, 2010 at 4:48 pm
fuck a waka flocka…nigga is whack…
im bumpin Haters now… jay’s flow is lazy on it but it’s aiight i guess… for the most part, i really liked BP3, it’s got some good party joints on there
July 26th, 2010 at 4:48 pm
i better get 2X more done at work tomorrow,c uz i aint done shit today
so i know i asked this earlier today and im ready to believe it.
origination of the “drake” type lines, Ima just do it, Nike.
is Sean P monkey barz
poss Big Sean.
cuz if Sean P did,t hats pretty legit.
July 26th, 2010 at 4:49 pm
Man! I Can’t get that wacka flocka song hard in the paint” out my brain. Fuck! that song goes hard! Espesially when bend off liquor and herbs!
^^^^^^^^^^^^
That song is gon get somebody killed.
July 26th, 2010 at 4:49 pm
I liked “Hater”..
^
One of the very few garbage songs in Jays career.
July 26th, 2010 at 4:49 pm
Killa used to do that shit all the time..
July 26th, 2010 at 4:50 pm
shawty int he short bus>YM
July 26th, 2010 at 4:51 pm
I hate it when rappers say that their album is gonna be “experimental”. Nigga u rhyming over a techno beat aint no fucking experiment, its just bad music.
July 26th, 2010 at 4:52 pm
I liked “Hater”..
^
One of the very few garbage songs in Jays career
^^^^^^^^^
That shit was like the 09 “Sunshine”.
July 26th, 2010 at 4:53 pm
Man! I Can’t get that wacka flocka song hard in the paint” out my brain. Fuck! that song goes hard! Espesially when bend off liquor and herbs!
^I plan to go to a hood spot this weekend just to see what this song does to people
July 26th, 2010 at 4:53 pm
Wacka hard in the paint > jay z haters
That was one of the wakest songs on bp3. The beat was dookie and so was ye’s verse. It was on some 808 and heartbreak type ish.
Hard in the paint is full of so much energy. Whether is positive or negative energy it get a ninja pumped up
July 26th, 2010 at 4:55 pm
Once DOOM loses money/fans from being unresponsive and not putting shit out,
^^^^ Born Like this came out in ’09 and Unexpected Guests, Madvillain 2 on the way.
Lupe released Enemy of the State. (gahbage)
July 26th, 2010 at 4:56 pm
BP3 has very few redeeming qualities.
July 26th, 2010 at 4:56 pm
Lupe released Enemy of the State. (gahbage)
===============================
Now cats are straight lying.
July 26th, 2010 at 4:57 pm
Venus vs Mars is an underrated Jay song, clever worldplay. Reminded me of Girls, Girls, Girls
July 26th, 2010 at 4:58 pm
That song is gon get somebody killed
—–
Lol. Its funny but true… that’s a fucked up way to look at it… but imma listen to this shit so it won’t be me! Shit will have me lettin loose first! Cause I go hard in the muhfukkin paint nyukka!
July 26th, 2010 at 4:59 pm
Question: Has anyone ever made a mixtape rapping over mostly beats from a film or tv series?
Always wanted to hear somebody rap over the Mad Men intro.
July 26th, 2010 at 5:00 pm
Now cats are straight lying.
^^^ Which song are you still playing?
July 26th, 2010 at 5:00 pm
Always wanted to hear somebody rap over the Mad Men intro.
^
it’s an rjd2 instrumental for an aceyalone song, i think…
July 26th, 2010 at 5:00 pm
Venus vs Mars
=============
Best song on BP3
July 26th, 2010 at 5:02 pm
Best song on BP3
^
Comical.
July 26th, 2010 at 5:02 pm
The last verse on “Thank You” was crazy. Jay had alotta rappers getting aggy and feeling insecure.
July 26th, 2010 at 5:03 pm
Now cats are straight lying.
^^^ Which song are you still playing?
=================================
1. It was a mixtape which makes it pretty disposable. I mean, are you still spinning No Ceilings?
2. There isn’t a weak joint on that tape but Yoga Flame, So Ghetto & popular Demand won’t get skipped if they randomly pop up on the iPod.
Shining Down/I’m Beaming >>>>
July 26th, 2010 at 5:03 pm
Just Blaze version of Reminder > Timbos
But, ‘Reminder’ had some of the illest lyrics of the whole LP…
July 26th, 2010 at 5:04 pm
Hoskins Says:
July 26th, 2010 at 4:55 pm
Once DOOM loses money/fans from being unresponsive and not putting shit out,
^^^^ Born Like this came out in ’09 and Unexpected Guests, Madvillain 2 on the way.
Lupe released Enemy of the State. (gahbage)
^^^
easy there fella. im a DOOM fan, and your point although true, you know there was a gap prior to Born lIke This.
and Enemy was a free mixtape, DOOM’s free mixtape would be interesting… but he prob wont be releasing one of those. comparing a free mixtape to an album after a 3-4 year hiatus=as balanced as Fox News.
July 26th, 2010 at 5:05 pm
Best song on BP3
^
Comical.
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I wasn’t joking though.
That song feels like Hov Circa 2000.
Really.
And Timbaland kilt that track.
A Jay-Z/Timbaland album is not as bad an idea as it seems.
July 26th, 2010 at 5:05 pm
EOS wasn’t wack but I’d be lying if i said i didn’t struggle to get through it. And ‘Beaming’ is ill.
July 26th, 2010 at 5:08 pm
A Jay-Z/Timbaland album is not as bad an idea as it seems.
^
It’s actually a panic evoking idea. Please don’t bring that up again…VvsM was dope but C’mon…I’m not even gonna attempt to defend my case, I’ll let someone else do it…
July 26th, 2010 at 5:08 pm
I thought Venus vs Mars was super-creative. I liked that one a lot. Heck, even my father liked it.
July 26th, 2010 at 5:08 pm
# D_Block_4_Life Says:
July 26th, 2010 at 5:08 pm
A Jay-Z/Timbaland album is not as bad an idea as it seems.
^
It’s actually a panic evoking idea. Please don’t bring that up again…VvsM was dope but C’mon…I’m not even gonna attempt to defend my case, I’ll let someone else do it…
^^^
Allow me: Timbaland sucks.
July 26th, 2010 at 5:09 pm
Black Says:
July 26th, 2010 at 4:51 pm
I hate it when rappers say that their album is gonna be “experimental”. Nigga u rhyming over a techno beat aint no fucking experiment, its just bad music.
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LOL
July 26th, 2010 at 5:09 pm
youtube.com/watch?v=GdqwmvKeZWc
^
I can think of only a hand full of rappers that would kill this.
July 26th, 2010 at 5:09 pm
I still bump No Ceilings…
EOtS is dope, but i’d be lying if i said i bump it on the regular
“The National Anthem” >>>>>
July 26th, 2010 at 5:11 pm
Nigga u rhyming over a techno beat aint no fucking experiment, its just bad music.
^
Word, that Jay techno record was, well, It made me sad. Also, i hope Curtis really isn’t making a techno driven/inspired album…like, for his sake, i really hope not.
July 26th, 2010 at 5:12 pm
Id probably get tired of Tims production by track 5.
July 26th, 2010 at 5:12 pm
It’s actually a panic evoking idea. Please don’t bring that up again…VvsM was dope but C’mon…I’m not even gonna attempt to defend my case, I’ll let someone else do it…
^^
I’m inclined to agree – Timbo’s hit rate has declined sharply since he came out and said he was over making hip-hop…
July 26th, 2010 at 5:12 pm
Allow me: Timbaland sucks.
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Nah, he’s just grown past Hip-Hop but given the proper inspiration, I’m sure he can deliver.
90% of the niggas making beats now are Timbo’s sons.
July 26th, 2010 at 5:13 pm
i hope Curtis really isn’t making a techno driven/inspired album…like, for his sake, i really hope not.
^^^^^^^^^^^^
I guarantee that Iovine will never let that shit see the light of day.
July 26th, 2010 at 5:14 pm
Timbo’s hit rate has declined sharply since he came out and said he was over making hip-hop…
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Not true.
He did Timberlake & Nelly Furtado’s albums which did crazy numbers and he’s contributed to a number of hit albums.
July 26th, 2010 at 5:15 pm
That 50/Esther Dean joint was fucking awful.
I think Pass The Patron was a holdover from those techno sessions.
July 26th, 2010 at 5:15 pm
I don’t hate Timbo, i just can only fuck with dude in doses (II). A beat here, a beat there, is totally fine…but a whole LP? Shoot me…
July 26th, 2010 at 5:16 pm
I swear cats are always on here talkin bout doom. I have never heard a doom beat or verse.
July 26th, 2010 at 5:16 pm
Timbaland Production Discography 2003 to present -
11 2003
11.1 DJ Enuff and Timbaland Present Bubba Sparxxx and the Muddkatz – New South: The Album B4 the Album Mixtape
11.2 Playa – Never Too Late (Unreleased)
11.3 Solange – Solo Star
11.4 Lil Kim – La Bella Mafia
11.5 Mýa – Moodring
11.6 Skillz – I Ain’t Mad No More
11.7 Angel’s Touch – Angel’s Love
11.8 Bubba Sparxxx – Deliverance
11.9 Obie Trice – Cheers
11.10 Jay-Z – Unreleased Track
11.11 Foxy Brown – The I.N.G.A. Sessions’
11.12 Jay-Z – The Black Album
11.13 Timbaland and Magoo – Under Construction, Part II
11.14 Missy Elliott – This Is Not a Test!
11.15 Alicia Keys – The Diary of Alicia Keys
11.16 Britney Spears – In the Zone
11.17 Kiley Dean – Simple Girl Unreleased
11.18 Zane – The Big Zane Theory
11.19 Nate Dogg – Nate Dogg Unreleased
11.20 Kelis – Unreleased track
12 2004
12.1 Petey Pablo – Still Writing in My Diary: 2nd Entry
12.2 Brandy – Afrodisiac
12.3 Cee-Lo Green – Cee-Lo Green… Is the Soul Machine
12.4 Jazmine Sullivan – Unreleased Track
12.5 Knoc-Turn’al – The Way I Am’
12.6 Lloyd Banks – The Hunger For More
12.7 Beenie Man – Back to Basics
12.8 Unity: The Official Athens 2004 Olympic Games Album
12.9 LL Cool J – The DEFinition
12.10 Shark Tale Soundtrack
12.11 Shawnna – Worth tha Weight
12.12 Utada – Exodus
12.13 Jacki-O – Poe Little Rich Girl
12.14 Ludacris – The Red Light District
12.15 Xzibit – Weapons of Mass Destruction
13 2005
13.1 N.O.R.E. – 1 Fan A Day
13.2 Papoose – Mixtape Murder (Runnin’ The City)
13.3 Cheri Dennis – Unreleased track
13.4 The Game – The Documentary
13.5 Jennifer Lopez – Rebirth
13.6 The Black Eyed Peas – Monkey Business
13.7 Fat Joe – All or Nothing
13.8 Missy Elliott – The Cookbook
13.9 The Pussycat Dolls – PCD
13.10 Ray J – Raydiation
13.11 Jamie Foxx – Unpredictable
13.12 Hilary Duff & Haylie Duff – Material Girls Soundtrack
13.13 XXX: State of the Union Soundtrack
14 2006
14.1 Bubba Sparxxx – The Charm
14.2 Nelly Furtado – Loose
14.3 Busta Rhymes – The Big Bang
14.4 Danity Kane – Danity Kane
14.5 Justin Timberlake – FutureSex/LoveSounds
14.6 Chingy – Hoodstar
14.7 Lloyd Banks – Unreleased track
14.8 Raskal – Unreleased track
14.9 Diddy – Press Play
14.10 Snoop Dogg – Tha Blue Carpet Treatment
14.11 Omarion – 21
14.12 Ginuwine – Greatest Hits
14.13 Young Jeezy – The Inspiration
15 2007
15.1 Beyoncé – Irreplacable EP
15.2 Redman – Red Gone Wild
15.3 Timbaland – Timbaland Presents Shock Value
15.4 Björk – Volta
15.5 Bobby Valentino – Special Occasion
15.6 Tank – Sex, Love & Pain
15.7 Rihanna – Good Girl Gone Bad
15.8 Fabolous – From Nothin’ to Somethin’
15.9 M.I.A. – Kala
15.10 NLT – Unreleased tracks
15.11 Sisqó – Unreleased track
15.12 Lil Eazy-E – Unreleased track
15.13 50 Cent – Curtis
15.14 Kanye West – Graduation
15.15 Feel the Noise Original Soundtrack
15.16 Duran Duran – Red Carpet Massacre
15.17 OneRepublic – Dreaming Out Loud
15.18 Mario – Go!
16 2008
16.1 Jay-Z – Unreleased track
16.2 Nicole Scherzinger – Unreleased tracks
16.3 Cheri Dennis – In and Out of Love
16.4 Timbaland – Timbaland’s V-Cast Tune
16.5 Flo Rida – Mail On Sunday
16.6 M. Pokora – MP3
16.7 Ashlee Simpson – Bittersweet World
16.8 Madonna – Hard Candy
16.9 The Rapture – The Music of Grand Theft Auto IV
16.10 New Kids On The Block – The Block
16.11 The Pussycat Dolls – Doll Domination
16.12 Jennifer Hudson – Jennifer Hudson
16.13 The D.E.Y. – The DEY Has Come
16.14 Jamie Foxx – Intuition
16.15 Brandy – Unreleased tracks
16.16 Petey Pablo – Unreleased track
16.17 T.O.K. – Unreleased track
16.18 James Fauntleroy – Unreleased tracks
16.19 Bobby Valentino – Unreleased track
16.20 Timbaland – Unreleased tracks
17 2009
17.1 Ashley Tisdale – Guilty Pleasure
17.2 Jonas Brothers – Verizon Wireless BlackBerry Storm exclusive
17.3 Chris Cornell – Scream
17.4 Keri Hilson – In a Perfect World…
17.5 Ginuwine – A Man’s Thoughts
17.6 Jay-Z – The Blueprint 3
17.7 Mariah Carey – Unreleased track
17.8 Mary J. Blige – Unreleased track
17.9 Wyclef Jean – From the Hut, To the Projects, To the Mansion
17.10 Shakira – She Wolf (US edition)
17.11 Keri Hilson – Unreleased track
17.12 Birdman – Pricele$$
17.13 Timbaland – Shock Value II
18 2010
18.1 Brandy – Unreleased tracks
18.2 James Fauntleroy – Unreleased tracks
18.3 Karma – Unreleased track
18.4 50 Cent – Unreleased track
18.5 T.I. – Fuck A Mixtape
18.6 Michelle Branch – TBA
18.7 Keri Hilson – TBA
18.8 Drake – Thank Me Later
18.9 Timbaland – Shock Value II: The Singles
18.10 Diddy – Last Train to Paris (September 20, 2010)
18.11 T.I. – King Uncaged (September 28, 2010)
18.12 Game – The R.E.D. Album (August 24, 2010)
18.13 JoJo – All I Want Is Everything (September, 2010)
18.14 Missy Elliott – Block Party (2010)
18.15 Rihanna – TBA (2010)
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no thanks…
July 26th, 2010 at 5:16 pm
# D_Block_4_Life Says:
July 26th, 2010 at 5:15 pm
I don’t hate Timbo, i just can only fuck with dude in doses (II). A beat here, a beat there, is totally fine…but a whole LP? Shoot me…
^^^
Cosigns KKM.
July 26th, 2010 at 5:17 pm
A beat here, a beat there, is totally fine…but a whole LP?
^^^^^^^^^^^
This. i always felt songs like Hola Hovito were a nice change of pace.
July 26th, 2010 at 5:17 pm
AmpGeez a.k.a. Smoke Greene Says:
July 26th, 2010 at 5:03 pm
Now cats are straight lying.
^^^ Which song are you still playing?
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1. It was a mixtape which makes it pretty disposable. I mean, are you still spinning No Ceilings?
2. There isn’t a weak joint on that tape but Yoga Flame, So Ghetto & popular Demand won’t get skipped if they randomly pop up on the iPod.
Shining Down/I’m Beaming >>>>
^^
I’m starting to think maybe Amp & I aren’t so different. LOL. jk
but yea I agree completely.
That shit he spit on Popular demand is crazy. and I’m Beaming is def a good song. Its not the MC Lu that we all want, but its dope as hell.
July 26th, 2010 at 5:18 pm
A beat here, a beat there, is totally fine…but a whole LP?
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The nigga has produced classic albums front to back.
Y’all are either hating or have limited ears.
Or both.
July 26th, 2010 at 5:20 pm
I love “Tears of Joy” but what is the meaning of the intro speech? It didnt even fit the song, plus it was stupid. He was tryna get niggas life sentences.
July 26th, 2010 at 5:21 pm
The Bawse hasn’t connected with Dre yet, but he made sure to let his wishes be known. “I’m putting it in the air right now,” Ross said of the collaboration.
^^^^^^^^^^^^
If this happens Yayo gonna have to make sure that 50 doesnt jump off a bridge.
July 26th, 2010 at 5:22 pm
Chris Cash Says:
July 26th, 2010 at 5:20 pm
I love “Tears of Joy” but what is the meaning of the intro speech? It didnt even fit the song, plus it was stupid.
^^^
You need more Ten Point Programs in your life
July 26th, 2010 at 5:22 pm
PRO!…my man…ur not my manager…fall back…take all that “advice” and further your career with it…
You put yourself on the outside…so don’t be salty now that your being treated like an outsider…
^^
from Lu’s twitter
July 26th, 2010 at 5:23 pm
I don’t hate Timbo, i just can only fuck with dude in doses (II). A beat here, a beat there, is totally fine…but a whole LP? Shoot me…
^^^^^^
LOL
Yeah i wouldn’t like to sit through a listen of a whole album produced by him either, Tim was some ill production for Missy & Aliyah when he was sampling heavy but the non-sampling keyboard-arrangement music hes been making since then….lets say i’m not fan of…
July 26th, 2010 at 5:23 pm
He did Timberlake & Nelly Furtado’s albums which did crazy numbers and he’s contributed to a number of hit albums.
^^
But playing Devil’s Advocate aside – can you see yourself playing his joint with Chris Cornell? I’m all for expanding your musical horizons, but Shit, other than BP3 and his joint on the Drake album – have you bumped any of his recet music? He’s nowhere near as inspired as he was when he was banging out music for Aaliyah, Missy and Jay in the 90′s – early 00′s, but that’s OK – no-one stays hot forever.
A Jay and Timbo album would be commercially succesful, but artisitically speaking – giant risk. If Timbo was still a ‘leader’ so to speak – the chemistry would have been great, given how competitive Jay is. To me, Timbaland is Dre status now – it’s nice to hear his work, but you can hear that his priorities are different now and I’m not sure he has it in him to change the whole game one last time….
July 26th, 2010 at 5:24 pm
I agree that Tim has fathered a lot of these new production styles (pretty much all of them in pop and a lot in hip hop) but he aint all that anymore.
I can hardly bear to hear his music lately.
July 26th, 2010 at 5:24 pm
*Late Pass*
Lupe’s old producer killing on Twitter was hilarious. Even tho most of the shit he said was accurate the tone still had rejected girlfriend written all over it.
July 26th, 2010 at 5:24 pm
The nigga has produced classic albums front to back.
Y’all are either hating or have limited ears.
Or both.
^
Timbo was nicer back then but name a contemporary classic LP that he has produced…also, just wondering, what past classic has Timbo produced from front to back?
July 26th, 2010 at 5:24 pm
edit
did some ill production for Missy & Aliyah
July 26th, 2010 at 5:25 pm
its crazy that as an artist you can’t even have a website where you can let your fans download your album for a fee and have that cash go directly to your paypal. these guys have no artistic freedom whatsoever.
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Radiohead.(nhjic).
July 26th, 2010 at 5:26 pm
take all that “advice” and further your career with it…
^^^^^^^^^^
That was exactly what i thought his response would be.
July 26th, 2010 at 5:26 pm
“im beaming” >>>
thats that shit… so what if lupe’s album doesnt have those big commercial hits like Superstar… lupe is in his own lane
July 26th, 2010 at 5:27 pm
what past classic has Timbo produced from front to back?
^^^
Missy’s first 2 LPs
And yes, they are classics. Especially the 1st one. Sheeeeit.
July 26th, 2010 at 5:28 pm
Tim & Jay on an album together should have happened in nineteen ninety eight.
just sayin. Right before Jay and them found Ye and Just Blaze.
Jay need to really get Justin back on the phone IMO
July 26th, 2010 at 5:28 pm
Missy’s first 2 LPs
And yes, they are classics. Especially the 1st one. Sheeeeit.
^
I’m not disputing that they were, mainly because I’m not a Missy fan like that, so i never heard them.
July 26th, 2010 at 5:30 pm
Timbo was nicer back then but name a contemporary classic LP that he has produced…also, just wondering, what past classic has Timbo produced from front to back?
^^
While he didn’t produce it back to front, and despite the hate the album gets on here – Volume 3 was heavily influenced by Tim – he had a whole slew of joints on there including at least 2 of the singles.
The last Aaliyah album has always been ill to me.
The beat to We Need A Resolution is especially mindblowing
July 26th, 2010 at 5:30 pm
so i never heard them.
^^
Listen to em, they’re both very dope
July 26th, 2010 at 5:31 pm
can you see yourself playing his joint with Chris Cornell?
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Yeah. It’s called Scream and I still have it on my iTunes.
what past classic has Timbo produced from front to back?
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Supa Dupa Fly
The Bachelor
One In A Million (Tim did 90% of the production)
JT’s last album
Paired with a real talent, Tim’s gonna rise to the occasion.
July 26th, 2010 at 5:31 pm
never thought id see the day where id hear(see) anyone say(type) that missy “misdemeanor” elliot made a classic album
smh
some of yall is gay, forreal
July 26th, 2010 at 5:32 pm
Jay need to really get Justin back on the phone IMO
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Just doesn’t really care about being a beatmaker for hire anymore. He’s doing alot of other shit.
July 26th, 2010 at 5:32 pm
Tim ran out of people to steal music from. (c)Crystal Castles
July 26th, 2010 at 5:32 pm
Jay need to really get Justin back on the phone IMO
^
You guys all need to realize that Just still submits beats for Jay albums, hence Just’ version of ‘Reminder’…Jay just isn’t picking his beats or the beats that Just is sending him…people need to stop concocting tension out of thin air…
July 26th, 2010 at 5:32 pm
My career is mine. And I’ll proceed with it how I wish. Your ignorant to my situation and why WE move how WE do. Speak what you know…
Not what you think you know…becuz frankly you know very little. But I KNOW you lil bro, I’m the reason they even know you at all…
^^
more from Lu’s twitter
^^
DAAAAAMN. lol
July 26th, 2010 at 5:32 pm
never thought id see the day where id hear(see) anyone say(type) that missy “misdemeanor” elliot made a classic album
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I didn’t think they still made niggas like you.
July 26th, 2010 at 5:33 pm
Lupe best start rapping or wake living a Joe Budden life.
July 26th, 2010 at 5:33 pm
and by niggas like me, what you mean amp? hetero?
July 26th, 2010 at 5:34 pm
D_Block_4_Life Says:
July 26th, 2010 at 5:32 pm
Jay need to really get Justin back on the phone IMO
^
You guys all need to realize that Just still submits beats for Jay albums, hence Just’ version of ‘Reminder’…Jay just isn’t picking his beats or the beats that Just is sending him…people need to stop concocting tension out of thin air…
^^
I’m not concocting shit.
IMO Jay should ask Just for some beats specifically, not have him submit only to not pick them. I’m not saying there is tension there, but I think some of Jay’s best work is over Just Blaze shit and that chemistry should be used.
July 26th, 2010 at 5:35 pm
I’m not concocting shit
^
I saw your comment as an opportunity to address it in general.
July 26th, 2010 at 5:36 pm
# baby jesus Says:
July 26th, 2010 at 5:31 pm
never thought id see the day where id hear(see) anyone say(type) that missy “misdemeanor” elliot made a classic album
smh
some of yall is gay, forreal
^^
SMH.
July 26th, 2010 at 5:36 pm
Short Summer >>>
July 26th, 2010 at 5:36 pm
Jay just isn’t picking his beats or the beats that Just is sending him…people need to stop concocting tension out of thin air…
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But how’d Just go from Jay’s in-house go to guy to not getting placements at all.
Before Hov would be in the studio with Just, now Just has to submit beats?
Where there’s smoke…
July 26th, 2010 at 5:36 pm
Jay made a bad decision with that reminder beat.
The one Timbo made is horrible and atrocious.
July 26th, 2010 at 5:37 pm
D_Block_4_Life Says:
July 26th, 2010 at 5:35 pm
I’m not concocting shit
^
I saw your comment as an opportunity to address it in general.
^^
that’s cool. I understand.
July 26th, 2010 at 5:39 pm
Before Hov would be in the studio with Just, now Just has to submit beats?
Where there’s smoke…
^
They have both grown apart, i mean, Just has his own artist’ now and I wouldn’t be surprised if Just be holding out on beats too…Just veered off more than Jay did…
July 26th, 2010 at 5:39 pm
Yeah. It’s called Scream and I still have it on my iTunes.
^^
You’re either a brave man or a completist in that case, because not even die-hard Soundgarden fans were fucking with that shit.
He couldn’t do an album with Jay now, without it sounding forced, I don’t think. He’s just not the same dude who had all that heat stored on his keyboard in Fade To Black, anymore….
July 26th, 2010 at 5:39 pm
Beats on Nelly & Justin’s last album we’re no joke…
Have you really listened to Say It Right….? Like, REALLY listened to that shit?
That beat is all sorts of crazy
“you dont mean nothing at allllll to me…”
Tim’s crazy
July 26th, 2010 at 5:43 pm
Beats on Nelly
^^
Nelly got some Tim beats? that’s funny cuz I didn’t even give that last Nelly album any glimmer of a chance.
July 26th, 2010 at 5:43 pm
. He’s just not the same dude who had all that heat stored on his keyboard in Fade To Black, anymore….
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It’s statements like these that will inspire Tim to do some genius shit.
And with Jay riding shottie, I see Tim pulling out all the stops to prove he’s still Timbo The King.
This is the guy who incorporated baby giggles into Aaliyah’s Are You That Somebody beat.
Don’t count Timbo out yet.
July 26th, 2010 at 5:43 pm
“But I KNOW you lil bro, I’m the reason they even know you at all…”
ether’d
July 26th, 2010 at 5:43 pm
Also Rick Ross is a flop.
All that promo wasn’t cheap.
July 26th, 2010 at 5:45 pm
like, listen to this beat. Seriously
youtube.com/watch?v=elkbzxQHgjs
July 26th, 2010 at 5:45 pm
@big_seth
he means nelly furtado…
and yea, that “Say it right” beat is off the chain… timbo > , ya’ll niggas gotta stop hatin’… that “Krazy” joint he did for Game & Gucci is cooked crack
July 26th, 2010 at 5:46 pm
Timbo stay making CLASSIC hits… “Cry me a River” had to be one of the biggest hits ever….
July 26th, 2010 at 5:47 pm
Honestly the sad part is that I won’t count Timbo out if he makes an album with Jay. I would def listen to it (unlike his other recent work), but I have very low expectations.
July 26th, 2010 at 5:47 pm
You’re either a brave man or a completist in that case, because not even die-hard Soundgarden fans were fucking with that shit.
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It was more Audioslave then Soundgarden and the production wasn’t necessarily suited for Cornell but give Hov those same tracks and see if he doesn’t make a couple of hit records with em.
July 26th, 2010 at 5:49 pm
what im interested in knowing is what compelled you fag missy elliot advocates to ever listen to her album
seriously
was it that ‘i cant stand the rain’ shit? lmao
you niggas is gay
July 26th, 2010 at 5:50 pm
“Try not to measure your success by the success of others. Success should be defined by one person…Yourself.”
Thats all Wasulu needs to say.. end of story.
in the end Pro stays looking like a salty former buddy and Lu stays winning..
July 26th, 2010 at 5:52 pm
was it that ‘i cant stand the rain’ shit? lmao
^^
go ahead & ACT like that really isnt a classic song. Go ahead.
July 26th, 2010 at 5:52 pm
It’s statements like these that will inspire Tim to do some genius shit.
And with Jay riding shottie, I see Tim pulling out all the stops to prove he’s still Timbo The King.
This is the guy who incorporated baby giggles into Aaliyah’s Are You That Somebody beat.
Don’t count Timbo out yet.
^^^
Honestly – I REALLY hope so.
I need to hear him get an underground artist, maybe get back with Danjahandz and lace this cat with nothing but heat for maybe a year and come out the other end with a classic album. He needs to pull a ‘Lord Willin’, if you will…That would be perfect training for it. With his mainstream credibility he could easily make an album of super inspired, super hard beats and people would feel it.
But right now he’s solely focused on making music for 90lb white women who smoke cigarettes ((c) Pusha) in European dance clubs. For Jay to say tomorrow that his next album wuld be solely produced by Tim would be a real problem…
July 26th, 2010 at 5:52 pm
THIS MUSIC VIDEO DISAPPOINTS ME SO DEEPLY
July 26th, 2010 at 5:54 pm
go ahead & ACT like that really isnt a classic song. Go ahead.
^
that beat is crack juice
July 26th, 2010 at 5:57 pm
It was more Audioslave then Soundgarden and the production wasn’t necessarily suited for Cornell but give Hov those same tracks and see if he doesn’t make a couple of hit records with em.
^^
That’s where we’re going to disagree – IMO The Rage Against The Machine cats just don’t sound right with anyone other than Zach De La Rocha fronting them so to try and recreate that was a mistake in itself.
But at any rate, for someone who had the impeccable ear that Tim had in his hey-day to misjudge tracks for Cornell, shows that there’s something awry there….
July 26th, 2010 at 5:59 pm
everything Tim made during the mid and late 90s was heat.
all missy’s shit included.
You don’t have to like it, but you gotta respect it.
July 26th, 2010 at 6:00 pm
Rey Says:
July 26th, 2010 at 3:52 pm
and if that’s really true, the no mixtape stuff because of a leak, then that’s fucking ridiculous.
^^^
He put out ‘Enemy of the State’ around Thanksgiving, and was going to drop a second mixtape on Christmas. He ended up canceling it because training for the Kilimanjaro hike was consuming all of his time. So no, he didn’t cancel the mixtape because of a leak, unless there was a previously planned mixtape I’m unaware of.
‘Enemy of the State’ was ill, too. He destroyed ‘All the Way Turnt Up’ and ‘Fireman’.
‘Shining Down’ >>>
July 26th, 2010 at 6:01 pm
When your grown man telling another grown man that he is fucking u better make sure that your shit is completely together or u open urself up for all types of ether.
July 26th, 2010 at 6:01 pm
Tim is trying to do something different and for someone who’s done it all, that’s a tall order to fill.
Failure is a part of experimentation. But when it works, no one cares how many failures it took to get there.
July 26th, 2010 at 6:01 pm
fucking up… fucking up SMH & LOL!
July 26th, 2010 at 6:02 pm
Tim is trying to do something different and for someone who’s done it all, that’s a tall order to fill.
Failure is a part of experimentation. But when it works, no one cares how many failures it took to get there.
^^
That’s exactly why I respect his new music, but I don’t like it…
July 26th, 2010 at 6:03 pm
Lupe best start rapping or wake living a Joe Budden life.
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Lupe is good friends with Kanye & P…they never let they friends go broke
word to Fam-Lay & GLC
LF: Ginuwine – The Bachelor …..that shit KNOCKS!!!!….for an R&B album
July 26th, 2010 at 6:03 pm
When your grown man telling another grown man that he is fucking u
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WHAT THE SHIT???
July 26th, 2010 at 6:03 pm
A Timbo and Jay album could work but niggas just would have to bring their A game. I have to believe that when u get to that level of success that they have both achieved the hunger definitely suffers.
July 26th, 2010 at 6:05 pm
Jay’s best work is over Just Blaze shit
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case BEEN closed
July 26th, 2010 at 6:06 pm
I have to believe that when u get to that level of success that they have both achieved the hunger definitely suffers.
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Which is why ESOM doing what it did hurt Jay more then it helped him.
He needs to experience real failure to reinvigorate his thing but stanleys will buy anything Jay-Z which sends a false message that he’s on the right track.
July 26th, 2010 at 6:06 pm
Timbaland beats always been pop beats… i never really thought he was a big deal… not to say he didnt make some ill shit, but i dont like them shits too much..
except for “All Y’all” (timbaland & magoo)
and “Hola Hovito”
July 26th, 2010 at 6:07 pm
Which is why ESOM doing what it did hurt Jay more then it helped him.
He needs to experience real failure to reinvigorate his thing but stanleys will buy anything Jay-Z which sends a false message that he’s on the right track.
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Jay needs his own personal I AM/Nastradamus/Ether.
July 26th, 2010 at 6:08 pm
Pony>>>
July 26th, 2010 at 6:09 pm
If Nas could rise from the rubble so can Lupe, but he better hurry the fuck up.
July 26th, 2010 at 6:09 pm
He needs to experience real failure to reinvigorate his thing but stanleys will buy anything Jay-Z which sends a false message that he’s on the right track.
^^^^^^^^^
BP3 was a good listen it just seemed like Jay was following trends on that joint. Like he let Kanye and Kid Cudi A&R that shit or something.
July 26th, 2010 at 6:09 pm
Jay needs his own personal I AM/Nastradamus/Ether
^ and what does those 3 have in common?
July 26th, 2010 at 6:11 pm
Hov & Timbo – Lobster & Scrimp >>>>>
July 26th, 2010 at 6:11 pm
BP3 was a good listen it just seemed like Jay was following trends on that joint. Like he let Kanye and Kid Cudi A&R that shit or something.
^^
yep
July 26th, 2010 at 6:12 pm
Yo. Missy got a classic album and a semi classic. That’s one wit the song all in my grill on it was a classic classic. It had guest appearences of redman, outkast, eminem, etc
July 26th, 2010 at 6:12 pm
Fat Joe album is good. Yes its good.
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# RNC Chairman Michael Steele Says:
July 26th, 2010 at 3:27 pm
# Samir Says:
July 26th, 2010 at 3:21 pm
Yeah, the Lupe / Black Album thing was surprising. I Googled it and this thread popped up:
slumz.boxden.com/f87/lupe-fiasco-ghostwrites-jay-z-674474/
I feel like some comments are missing so it’s hard to understand fully what’s being said, but it seems like Lupe mentioned ghostwriting for Jay-Z in an interview with Hot 97 back in ’06. Or maybe not, like I said, that thread is fucking confusing.
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Someone must contact 50 Cent. That’s all I have to say. Oh wait– Jay’s verse on Under Pressure sounded a shitload like something Drake would write…..
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Jay using upcoming for a sound to his album is nothing new, it’s similar to his love for alt rock collaborations.
He’ll have a song with Vampire Weekend for next album… or Arcade Fire.
July 26th, 2010 at 6:17 pm
Big_seth Says:
July 26th, 2010 at 6:11 pm
BP3 was a good listen it just seemed like Jay was following trends on that joint. Like he let Kanye and Kid Cudi A&R that shit or something
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And for that reason it sucks dick.
Is this the God MC?
KC (Minus sometracks) > BP3
30 something >>>>>
July 26th, 2010 at 6:52 pm
[...] Did Thought black out on this joint? Is summer hot? I still don’t know how The Roots managed to get away with an album as experimental as How I Got Over on a major label. Rik Cordero wrecked the clip. [Proppers: Nah Right] [...]
July 26th, 2010 at 7:56 pm
Yes! My day has been made!
For a year cats tried to convince me that BP3 was a great album/classic…NO!
Minus Empire State of Mind, NO ONE and I MEAN NO ONE can recite a Jay verse from that album like you could up until Kingdom Come.
Sure, 2010 Jay features have been good-to-great on some Andre 3000 circa 2007 shit, but beyond that, honestly BP3 = tied with BP2/Kingdom Come in Jay catalogue IMHO.
July 26th, 2010 at 8:27 pm
The video is dope but it looks like it was created to distract the listener form the real world issues Black Thought is talking about. I think a more auto biopic or biopic treatment would have been better for this vid. It’s harder than ever to make something out of nothing and simultaneously keep the fire. I think the people would benefit from a visual that reflects them. Keep pushin.
July 27th, 2010 at 12:00 am
that video has not a cotdamn thing to do with the song AND it is a narrative that goes nowhere. soldier in an unknown war march white guys through forest, makes them eat other, then let the last two go with a box that has something in it that’s never revealed? wtf? it’s the kind of film a four year old on angel dust would write with broken crayons.