07 was somewhat better for hip hop than 06. The biggest decline continues to be in album sales. Kanye, Jay, & T.I. were good enough to hit multiplatinum status in 07. Albums by The Game, Snoop, GFK & others pulled in solid numbers. 50's album was complete trash, being repetitive. Who knows what's in the cards for hip hop in 08!

Some old beefs were deaded in 07. T.I. &Luda killed their beef by appearing together on stage. 50 & Lil' Kim have a new song out. BG"supposedly" got back with the worst fraud in hip hop, Birdman.

Last Thursday & Friday I got took in 2 concerts that were awesome.

On Thursday(03/22/07), Victoria's own Nelly Furtado played in Vancouver.  She rocked the building.  One of the reasons I went was because my niece(only 10 yrs young) had an extra ticket(quite surprised she aint ask her friends or parents, unless of course it was that Xbox 360 I was planning on getting her).

On Friday(03/23/07), Eric Clapton absolutely put on a killer performance.  The main drawback here is that he played songs from his days with The YardBirds, Cream, & Derrick & The Dominos.  Not much was played from his solo catalog.  He did do an acoustic version of "Layla", but that was one of the few times he did an scoustic session.  If you ever get a chance to watch this awesome guitarist live, go because you won't be disappointed.

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damn, this ish is unreal...someone should send this to Pepsi

I know this girl who owes me big time because I helped her on an exam.  We studied together. Somehow during that exam she actually let me write answers on her paper.  I could not believe that I was writing 2 tests at the same time.  Wonder wheher this situation is classified as cheating cuz it's definitely a first 4 me.  I don't want to say that's she dumb, but man that was weird. All this was done while the teacher wasn't paying any attention.

Recently she called to tell me about her baby mama drama in her life.  She had a child with her ex-boyfriend.  She's moved on and found a new man(not me, thank god).  The jist of this story is that her ex wants back in her life, but she's already moved forward.  I told her that she made the right choice.  However, knowing that I helped her on an exam, I was probably presenting a false front to her.

Is it possible that Steve "Nashty"(phoenix suns) could be a 3x NBA mvp?  It's amazing when you consider that he's 30 & in each of the last 3 seasons, Steve has gotten better.  Once a player hits age 30, normally the skills start to fade away, but in Nash's that ain't the case. 

Steve's buddy, Dirk Nowitzki(dallas mavericks) is also in the running.  He's led Dallas to the best record in the league & has been on a tear since the team opened the season 0-4. I'm not completely sold on Dallas winning the 'chip.

LeBron is another player that's in the running.  He fills up the stat sheet better than anyone else(20+ points, 7-8 boards, 5-6 assists, 2-3 steals, 1-2 blocks). Not many players can do what he does.  The main knock on LBJ is his defense.  Other than that he's the only reason the Cavs are above .500.  If the Cavs got out and traded for a Ray Allen-type(this is all hypothetical, I'm not starting a rumor) to help ease the scoring load from LeBron, then the Cavs will do much better.

Others in the MVP race are Agent Zero-Gilbert Arenas(Washington Wizards), man this guy is awesome in the clutch( 3-4 game-winning 3-pt. bombs!). Carmelo Anthony(Nuggets), yes he got suspended for 15 games & Denver went 7-8 without 'Melo, but how can you not included the NBA's leading scorer on that list, especially when his running mate is AI?  My darkhorse here is CB4(Raptors) because the guy is mad under-rated & he has all the tools to become one of the league's most dominant 3 or 4 player. 

man, did 06 ever suck for hip hop.

T.I. had hip hop's ONLY platinum album with KING. The rest have either flopped or have started to regain some steam after its release.  Hopefully the albums that got released in the 4th Q(Nas, Jay, Em, Game, etc...)can ressurect hip hop or else.  As a side note, even though B'Day(Beyonce's 2nd album) sold well, it didn't reach that status as Dangerously In Love.

on another note, beefs were not that spectacular...there was Game vs. Ras Kass, 50 vs. Diddy(1 of the worst beefs ever), Gillie vs. Lil' Wayne, Jay-Z vs. Cam, Def Jam's artists vs. Jay-Z, Trina vs. Khia vs. Jacki-O, etc....

slept-on albums - Ice Cube, Busta Rhymes, GFK, Clipse

worst albums - Mobb Deep, LL, DMX,

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way 2 many guests on this 1, take away 75% of the garbage artists here & it would be better

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"yayo do your thing, show homie how to flop." - HAHA

game drops 11/14/06

nas, jay-z, lil'scrappy, young buck, snoop, game,eminem, & others b4 the years out...certainly gives rap a shot in the arm w/ t.i.'s" king" album, so far, 2 reach platinum status.

50, pac, 2face(collabo btwn. pac & scarface) r possibly gonna b released late this year or sometime next.

still w8in on redman(red gone wild) & dr.dre(detox) albums 

Yesterday Rihanna, BEP, & Swollen Members(canadian rap duo) were in concert.  From what my friends told me, it was alright nothing spectacular.  I didn't want 2 burn my money on this one cuz their songs(Rihanna & BEP) R way overplayed(radio & tv).

I know this is off the deep end, by I'm glad that hockey is back.  Carolina will have a tough time repeating as champs cuz the eastern conference is much improved. Here R the teams, I believe have a chance @ the cup(in no particular order):

Out of the east: T-Bay, New Jersey, Carolina, Philly, Buffalo, Ottawa. Pittsburgh, NYR, & Atlanta R my darkhorse picks

Out of the west: San Jose, Calgary, Anaheim, Edmonton, Dallas, Detroit.  Nashville, Vancouver, & Phoenix R the darkhorse picks. 

Man, there R some serious haters on that biggie case.  50gz does no justice 4 Ms. Wallace.  This, along w/ Pac's case, will remain unsolved until the real killerz stand up.

It's such a joke that the legal system does NOT help 2 of raps greatest to ever grace the mic.

Hard 2 believe that 2pac died 10 yrs ago this past wednesday(09/13/06).  He was a multi-faceted person w/ the "IT" factor.  No 1 can ever emulate what he did. 

Imagine- 2Pac, Dr. Dre, & Snoop Dogg as a group back then.