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| threesixtee
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|  "Re(3):Cradle 2 the Grave"
, posted Mon 3 Mar 09:02
this movie really really surprised me. I thought it would be utter crap, but was surprised by its good-ness.
first of all, its funny. anthony anderson and tom arnold nearly stole the show with their constant cracks, stay for the credits to see anderson and arnold just take off and joke around.
second of all, fight scenes were remarkably good. seeing jet li fight mark dacascos (brotherhood of the wolf, only the strong, crying freeman: the movie) is like a dreammatch I've been waiting to see since forever. too bad their fight is so short (good fight, just too short).
third, CAMEOS! man there weren't so many cameos, but the ones that were there rocked my face.
- superbowl commercial superstar "terrible" terry tate was a bouncer. (watch his commercials! funny as hell. click )
- UFC lightweight champion tito ortiz and lightweight contender chuck lidell. now if they'd only fight each other in real life...
- import model hottie natasha yi. I caught her in the background IMMEDIATELY. I still think she's one of the most beautiful women on the planet after meeting her at a car show a couple years ago.
great movie overall.
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| Riskbreaker
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| "Re(1):Rank of Rappers!" , posted Tue 4 Mar 09:50:
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All right since we're talking about rappers, let's rank them. Only live people please! And stay current, I don't want any old people!
Favorite Solo Rapper: Method Man. This guy is too damn versatile, has a lot of style and can change his style. Works well with anyone.
Favorite Duo: Outkast. There sound is unquestionable.
Favorite Trio: Beastie Boys. But they haven't been producing anything new for a long time. Oh, and they're white. But they are the original white rappers who were NOT white rappers. They were rappers that happened to be white. Besides I can't think of a good, modern day trio.
Favorite Quad: Bone Thugs. Too bad they only made two good albums. I also can't think of another good modern day quad rapper group.
Favorite Quintuplets: Jurassic Five.
Honorable mentions: Nas. Intelligent, thoughtful and super talented. N.E.R.D., have a good sound, up and coming. Dr. Dre and Timbaland- both have mad producer skills and are talented rappers in their own right.
Dishonorable mention: Anyone who steals old songs and old lyrics and re-spins them. Anyone who has a big ego as a producer and samples his voice into the other people's songs- who else but P. Diddy.
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Here's my list:
Fravorite Solo: 2Pac
Fravorite Duo: Outkast
Favorite trio: ?
Favorite Quad: Bone Thuggs, Wu-Tang <--at the time.
Gangster rap Solo: Daz Dillnger
Down here in Cali, it seems as though I am the only asian person that listens to rap and hip-hop. I'm glad i'm not the only one.
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| Batsu
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|  "The People's Ranking"
, posted Tue 11 Mar 11:42
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Dishonorable mention: Anyone who steals old songs and old lyrics and re-spins them. Anyone who has a big ego as a producer and samples his voice into the other people's songs- who else but P. Diddy.
LOL, add Master P to that list as well.
Anyway, here are my selections for this category (dang it, I've been waiting to respond to this for a good while now)...and blast you for making us keep it current!
All right since we're talking about rappers, let's rank them. Only live people please! And stay current, I don't want any old people!
Favorite Solo Rapper: It was a tough decision, but I will have to go with Nas here. After It Was Written, he put out some garbage for 2 straight albums, then got back on track with Stillmatic, The Lost Tapes, and God's Son. (Maybe Jay-Z finally lit that fire under his rear that he needed to get focused!) A close second would have to be Ghostface Killah of the Wu-Tang (or his Wu-brother GZA)...
Favorite Duo: Gangstarr. Sure, DJ Premier doesn't rap, but he doesn't have to, with those legendary beats and top-notch scratching. But if I had to pick a group of two rappers, it would be M.O.P. without question, simply for the fact, that they can nearly do the impossible and polish a turd (i.e. their energy transcends even a horrible beat).
Favorite Trio: Dilated Peoples. Not too many people know the California based trio of Evidence, Iriscience, and DJ Babu, but if you don't own The Platform, or Expansion Team, you should be shamed. They're one of the only groups out today that takes out 90% of the unncessary crap with their music.
Favorite Quartet: Now that they recently reunited (with hype man Jarobi in tow), a Tribe Called Quest.
Favorite Quintuplets: Jurassic Five...however, this is kind of unfair as they have little-to-no competition in this field. At least in today's landscape, anyway.
And that's all I gotta say about that!
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| Gen 1370th Post
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| "Re(2):Rank of Rappers!" , posted Tue 11 Mar 14:23
Rank of Rappers
I'd put 2-pac on the top but he's dead.
Next I like Ice Cube, then Mac-10, West Side Connect... Karupt or Daz, Krs One.
No offense, but to me new rappers aren't worth ranking.
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Down here in Cali, it seems as though I am the only asian person that listens to rap and hip-hop. I'm glad i'm not the only one.
When I first went to college in southern California there were a number of "asian-hip-hoppers". They wore visors and other baggy rappy clothes. They often liked to wear all white colors. No offense but they were funny looking. They were basically asian wiggers. I wore a visor for a while, and I had people telling me I looked like the asian-hip-hoppers.
Traditionally, asian kids would wear something more like jeans and a T- shirt or sweat shirt. The shirt would have the name of a jean making company on the outside of it or some clothing company.
.....I remember a few times I brought a cell phone to school. Girls would check me out from across the school when they saw me using it! I assumed this was a conditioned response programmed into their minds by excessive MTV viewing... This was a little before you'd see huge amounts of people everywhere often using them. Sense that time the culture has shifted. People using cell phones in public get dirty looks like smokers or even yelled at if in a movie theater.
These are just my observations, nothing for hooligans to get riled about I hope 
Satoshi: I said socially ranked, not level of effect on pop culture. I was kind of kidding too.
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| Batsu
97th Post
Occasional Customer
| "Re(2):Rank of Rappers!" , posted Tue 11 Mar 19:47
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Solo: Aesop Rock
Whoa, you mentioned Aesop Rock. He's cool.
Luisnan:
Yeah, times have changed. I guess I was lucky getting into it early (being an old-timer). My favorite group back then was Public Enemy. People used to say they were negative, but listening to their music, one can really say they're not really all that bad.
Black Sheep's first album was absolutely great. If you can find it, pick it up.
That De La Soul song you mentioned was the first one that got me listening to rap music, I think.
And as for Ice Cube... those just getting into the music, may not know that he was a powerhouse way back when. When he left NWA, that group pretty much had too much of a void to fill to keep together. All his solo material up to "The Predator" is essential. I especially reccommend "AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted" (which has just been reissued with the tracks from the also-essential "Kill At Will" EP) and "Death Certificate" (also recently reissued with bonus tracks). He was one of my top favorites back then because...I feel he brought thought to the "gangsta" sector of rap music. He said some angry stuff, but if you look past it, he was saying more than his peers. His dis on NWA, "No Vaseline", cemented his history as the guy you just don't want to mess with (but Common (that's right, Common) ATE him later in his career, with a song he made in response to the Westside Connection saying things about him)...
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