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Post by dawyked on Dec 6, 2005 19:35:32 GMT 1
they are good, but... what happend to them, did anyone knows?
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Post by dawyked on Dec 10, 2005 17:31:59 GMT 1
so much thanks JON, i already find a song called fighting temptations along side beyoncè , among others, and i think she's still in the zone, but why i try to know why she ran away the refugee fam. Hey JON, join us. ;D
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Post by dawyked on Dec 7, 2005 21:16:41 GMT 1
yes man, please upload that product G & B cd, I wanna know how it sounds like ok, i'll do, first i'll upload the vidoes of city high then the cd, ok¿
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Post by dawyked on Dec 7, 2005 21:15:26 GMT 1
She is really tight,i mean her voice remindes me on Eve,don`t you? yep, u right! ;D
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Post by dawyked on Dec 7, 2005 17:34:54 GMT 1
yep i know that of jerry, that's the reason i told ya poeple to watch more on him.
no man, it's just that i was wondering that cause i have the product g&b cd, and what then? i mean wtf, they are really cool, and about maria maria, of curse, for me is the best song in supernatural cd.
do u have product cd, do u want it? i can upload it if anyone is interested.
about free, i'm just seraching into my sclef songs and i got 2 or 4 with she, and i mean, she is noyt the best female rapper i ever heard but i liked her style.
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Post by dawyked on Dec 6, 2005 19:34:28 GMT 1
did anybody know waht happend with them? anyone?
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Post by dawyked on Dec 7, 2005 17:49:40 GMT 1
thanks, thats just what i know of them, but mmmm... that's all right, cause nothing happens with them, damm!.
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Post by dawyked on Dec 6, 2005 19:33:37 GMT 1
did anybody have info about this mates of the fugees, cause the firts time in heard about them separately in Ghetto Supastar album i think that is John Forte but no.
Pls, if somebody have info about them let me know.
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Post by dawyked on Dec 9, 2005 20:15:12 GMT 1
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Post by dawyked on Dec 3, 2005 23:54:36 GMT 1
LOS ANGELES, CA Friday Dec.2.2005 /netmusiccountdown.com/ -- Fall Out Boy, Beck, INXS and Def Leppard will perform on VH1's fourth annual "Big In '05" show this Sunday, December 4th.
The awards show recognizes some of the significant moments, people and trends that took place over the last 12 months, and the winners were determined through online voting at VH1.com.
The year was huge for Fall Out Boy, who broke through with the smash hit "Sugar, We're Goin' Down" from their latest album "From Under The Cork Tree." The Chicago emo band will perform a song off that CD during the Big In '05 show.
Beck, INXS (who got a new lead singer this year through reality TV) and Def Leppard are also scheduled to play the show.
Some of the celebrities appearing on "Big In '05" include Green Day, Eve, Jessica Simpson, Lindsay Lohan, Bobby Brown, Bo Bice, and more. Actor and comedian D.L. Hughley hosts the event from Los Angeles.
Green Day scored two nominations including Big Download and Big Music Artist. For the Big Music Artist award, Green Day faces competition from Mariah Carey and Kelly Clarkson. In the Big Download category, Green Day's "Boulevard of Broken Dreams" goes up against Gwen Stefani's "Hollaback Girl," The Killers' "Mr. Brightside," The Black Eyed Peas' "Don't Phunk With My Heart," and Journey's "Don't Stop Believing."
Gwen Stefani, Kanye West, Tommy Lee, INXS, Whitney Houston and the Fugees were also nominated for "Big In '05" awards.
You can catch "Big In '05" on December 4th at 8 pm ET/PT on VH1.
Top of Form Here is the complete list of this year's categories and nominees, per VH1:
BIG ENTERTAINER Kanye West Lance Armstrong Teri Hatcher Tom Cruise
BIG MUSIC ARTIST Green Day Kelly Clarkson Mariah Carey
BIG DOWNLOAD "Boulevard of Broken Dreams" - Green Day "Don't Phunk With My Heart" - The Black Eyed Peas "Don't Stop Believing" - Journey "Hollaback Girl" - Gwen Stefani "Mr. Brightside" - The Killers
BIG BREAKTHROUGH Jeremy Piven Jessica Alba Penguins Steve Carell
BIG REALITY STAR Bo Bice Danny Bonaduce Dog Kelly Monaco & John O'Hurley Tommy Lee
BIG SHOCKER David Chappelle disappears Jude Law gets caught with the nanny Michael Jackson is acquitted of child molestation charges Tyra Banks proves her breasts are real
BIG STYLIN' Eva Longoria Gwen Stefani Jessica Simpson Kevin Federline
BIG FEUD Jennifer Aniston vs. Angelina Jolie Lindsay Lohan vs. Paparazzi Paris Hilton vs. Nicole Richie Tom Cruise vs. Matt Lauer & Brooke Shields
BIG QUOTE "Brownie, you're doing a heck of a job" - President George W. Bush "George Bush doesn't care about black people" - Kanye West "Hell to the no" - Whitney Houston "I am a desperate housewife" - Laura Bush "Let's hug it out, B----" - Jeremy Piven
BIG OLD SCHOOL TRIUMPH INXS Journey ;DThe Fugees ;D
BIG HOOKUP Ben Affleck & Jennifer Garner Brad Pitt & Angelina Jolie Tom Cruise & Katie Holmes Vince Vaughn & Jennifer Aniston ;D
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Post by dawyked on Dec 2, 2005 1:55:47 GMT 1
welkome to the n¿board No1 (u mean clef?, if the answer id yes, i suport u lol) i dont have nothing about that, sorry, but if u need some song or videos just ask for!
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Post by dawyked on Dec 1, 2005 18:33:50 GMT 1
thank you fugees-online! lol
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Post by dawyked on Nov 29, 2005 23:29:52 GMT 1
Rapper Jon Forte moves from recording studio to jail cell.
Victims of the Drug War often have little or no concept of the battle being waged until they find themselves in the eye of the storm. One such case is that of John Forte, a talented rapper and musician who first came to attention as a member of the Fugees' extended Refugee Camp stable of artists. Brooklyn-born and a graduate of the prestigious Phillips Exeter Academy, Forte's career seemed destined for great heights. His 1999 Sony debut album, Poly-Sci, proved a disappointment sales-wise, so Forte parlayed his good standing in Manhattan's nightlife into a second career as a party promoter and DJ whose shindigs attracted many celebrities and were the talk of the town. All this crashed to a halt in 2001 when he was busted at John F. Kennedy International Airport and charged with accepting a briefcase containing $1.4 million worth of liquid cocaine. While on trial, he completed a second album, I, John, a reflective and philosophical rumination on his life, before being sentenced to 14 years in a Texas prison.
As Forte continues to appeal his conviction and attempts to promote his album from behind bars, he admits that he's had plenty of time to consider the political dimension of his situation. "I was utterly and completely ignorant to the War on Drugs prior to my arrest, trial, and conviction," Forte writes in an email interview. "Not only have I learned first hand what it means to be a target, I am reminded daily of the gross injustices imposed on helpless men and women at the mercy of hypocrisy and deceit. The sentences for non-violent, first-time offenders rival that of rapists and murderers. It's disgusting."
The irony of Forte's arrest, trial, and conviction resides in the fact that he had always put forth a persona of the intellectual who likes a good party. The "thug-gangsta" role was not for him, nor did he have a need to constantly reaffirm his street credibility. Forte is, after all, a private school product who studied violin, spent summers on Martha's Vineyard, and counts Carly Simon among his closest friends and supporters (Simon appears on I, John). "Irony may have in fact become my middle name," he explains. "Not only is it hard for me at times to make any sense out of the past couple of years, but my peers in here mention the oddity of it all as well. I'm sure there would have been a time when ‘credibility' meant something to me, but the heart of popular culture is impermanent and too fragile to lose sleep over."
Forte pleaded not guilty to the drug trafficking charges, claiming that he had no idea what the suitcase contained, and that he was just picking up money for a friend. Although the upscale Manhattan club scene, which he was an integral part of, is known for its widespread drug culture, Forte maintains that he's never partaken of it. Now, as he pays a steep price for a serious crime he says he didn't knowingly commit, his outlook has turned more philosophical: "Life goes on and this is yet another hurdle to overcome. My thoughts as of late are focused on freedom and a quality of life not governed by the collective, complacent consciousness of the masses."
The less swaggering, more humble nature of his work on the new album is obviously not a coincidence, as Forte readily admits, "I, John came at a crossroad in my life and it helped me deal with the hugeness and gravity of the United States versus me. I am grateful that the gods allowed me to find a voice to complement the struggle. Evolution was proven to be possible if not mandatory in the face of adversity."
Hopefully, the story of John Forte will help provide an impetus to the evolution in America's treatment of nonviolent first-time drug offenders.
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Post by dawyked on Nov 29, 2005 23:24:43 GMT 1
: Forte had spent the previous year in fear of that moment. He had been on house arrest, planning his defense and writing and recording, knowing he had to be finished before the trial, knowing he may not get another chance to speak publicly. Where Jigga and Puff responded to their trials by boasting of their innocence on wax, Forte found his mind incredibly focused by the pressure and reinvented his musical voice to accommodate his new mind. On i, John he is primarily a blues singer, working his way through mournfully mellow songs about the pointlessness of celebrity, the pettyness of club life, the juvenile excesses of hiphop, and the new loneliness of his life. “My cigarette smoke has long since dissolved,” he says, “Nothing to hide behind/ No one to give applause/ Now I’m humbled.” He details his new reality, his sense that time is not a friend. “The only thing I’ll ever miss is kisses from Mom,” he says, “I don’t club no more… I smoke a cigarette, drink, then we write a new song so that/ my spirit’s here even if I’m gone.” He closes with a searing ballad in which he faces his family—“even after all of your warnings/ we still managed to meet with harm”—and asks if he will remain part of the family, if they’ll accept him when he returns from his long exile. “Will you still remember us as family?… Will you not place judgement upon us? When we one day join you at the reunion?” Whatever keep it real means to you—repping your hood or wearing your own jewels in the video—nothing is more real than putting your real life all up in in your art the way Pryor, Biggie, and Jigga have. Nothing is more real than the rhyming and singing of the man deathly afraid of what is ahead of him, the John Forte of i John. If ever a piece of art has shown just how the caged bird sings, it is i John. A life-shatteringly long prison bid is very much like a death: something terrible happens and suddenly someone’s not around anymore and everyone around them struggles to know what to say. But in letters from prison John has refused to cry. In late September he wrote, “I was shown love from the moment I walked in here. Exeter’s “art of diplomacy” course did me well. Hah!… One good thing about Houston is the weather has been decent—from what I can tell. But I am in need of some outdoor time. This detention center is just that—a holding facility where we are detained until we can get to the “joint.” It’s small and repetitious. I am told it gets better than this. Shit, it has to…” In late October he wrote, “All is well in exile… We… are treated like junior high school science projects… open the cage, and the mouse awakens. Turn off the lights, and the mouse grows weary. Scream about “chow” and the mouse comes running… My “cellie” is a real good guy. He’s recently found Jesus Christ as his lord and savior… He’s trying to get medical treatment for his snoring, but until then I deal with the earth shattering noise… I’ve never had a problem sleeping through din. But reading and writing becomes increasingly difficult when someone snores so loud and awkward it gives you the chills; like when the kids in elementary school would run their nails on the chalkboard! Eeek!!… I’ve met some brilliant minds behind these walls… The best thing I can do now is prepare myself for the long haul. I cannot allow myself to think about the likelihood and chances of coming home on appeal…” Just before Thanksgiving he was sentenced to 14 years. Federal guidelines mandate he serve at least 85% of his sentence. He won’t drink champagne before 2013. It would be easier if he was a bad person who’d done numerous crimes, a menace who deserved a long bid. Or someone who had little to offer society. But to think of an artist with something to offer, to think of a boy from the ghetto who made it to the most prestigious prep school in America and then came back to hiphop to share what he’d gleaned, to think of a man who dug his own grave, that is to think of a cry for which there aren’t enough tears.
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Post by dawyked on Nov 29, 2005 23:23:48 GMT 1
here u have the story people: On Monday, September 3rd, 2001, John Forte and some friends from New York were in a swanky Houston hotel called The Lancaster having a party. They stayed up late drinking white russians, eating french fries, and listening to Reasonable Doubt over and again. Forte spoke of a party he was going to throw at the end of the week in New York at Spa. He would buy out the bar as Mark Ronson spun. The day after he would fly off to Dublin with his girlfriend. He had that New York Of-course-we’ll-conquer-the-world swagger. He repeatedly said, in a female lilt, “More champage Mr. Forte?” There was no champagne around, it was just a way of saying the partying and high-living would not, could not stop. Forte was a child of Brownsville, his mother’s only son, who won a scholarship to Phillips Exeter Academy in New Hampshire, the most presitigious prep school in America. He graduated and after a year at NYU found his way into the Refugee Clique, one of the hottest hiphop families of the mid-to-late 90s, headlined by Wyclef Jean and Lauryn Hill. His ’98 debut solo album, Poly Sci, had a few great moments, but the Hiphop Nation paid no mind. He was a rapper more book smart than street smart and that’s never been a winning combination. Since then he’s become friends with Carly Simon, been arrested for possession of cocaine, and recorded his second album i, John. On the 4th everyone put on suits and testified on his behalf. On the stand John spoke of meeting a man with no day job who thought nothing of buying thousand dollar shirts and multiple bottles of multihundred dollar champagne at dinner. The two began talking about helping one another professionally. In July of 2000 a pair of girls from New York travelled to Mexico to pick up something and on their way back, were arrested. At a motel near Houston they called John repeatedly, frantically. He told them, “put the ice cream in the tub.” The phone was tapped. A day later the girls arrived at Newark Airport. John testified at length that he thought the suitcase they handed him was filled with money. I testified that “cream” is, indeed, hiphop slang for currency. But the suitcase contained $1.5 million in liquid cocaine. And he was surrounded by ATF agents. On the stand he seemed neither sad, nor sorry, nor scared, but smart and smug, wearing a double-breasted, high-necked black suit a bit too stylish for the occasion. Back at the hotel the party recommenced. Perhaps it was a blues mentality, an urge to party and laugh in the face of unfathomable tragedy. Perhaps it was overconfidence. Perhaps it was an act: in private he was quiet, moody, afraid, depressed, drinking, not eating, and taking anti-depressives. On the 5th, in her closing, the prosecutor said, “These New Yorkers think they can come down here with their money and their celebrity and fool us hicks.” On the 6th, moments before the jury came back with their verdict, a juror’s daughter told John’s girlfriend, Don’t worry. The jury had liked him. When John heard that, the clouds that’d engulfed him for over a year suddenly lifted. He could see himself at Spa. He could smell Dublin. The 12 filed in. On the charge of possession he was found guilty. continue...
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