damn damn damn

not only did Jay-Z just totally change the meaning of a 2Pac song but Beyonce straight jacked some lines from "If I Was UR Girlfriend"

i know its all about givin props where props is due but damn! WTF?!

I know lol--I just heard it yeasterday..wold u run to me even if that somebody was me etc...I like the verse though...its cool Prince is gettin some lyrical play.

rdhull said:

Unfortunately the youngsters need some serious education when it comes to Prince. A friend of mine overheard a young girl mentioning to someone how Prince did an Alicia Keys Song (How Come U Dont Call Me Anymore). That is some sad shit right there.

RD i love you man! sorry bout that

i just cant get over how he took that song and just totally changed the meaning of it...all the while keeping the exact same beat and same chorus

SupaFunkyOrgangrinderSexy said:

...I read a concert review a while back where the reviewer said that Prince covered an Alicia Keys song in concert...now how sad is that?

soulflower said:

Youngsters I can forgive for their lack of knowledge but this reviewer should be shot!

SupaFunkyOrgangrinderSexy said:

exactly what i'm thinkin...see i bet about 90% of the ppl (the kids) who hear their version of this song will think that she just wrote those lines herself...i mean its one thing to re-do a song but she just took Prince's words and put them in another song!

but i dont guess i'm mad...just a little passionate about this subject, that's all

purpleMAN said:

true, true...but isnt he and she talking about how each other is all they ever need? its kind of close to what IIWYG is...kind of...but I feel ya'.

SupaFunkyOrgangrinderSexy said:

Oh hell no..someone needs to slap them on the back of their neck real hard..or give them a Benny Hill on their forhead.

rdhull said:

nah dude i was talkin 'bout how he took Pac's song and totally changed the meaning of it. Me and My Girlfriend is a 2Pac song...and he's talkin about him and his gun. if you havent heard it, check it out cuz he goes on and on about his gun like it's a real woman. hell the first few times i listened to it, i wasnt even really paying attention and i didnt even know he was talkin about a gun!

he took a Pac song about a gun and made it all touchy feely and playalistic ya know? IT JUST AINT RIGHT!!! LOL!

purpleMAN said:

damn..I see..I heard the Tupac version today..wha a trip. I was not familiar with that song by him. SDo Jigga flipped it and made it a homage to being all gushy in love..folks are gonna e up in arms at him fuckin with Tupacs shit this way etc..Jigga is trying for 5X Platinum wit this double release..

I'm sure Prince gets credit for those lyrics. THe thing I don't get about the song is that they use 2Pac in it for a long time? Can't Jay-Z do the entire rap part of the song. I really like his stuff but that is the epitome of laziness (besides using 2 samples for one song), is it not?

purpleMAN said:

SupaFunkyOrgangrinderSexy said:

Prince did an Alicia Keys song? The idea that they think that makes me sick!
[This message was edited Fri Nov 8 11:14:58 PST 2002 by VinnyM27]

SupaFunkyOrgangrinderSexy said:

I know what you're talking about!! Someone asked me or pretty much thought that Prince didn't do the original!!! It sickens me!! It's like...like...like he's an old person's act ALREADY!!! LOL!

VinnyM27 said:

Hey, it's already happened...in concert, that is! Check out "Fallin'" at this past Celebration!

SupaFunkyOrgangrinderSexy said:

I wasn't impressed w/ the SNL performance (I hadn't heard the song before that). He totally hijacked Tupac & Prince, for no good reason. The song is pretty weak. Pac's was so much better. Is there anyone in rap doing anything original at all?? Jigga is running out of ideas...

CalhounSq said:

see thats my gripe...come out with something original why dontcha?! and yet another parallel whit Pac...the Blueprint 2 is a double album...anyone remember who the first rapper to have a double album was?

purpleMAN said:

Fresh P and Jazzy J? Biggie? Im talking about being considered blatantly as a double, not just filled with enough songs for...

Everybody knows that Lay Z just gets by.the Scary Part it's accepted in Rap/Hip-Hop Circles because He can put out anything&folks will Buy it from him.He is Overrated&Boring.too Bad Nas couldn't Wax Him fully on Wax??but nowadays Cats only care about the Cheese they don't have the time or desire too battle on Stage&Break down a Joker like Lay Z.if Biggie was Around He would have too speak in His Ear for Jacking His Words&Vibe,2Pac would Straight up Clown Him Period.