Good job, Will.

As has been said numerous times, this is by far Will Smith's gulliest album to date with a single which is in a distant second from "Summer Time".

It is also said in the same breath that the "Lost And Found" is not that great of an album; and note that when one says this, they never speak of the criteria by which they judge the album.

Going by the "gangsta'" and comedic exploits of Hip-Hops power couple, Eminem and G-Unit (as a whole), then the album is not that good at all. But of course, we do have to realize that neither of the abovesaid have ever committed a crime that they claim that they would so quickly do in their lives at all.

Will Smith said that he wanted to keep it real while returning to the old school sound, and he has done just that.

Will Smith, unlike Em and G-Unit (who is under collapse anyway), more specifically 50 Cent, is ridiculously real with it. He has never killed anyone in his records, or committed any major felony as he mentions in "I wish I would have made that-Swagga", words which will undoubtedly push Eminem into some sort of psuedo-guilty frenzy and force him to respond with a "f*** him and f*** you too" AGAIN.

Now, Will Smith's newest and freshest could be argued as his best. Will Smith can be argued (successfully, also), that he is one of the best rappers of all time, if not one of the MOST INTEGRAL. Having said that, we HAVE TO wonder why the majority of "rap fans", which translate into the majority of the population (white america), then into the majority of that demographic (Eminem fans), and others, continue to degrade and derail one of the men critical to Hip Hop's success. It makes no sense at all.

So lets be honest with this sh*t, please?

We're not really dissing Will Smith's album because it's "garbage" or not up to par with any of his fellow rappers. For anyone to say that they are is an inherent lie.

They are dissing Will Smith because it is the popular thing to do, and because one of the most popular rappers of the current age do so.

So when a person can step forward and offer a reason as to why they diss he who is arguable the most successful man born and bred from hip hop, then we can maybe have some dialogue going.

Because last I checked, William Christopher Smith III won rap's first grammy (the biggest step next to radio play which established hip hop in it's formative stage), and became it's first platinum artist.

And just how do we know what Will's track for Em even is? Nobody's confirmed it's an out and out diss track...in fact Will said in the MTV.com article "...that the new album is best described as old-school retro hip-hop, and that the music is more serious than in the past, but is still just as fun". That'd be a great accomplishment for Encore, which white suburbia sheepishly bought while it was panned by music critics as Eminem's worst work to date.

Now that that has been said, we're just going to dismiss all claims that Will Smith ever truly had an ace for the token white rapper, who's sole accomplishment for the genre has been nearly single-handedly raising the number of white emcees.

"Switch" is the most popular song on the album, followed in a slightly distant second by "Mr. Nice Guy", the 'diss' track which is the subject of hundreds of message boards across the net, and the review that we've all had the misfortune of reading. It's well up there with his former "Willenium" hits like "Miami", but better because of the clubscene it embraces, and how he very coyly addresses his discontentedness with 'fans' and other 'emcees' of rap who give him the awkward eye whenever he steps foot outside of Philadelphia.

Also, there has been some dissent pertaining to DJ Jazzy Jeff's reputation in sampling the "Spiderman" beat. It makes the intro great, and accentuates lyrics which fit ridiculously nicely into the content and aim of the album, and doesn't interfere in any way. But again, we're forced to ask whether or not we're dissing him too because he's working with Will Smith. Ludacris sampled an "Autin Powers" hook, with lyrics that accompany that perfectly, and got no criticisms at all. Why is that, again?

Either it's because Will Smith, with all of this albums, "Lost And Found" included, sticks to what he knows, and does his thing with his own unique style...

Or it's because Will Smith, with all of his albums, "Lost and Found" included, doesn't stick to what he knows, and doesn't do his thing...that he doesn't follow the cookie-cutter Emcees today who roll curse-words off of their tounges, disrespect everyone like their the sh*t, and draw gats like they'll actually USE THEM.


So, someone mind telling us what is "corny rhymes" and what isn't. Please?