Of the rappers listed below, please pick the one you would call the best southern rapper. (explain) .... 1. Ludacris.... 2. Phonte.... 3. Andre 3000.... 4. Bun B.... 5. LiL Wayne.... 6. Shawna (is from CHI-TOWN) replace her with PUSHA-T.... 7. Scarface.... 8. Cee Lo.... 9. T.I..... 10. Devin The Dude....

We all know that he died, so lets talk a bit about how he lived! (most of this info was provided by:: Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia) These are just a few interesting facts about the legend, that was ISAAC HAYES! The child of a poor family, he grew up picking cotton in Covington. He dropped out of high school He went back to school and earned his diploma at the age of 21. He began singing at the age of five at his local church, and, soon after, he taught himself to play the piano, electronic organ, flute and saxophone. In 1992, in recognition of his humanitarian work, he was crowned an honorary king of Ghana's Ada district. Hayes is the father of 12 children, and has 14 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. From 1997 to 2006, he provided the voice for the character "Chef" on the Comedy Central animated TV series South Park. Hayes was married four times His best known work, for the 1971 blaxploitation film Shaft, earned Hayes an Academy Award for Best Original Song Earned the first Academy Award received by an African-American in a non-acting category) and two Grammy Awards. He received a third Grammy for the album Black Moses. Hayes was inducted into the Rock 'n Roll Hall of Fame in 2002. Hayes launched a high-selling and successful comeback on the Virgin label in 1995. Branded was considered a return to form, and received positive reviews throughout the music press. A companion album Raw and Refined was released around the same time and featured a collection of previously unheard instrumentals, both old and new. On July 17, 1974, Hayes, along with Mike Storen, Avron Fogelman and Kemmons Wilson took over ownership of the American Basketball Association team the Memphis Tams. Hayes joined Scientology around 1995. He contributed endorsement blurbs for many Scientology books. Hayes and Doug E. Fresh, another Scientologist musician, recorded an album in 2001 called The Joy Of Creating - Discography Top Forty US and UK albums • 1969: Hot Buttered Soul (US 8) • 1970: The Isaac Hayes Movement (by The Isaac Hayes Movement, US 8) • 1970: ...To Be Continued (US 11) • 1971: Shaft (US 1) • 1971: Black Moses (US 10) • 1973: Joy (US 16) • 1973: Live at the Sahara Tahoe (US 14) • 1975: Chocolate Chip (US 18) • 1979: Don't Let Go (US 39) Top Forty US and UK singles • 1969: "Walk on By" (US 30) • 1969: "By the Time I Get to Phoenix" (US 37) • 1971: "Theme from Shaft" (US 1) • 1971: "Never Can Say Goodbye" (US 22) • 1972: "Do Your Thing" (US 30) • 1973: "Joy" (US 30) • 1980: "Don't Let Go" (US 18) • 1999: (as Chef) "Chocolate Salty Balls" (UK 1) Selected songwriting and production with David Porter • 1965: "Candy" by The Astors • 1965: "You Don't Know Like I Know" by Sam & Dave • 1966: "Let Me Be Good to You" by Carla Thomas • 1966: "B-A-B-Y" by Carla Thomas • 1966: "Your Good Thing (Is About to End)" by Mabel John(later a big hit by Lou Rawls) . • 1966: "Hold On, I'm Comin'" by Sam & Dave • 1967: "When Something is Wrong with My Baby" by Sam & Dave • 1967: "Soul Man" by Sam & Dave • 1968: "I Thank You" by Sam & Dave • 1969: "So I Can Love You" by The Emotions (production only) • 1969: "The Sweeter He Is" by The Soul Children • 1969: "Soul Sister Brown Sugar" by Sam & Dave

If someone went digging through your i-pod/computer/CD collection: 1. What would they be shocked to find in there? 2. What rare gem would they be trying to steal from you? 3. What song or album would you be most embarrassed about having in your collection?