August 13, 2013 @ 8:52 PM EDT
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Oh, you thought it was finished? Fred The Godson steps to his fellow Freshman with a response to “Control”. Gold star for the Breaking Bad sample in the beginning.
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August 13, 2013 @ 8:40 PM EDT
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What about Bizzy Crook, Kendrick? While listening to Kendrick’s verse last night in Quad Studios, the Miami upstart questions why K-Dot didn’t reference him in his diatribe. 16 ain’t enough.
August 13, 2013 @ 8:06 PM EDT
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The day after Macklemore’s #CRWN interview, the Seattle rapper takes the cover of Rolling Stone‘s Fall Music Preview issue. Too late to smile back. Download The Heist here.
August 13, 2013 @ 7:52 PM EDT
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After getting love drunk by her lonely, K.Michelle shares her Very Special Old Pale with Da Snowman. K’s debut Rebellious Soul is available here.
August 13, 2013 @ 7:42 PM EDT
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Although Earl Sweatshirt drops his debut next Tuesday, the ‘Net got ahold of his collaboration with Frank Ocean. Once you get past Earl’s lazy ass flow, Frank makes reference to his R&Beef with Chris Brown. Nothing to get anal over.
August 13, 2013 @ 6:48 PM EDT
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It’s been about a month and half since Meek Mill’s protegé Lil Snupe was gunned down. And in honor of his fallen Dream Chaser, Meek pours out a lil’ liquor over Boi-1da’s production.
August 13, 2013 @ 6:23 PM EDT
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Rap game’s outta control. Less than 24 hours after Kendrick Lamar proclaimed to be “King Of New York,” Brooklyn’s Joell Ortiz returns fire with a freestyle of his own.
August 13, 2013 @ 2:01 PM EDT
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There’s a war going on outside and nobody is safe. Shot in the jungles of India comes the visual aid to Just Blaze and Baauer’s EDM hit. These kids are out to more than just tax.
August 13, 2013 @ 12:22 PM EDT
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Wiz Khalifa adds his 2 cents to his labelmate’s new single. In this case, beauty is in the eye of the beholder listener. Check out her interview with The Breakfast Club here.
August 12, 2013 @ 6:37 PM EDT
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They said it wouldn’t last, but yesterday, Hip-Hop turned 40 years old. Hot 97’s Peter Rosenberg celebrated our culture’s soundtrack with 2 hours of 70s and 80s tunes.
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This is a great reminder of how powerful and lasting Lauryn Hill’s influence has been in music. The fact that The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill eventually reached diamond status after so many years shows that truly meaningful music can continue finding new listeners long after its original release. I also like how the article highlights the combination of hip hop, R&B, neo soul, and reggae that made the album so distinctive. Achieving more than 10 million sales is an incredible milestone, especially considering how much the music industry has changed since 1998. The album’s success feels less like a temporary trend and more like proof that strong songwriting and authentic artistic expression can remain relevant across generations. It is interesting to see how numbers can tell part of a story, whether we are looking at album sales or using a proportion calculator to understand relationships between different figures.