Nicki dims the lights down low for the latest visual off Pink Friday Roman Reloaded: The Re-Up. The motorcycles are a nice touch, but some of these rhymes ought to go up in flames. Download the album here.
While Hov was smoking Cubanos in cabanas with Beyoncé last week in Cuba, politicians back in the States were bothered over the visit. Florida Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen spoke with CNN on her issue with the trip and said the couple should’ve been mindful of the country’s communist regime.
Bootleg Kev channels his inner Heisenberg and cooks up his first mixtape, Empire Business. Features include Freddie Gibbs, Yelawolf, Troy Ave, Clyde Carson, 360, Cory Gunz and Tito Lopez. Tracklist and download after the jump.
Bay Area’s Locksmith got the weight of the world on his shoulders. And for his new video, he confronts his issues under the pale moonlight. Off The Green Box which drops on May 7th. Check out his earlier video “Fuck Love” after the jump.
Jermaine reignited the “Cole Stream” tonight and announced the name of his upcoming sophomore album, Born Sinner. Coincidentally, it’s set to drop on his 28th birthday, January 28th. Opposite of a winner. jcolenation UPDATE: Same album. New date: June 25, 2013.
Now that the XXL Freshman cover has been revealed, ScHoolboy Q kicks off their annual freestyle series. It’s going to be hard to top this gem.
“Never thought I would see a rapper in lil skirts/ And to be honest my nigga, I’m just a lil’ hurt…” That makes two of us. Sitting at the head of the table, Ran breaks bread with his comrades for this clip in support of his upcoming The Alternative mix tape. These are fire bars.
Featuring a clip from Boyz N Da Hood, Mistah F.A.B questions God’s residence for latest music video. Is heaven guaranteed? Hell yeah.
The Los Angeles Leakers are set to release their mixtape Leaks of the Industry on June 3rd. But until that day arrives, here’s new music featuring Problem and Jahlil Beats. Do your dance to this.
“If you don’t judge my du-rag, I won’t judge your red flag…” Move over NAACP. Country singer Brad Paisley and LL Cool J tackle race relations on this new ditty. Todd’s verse almost makes segregation seem tolerable. For any accidental listeners out there, here’s what Mr. Smith said of their collaboration. “You know, working with Brad was amazing. We did one for his album, which is called ‘Accidental Racist,’ which I think is very thought provoking and very interesting. It’s going to get […]
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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.