Swizz Beatz and Shaq were at the Project Trade Show in Las Vegas this week to help reintroduce Reebok’s Shaq Attack and Shaqnosis. The kicks hit retailers April 19th and July 19th respectively. UPDATE: Got mine. Ha! Shouts to Scott & Wayno
Earlier this month, Macklemore and Ryan Lewis track “Wing$” was licensed in a commercial for the NBA All-Star break. The placement received some backlash for allegedly contradicting its underlying theme. Macklemore responded to the “sell-out” accusations last night on his website. Some people will never be satisfied.
When J.Cole released Truly Yours last week, the EP featured “Stay” produced by No ID. The song appears on Nas’ Life Is Good and it turns out Jermaine had the beat first but procrastinated on purchasing it. He also reveals that he missed out on Rick Ross’ “Tears Of Joy“. Gotta learn to live with regrets. mtv
The wait is over. Wiz Khalifa and fianc
“But the father do floss, I’ll make your moms suck my dick with Bar-B-Q sauce, P! Sean Price’s that nigga. And with Pharoahe Monch channeling Rod Sterling, P finds himself on the boob-tube for his new video. Don’t even think about changing that dial.
Fat Joe takes it from the streets to the suites in his new video directed by
No official announcement, but word on the curb is that Uptown spitter
Before revitalizing careers on VH1, Mona Scott-Young helped mold them at Violator Management. Last week, she gave a rare interview on The Combat Jack Show. Here’s what was discussed.
3D Na’Tee stretches on you rap lames with the first installment of her Morning Exercise series. Quotables for days. A few days ago, she left
Big Move.
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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.