October 20, 2012 @ 10:57 AM EDT
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J.Cole held a private event at Footaction in La la land yesterday and performed new material. The first song is entitled
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October 19, 2012 @ 12:14 PM EDT
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The times they are a-changin’. With Kendrick Lamar’s album dropping on Monday, Pharrell turned to his Twitter account and compared Kendrick’s music to Mr. Tambourine
October 19, 2012 @ 8:44 AM EDT
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In August, Lil Wayne confessed that he didn’t like New York. The comment triggered outrage from politicians to fellow rappers. But while everyone was up in arms, Weezy says he was oblivious to the controversy. “I have to be honest with you, dog: All I do is work, and I swear to God, I don’t even know the reaction. If I knew the reaction I’d know how to be able to answer that question, but I don’t know the reaction. […]
October 18, 2012 @ 4:49 PM EDT
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Produced by 40 and Drake, A$AP flexes his rolodex for the first single off his debut album,
October 18, 2012 @ 2:14 PM EDT
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It’s been a minute, actually, over a year since Mela Machinko released solo material. But now she’s back with a new track off her Jay-Z-inspired project,
October 18, 2012 @ 1:57 PM EDT
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“I fucked 76 chicks this year nigga, and I’m still trying to get
October 18, 2012 @ 1:26 PM EDT
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Oh the games we play. The Weeknd’s releasing a trilogy box set of his album,
October 17, 2012 @ 4:04 PM EDT
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Last week, 79,000 fans purchased Macklemore and Ryan Lewis’ debut,
October 17, 2012 @ 2:05 PM EDT
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Gucci Mane’s dropping his Trap God mixtape in a few hours, but for now, he throws his middle fingers up with Future in his new video. Fuck da song though.
October 17, 2012 @ 12:17 PM EDT
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Rev. Al Sharpton held his third annual National Action Network Triumph Awards last night in New York City. Amongst the honorees was Sean “Diddy” Combs. Videography wasn’t allowed, but here’s audio of his acceptance speech courtesy of Mike Feeney.
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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.