The Bay don’t play—and that’s no lie. According to TMZ, 2 Chainz was robbed at gunpoint yesterday afternoon in San Francisco. Shots were reportedly fired during the incident. We’re told when they got to the scene, 2 Chainz wasn’t cooperative … saying he wanted to handle it himself. Chainz told police his wallet was stolen and that’s all that happened. No word yet on which party fired the shots, but there is surveillance footage of the incident captured. Last night, 2 Chainz performed at Oakland’s 106 […]
Author: Paul “Big Homie” Duong
Just in time for Father’s Day this Sunday, Master P recognizes his pops and all the fathers out there in his new video.
Premiered by DJ Self on Power 105, Robert Kelly returns with his remixes by adding some dirty laundry of his own to Kelly Rowland’s track. xzone
Rated for mature audiences only, Mac Miller grabs the remote and brings forth his latest theatrical off his sophomore album. Watching Movies With The Sound Off drops Tuesday. Purchase here. Sidebars: Tim Westwood Freestyle l Breakfast Club Interview
Shaheem Reid rounds up (no pun) Terius for his latest Life+Times series. During the chat at the 40/40, he touches on his album, penning some of today’s hits, retirement rumors and more. IV Play in stores now.
For a $1, J.Cole’s performing 10 shows at secret locations across the country and kicked things off down in the 305. For those weren’t able to attend, here’s the highlights. Born Sinner in stores June 18.
While finalizing Yeezus, Kanye commissioned Rick Rubin to executive produce the album. Speaking with the Wall Street Journal, Rick speaks on how their session came to fruition and experience. When and why did you join the “Yeezus” project? Kanye came over to play me what I assumed was going to be the finished album at three weeks before the last possible delivery date. We ended up listening to three hours of partially finished pieces. The raw material was very strong […]
Off the Hustle Gang’s compilation, G.D.O.D., Young Dro, Bobby Ray and Yung Booke ride through the A in this summer flick. Hey, I need my car washed too.
Sans T.I., Robin Thicke and Pharrell both swung by Jimmy Kimmel Live! for a live performance of this week’s #1 Billboard Top 100 single. The album Blurred Lines coming soon. Sidebar: Album Cover & Tracklist
Asher Roth continues to give some of his favorite beats a run and now decides to lay a few quick lines to Robin Thicke’s single. The Greenhouse Project Vol. 2. coming soon.
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.