Ahoy readers! On deck in his summer wear, A$AP rocks the boat in May’s issue Gentlemen’s Quarterly. Peep the interview and shoot above and the rest of the spread after the jump. “I wanted to model when I was younger,” he says. “I was always into clothes and shit.” It’s a fact that’s constantly reinforced by his lyrics (Drop-crotch Jeremy Scott pants, bitch it’s Hammer time) and by menswear blogs that practically worship him. “I’m the man on those things,” Rocky gloats. “I […]
Author: Paul “Big Homie” Duong
Sporting their new summer wear, H&M’s new face soaks up the sun and makes a splash in their new ad. Shot in Nassau, bikini Bey also premieres a new track, “Standing On The Sun”. Now cool off, cool off.
In typical fashion, MGK bigged up Em with a “Lose Yourself” cover in front of St. Andrews Hall during his tour stop in the D. During showtime, he even recited B. Rabbit’s final battle verse from the 8 Mile.
Don’t change that dial or attempt to turn off the sound. Mac Man throws on his cape and saves the day in the first visual off his forthcoming album, Watching Movies With The Sound Off.
During last week’s HTC One Launch event, Sk8board P interrupted his set and premiered his new collaboration with Buss. hhnm
Snoop Lion and Big K.R.I.T. were invited as today’s guests on MTV’s RapFix Live. And with DJ Enuff on the turntables, the pair brought the episode to a close with a few rhymes. Snoop sure let the dogg out.
Now that Tha Dogg Pound has buried the hatchet with the thugs from Cleveland, Kurupt confirms with HHDX that a collaborative album titled, Thug Pound is on the way. “Right now we’re fixing to be working on a Thug Pound album with all of Bone Thugs-N-Harmony and all of Dogg Pound,” said the Sharon Hill, Pennsylvania-native. “…Snoop [Dogg], Daz [Dillinger], myself, Soopafly, Krayzie [Bone], Wish [Bone], Bizzy [Bone], [Flesh-N-Bone], Layzie [Bone], the whole ball of wax. These are new works.” Kurupt even spoke on his new […]
Over the smooth production from Mac Miller’s alter-ego, Larry Fisherman, Ab-Soul and Mac Miller reunite for another collaboration. Hopefully, Soulo’s got a new project in the near future.
After a few weeks off, BET’s 106 returns with their freestyle series and commissions Hopsin as their latest guest. As you can see, he makes it look pretty easy.
In a house full of women, Don Trip and Psyko pretty much have it their way in their new video. The track can be found on Don Trip’s Help Is On The Way, which is available here.
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.