Frank Ocean splits his Vimeo screen and shares his recent travels in the latest visual off channel ORANGE. For most folks, this may be closest thing to getting lost in the world.
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With the hair and all, kinda hard to tell these two apart. Ha! Anyway, VIBE was on hand during their video shoot for the remix. Hopefully, they left some liquor for us.
XXL continues to showcase this year’s class and Joey Bada$$ takes his turn for today’s freestyle. Young, wild and free.
For those who like bossy chicks and fast whips, Cafe arrives with a new cut featuring Loso and Pusha. Buckle up, American Psycho 2 coming next month.
Prodigy and The Alchemist are prepping their collaboraitive project Albert Einstein for a June 11 release. Before it arrives, here’s a first look of its front cover and titles. Pre-order here. 1. Intro 2. LMDKV 3. Give Em Hell 4. Stay Dope 5. Curb Ya Dog 6. Death Sentence (Feat. Roc Marciano) 7. Bear Meat 8. Y.N.T. (Feat Domo Genesis) 9. R.I.P. (Feat Havoc & Raekwon) 10. Dough Pildin 11. Confessions 12. Bible Paper (Feat Alchemist) 13. The One (Feat […]
Morocco to New York is one helluva trip. And the long journey begins on the cover art of French Montana’s debut, Excuse My French. Album drops May 21. rollingstone UPDATE: Best Buy shares the titles below. More features added later via hhnm UPDATE 2: Now with the rest of the guests. Now on iTunes. 1. Once in a While (Ft. Max B) 2. Trap House 3. Ain’t Worried About Nothin 4. Paranoid (Ft. C.A.S.H.) 5. When I Want 6. Fuck What […]
Before Style P sets the Tube ablaze, here’s a look of the making of his next video. Off his forthcoming album with Scram Jones, Float on April 16.
To commemorate the 7th anniversary of Proof’s passing, Paul Rosenberg released an unheard track produced by the late J. Dilla. Says Paul: Very hard to believe, but it has been 7 long years since we lost Big Proof. Again, to celebrate the his life and share his art with the world, I’ve unearthed another lost track from P and J. Dilla called “Keep It on the Low”. The track was produced by Dilla and that’s also him on the chorus. […]
Yasiin Bey performed at La Bataclan in Paris earlier today. During his set, Kanye crashed the set with an interesting rendition of “Can’t Tell Me Nothin” along with Robert Glasper. Ohhh. info
Killa Bee fans rejoice. To coincide with their 20 year anniversary, the clan has been prepping their sixth LP. According to a press release, A Better Tomorrow is expected to happen in July. hhnm
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.