Every time this year, the stars come out to play down in Charlotte, NC for CIAA weekend. During the Speed 3 Block Party at the Nascar Hall of Fame, Pusha provided the musical entertainment with DJ Drama on the 1s and 2s.
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Fab still has the hunger for more. So for his new clip, he returns home to his Brevoort Projects in support of his S.O.U.L. Tape 2. Download the tape here.
Now this is a story all about how mistaken lyrics caused an Ambridge, PA school to temporarily lock down last week. Reports say when a student’s Fresh Prince of Bel-Air ringtone went off, a school staff took it as a threat and called 911 when she mistook “shooting some bball” for “shooting some people”.
Macklemore and Ryan Lewis were in New York yesterday and made their debut on Saturday Night Live. Here’s their performances of “Thrift Shop” and “Can’t Hold Us”. Nice jacket, Mack. Ha! Cop The Heist here.
For the second time around, it’s Juice’s World. With that said, here’s Otis’ latest mixtape, Juice World 2. After the jump, you’ll also find his release from earlier today, 6 Ringz Vol. 2.
MGK began his Lace Up tour Thursday at Boston’s Wilbur Theatre. During his set, he previewed his track “Peso” featuring Meek Mill and Pusha T off his next mixtape, Black Flag. Recap of the show below. hhnm
Meth’s celebrating his bday today and performed at the Key Club last night. During his set, he brought out the Funk Doc for “Da Rockwilder” as well as RZA for “Wu-Tang Clan Ain’t Nuthin Ta Fuck Wit”. hhh
Bill Maher invited Snoop Lion to his HBO show yesterday. Lion spoke on his film Reincarnated, the amount of weed smoking, and the debate of legalizing it. Church!
Attention Kmart shoppers. Nicki was in Beverly Hills yesterday for the launch of her Kmart collection. In January, she partnered with ShopYourWay to help push her accessory line. Shop smart. Shop Kmart. bossip
With his all-girl band, Prince helped Late Night with Jimmy Fallon celebrate their 4 year anniversary by performing “Screwdriver” and “Bambi”. Looks like he owes Roots guitarist, Captain Kirk a new guitar. MiMi also partook in the festivities with a toast. She discussed American Idol and revealed her album, which will feature the likes of Hit-Boy, The-Dream, JD and more, will be due in May.
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.